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Monday, December 7, 2009
just a note...
So just when I feel like Wren is "stuck in a rut" she does something amazing like drop something, look at me and say "uh oh"! or while she is rolling around on the floor roll over to the vaccuum and sit up!! She truly is amazing!
just rambling....
so.... being a mom is HARD!! The thing that I think is the hardest is the worries that go along with being a parent. I don't know how my parents survived me! I was a terrible teen and I am terrified of Wren becoming me as she gets older. She is such a blessing to me and to Jeremiah but I know that it will always be hard to be a parent. Even now I wonder if I am doing it right. Am I feeding her the right things at the right time, are the bottles that I give her the right amount, do I put her down for naps at the right times? Do I put her to bed at the right time of night and get her up at the right time in the morning - sometimes it is afternoon before she wakes up? Do I give her enough baths, not enough baths? Do I play with her enough, do I read to her enough, does she feel loved? Is she doing the things developmentally that she should be doing? Is she falling behind? Should I worry if she is falling behind? All of these things are things that stress me out. However, I look at her everyday and wonder how I ever lived without her in my life. She is my sunshine and my life.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Ward Christmas Party
Tonight was our ward Christmas Party. Scott told me about it at 6:00 p.m. it started at 6:30!! Wren was still asleep at 6 so I hurried and got ready and by the time Jeremiah got home at 6:30 we were ready to go. He just had to change his clothes and we were out the door and we got there at about 7! I would have to say that is pretty good!! We ate and chatted with Scott, Shy, Jen and Richard for a little while and then home we came. Wren enjoyed being around people and we got to see Kate and had a good talk with her so that was nice also!
Our cutest girl!
Wren with Uncle Scottie and cousin Tuxzyn
Our family!!Jaxon James Hathaway!
Isabella received a letter in the mail from her cousin, Daria. It was a picture that she had drawn just for her. When Valerie opened the picture, this is what it looked like......
That's right, it says "Dumbee yuer ded bie tomoroe Kolbe" Valerie was unsure whether this was a death threat to Isabella or someone else so she had me look at it and I assumed that it said... Dummy, your dead by tomorrow. Kolbe. So we thought that this Kolbe person was sending a threat to Bella.
Come to find out, Jaxon has a "friend" named Kolbe who is always very mean to him and Drew and specializes in getting them into trouble. This note was intended FOR Kolbe, not FROM Kolbe!! Every time I see it it makes me laugh though, what a character! Jaxon is definitely Kevin's kid! :)
That's right, it says "Dumbee yuer ded bie tomoroe Kolbe" Valerie was unsure whether this was a death threat to Isabella or someone else so she had me look at it and I assumed that it said... Dummy, your dead by tomorrow. Kolbe. So we thought that this Kolbe person was sending a threat to Bella.
Come to find out, Jaxon has a "friend" named Kolbe who is always very mean to him and Drew and specializes in getting them into trouble. This note was intended FOR Kolbe, not FROM Kolbe!! Every time I see it it makes me laugh though, what a character! Jaxon is definitely Kevin's kid! :)
Thanksgiving....
We had a really great Thanksgiving this year. We spent the holiday with the Martin's in Pocatello at Jeremiah's brother, John's home. Each year we split and switch the holidays between the in-laws and the "out-laws". It is really nice because then we don't feel like we are always rushing to be somewhere and each family knows what to expect of us and when we will be there. The food was delicious, the company was great and we had a really great time. We went down on Wednesday night and spent the evening just having conversation and catching up and the Wren and I went over to Clyde and Dixie's to go to bed and Jeremiah went back to John's and talked with his brothers some more. Thursday I woke up with a migraine - YUCK- so Jeremiah got Wren up and ready for the day while I tried to sleep it off. We headed over to John's at about 1:00 p.m. and got the potatoes peeled and started them boiling so that we could have mashed potatoes with dinner. We also brought three salads, 2 boxes of stuffing that we mixed with 3 more boxes that John provided and 2 dozen rolls. John made the turkey and a green bean casserole and Paige made the gravy. There was other food there but I can't really remember what else... I am pretty sure there were yams (yuck).... I would have to say that the only thing that I did not love about the vacation was the drinking. Sometimes when people drink they get loud and obnoxious and when there are only 2 or 3 in a group that are drinking, it is really only fun for those people doing the drinking. I am thankful that I have grown to be the person that I am and no longer feel the need to have a party whenever I don't have to work or get up early the next day. I love that I feel comfortable enough in my skin and life to not feel like I need an escape. Anyway, enough of that!
Friday Valerie MADE me get up with her and do some crazy shopping! And yay for me, I barely spent any money at all!! I got Wren some PJ's at Walmart and Target and some socks at Fred Meyer but other than that I think I only got one other thing!! Good job ME! :) After we were done shopping we were all starving so we went to Perkin's for breakfast and woke mom up to go with us. After that we went a couple more places shopping where mom bought some little Einstein movies for Wren and I bought a Yo Gabba Gabba movie and then we went and saw NEW MOON!!!!!!! Oh how I loved this movie! It was so much better than Twilight on the whole special effects side of things. I do love Twilight also but it was kind of corny! I could tell that they had a much bigger budget on New Moon than they did on Twilight! After the movie, I finally got to come home and take a nap - Thank you Jeremiah for watching Wren all day! You are the greatest dad and hubby!! :) I'm pretty sure that we did something else that evening but I can not remember what! :( Blair and Paige did come up to our house that night with all of their kids and we just hung out and talked. The "men" all went over to Papa Tom's and played pool and ate pizza while us girls stayed so that Wren could go to bed and we just talked. Saturday I got up and made breakfast for everyone and then we were planning on going and seeing The Blind Side at 3:55 but it was sold out so we just went and walked around the mall. I got a pair of pants for Wren at Old Navy and we ate some pretzels... YUMMY! Then Blair and Paige went back to Pocatello and Jeremiah and I went home and watched movies and hung out. Wren has now cut another tooth on the top and has started to get a runny nose and is not feeling on top of the world. She is still a little stuffy and acting a bit sickly as of today and I feel really terrible for her but I am sooooo ready for her to be my happy healthy girl again. The plus side is that she still sleeps really well!
Here are some pictures of our Thanksgiving....
Blair and John doing Karaoke
Wren sitting on Grandpa Clyde's lap (probably listening to John and Blair sing Karaoke)
The Feast!!
Uncle Blair with Wren
Chase and Charlee making funny faces!
Friday Valerie MADE me get up with her and do some crazy shopping! And yay for me, I barely spent any money at all!! I got Wren some PJ's at Walmart and Target and some socks at Fred Meyer but other than that I think I only got one other thing!! Good job ME! :) After we were done shopping we were all starving so we went to Perkin's for breakfast and woke mom up to go with us. After that we went a couple more places shopping where mom bought some little Einstein movies for Wren and I bought a Yo Gabba Gabba movie and then we went and saw NEW MOON!!!!!!! Oh how I loved this movie! It was so much better than Twilight on the whole special effects side of things. I do love Twilight also but it was kind of corny! I could tell that they had a much bigger budget on New Moon than they did on Twilight! After the movie, I finally got to come home and take a nap - Thank you Jeremiah for watching Wren all day! You are the greatest dad and hubby!! :) I'm pretty sure that we did something else that evening but I can not remember what! :( Blair and Paige did come up to our house that night with all of their kids and we just hung out and talked. The "men" all went over to Papa Tom's and played pool and ate pizza while us girls stayed so that Wren could go to bed and we just talked. Saturday I got up and made breakfast for everyone and then we were planning on going and seeing The Blind Side at 3:55 but it was sold out so we just went and walked around the mall. I got a pair of pants for Wren at Old Navy and we ate some pretzels... YUMMY! Then Blair and Paige went back to Pocatello and Jeremiah and I went home and watched movies and hung out. Wren has now cut another tooth on the top and has started to get a runny nose and is not feeling on top of the world. She is still a little stuffy and acting a bit sickly as of today and I feel really terrible for her but I am sooooo ready for her to be my happy healthy girl again. The plus side is that she still sleeps really well!
Here are some pictures of our Thanksgiving....
Blair and John doing Karaoke
Wren sitting on Grandpa Clyde's lap (probably listening to John and Blair sing Karaoke)
The Feast!! 
