Now we have 2.....

Robbie the day he was ordained a Deacon Oct. 16, 2011

Sid in his new suit  Oct. 16, 2011

Robbie looking sharp...  :)

Sid looking handsome!

We have been busy or this would have been posted last weekend.  Sorry!!!    Robbie was ordained a Deacon on Sunday Oct. 16, 2011.  He looked very handsome and this Sunday Oct. 23, 2011 he will be passing the sacrament for the very first time.  I can't believe my baby is that big.

We now have 2 priesthood holders in our home.   We have been learning about the priesthood more since Robbie is now in the youngmens.  He is excited that as a priest in the aaronic priesthood you can baptize others.

We also have 2 new suits...   2 handsome boys...   1 very handsome dad and 1 proud mom.  :)    I love my little family!!!!!

HAPPY 12TH BIRTHDAY ROBBIE!!!!

 This first picture is of Robbie and my dad and me just right after Robbie was born.  Hard to believe my baby has gotten so big..  :)  Do you see the hair?   the beautiful skin?  the round perfect head?  

 This picture was just taken of Robbie a couple of weeks ago as we were on one of our outings.  We found a horny toad and the boys loved holding him.  The horny toad was also happy cause it was freezing out and the warmth of the hands made him happy.  :)

This picture was taken this summer.  I caught him in a tree and what a perfect picture it turned out to be.  :) 

It is very hard to believe that my baby is 12.   That he is tall, handsome, and oh so kind.   He loves little kiddos and is so good with them.  He is a GREAT friend and a wonderful student.  He is amazing (usually) with his little brother.   I am so honored to be his mother.  :)   He has brought so much love and compassion into our home.  He is our quiet child...   Robbie we love you so very much and thank you for being a GREAT son and brother.     Happy Birthday!!!!   

He is so excited to become a deacon and be in the young mens with his dad.   As he says  "yippee, no more primary!!!"    Gotta love that kid.  

So at 12 he is 5 feet 6 ...    He wears a size 10 mens shoe..   He loves to play video games...   He loves spare ribs and moms homemade chicken noodle soup with the homemade noodles...    He is in the 6th grade..    He loves going to PE..  (what kid doesn't right?) 

This weekend Robbie will be ordained a Deacon..   :)

Doctors and Dentists...

this first picture is right after they put the stuff on...  

 after a couple of minutes....

 this is the ones in his arm..........    He is such a trooper...   no tears...  but did go into a shock state where he got cold and sweaty and white as a ghost.. 

 this is of my incision on my neck.............

I was reminded last night by a dear friend that I hadn't updated my blog for awhile..  So Shannon here is your update.  :)     This month has been eventful I guess is a good way to say it.   I went to the doctors for my surgery and the neck is doing fine,  just have blood clots in my arm.  I do have to say they hurt more than my neck ever did.  So for the clots, I have to hot pad my arm constantly..   which as a mom is impossible so I do it in the evenings and go to sleep with the hot pad on my arm.      We have also done a lot of dentists.  Sid has been twice this month and received 3 crowns and 2 cavities filled..  ugh!!!    Sid had to also go have allergy testing. Which was interesting..  We found out he is allergic to everything except horses...   Can't have a horse cause he wouldn't be able to eat because ummm  allergic to hay and alfalfa and everything else "farm pollen", "grass", "weed", "tree", "dust", "mold", "cat", "dog", "feathers"  and who knows what else..  they shot 62 things in his back I think  and 6 in his arm..  

As you can see from the pictures..  his poor back swelled instantly... It was so crazy...   :(      

Well at our house tomorrow  10/11/11 is a very special day...  It is Robbie's 12th birthday..  He is so excited!!!!!!!     I will post again tomorrow

We have also had some fun this month getting to know ward members.  :)   Have I said that I LOVE our new ward..  

Road to recovery....

The last 2 weeks have seemed like a blur...    On the 8th of Sept.  I went into the surgeon to discuss what was going to happen since the cyst on my thyroid was back.  We left his office with a plan of a 6 month check and another ultrasound at that point.   This was at 9 am...   at 4:30 pm I get a call from the surgeon himself..  Which to me was odd but okay.  At which point he tells me he had a funny feeling to check further into my charts, something didn't seem right after we left.  He found that the paths 6 months ago really wasn't clean.  The pathologist missed something.  At which point he tells me I will be going in for surgery on the 19th.  If he had his way it would have been the 12th but he was full that day.   So......  here we are with this news, tears was shed for days.  Then came the thought.  I shouldn't be sad, I should be thankful.  Thankful that Dr. Smothers listened to the promptings given to him to look further.  Who knows what 6 more months would have brought.   

I call my mom and prepare all I need to for her to come and help for the week.  The boys and I made 12 dozen zucchini cookies, 4 loaves of bread, cleaned the house and got a lot in order for the arrival of GAGA and a week of mom in bed.   I spoke to many dear friends that prayed with me and for me. 

The Sunday before surgery Kennen and I spoke in Sacrament meeting on the Atonement.  After our talks the Bishop got up and asked for all to pray for me since I was going in for surgery. I am so thankful for the ward we are in.  They have been a blessing to us.  

I am thankful for the power of prayer, I have felt the uplifting powers it provides.  I have felt the blanket of love it offers.  

The surgery went well...   the scar is a scar still with stitches in it right now.  The boys say I won't need a halloween costume I just got a built in one.   :)    The tests came back and NO cancer...  woot woot   I still have a little bit of my thyroid, so hoping that is enough that I don't have to take thyroid medication.  

Thank you all for the thoughts, prayers, daily check-ins, flowers, food, etc....    I am blessed beyond measure.  

Oh and before all this happened....  check out the blog entry below ...  WE FINALLY DID IT...    We finished the Mormon/Oregon Trail from Chimney Rock to SLC.   It took us 2 summers but WE DID IT!!!!!

PIONEER TRAIL

The pioneer trail...   I have to say that we have finished our trek of it.  We started at Chimney Rock, Nebraska and went to Salt Lake City Utah following the trail the Mormon pioneers went...  It has been a fun journey,  we have felt the spirit of those pioneers and have learned of their endurance and strength.     We have done this trail in warmer weather and it was still challenging in parts even for a car..   I can't imagine doing it by foot in the winter.   YIKES!!!!       Hope you all enjoy pictures of our journey on the mormon trial... 

Chimney Rock, Nebraska

Scottsbluff, Nebraska

this picture to the left is the Oregon Trail Ruts...   They are amazing!!!

This is Register Cliff...  this is where the Pioneers would write their names so that their families and friends know they made it at least that far.

We also went to Emigrant Gap but my picture never pulled up...  sorry!!

Independence Rock

Martins Cove

by sixth crossing

Rocky Ridge

we climbed Rocky Ridge, this is the boys on the trail up

Monument at Rock Creek Hollow

One of the grave sides at Rock Creek Hollow

South Pass

this is a beaver pond between South Pass and Farson. Just a site you would see if traveling the trail

This is The Place Monument

This is The Place Monument

 The last stop on our journey was Temple Square....   If you ever get the chance to do the trail and go see the sites it is amazing!!!  Even the boys had a GREAT time learning...  They would sing and we would talk..  It truly brought the pioneer spirit into our lives...