HELP FIGHT CANCER!

This summer has been a crazy one....we have had too many encounters with cancer. My amazing Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma skin cancer. The prognoses was very bleak, and I was quite scared. Stage 4 is terminal, and I did my research on the internet, and it didn't look good. Being stage 4, the doctors were sure the cancer had spread into his organs. Through much fasting and prayers, and an amazing priesthood blessing, he had both a cat scan and MRI, and there was no sign of the cancer in his organs. He went through 3 surgery's, a 9 inch wide by 4 inch deep incision in his back, took out the lymph nodes in his arm pit, and the cancer is gone. Wow, I feel so blessed, and I know my Heavenly Father answers prayers. My testimony of faith has really grown this last little bit. I know that through faith and the power of the priesthood, the prayers of my family were answered. I am also so thankful for good friends whose family and kids prayed for my dad, without even knowing him. I know that this helped!

So then about a month ago, Jordan's brother found out that he had a tumor the size of a tennis ball on his brain. He had a severe seizure that led the doctors to do a cat scan, where they discovered the tumor. We went to Idaho, and were with his family through the surgery. They removed the tumor, and he is healing well. We were extremely blessed again.

Both my dad and Logan are great examples to me. They both have such positive attitudes, and such strong faith.

My brother Brad wanted to do something to show our gratitude for the blessings we have received lately. He is doing a fundraiser for cancer research. He is Stand Up Paddling (SUP) October 1, 2010 24 miles from one end of Utah Lake to the other, and raising money for cancer research. The goal is to raise $10,000. That may seem a lot, but really its just 1,000 people donating $10.00. Here is the link to donate

http://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=325373&supId=303097270.

Also you can join the group on facebook at this link.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Stand-Up-for-Health-and-Healing/129251390455845?ref=mf

Any donation will help! Let's fight cancer, and stand up for health and healing!

Chubby....what?

I don't think Baylee is a chubby baby....do you? Ha Ha, she is too cute! I love this picture of Hunter, he constantly makes me smile!

4th of July

I know its September, but someday I want to print out my blog, and so I need to catch up a little! We had a great 4th of July, went to the parade, the kids went swimming, and had a great BBQ at our friends house. I love celebrating Independence Day. I am so grateful for the FREE country that we live in. I am so thankful for all of the men and women who fight to keep that freedom, and sacrifice their lives. It was so fun to be together as a family.Baylee is growing like crazy, she grins all the time. I love this stage, when she is alert and smiles, but will still rock and snuggle me! She is starting to reach for things, and loves her little moose that hangs from her car seat. McKinlee and Hunter are great with her, they love their little sister!Hunter is a hoot with talking, my favorite thing he says is "Dats because." I ask Hunter why he did something, his answer, "Dat because I wanted to." He is hilarious. He can't say his "S's", so conversations with him are a little difficult if you aren't used to the language! He loves his woft blanky, and idolizes McKinlee. He will do and say anything that she does.McKinlee is so stinkin smart! She amazes me everyday. She loves to learn, and at 5, is so eager to read. We go to the library and all she wants to check out is books that she can read herself. She is so excited for Kindergarten. She still LOVES to sing and dance, and knows every song on the radio! She loves to help me with Baylee, and will be a great babysitter someday!

Hunter and the Bink....

I had to post about this....have I ever mentioned that Hunter LOVES Bink, Blank, and Moose?? We'll I had a goal before Baylee was born to get rib of that stinkin bink. We were down to him just having it at nap and night time, but I was done with it! He got potty trained before the baby, moved into a bunk bed, why not rock his world a little bit more by taking away bink!! My friend had this posted on her blog, and I thought it was a great way to get rid of bink....

For about a week we had been talking up giving up bink. We told him about the bink people in the sky that REALLY wanted his bink, so we had to send the binks into the sky! So we did it, Hunter and I went to the store and bought a bouquet of balloons. We tied all 4 binks onto the strings (but that weighed it down, so I secretly threw 3 of them away) and went outside. Hunter was SO excited, he let the balloons go, and kept yelling by binks!! He missed bink a little that night, but was a champ after that! Why didn't I do this sooner? So I am sorry if you ended up with a bouquet of popped balloons with a binky tied on the end in your back yard!