Uncle Blair with Wren
Chase and Charlee making funny faces!Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
just cause.....
Okay, so my friend Angela has been having a hard time with some people in her ward and on her PERSONAL blog posted the following entry she has now decided to take it down or I would just provide a link to her blog. Just so you know, Angela is a great person! She is the kind of person that can take criticism very well - she will listen to what you have to say and then really consider it and can admit if she is wrong!! She received a lot of bad feedback because of this post and I just feel that you should be able to post something on your own blog and have the people who randomly read your blog respect what you have to say and even if they don't agree, perhaps just respond in a respectful manner!
Friendship & The Golden Rule
The past month has been a very difficult one for me. I have recieved some deep flesh wounds from some "so called" friends. It began as a small disagreement and then just snowballed from there.But, this post is not about what happened or didn't happen; who is right and who is wrong. This post is about friendship and how to treat people.Anyone who knows me very well knows that I'm the type of person that loves people and makes friends very easily...and I take those friendships very seriously. I will do anything for my friends, just ask them. I also think that the TRUE test of friendship is when there is an arguement or disagreement. If you really value that friend, you'll have an open heart and really want to fix the problem. I've had this experience in the past and it has made the friendships even stronger afterwards. Needless to say, this did not happen this time. These ladies felt it was more important for them to be "right" than to care about me or my feelings or show me any kind of respect and/or love in the process. In fact, they actually used their leadership callings in the church to go to the bishop and have me released from my calling without even trying to work it out with me first. Wow. That's just wrong. I guess they didn't value my friendship, which makes me sad.This whole thing makes me sad: sad that they didn't care enough about me or that they think so little of me that they couldn't come to me to talk it out. Am I really THAT scary of a person? I'm sad that the bishopric had to be involved; sad to lose a calling that I loved and was good at (the bishop said I was the BEST Primary Choirster they've EVER had in the ward); sad that my feelings have been hurt so deeply; and sad to lose two "friends" in the process. But, I guess if this is the way they treat people after some small disagreement, it's better to find this out sooner than later and it makes me really feel bad for them.Thankfully, my wonderful husband and TRUE friends have rallied around me and supported me through this whole emotional rollercoaster. We all just can't believe how this molehill became a mountain to these ladies and sad that this has happened in our ward. I have a wonderful husband. Seth is very wise and has really helped me remember what's important in my life. He knows just what to say and how to say it to help me feel better and keep the right perspective during this most recent drama. He has given me several good things to ponder and pray on and pointed out a couple good Conference talks that have helped me to refocus and try to get over the hurt and betrayal that I've felt. I'm SO blessed to have him in my life and SO blessed for the STRONG testimony I have of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now, I'm not saying I didn't contribute to this mess. That would be stupid. It takes two (or in this case three) to tango. We are all to blame. Looking back I would've done a few things differently, and would hope that they would've too. I have definately learned a lot in this whole ordeal and I'll try hard to make sure this doesn't happen again. I hope that we can all be reminded of The Golden Rule and remember that even if you disagree with someone, you still need to treat them with respect and love, no matter how "right" you think you are. I also hope that this hurt I'm feeling doesn't last too long.Thanks for letting me vent.
These are the following comments:
Cynthia said...
Oh Angela, I'm so sorry this happened. It is so hard to have these experiences. I'm glad for your positive attitude; you can never go wrong when you continue to be kind and love others even when they aren't showing you the same courtesy. That said, that is VERY difficult to do. Keep at it, girl. You're awesome!!
November 9, 2009 6:58 PM
SWhitleyNC said...
I love you...Hate, Hate, Hate...I am really sad those sisters did that...Hate, Hate, Hate...I am sure Heavenly Father is sad, too...Hate, Hate, Hate...I guess we just need to "pray for those sisters" like one of them emailed the other day...Hate,Hate,Hate...they need to listen to their own words and rememeber actions speak louder than words, but words hurt, too...Hate, Hate, Hate...stay true to what you know is right and I LOVE YOU!!! Sharon
November 13, 2009 12:44 PM
Christy Ivory said...
Man Ang,I must know somemore details. I'll call you in a couple of days. Hang in there. You don't need them. Make other friends. You don't need to waste your time with people who don't appreciate you. DOn't let them bother you. You are totally above that. Have a good day and just pretend like it never happened. Otherwise it will eat away at you like.....umm....something. Keep your chin up!
November 15, 2009 3:35 AM
Anonymous said...
I am afraid that any healing that is to be done will be more difficult now that things have been "vented" all over the internet. I hope "true friends" aren't being asked to take sides. Adversity comes in many shapes, sizes, and guises, and they help us see our weaknesses and strengths. I have been so torn not knowing what to say to help you. I am empathetic to your sensitivity and feelings, but you will get more peace from prayer than from writing people off and not remembering that none of us are paid to serve in the church. We are not only judged by our actions, but how we react to others. I love you.
November 16, 2009 9:02 AM
Anonymous said...
The first anonymous comment was right on the button. This post really wasn't the best way to retrieve the spirit, nor to invite others to feel it. We love you Angela and so does your Heavenly Father. He is the one who can really turn this around appropriately, Not the masses in the ether.
November 16, 2009 7:51 PM
Anonymous said...
Oh Angela, I hope that your anonymous "friends" realize that a PERSONAL blog is a place to vent your PERSONAL feelings - kind of like a journal. When you have been betrayed like you have, its okay to feel hurt and even blog about it. (It kind of sounds like your "friends" are on the defensive because they know they have something to be ashamed about). Sometimes it helps just to write it all down in order to let it go. It is a part of your life and it is something that you are clearly struggling with and attempting to deal with right now. I hope that you can find peace from this and I am so proud of you for trying to gain eternal perspective too. And as far as "true friends" are concerned, it sounds like those women never were. Just know that there are people out here that think you are an amazing person and that we are wishing only the VERY best for you!!! - Valerie H
November 17, 2009 3:29 PM
Shauna Martin said...
Angela, I would like your permission to repost this entry onto my blog. I love so much how you have handled this issue and hope that all of the other parties involved have had the opportunity to soul search as you have. You are such a wonderful person and certainly do not deserve to be treated in the manner that you have. I think that you are a great example and a wonderful leader! Love you! Shauna
November 18, 2009 12:52 AM
Anonymous said...
Anybody read the October 2009 Ensign? There's a great little blurb about blogging. If you want something to be private, this is not the venue. Don't give in to the natural man! Peace, sisters! : )
November 18, 2009 6:54 AM
Sharon Whitley said...
We all get to make choices in life...we can choose to go to PERSONAL blogs and read what that person has to say...or we can CHOOSE NOT TO READ IT. (Maybe the last entry should re-read the article since they left a comment on a "blog" themselves.) We don't have control over waht someone else says or does in this temporal world. We don't even get to have control over the consequences to choices...and that is the part that stinks. It is funny how when someone uses their God given right to "voice their opinion"...and we all have opinions on everything (especially women)...it becomes a "choosing of sides". There is something called respect that was lost somewhere along this journey and it makes me sad. We are ALL Heavenly Father's children and I am sure He is saddened at what we are all doing to each other...why not pick up the phone and call and do the old fashion thing of apoligize...blogs, emails and even letters can be interpreted the wrong way. We need to FEEL of each other's spirits...and it is hard to do in a format like this. Yes, there might be yelling to start with...but if we try to see the others point of view...whether we agree with it or not...we might be able to heal those deep flesh wounds. I saw Angela extremely heartbroken this past Fast Sunday at what happenend to her. I was very disappointed that two of my fellow ward members were involved in this huge heartache for her (even if they didn't mean for it to be interpreted the way Angela did)...and they have not made any attempt to phone HER and try to straighten this out. This is not how Heavenly Father would want this to end. We don't just brush it under the rug and think it will go away. When a married couple is having difficulty in their marriage...I am sure their Bishop would not suggest "divorce" at the first meeting...he wouldn't even just talk to one of them, then the other and then make some life altering decision for them...but through counsel with the Lord and both the husband and wife...he would have them work this out.That is Heavenly Father's plan. Friendships are the same. They ARE worth fighting for. We are suppose to be a ward family...and families do disagree...but in the end...we have to keep that eternal perspective...who we are, where we are going and "why we are here"...please dear sisters...please CALL each other and meet for lunch. (Pray first so the Lord will guide you.) I will look after children so that this emnity that is growing at such a fast pace...ends. YOU CAN make a difference in the life of your sisters. Pride goeth before a fall...don't let Satan win this.Much love and peace to all involved at this point.
