Sunday, November 14, 2010

I know my family and friends have wondered where I have gone since my last post was in March. I'm still here and much has happened since. Life has a way of doing that! I have been really sick trying to function normally with a smile not wanting anyone to know. My digestive system has had problems here and there. It eventually go worse and worse. I will spare you the details of my digestive system's woes however! So I decided to be my own doctor because of lack of insurance. Through talking with good friends and family I decided to go gluten and dairy free and then see what happens.If you know me giving both up is a big deal! I love homemade bread and a big glass of milk. I mean who doesn't! After what seemed like an eternity of mortal pain, my digestive system is feeling much better. Even though it doesn't solve all my health problems, I can function at a higher level. I'm so grateful for that! So instead of catching up with everything through the summer I thought I would post the most recent events.
Kate's 3rd Birthday
(November 13)
She is so lucky! She shares
her birthday with her aunt
Amber!
Five things I love about Kate!
1) She is very animated!2)She is
so loving.3) easily distracted.4)
Loves being outside5) Says the
cutest things


The air show at Nellis Air Force Base.
It is really cool to see the planes. You even
get to go inside some of them. We did loose
Brittany for a short time period. It was a little
scary. A family found her crying. I was so glad
she was o.k.








St. George
We went to see our friends the Groomes get
sealed as a family. It was wonderful! Not a
dry eye in the room. My aunt Marianne lives
there and was so nice to let us invade her house.
She also took us to see her horse at her friend's
place. The girls loved it! My aunt had surgery
five days prior on her leg. It was nice of her
and my uncle to spend time with us.








Halloween Fun!



Soccer
Our Stake does soccer and baseball.
It's free. The shirts are donated. It
is such a wonderful idea. My kids
love it!

Rick helped coach and ref.

Brittany's first year! We enjoyed watching her!


This is what kate does at the soccer fields!

Jenna's Birthday!
Five things I love about Jenna are
1)She's my built in babysitter, 2)She's outgoing
3)She's motivated.4)She's friendly
5)Loves to try new things



Disneyland
We went to Disneyland! We were excited!
This was my kids first trip. We did service as
a family and received free tickets to Disneyland.
We had a great time! We also went to the beach.
I decided you can't go to California and not go
to the beach. It was a much needed trip and so
fun!









The Beach






9 comments:

Erin said...

So much fun! The air show looks really neat, too. Didn't know about that. So sorry to hear about your digestive junk!

JoAnn said...

You guys are the cutest! Seriously. I have the cutest nieces eva!!!!

No more pain, okay? I hope you continue to feel better and better.

QnA Drapers said...

Oh man- Melinda! I hope your tummy starts feeling better! no fun! Love the pics of all your girls- they are so beautiful! We get to go use our free disneyland tickets next week!

Unknown said...

So glad to see these pictures! So glad you're doing better. You look great! and you are great! see you tomorrow??

Cardalls said...

Yay for the update! Thanks for being my GF buddy...i wouldn't have made the jump without you doing it first! Yay for no more digestive pain and renewed energy!

That Kate is the spice of life..so dang cute! Jenna is so beautiful and grown up! Happy bday to both!

Disneyland looks like so much fun and the beach is the best! So glad to be friends with you!

Lindsay said...

Awesome update, Melinda!! The pictures are all so fun...I loved seeing you guys at Disneyland and at the beach...two of the best places ever!

lisa said...

Yay for updates! And your cakes turned out AMAZING! Who knew you had so many hidden talents!

MerryPair said...

Glad you are finally back! I am totally with you with the homemade bread and milk! I hope it is worth it!
I had to laugh about Jenna's cake - I did the same one for Maggie!!

tavia said...

welcome back,Im sorry about the stomac issues I can say I know the feeling!!!!I hope you feel better soon.Ans call if you need anything