Walk for Bridger

I have a little nephew who is getting a bone marrow transplant soon. He is the cutest little 5 year old and has been a very very sick little boy, in fact, we almost lost him last year. He has Chronic Granulomatous Disease, which is very rare, but makes it so his body cannot fight off bacterial infections. Even small infections could potentially kill him. His ward in Texas is having a Walk for Bridger fundraiser, because as you all know, bone marrow transplants aren't cheap. Please see my sister-in-law Nicole's blog for more information about Bridger and ways to donate to his family.

Nicole's Blog

Miss Kate

Isn't she just adorable? I can't believe how much you can love someone you've only known for 6 weeks!

My Not So Little Girl

Marin turned 3 on Saturday. How time flies when you're having fun. Here are some pictures of the birthday bash:


Marin just HAD to have a princess cake. Thanks Macey's bakery! I couldn't have done it better myself (no seriously, I really couldn't, that's why I ordered it from a bakery)!

Okay this was the best. As soon as Marin opened this dress, she started stripping. We had to cover her friend Scott's eyes :)

My brother Jaren and his cute "friend" Callie.

And, the most exciting part of all, a new princess bike (don't stress out all you super-moms out there-- she usually is wearing her helmet).

Thanks to everyone for making her day special. Especially my mom who drove 6 hours to be there!

The Big 3 0!

My husband turned 30 on April 7. That might sound old to some of you, but he doesn't care one bit. As you can see from some of the pictures taken in the past year, he still thinks he is 18...
Am I a lucky gal or what?!

Hooray for me!

I went on my first outing today with TWO CHILDREN. I don't know how the rest of the mothers out there bring more than one kid to any public place. I always would look at the moms with several wild kids running everywhere at the grocery store and wonder how they could be so insane to bring them all there. I have had a hard time keeping up with just Marin on many occasions, including an unfortunate incident at Kohl's involving one code pink and one hysterical mother. But, poor little Marin has been a bit bored since we really don't and can't go out anywhere, so we decided to venture to the public library today. I figured the germs couldn't get to Kate if I left her in her car seat (since she is barely 3 weeks old) and so we went. It was a success. Marin did not run away from me and Kate slept through the entire event. Marin officially loves the library (and the collection of Winnie the Pooh movies there) and I have one outing under my belt! Hooray for me!

Mug Shot

Okay, I know I've been posting like every single day this week. You'd think I was cooped up home with a newborn and a lot of snow outside-- oh wait, I am. I have actually been wanting to post this for a long time because I think it's so hilarious, and Mitch took Marin to the grocery store so I have a little time to waste on blogging, so here goes. This is Marin's season ski pass for next year. When I saw it I laughed so hard I about died! Doesn't she look thrilled? I can tell she can't wait to hit the slopes!

Big Sissy

"Sissy" is what my little sister Avree used to call me when we were growing up. She didn't mean in the "wimp" sense (although I kind of was probably a wimp), that's just what she called me. Marin is getting used to the idea of being a big sister. She also is old enough and smart enough to know that Kate = less mom attention, but she is adjusting I think. This picture actually looks more like Kate really looks than any of the others I've taken previously, especially the cross-eyed, large-jowled picture in my last post. I just love how little newborns go cross-eyed (at least both of mine have), it totally cracks me up! And in case you were wondering how much Kate has changed since yesterday, here is another picture of her (I know, I know... all these pictures are for family, I'm sure they all look the same to the rest of you). But FYI: Kate has gained 12 ounces since her last appointment (that's almost a pound!) and although it doesn't look like it, she has a bunch of black hair in back, and not a whole lot on top (yes, very much the same as a bald man who still dyes his hair), but of course Mitch and I think she's adorable in every way!