November 18, 2009 10:04 AM
Anonymous said...
I just think these comments are very commical that you people actually THINK you know what's going on and who's to blame! Stay to your own business and LOVE ONE ANOTHER!
November 18, 2009 11:40 AM
Shauna Martin said...
One other thing that I wanted to tell you Angela, I am proud of you for your faith. Someone with less faith than you would surely have let this contention cause them to go inactive. I truly hope that everything works out here although I really don't see how that could be possible when "anonymous" refuses to acknowledge any part in what is going on. I completely agree with what Sharon has said and loved her example of a marriage that was having problems. Surely that couple would not really think that email was the way to actually communicate. LOVE YOU! :)
November 18, 2009 12:15 PM
Anonymous said...
Ditto the last comment! You can still love your friends but don't contribute to the gossip. Yep, that's what it is...GOSSIP! Nobody knows what the full story is but the people involved, and that's the way it should stay. I love my ward and everyone in it! I hope the parties involved can resolve things peacefully, because I know that all of the ladies involved are sweet, sweet women!
Friendship & The Golden Rule
The past month has been a very difficult one for me. I have recieved some deep flesh wounds from some "so called" friends. It began as a small disagreement and then just snowballed from there.But, this post is not about what happened or didn't happen; who is right and who is wrong. This post is about friendship and how to treat people.Anyone who knows me very well knows that I'm the type of person that loves people and makes friends very easily...and I take those friendships very seriously. I will do anything for my friends, just ask them. I also think that the TRUE test of friendship is when there is an arguement or disagreement. If you really value that friend, you'll have an open heart and really want to fix the problem. I've had this experience in the past and it has made the friendships even stronger afterwards. Needless to say, this did not happen this time. These ladies felt it was more important for them to be "right" than to care about me or my feelings or show me any kind of respect and/or love in the process. In fact, they actually used their leadership callings in the church to go to the bishop and have me released from my calling without even trying to work it out with me first. Wow. That's just wrong. I guess they didn't value my friendship, which makes me sad.This whole thing makes me sad: sad that they didn't care enough about me or that they think so little of me that they couldn't come to me to talk it out. Am I really THAT scary of a person? I'm sad that the bishopric had to be involved; sad to lose a calling that I loved and was good at (the bishop said I was the BEST Primary Choirster they've EVER had in the ward); sad that my feelings have been hurt so deeply; and sad to lose two "friends" in the process. But, I guess if this is the way they treat people after some small disagreement, it's better to find this out sooner than later and it makes me really feel bad for them.Thankfully, my wonderful husband and TRUE friends have rallied around me and supported me through this whole emotional rollercoaster. We all just can't believe how this molehill became a mountain to these ladies and sad that this has happened in our ward. I have a wonderful husband. Seth is very wise and has really helped me remember what's important in my life. He knows just what to say and how to say it to help me feel better and keep the right perspective during this most recent drama. He has given me several good things to ponder and pray on and pointed out a couple good Conference talks that have helped me to refocus and try to get over the hurt and betrayal that I've felt. I'm SO blessed to have him in my life and SO blessed for the STRONG testimony I have of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now, I'm not saying I didn't contribute to this mess. That would be stupid. It takes two (or in this case three) to tango. We are all to blame. Looking back I would've done a few things differently, and would hope that they would've too. I have definately learned a lot in this whole ordeal and I'll try hard to make sure this doesn't happen again. I hope that we can all be reminded of The Golden Rule and remember that even if you disagree with someone, you still need to treat them with respect and love, no matter how "right" you think you are. I also hope that this hurt I'm feeling doesn't last too long.Thanks for letting me vent.
These are the following comments:
Cynthia said...
Oh Angela, I'm so sorry this happened. It is so hard to have these experiences. I'm glad for your positive attitude; you can never go wrong when you continue to be kind and love others even when they aren't showing you the same courtesy. That said, that is VERY difficult to do. Keep at it, girl. You're awesome!!
November 9, 2009 6:58 PM
SWhitleyNC said...
I love you...Hate, Hate, Hate...I am really sad those sisters did that...Hate, Hate, Hate...I am sure Heavenly Father is sad, too...Hate, Hate, Hate...I guess we just need to "pray for those sisters" like one of them emailed the other day...Hate,Hate,Hate...they need to listen to their own words and rememeber actions speak louder than words, but words hurt, too...Hate, Hate, Hate...stay true to what you know is right and I LOVE YOU!!! Sharon
November 13, 2009 12:44 PM
Christy Ivory said...
Man Ang,I must know somemore details. I'll call you in a couple of days. Hang in there. You don't need them. Make other friends. You don't need to waste your time with people who don't appreciate you. DOn't let them bother you. You are totally above that. Have a good day and just pretend like it never happened. Otherwise it will eat away at you like.....umm....something. Keep your chin up!
November 15, 2009 3:35 AM
Anonymous said...
I am afraid that any healing that is to be done will be more difficult now that things have been "vented" all over the internet. I hope "true friends" aren't being asked to take sides. Adversity comes in many shapes, sizes, and guises, and they help us see our weaknesses and strengths. I have been so torn not knowing what to say to help you. I am empathetic to your sensitivity and feelings, but you will get more peace from prayer than from writing people off and not remembering that none of us are paid to serve in the church. We are not only judged by our actions, but how we react to others. I love you.
November 16, 2009 9:02 AM
Anonymous said...
The first anonymous comment was right on the button. This post really wasn't the best way to retrieve the spirit, nor to invite others to feel it. We love you Angela and so does your Heavenly Father. He is the one who can really turn this around appropriately, Not the masses in the ether.
November 16, 2009 7:51 PM
Anonymous said...
Oh Angela, I hope that your anonymous "friends" realize that a PERSONAL blog is a place to vent your PERSONAL feelings - kind of like a journal. When you have been betrayed like you have, its okay to feel hurt and even blog about it. (It kind of sounds like your "friends" are on the defensive because they know they have something to be ashamed about). Sometimes it helps just to write it all down in order to let it go. It is a part of your life and it is something that you are clearly struggling with and attempting to deal with right now. I hope that you can find peace from this and I am so proud of you for trying to gain eternal perspective too. And as far as "true friends" are concerned, it sounds like those women never were. Just know that there are people out here that think you are an amazing person and that we are wishing only the VERY best for you!!! - Valerie H
November 17, 2009 3:29 PM
Shauna Martin said...
Angela, I would like your permission to repost this entry onto my blog. I love so much how you have handled this issue and hope that all of the other parties involved have had the opportunity to soul search as you have. You are such a wonderful person and certainly do not deserve to be treated in the manner that you have. I think that you are a great example and a wonderful leader! Love you! Shauna
November 18, 2009 12:52 AM
Anonymous said...
Anybody read the October 2009 Ensign? There's a great little blurb about blogging. If you want something to be private, this is not the venue. Don't give in to the natural man! Peace, sisters! : )
November 18, 2009 6:54 AM
Sharon Whitley said...
We all get to make choices in life...we can choose to go to PERSONAL blogs and read what that person has to say...or we can CHOOSE NOT TO READ IT. (Maybe the last entry should re-read the article since they left a comment on a "blog" themselves.) We don't have control over waht someone else says or does in this temporal world. We don't even get to have control over the consequences to choices...and that is the part that stinks. It is funny how when someone uses their God given right to "voice their opinion"...and we all have opinions on everything (especially women)...it becomes a "choosing of sides". There is something called respect that was lost somewhere along this journey and it makes me sad. We are ALL Heavenly Father's children and I am sure He is saddened at what we are all doing to each other...why not pick up the phone and call and do the old fashion thing of apoligize...blogs, emails and even letters can be interpreted the wrong way. We need to FEEL of each other's spirits...and it is hard to do in a format like this. Yes, there might be yelling to start with...but if we try to see the others point of view...whether we agree with it or not...we might be able to heal those deep flesh wounds. I saw Angela extremely heartbroken this past Fast Sunday at what happenend to her. I was very disappointed that two of my fellow ward members were involved in this huge heartache for her (even if they didn't mean for it to be interpreted the way Angela did)...and they have not made any attempt to phone HER and try to straighten this out. This is not how Heavenly Father would want this to end. We don't just brush it under the rug and think it will go away. When a married couple is having difficulty in their marriage...I am sure their Bishop would not suggest "divorce" at the first meeting...he wouldn't even just talk to one of them, then the other and then make some life altering decision for them...but through counsel with the Lord and both the husband and wife...he would have them work this out.That is Heavenly Father's plan. Friendships are the same. They ARE worth fighting for. We are suppose to be a ward family...and families do disagree...but in the end...we have to keep that eternal perspective...who we are, where we are going and "why we are here"...please dear sisters...please CALL each other and meet for lunch. (Pray first so the Lord will guide you.) I will look after children so that this emnity that is growing at such a fast pace...ends. YOU CAN make a difference in the life of your sisters. Pride goeth before a fall...don't let Satan win this.Much love and peace to all involved at this point.
