Marathon Runners

Chris and I dressed up this year for Halloween. We were marathon runners. We also signed up for the Salt Lake City marathon on April 16. So basically it's official...we are running a marathon!

Pumpkin Carving

F.H.E. on Monday night was spent with my family carving pumpkins.

I was the master designer of our pumpkin and Chris was the gutter/carver. We are very proud of our finished product.

In case you are wondering the SF stands for San Francisco. And those are buildings in the background. But you probably weren't wondering because our pumpkin is just that good.

Two Months

My baby would be two months old today. I love you Collin. I miss you everyday. I think about you all the time. I wish that you were still here with me. I wish that I could take you on walks to the park and that I could take tons of pictures of you so that everyone could see how cute you are. I wish that I could give you as many hugs and kisses as I want. And that I could hold your tiny little hand. I wish that I could wake up in the middle of the night to you crying and then go comfort you. I wish I could hold you again. I love you my sweet baby.

Erica is home and Megan is married!

Erica is home from Taiwan! She was and is such an incredible missionary!

The kids sleeping at the airport while waiting for Erica to come home. Her flight got in at midnight on Tuesday.
Waiting for Erica.
All of the girls in the family. Oldest to youngest. Mom, Erica, Me, Megan, Haley, Kelsi, Alysa.

Erica and Coleman. They were so excited to see each other.

Family picture day. I love my sisters!
Me and Kelsi on family picture day.

Megan's Wedding Day:

Chris and I waiting for Megan and Matt to come out of the temple.

The little girls waiting
Introducing Megan and Matt Jensen!

Daddy-daughter dance.
We decorated there car.
Congratulations Megan and Matt!

Pictures, Doctors, Flowers, and BYU Football

First, the promised picture of the shadow box. I love it.

Second, the promised update about the doctor’s visit on Friday.

It was hard for me to go back to the hospital to meet with the specialist because the last time I met with her I had Collin. But the visit went good. She told us that my placenta had several recent strokes. I have what’s called Factor V and am more prone to blood clots. These strokes in the placenta restricted the blood/nutrient flow to Collin. She said that in the future pregnancy this problem can be prevented by taking baby aspirin, which is a blood thinner, and possibly receiving Heparin shots (also a blood thinner). Anyways, this was great news for us and we are very hopeful that we won’t have problems with future pregnancies. I just wish I didn't have to lose my son to figure all of this out.

Third, Chris surprised me with flowers in my car : ) I was having a really rough day...I missed Collin so much and Chris had to leave for school early in the morning and wasn’t going to be home until late at night so I wasn't going to see him all day. I was about to leave work to go home when he texted me and wanted me to meet him for Dinner. I was really excited because that meant I would get to see him. I walked to my car and there were flowers, my favorite gum, and a really thoughtful note – it was just what I needed. I have the best husband!

And Finally, BYU football. Yesterday Chris and I went to the game with some of my family. And they won! yay! One of the best parts about them winning is I get to have a happy husband for the weekend. You see, I love watching the football games and when BYU loses I'm disappointed for about a minute or so and then I'm totally over it. Chris on the other hand is devastated (okay maybe devastated is a strong word..but you get the picture).