November 18, 2009 10:04 AM
Anonymous said...
I just think these comments are very commical that you people actually THINK you know what's going on and who's to blame! Stay to your own business and LOVE ONE ANOTHER!
November 18, 2009 11:40 AM
Shauna Martin said...
One other thing that I wanted to tell you Angela, I am proud of you for your faith. Someone with less faith than you would surely have let this contention cause them to go inactive. I truly hope that everything works out here although I really don't see how that could be possible when "anonymous" refuses to acknowledge any part in what is going on. I completely agree with what Sharon has said and loved her example of a marriage that was having problems. Surely that couple would not really think that email was the way to actually communicate. LOVE YOU! :)
November 18, 2009 12:15 PM
Anonymous said...
Ditto the last comment! You can still love your friends but don't contribute to the gossip. Yep, that's what it is...GOSSIP! Nobody knows what the full story is but the people involved, and that's the way it should stay. I love my ward and everyone in it! I hope the parties involved can resolve things peacefully, because I know that all of the ladies involved are sweet, sweet women!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Way to long....
Okay, so it has been way to long since I last updated my blog and I have no good excuse... I have actually been waiting to upload pictures to my new computer but still haven't gotten around to doing it so this will be a pictureless entry!
This summer was crazy busy! We went to the Tracy Family Reunion, the Mike and Leda Hathaway Family Reunion and the Mike and Lorraine Hathaway Family Reunion all within about a week of each other. They were all a blast but my favorite was, of course, my families reunion. We went to the WorldMark resort at Wolf Creek in Utah and our family is just getting SO big! We had to have 3 condos and we all did a fair bit of walking! There was tons of yummy food, games that we played and swimming. The most surprising thing that came from this reunion was that I discovered that I really love to play racquetball!! I am not very good at it (YET) but I want to get better. It is quite the workout and fun to do.
Wren was held pretty much the entire reunion (By Grandma Aldridge!) and so when we got home, she was S.P.O.I.L.E.D! She was kind of driving me crazy (like making me want to scream into a pillow kind of crazy) and I thought that maybe on top of me not holding her 24-7 she was not feeling well also. So about 3 days after we got home I felt her gums and sure enough, there was a little tiny tooth trying to poke through. Well, add that into the equation and I thought that she was actually being really good!! She now has two little teeth and I think that she looks sooooo darn cute with them!
In October, Kathryn invited Valerie and I to go to Disneyland with her because she was taking Drew and Audrey for their 8th birthday. OF COURSE we both went and it was fantastic!! We had quite the adventure, starting with me driving down all by myself 3 days before the rest of the party came so that I could drop Wren off with Blair and Paige and hopefully get her settled in before abandoning her. Mom couldn't believe that I would leave her and I have to admit that it was WAY harder than I imagined that it was going to be. Yes, I cried! Isabella did ride down with me and was supposed to help me with Wren but really it mostly came down to her getting to watch movies and eat at McDonald's on the way down! :) She was really cute though and I loved having her with me. I then met the rest of the party at Mike and Jackie's house in Vegas and we took off for California. Valerie got her apples confiscated at the California border then remembered that she had 2 more in her purse and ate them with great satisfaction to the amusement of Kathryn and I. We went straight to Disneyland the first day and Drew was completely convinced that it was a water park and was a little confused as to why we were not getting in our swimsuits!!! That boy was so hyped about going that on the drive there, we stopped at McDonald's and he was literally climbing on the tables! It was awesome. We finally took a break at around 5:00 p.m. and realized that since about 11:00 that morning we had neither fed nor "watered" the kids... I guess that we were really excited to be there also! There was so much fun stuff that we did while we were there and so many times that we were able to laugh at Valerie... Seriously, of all of the girls in our family, I would have to say that I am the most hot tempered and get irritated about things way quicker than the rest. On this trip, it was ALL Valerie! :) It was great fun to just sit back and watch the crazy roll off of her!! hehe, love you Val! She even cried at one point and the kids were flabbergasted as to what the heck was going on even though she was upset "for them". I will have to post more on the Disneyland subject when I finally get my pictures loaded.
Wren is still a wonderful baby. She sleeps through the night, usually for up to 13 hours. We have broken her of waking up in the night to have us put her pacifier back in her mouth. That only took one night of her (and me) crying for 2 1/2 hours straight. I am glad that it has not happened since because it really truly nearly broke my heart. It was completely worth it though. Now she will also go to sleep without being rocked for nap times also. There are times that I really miss that but it is such a blessing to be able to just lay her down, have her smile up at me, roll over and go to sleep. I also miss her sleeping in our bed with us. She sleeps better in her own bed but I really did love waking up to see her looking over at me and smiling when she saw that I was awake!!
Some of the funny things that she does now are still the fake coughing, she will do one real one and then it is all fake after that! Sometimes that also segues into fake laughing which I think is hilarious! She still loves the bathtub and now that she can sit up on her own she loves it even more, if possible. She discovered splashing and I can't even get mad at her because she has this look of pure bliss on her face as she does it! She has only had two diaper rashes, neither that have lasted very long or been very traumatic. She stands up (with my assistance at her insistence) holding on to couches or her walker/toy but is not very good at getting back down and usually just takes a nose dive and ends up hitting her head on the toy as well as the ground. She is really good at eating now and has decided that she does indeed like peas and green beans! The only thing that she has ever turned her head away from is red potatoes that came from Johnny Carino's and I think that it was because there was just to much "stuff" in them!
So that is pretty much all that has been going on and hopefully I will remember more detailed stuff once I find my pictures and then I will be able to update some more!! YAY!
This summer was crazy busy! We went to the Tracy Family Reunion, the Mike and Leda Hathaway Family Reunion and the Mike and Lorraine Hathaway Family Reunion all within about a week of each other. They were all a blast but my favorite was, of course, my families reunion. We went to the WorldMark resort at Wolf Creek in Utah and our family is just getting SO big! We had to have 3 condos and we all did a fair bit of walking! There was tons of yummy food, games that we played and swimming. The most surprising thing that came from this reunion was that I discovered that I really love to play racquetball!! I am not very good at it (YET) but I want to get better. It is quite the workout and fun to do.
Wren was held pretty much the entire reunion (By Grandma Aldridge!) and so when we got home, she was S.P.O.I.L.E.D! She was kind of driving me crazy (like making me want to scream into a pillow kind of crazy) and I thought that maybe on top of me not holding her 24-7 she was not feeling well also. So about 3 days after we got home I felt her gums and sure enough, there was a little tiny tooth trying to poke through. Well, add that into the equation and I thought that she was actually being really good!! She now has two little teeth and I think that she looks sooooo darn cute with them!
In October, Kathryn invited Valerie and I to go to Disneyland with her because she was taking Drew and Audrey for their 8th birthday. OF COURSE we both went and it was fantastic!! We had quite the adventure, starting with me driving down all by myself 3 days before the rest of the party came so that I could drop Wren off with Blair and Paige and hopefully get her settled in before abandoning her. Mom couldn't believe that I would leave her and I have to admit that it was WAY harder than I imagined that it was going to be. Yes, I cried! Isabella did ride down with me and was supposed to help me with Wren but really it mostly came down to her getting to watch movies and eat at McDonald's on the way down! :) She was really cute though and I loved having her with me. I then met the rest of the party at Mike and Jackie's house in Vegas and we took off for California. Valerie got her apples confiscated at the California border then remembered that she had 2 more in her purse and ate them with great satisfaction to the amusement of Kathryn and I. We went straight to Disneyland the first day and Drew was completely convinced that it was a water park and was a little confused as to why we were not getting in our swimsuits!!! That boy was so hyped about going that on the drive there, we stopped at McDonald's and he was literally climbing on the tables! It was awesome. We finally took a break at around 5:00 p.m. and realized that since about 11:00 that morning we had neither fed nor "watered" the kids... I guess that we were really excited to be there also! There was so much fun stuff that we did while we were there and so many times that we were able to laugh at Valerie... Seriously, of all of the girls in our family, I would have to say that I am the most hot tempered and get irritated about things way quicker than the rest. On this trip, it was ALL Valerie! :) It was great fun to just sit back and watch the crazy roll off of her!! hehe, love you Val! She even cried at one point and the kids were flabbergasted as to what the heck was going on even though she was upset "for them". I will have to post more on the Disneyland subject when I finally get my pictures loaded.
Wren is still a wonderful baby. She sleeps through the night, usually for up to 13 hours. We have broken her of waking up in the night to have us put her pacifier back in her mouth. That only took one night of her (and me) crying for 2 1/2 hours straight. I am glad that it has not happened since because it really truly nearly broke my heart. It was completely worth it though. Now she will also go to sleep without being rocked for nap times also. There are times that I really miss that but it is such a blessing to be able to just lay her down, have her smile up at me, roll over and go to sleep. I also miss her sleeping in our bed with us. She sleeps better in her own bed but I really did love waking up to see her looking over at me and smiling when she saw that I was awake!!
Some of the funny things that she does now are still the fake coughing, she will do one real one and then it is all fake after that! Sometimes that also segues into fake laughing which I think is hilarious! She still loves the bathtub and now that she can sit up on her own she loves it even more, if possible. She discovered splashing and I can't even get mad at her because she has this look of pure bliss on her face as she does it! She has only had two diaper rashes, neither that have lasted very long or been very traumatic. She stands up (with my assistance at her insistence) holding on to couches or her walker/toy but is not very good at getting back down and usually just takes a nose dive and ends up hitting her head on the toy as well as the ground. She is really good at eating now and has decided that she does indeed like peas and green beans! The only thing that she has ever turned her head away from is red potatoes that came from Johnny Carino's and I think that it was because there was just to much "stuff" in them!
So that is pretty much all that has been going on and hopefully I will remember more detailed stuff once I find my pictures and then I will be able to update some more!! YAY!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Wren's 4 Month Accomplishments
Already 4 months old!!
How the time flies! Here we are already into August and Wren just turned 4 months old! This summer has been so hectic and our Internet has been down for about a week and a half so we have lots to catch up on!
At 4 months old, Wren weighs 13 pounds 1 oz and is 24 1/2 inches long.
Wren LOVES baths! She actually fell asleep in one the other night and whenever I am trying to hold off bed or feeding time, I can put her in the bathtub and she is instantly content!!
She has also discovered that she really loves the car. When I was pregnant with her I would listen to the song "Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolph and she would always move around and now whenever she is super upset in the car I can start that song and she will stop crying, I think that it is very cute!
Wren has discovered her thumb. She doesn't suck it often but when she does it is adorable! I don't really want her to continue with it, but right now it is fun to see her realizing what all of her body parts are. Another body part that she has figured out are her feet and toes! She loves to grab them but has not gotten around to putting them in her mouth yet! We are just waiting for that day. The other day she was pulling her pacifier out of her mouth and then would cry and put it back in her mouth, I don't think that she realized that she was the one doing it! :) How cute!
She also FAKE coughs! It is pathetic (but also cute!) When I am swaddling her in her blanket at night and she is hungry she will start to cry and then do the fake cough! She will also do it sometimes when I do it to her. I love that she is getting so big but it breaks my heart that she is getting big! It is a catch 22 I guess, they can't stay little forever so we have to live and love every minute of it.
She also GIGGLES!! She likes it when we "eat" her tummy or when I kiss her neck. I love her giggles!! It melts my heart every time she does it!
We have started her on Rice Cereal and I have just been putting it in her bottle because she mostly just spits it out when I give it to her with a spoon. This created a bit of a problem when she became constipated and got a rash so bad that it bled but a little bit of prune juice later she was back to normal. We put her on the cereal in hopes that she would not spit up quite so much and it helped a little bit. I also bought a Dr. Brown's bottle ($7.00 later -sheesh!) and that seems to have helped some as well. She still spits up more than I would like (and a lot on Aunt Kathryn!!) but at least it has gotten to the point that I feel like I can move her around and she won't vomit all over me! The first time that I gave her Rice Cereal I did try a spoon first but she was not so good at it! What she was good at and really really loves is her HIGHCHAIR!!! She loves to be in it! It is so cute! I think she thinks that she is a big person when she gets to sit at the table in her chair!!
Both Jeremiah and I are fascinated by every little thing that she does and are so grateful that we were blessed with this precious spirit in our home. We are doing our best to be the best parents that we can and hopefully we won't mess her up too badly!
How the time flies! Here we are already into August and Wren just turned 4 months old! This summer has been so hectic and our Internet has been down for about a week and a half so we have lots to catch up on!
At 4 months old, Wren weighs 13 pounds 1 oz and is 24 1/2 inches long.
Wren LOVES baths! She actually fell asleep in one the other night and whenever I am trying to hold off bed or feeding time, I can put her in the bathtub and she is instantly content!!
She has also discovered that she really loves the car. When I was pregnant with her I would listen to the song "Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolph and she would always move around and now whenever she is super upset in the car I can start that song and she will stop crying, I think that it is very cute!
Wren has discovered her thumb. She doesn't suck it often but when she does it is adorable! I don't really want her to continue with it, but right now it is fun to see her realizing what all of her body parts are. Another body part that she has figured out are her feet and toes! She loves to grab them but has not gotten around to putting them in her mouth yet! We are just waiting for that day. The other day she was pulling her pacifier out of her mouth and then would cry and put it back in her mouth, I don't think that she realized that she was the one doing it! :) How cute!
She also FAKE coughs! It is pathetic (but also cute!) When I am swaddling her in her blanket at night and she is hungry she will start to cry and then do the fake cough! She will also do it sometimes when I do it to her. I love that she is getting so big but it breaks my heart that she is getting big! It is a catch 22 I guess, they can't stay little forever so we have to live and love every minute of it.
She also GIGGLES!! She likes it when we "eat" her tummy or when I kiss her neck. I love her giggles!! It melts my heart every time she does it!
We have started her on Rice Cereal and I have just been putting it in her bottle because she mostly just spits it out when I give it to her with a spoon. This created a bit of a problem when she became constipated and got a rash so bad that it bled but a little bit of prune juice later she was back to normal. We put her on the cereal in hopes that she would not spit up quite so much and it helped a little bit. I also bought a Dr. Brown's bottle ($7.00 later -sheesh!) and that seems to have helped some as well. She still spits up more than I would like (and a lot on Aunt Kathryn!!) but at least it has gotten to the point that I feel like I can move her around and she won't vomit all over me! The first time that I gave her Rice Cereal I did try a spoon first but she was not so good at it! What she was good at and really really loves is her HIGHCHAIR!!! She loves to be in it! It is so cute! I think she thinks that she is a big person when she gets to sit at the table in her chair!!
Both Jeremiah and I are fascinated by every little thing that she does and are so grateful that we were blessed with this precious spirit in our home. We are doing our best to be the best parents that we can and hopefully we won't mess her up too badly!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
I love it... But I did steal it from someone else's blog!!!
Professor is a Genius
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class.
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That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy.When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F..The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.Could not be any simpler than that.
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class.
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That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy.When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F..The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.Could not be any simpler than that.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Dixie
Jeremiah's mother, Dixie went into the hospital (Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center) on Friday to have a pain pump removed they were having here spend the night so Clyde stayed the night with us. Saturday they kept her in the hospital for observation. Sunday morning the nurse called Jeremiah to let him know that she was acting a little "loopy". Clyde had just left to see her when they called and when he got home he confirmed this and said that she was threading the blanket through her fingers and kept sitting up and grabbing at things that were not there. Clyde went downstairs to take a nap and Dr. Cache called Jeremiah and told him that Dixie had a Subderal Hemotoma (which basically means that there is blood on the outer layer of the brain)and that they needed to get her in to surgery ASAP to drain it. So, Jeremiah called his brothers and we headed to the hospital to wait for her to come out of surgery. John came up and was there in about 20 minutes although he lives in Pocatello, I think he drove about 120 mph! Blair said that if anything went wrong in the surgery that he could be here in 8 hours. She came out of surgery and they told us that she would be in the ICU for 5-7 days and would probably be sedated that entire time. They also told us that there could be a chance for some brain damage although older people usually do better when this happens to them because their brains have started to shrink so the blood has more room to go before it starts causing damage from the pressure.
Clyde gave her a blessing that evening and she was not looking so good when we left. Monday she was doing better but they told us that they would not know more for awhile. Tuesday she was awake and no longer intubated but Clyde said that she didn't recognize a lot of the people that came to see her and when Jeremiah went in to see her she introduced Clyde to him. They also discovered that she had MERSA again so everyone that goes to see her must be fully gowned and wear a mask. Wednesday she was not able to finish her sentences and was getting frustrated with that but today Clyde said that was much better so each day seems to see an improvement with her health and we continue to pray for her each day that she will continue to get better and be able to come home.
We love you Dixie!
Garage Sales.....
So, Mom, Valerie, Shyanne and I decided to get together and have the "annual" garage sale at my house on July 10th and 11th. We had soooo much fun doing it and had so much stuff left over that we decided to do ANOTHER one the next weekend! That one we held at Valerie's house and both weekends we made about $1000.00!
Wren did not enjoy the garage sale experience. The first weekend on Friday she was perfect. Grandma Aldridge came and just held her most of the day so that was a huge help but on Saturday, I think that she got way to hot and was just miserable most of the day. I had been up making bows to sell and getting all the last minute things done on Thursday night and so I ended up not getting any sleep at all so by the time things wrapped up on Friday I was pretty much worn out! I just sat in the recliner with the blinds open and slept the rest of the day. Waking up occasionally when people would come to buy stuff. We seriously still had people coming by at 10:30 p.m.!! How ridiculous, they couldn't even see the stuff! Luckily, we learned our lesson and covered everything when we were at Val's the next weekend!
Here is Mom, Val and Shy under the canopy staying "cool" in the shade.
The kids were all pretty good, mom set up this train track and let them play with that and Isaac especially loved that.... Ethan just loved to destroy it! He is a little like Stitch in the Disney movie "Lilo and Stitch"!
This was the best purchase that I made at the garage sale :)
By the time we were done on Saturday all the kids were blazin' hot so I put the water on the lawn and off came the clothes! Then we were loading up the tables to take back to the church and they thought that Grandma's suburban was the funnest toy EVER!! I'm not sure why, it was hotter in there than it was outside!
After we got the tables taken back and everything put in the trailer, we all (Mom, Dad, Grandma Aldridge, Valerie, Bella, Isaac, Ethan, Me, Jeremiah and Wren) went and ate at Garcia's the first weekend and the last weekend Valerie made us dinner!! It was delicious!Boy, am I glad that is over with!
Funny Bella!
Okay, since Valerie doesn't have a blog, I have to write the funny things that Bella says in MINE!!!
Valerie and Justin went to Girls Camp on Wednesday so Bella and Isaac stayed with mom and Ethan stayed at my house (that will have to be a seperate entry!!!). While she was at moms house, Bella was crying over something and mom told her to "save the drama for your mama" and Bella stopped crying, looked at her and said "she doesn't like it either!"
Today on our way to "Ribbon Retreat" Valerie told me that this morning she was leaving to go somewhere and Bella told her "Adios" and Val responded with "Adios, Amigos". Bella immediately said "No, no, no, I'm not doing the rhyming thing!"
How hilarious is this child? She totally cracks me up all the time! She usually acts just like a grown up and it is so dang cute I just want to hug and kiss on her all the time!!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
4th of July
We had a really good time at Kevin and Kali's house this 4th of July! All of the family was there and it was so nice outside! Kevin set up the Bonzai water slide, a couple of kiddie pools and other water sports fun activities. The kids really enjoyed that and the adults all enjoyed watching them.
Ethan is a CRAZY DOOD! (yes, I know that I spelled that wrong, it just seems appropriate for this kid!) He loved the water so much! He was even going down the slide like the bigger kids and loving every second of it!! He just wanted us bigger people to help him up the slide so that he could go down and then he would stand in the bottom where the water would pool and jump. It was pretty funny since he would mostly just fall down after one or two jumps! :) He would then taking a running dive into the pool that you can see in the background of this picture! We were all pretty sure that he was going to drown, but he lived through the weekend and seemed to love every second of being in the water.
We put Wren in the swim suit that we bought for her in Hawaii and it was so cute! She fell asleep in it with her sunglasses on!
Then when she woke up we tried getting in the water but it was not so much fun for her! :) I think that it was still to cold so we tried the next day and although I do not have a picture of it, she did a lot better. That may have been because I sat down with her in my lap in the water so she may have felt a bit more secure, but it was pretty cute! Grandpa Mike kept yelling at me that "She doesn't LIKE it, get her OUT!" I'm so glad that he was there to defend her!
Isaac was funny! I think that he has found his calling in life!! He was done in the water and just went over to the railing and started modeling his underwear! Yes, those are little boy boxers, how cute are they!:) 
Wren was a very good baby the entire weekend! She is such a cutie and we all love her sooo much!
Isabella and Daria are best friends! They are the same age and love to hang out together and play with dolls or barbies. It is so cute to watch them play together!
Ethan is a CRAZY DOOD! (yes, I know that I spelled that wrong, it just seems appropriate for this kid!) He loved the water so much! He was even going down the slide like the bigger kids and loving every second of it!! He just wanted us bigger people to help him up the slide so that he could go down and then he would stand in the bottom where the water would pool and jump. It was pretty funny since he would mostly just fall down after one or two jumps! :) He would then taking a running dive into the pool that you can see in the background of this picture! We were all pretty sure that he was going to drown, but he lived through the weekend and seemed to love every second of being in the water.We put Wren in the swim suit that we bought for her in Hawaii and it was so cute! She fell asleep in it with her sunglasses on!
Then when she woke up we tried getting in the water but it was not so much fun for her! :) I think that it was still to cold so we tried the next day and although I do not have a picture of it, she did a lot better. That may have been because I sat down with her in my lap in the water so she may have felt a bit more secure, but it was pretty cute! Grandpa Mike kept yelling at me that "She doesn't LIKE it, get her OUT!" I'm so glad that he was there to defend her!
Isaac was funny! I think that he has found his calling in life!! He was done in the water and just went over to the railing and started modeling his underwear! Yes, those are little boy boxers, how cute are they!:) After we all got done in the water and were playing and watching a movie (Inkheart) inside, Valerie and I were downstairs with Wren and found this little doll stroller. We wanted to see if Wren would fit in it and sure enough, she did!! Ethan and Trey had such a good time pushing her around! Of course, as you can probably tell from Trey's face it was not as fun when they were not the one pushing!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Daddy and HIs Girl
I don't think that Jeremiah likes this kid at all, can you tell from the look on his face?
Can you tell that they are related?? They have the EXACT same look on their faces :) It's so cute!!
Can you tell that they are related?? They have the EXACT same look on their faces :) It's so cute!!
This was the result of their "play time" together! Man, I love her smile!
Jeremiah is a great dad. He loves to do the fun things with Wren that make her smile and he is also willing to do the "yucky and not so fun" stuff also, like changing her diaper. He also feeds her a lot of the time and likes to help get her ready for bed and give her baths (which really is one of the fun things to do because she loves it so much!). I really appreciate all that he does to help me with her and I am so glad that he truly enjoys doing these things as well. I also appreciate all that he does around the house, he tries to help out with the dishes and he is always taking out the trash without having to be asked (mostly!!). He will also pitch in and do whatever I ask him to do. He has also given up his "shop" for the past two years for us (me, my mom and Valerie) to store "garage sale" items in for when we annually have a garage sale. Hopefully this will be the last year that he has to suffer through that!
Today was the last day of the summer semester for Jeremiah and I am so proud of him for sticking with it and giving it all that he has. I know that school can be really hard and I am glad that he has decided to do this. It has caused a massive hiccup in our finances, but I know that in the long run it will be worth it. There have been a lot of sacrifices and one major sacrifice is about to come up for Jeremiah when he has to put a "For Sale" sign on his motorcycle and I hope that he can remember that it is all "for the greater good" (that's a Harry Potter reference in case anyone cares!).
I love you Jeremiah!
My little lady
I just love this picture
This is another one of those days (pretty much everyday!) where she was hamming it up so much that I couldn't help but pull out the camera... who am I kidding, I have the camera with me everywhere I go! :) I just adore how happy and cute she is in the morning's. It really helps me to start my day off on a happy note!
Also, I love her feet!! They are so stinkin' cute!! I just want to chew on them! and sometimes, I DO!!
This is another one of those days (pretty much everyday!) where she was hamming it up so much that I couldn't help but pull out the camera... who am I kidding, I have the camera with me everywhere I go! :) I just adore how happy and cute she is in the morning's. It really helps me to start my day off on a happy note!
Also, I love her feet!! They are so stinkin' cute!! I just want to chew on them! and sometimes, I DO!!
So Stylish!
okay, so I don't think that Wren loves her sunglasses :)
I'm so mean! I don't know why I feel the need to torture this child as much as I do, but I still think that is the cutest face ever! I also love that the sunglasses are soooo HUGE on her face, she looks like a rockstar! Jeremiah thinks that she looks like a flapper girl with that headband and bow on!
Lately Wren has found that she can warble. It's kind of like she is rolling rrrrr's off of her tongue. She really sounds like a bird. Sometimes, when she is crying she will do that on accident and then stop crying and just do that for awhile, then go back to crying. It is so dern cute! Also, she SNORTS all the time when she cries!! It is hilarious! Poor kid, I'm sure that she must think that I have no sympathy for her because I find all of the things that she does to show me that she is irritated amusing! Oh well, that's what mom's are for, right?
I'm so mean! I don't know why I feel the need to torture this child as much as I do, but I still think that is the cutest face ever! I also love that the sunglasses are soooo HUGE on her face, she looks like a rockstar! Jeremiah thinks that she looks like a flapper girl with that headband and bow on!
Lately Wren has found that she can warble. It's kind of like she is rolling rrrrr's off of her tongue. She really sounds like a bird. Sometimes, when she is crying she will do that on accident and then stop crying and just do that for awhile, then go back to crying. It is so dern cute! Also, she SNORTS all the time when she cries!! It is hilarious! Poor kid, I'm sure that she must think that I have no sympathy for her because I find all of the things that she does to show me that she is irritated amusing! Oh well, that's what mom's are for, right?
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
4 Generation
So a couple of weeks ago Kali, my sister in law, took Wren's 2 month pictures and I also wanted to get a 4 generation picture taken.
I have the greatest family in the whole world! Grandma Kathryn Miles Tracy Aldridge is the most selfless, giving, Christlike person that I know. She does so much for my family and she loves Wren so much. I am so blessed to have her in my life. She holds Wren every chance that she gets and in fact everyone else calls her a "baby hog"!! I think that Wren is the favorite. :) She has taught me many things, that the Gospel is so important and that it is always okay to treat people like they are the most important person in the room.
Mom, Lorraine Tracy Hathaway is also a great person, she is the friendliest person I have ever met and I don't think that she has ever met a stranger! It used to be so embarrassing to go ANYwhere with her because she would talk to EVERYONE!! Nothing was ever a quick trip but I have really grown to appreciate that about her and I strive to be more like her. She has taught me that life doesn't always need to be quite so fast-paced and busy and that people matter!
I have the greatest family in the whole world! Grandma Kathryn Miles Tracy Aldridge is the most selfless, giving, Christlike person that I know. She does so much for my family and she loves Wren so much. I am so blessed to have her in my life. She holds Wren every chance that she gets and in fact everyone else calls her a "baby hog"!! I think that Wren is the favorite. :) She has taught me many things, that the Gospel is so important and that it is always okay to treat people like they are the most important person in the room.
Mom, Lorraine Tracy Hathaway is also a great person, she is the friendliest person I have ever met and I don't think that she has ever met a stranger! It used to be so embarrassing to go ANYwhere with her because she would talk to EVERYONE!! Nothing was ever a quick trip but I have really grown to appreciate that about her and I strive to be more like her. She has taught me that life doesn't always need to be quite so fast-paced and busy and that people matter!
Monday, June 29, 2009
GREAT GIVEAWAY!!!
okay peeps!! go to this link to see some WAAAYYY cute bows and enter to win some also!! This is my friend from St. George and she is super talented! She has made lots of bows for Wren who LOVES to wear them everyday! :)
http://itsallaboutthebow.blogspot.com/
http://itsallaboutthebow.blogspot.com/
Friday, June 26, 2009
New Pictures... Surprising!
We were at Sears on Saturday buying pants for Jeremiah for Fathers Day. They were having a huge sale and mom had given us money to buy some pants. While he was looking for and trying on pants, Wren and I were just cruisin' around the store and some people from the portrait studio came over and asked if they could take some pictures of Wren because they were in training. Of course I said yes because she was looking soooo cute and being so happy! Valerie was on her way over to Sears to buy pants for herself and so she met me in the studio and we got some very cute shots of Wren. Of couse, then they wanted us to buy a package for about $400.00!! HELLO! Are you kidding me?? So the lowest that they could go was to $120.00 with 10% off for pulling me out of the store and that was just for the CD. I walked away even though I really really really really loved the pictures. Mostly because they were the first pictures that she has ever taken that she was not being sooo naughty in and actually smiled for most of them. I told Mom what had happened and she came into Sears today and bought me a package of pictures with the CD. She is so great! What a woman! I am so appreciate of her, she does so much for me and I love her to death. Here are some of the pictures that we took....
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Smiley Sue!
Every morning I have to try and resist taking pictures of this cutie!! As you can probably see, I give in to the temptation most of the time! She is just always so smiley and happy in the mornings that I have to take a picture! It is so adorable, I love her more and more all of the time!
It is so fun to just sit in front of the computer and watch the screen saver with all of our pictures on it!
It is so fun to just sit in front of the computer and watch the screen saver with all of our pictures on it!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Blair Martin Family
This is Jeremiah's brother, Blair and his family: Paige, Sterling and Parker.
They came and stayed at our home from Friday night until Sunday after we had dinner at mom's house. We had a lot of fun with them and I am so grateful that they were able to be here.
Saturday, Paige and I had to go and get something black to wear for pictures that we were taking later that day so we went to Old Navy and Sears and found some good deals. Then we went down to Freeman Park and Kali took our pictures. Jeremiah said that they have not had a professional picture taken of their family since he was 3 years old so I am glad that we were able to do that. Blair's daughter, Randi was not able to come so she is not in the pictures, but all the boys families were there and everyone did a pretty good job in their pics. I will have to post some of those later.
After we took pictures, we went to Chuck-a-rama to eat and then Dixie and Clyde went home and the rest of us came back to our home and just hung out, held Wren and chatted. We went and shopped some more at Sears where Paige bought some very cute outfits for Wren and a pair of tennis shoes that are SOOO adorable on her! Then we went and ate at Red Robin and got our food for free because the service was just terrible and the waitress actually argued with us! Sterling stayed at home and played the Wii while we went shopping and I believe that he was up until almost 3 a.m. playing Super Paper Mario! I'm glad that he had fun on that! :)
They came and stayed at our home from Friday night until Sunday after we had dinner at mom's house. We had a lot of fun with them and I am so grateful that they were able to be here.
Saturday, Paige and I had to go and get something black to wear for pictures that we were taking later that day so we went to Old Navy and Sears and found some good deals. Then we went down to Freeman Park and Kali took our pictures. Jeremiah said that they have not had a professional picture taken of their family since he was 3 years old so I am glad that we were able to do that. Blair's daughter, Randi was not able to come so she is not in the pictures, but all the boys families were there and everyone did a pretty good job in their pics. I will have to post some of those later.
After we took pictures, we went to Chuck-a-rama to eat and then Dixie and Clyde went home and the rest of us came back to our home and just hung out, held Wren and chatted. We went and shopped some more at Sears where Paige bought some very cute outfits for Wren and a pair of tennis shoes that are SOOO adorable on her! Then we went and ate at Red Robin and got our food for free because the service was just terrible and the waitress actually argued with us! Sterling stayed at home and played the Wii while we went shopping and I believe that he was up until almost 3 a.m. playing Super Paper Mario! I'm glad that he had fun on that! :)
UNDER ARREST!!!
Wren's first run in with the law!!
This is her Uncle John Martin. He was called in to work but was able to come to the blessing before going in. We were all so glad that he was there!
I am loving that bow!
This is her Uncle John Martin. He was called in to work but was able to come to the blessing before going in. We were all so glad that he was there!
I am loving that bow!
Uncle Kevin
Everytime that Kevin has held Wren she has either given him crusty looks or started crying!
She has FINALLY forgiven him for whatever it was that he has done to her!
Can you tell that he is so relieved??
She has FINALLY forgiven him for whatever it was that he has done to her!
Can you tell that he is so relieved??
Wren's Blessing
Wren was so great for her blessing!!
I was not so sure that all was going to go as well as it did. She started her day off waking up at 9:30 a.m. Well, I had to wake her up because she was just soooo tired!! Then she ate and got dressed and off we went to church an hour late! Luckily we have reverse schedule so we hadn't missed the slot for her blessing. She was so tired from eating and riding for 10 minutes in the car by the time we got to the church she was screaming her head off! So, Jeremiah went down to the clerks office to do the paperwork needed and I walked around trying to get her to sleep. She never really went to sleep and was pretty fussy up until Jeremiah took her to give her the blessing. Then she was perfect. Jeremiah said that she just laid there and looked around at all of the people who were there to see her.
A lot of people came to see her, those who stood in the circle were: Jeremiah Martin, Mike Hathaway, Clyde Martin, Kevin Hathaway, Scott Hathaway, Justin Hendricks, Blair Martin, Kent Roberts, Aaron Roberts, Tom Brown, Dave Hathaway and Bishop Pete Demitropolis.
The blessing was beautiful, Jeremiah did a wonderful job. I was so happy and grateful that everyone was there for us. I know that it has been a long hard road getting to where we are. I have had a lot of moments in my life that have been rebellious and I have not understood all of the challenges that have been put in my pathway but I am so very grateful for where I am now and I know that I am the person that I am today because of those challenges and roadblocks and the way that I responded to them. I am so grateful to my parents for always being there for me and believing in me. They have not always agreed with my decisions but I have always known that they love me even though they could not accept the things that I was doing. I hope to do as good of a job raising Wren, and any other children that we are blessed with, as well as my parents raised me. I am also so very grateful for the gospel in my life. I am so grateful for the gift of repentance and for the love of my Heavenly Father. I am so thankful that Jesus gave his life that we all might have the opportunity for eternal life and to Joseph Smith for being the boy and man that he was. I am also so very grateful to Jeremiah. He is such a strength in my life and I love him so much. He is so patient with me and with Wren. He is such a wonderful father and I know that Wren loves him so much. He does so much for us and I am proud of him for going back to school and being committed to making his life and our lives better.
I was not so sure that all was going to go as well as it did. She started her day off waking up at 9:30 a.m. Well, I had to wake her up because she was just soooo tired!! Then she ate and got dressed and off we went to church an hour late! Luckily we have reverse schedule so we hadn't missed the slot for her blessing. She was so tired from eating and riding for 10 minutes in the car by the time we got to the church she was screaming her head off! So, Jeremiah went down to the clerks office to do the paperwork needed and I walked around trying to get her to sleep. She never really went to sleep and was pretty fussy up until Jeremiah took her to give her the blessing. Then she was perfect. Jeremiah said that she just laid there and looked around at all of the people who were there to see her.
A lot of people came to see her, those who stood in the circle were: Jeremiah Martin, Mike Hathaway, Clyde Martin, Kevin Hathaway, Scott Hathaway, Justin Hendricks, Blair Martin, Kent Roberts, Aaron Roberts, Tom Brown, Dave Hathaway and Bishop Pete Demitropolis.
The blessing was beautiful, Jeremiah did a wonderful job. I was so happy and grateful that everyone was there for us. I know that it has been a long hard road getting to where we are. I have had a lot of moments in my life that have been rebellious and I have not understood all of the challenges that have been put in my pathway but I am so very grateful for where I am now and I know that I am the person that I am today because of those challenges and roadblocks and the way that I responded to them. I am so grateful to my parents for always being there for me and believing in me. They have not always agreed with my decisions but I have always known that they love me even though they could not accept the things that I was doing. I hope to do as good of a job raising Wren, and any other children that we are blessed with, as well as my parents raised me. I am also so very grateful for the gospel in my life. I am so grateful for the gift of repentance and for the love of my Heavenly Father. I am so thankful that Jesus gave his life that we all might have the opportunity for eternal life and to Joseph Smith for being the boy and man that he was. I am also so very grateful to Jeremiah. He is such a strength in my life and I love him so much. He is so patient with me and with Wren. He is such a wonderful father and I know that Wren loves him so much. He does so much for us and I am proud of him for going back to school and being committed to making his life and our lives better.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Blessing...
Hey everyone, we are blessing Wren on Sunday and all of you are invited!! :) Our sacrament starts at 10:50 a.m. and the church is on S. Boulevard between 8th and 9th!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
2 Months Old
I just get cuter and cuter!
6/1/09
Wren had her two month appointment and weighed in at 9 pounds 6 ounces! She is gaining like crazy!! According to Dr. Bennett she is still a perfect baby and we are inclined to agree with him.
We have found out some interesting things about Wren these past two months... For one, she really doesn't love it when I eat lots and lots of peanut butter M&M's. It makes her break out in a rash. Now, when I say lots and lots, I mean that they were my main food for several days! At first I thought that it was just baby acne and that it would go away but I found that as soon as I stopped eating the M&M's the "acne" would go away! Poor poor me! Another thing that we have learned is that she is a morning girl unless she is cuddling with her mom and then she will sleep for an extra couple of hours as long as I pull her into bed with me before she is STARVING to death! I really don't mind her being a morning person because she is so cute in the mornings. As soon as I unwrap her from her swaddled blanket she starts stretching and does that for about 3-5 minutes, then she is so "talkative". She ooh's and aahh's and coo's and really mostly sounds like a cat mewling most of the time!
The car still doesn't really soothe her, she would rather have someone holding her!
She loves to have her face cuddled right up next to my neck to go to sleep and this position also soothes her when she doesn't think that she is full but I have no milk left to give.
We are still falling more and more in love with her daily and everyone that she meets seems to fall in love with her as well! She is such a smiley happy baby and I appreciate the fact that she is such a wonderful spirit to have around. It is so easy to be happy with her and Jeremiah in my life. Sure, we still have problems, but the big picture is so beautiful that it is hard to look away!
6/1/09
Wren had her two month appointment and weighed in at 9 pounds 6 ounces! She is gaining like crazy!! According to Dr. Bennett she is still a perfect baby and we are inclined to agree with him.
We have found out some interesting things about Wren these past two months... For one, she really doesn't love it when I eat lots and lots of peanut butter M&M's. It makes her break out in a rash. Now, when I say lots and lots, I mean that they were my main food for several days! At first I thought that it was just baby acne and that it would go away but I found that as soon as I stopped eating the M&M's the "acne" would go away! Poor poor me! Another thing that we have learned is that she is a morning girl unless she is cuddling with her mom and then she will sleep for an extra couple of hours as long as I pull her into bed with me before she is STARVING to death! I really don't mind her being a morning person because she is so cute in the mornings. As soon as I unwrap her from her swaddled blanket she starts stretching and does that for about 3-5 minutes, then she is so "talkative". She ooh's and aahh's and coo's and really mostly sounds like a cat mewling most of the time!
The car still doesn't really soothe her, she would rather have someone holding her!
She loves to have her face cuddled right up next to my neck to go to sleep and this position also soothes her when she doesn't think that she is full but I have no milk left to give.
We are still falling more and more in love with her daily and everyone that she meets seems to fall in love with her as well! She is such a smiley happy baby and I appreciate the fact that she is such a wonderful spirit to have around. It is so easy to be happy with her and Jeremiah in my life. Sure, we still have problems, but the big picture is so beautiful that it is hard to look away!
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