Yates Family

2010-12-16T08:49:00.000-08:00

just a really quick post

2010-03-02T21:25:00.000-08:00

We r still trudgeing this happy road to destiny staying busy as usual with work for both of us and i'm still in school and adjusting to a family of 4 and a new puppy. yes thats right a puppy! my husband texted me while he was in salt lake and asked if i would kill him if he brought one home. and i didn't even ask what kind i just said NO! well he couldn't resist and i am very glad that he didn't Jayni has had so much fun with jaclynn, whenever i am burping or standing up holding samantha she is doing the same to the dog. She is such a sweet girl and i love listening to her talk to jaclynn(puppy) she talks to her like she is a baby. She is a tiny pomeranian/shitzu and is super cute. we are still working on potty training but with the little time that i have to spend with just her she has picked up on how r family works. Things are so different with a lot of changes and i am loving my life. i am pretty much home all the time with the girls. i was lucky..well i wouldn't say that but i am doing this semester online, which is good but i have to be very disciplined. i am in english and history( my very least favorite subjects). Herer r a few moree pictures we had taken by this girl here in st. george her name is christina palmer, christina p photography and she is a delight to work with and super talented.

2010-01-01T00:04:00.000-08:00

we had a great xmas, we stayed at our house this yr so it was pretty quiet. samantha had been sick a few days before and xmas eve she had a fever of 101 so we gave her some tylenol which brought it down. xmas morning after the presents she still had a temp. of 102 we took her to the ER and since she is only 5 wks they want to find out why she had a fever because infants shouldn't get them especially if they are being breastfed. they drew some spinal fluid, blood, gave her an i.v. which wouldn't go into her hand and so they had to start over into her arm. and did xrays. clayton and i were in the rm the whole time and we have never been through anythingharder than that. it was awful. I told clayton that i was going to have to have someone else come and be with her cause i couldn't do it anymore but he reassured me that i could. i got passed that and saw that my little girl needed her mommy! in her first xray it showed that she had a little part of her lungs that was collapsed. I asked if cam, my brother in law could come and give me and her a blessing. i felt so comforted after that and that everything was going to be ok. they did a 2nd xray and what they saw before was not there anymore ? after all the test were done they made me put her on a stretcher by herself because they had to transport us to the hospital and she needed to be strapped in. i thought that was retarted cause the straps were so big they wouldn't have done anything anyways. she was fine though and enjoyed the ride over. once we were in the pediatrics it was so much better, they were wonderful there. well we stayed christmas day and the next day and a half til all her results were back. she had a kidney infection and was put on antibiotics. we were so glad to have gone before it got worse. she is doing wonderful and we love her so much she has brought our family so much closer together in a way that we wouldn't have wanted but are grateful today for wverything that has happened and for where we are today! jayni is such a sweet heart and always say " samantha is my best baby" she loves her so much and hasn't been able to hold her much because she has been sick pretty much the whole time samantha was born . we all have been sick but are stayin home now and getting better! i love my life today and looking back on this yr, it has been a crazy one and one i thought many times that i couldn't get through it but to my surprise i am so grateful for everything we have gone through for so many reasons. i am grateful to a heavlenly father who i know loves me and my family for rooting for us and walking with us through everything!!

2009-11-26T08:17:00.000-08:00

SAMANTHA B YATES

2009-11-23T13:03:00.000-08:00

She is finally here, i was beginning to think that she really wasn't going to come. I went into the hospital at 10 yesterday so they could induce me. They started me with plitocin around 11:30 and then broke my water at 1:30. i Thought for sure it wouldn't be too long after that. My mom guessed 4 o'clock i guessed 6 and clayton guessed 8. Well Samantha thought it would be funny to arrive fashionably late and make none of us win! Nothing was really happening with dialation, i was at a 2 FOREVER and then i went 3,4, in about 4 hrs then around 11 p.m. my doctor came back and checked ,me and i went from a 4 to a 7 rather quickly. My docotor walked out of the rm and then the pressure contractions started to come. I tried to hold off for about 5 min cause my doctor was just in there but i had to get him and when he checked me i was fully dialated. it was 11:45 when i started pushing. Earlier that night i said,"wouldn't it be funny if she came at 11:59" well she didn't but the little stinker did not want her birthday to be on the 22nd cause she arrived at 12:04. It was worht the whole nine months. She is amazing already!

Way too much too Post!

2009-11-20T08:23:00.000-08:00

Yes it's true we have had lights and our tree up for a wk

Clayton is now making custom framesm they are very very cool. i love them and he is very talented!

Clayton called for me and said he wants documentation that this is how he put jayni to bed every night! He lays with her til she falls asleep, she is very spoiled by him.

Jayni has been so fuun this year about christmas way more involved than last yr.

Jayni and lydia trick or treating, they were so cute, they kept saying happy new year and happy birthday instead hope Tick or Treat.

This picture is blurry but the only one that we have taken as a family in the last little bit.

We went to the pumpkin patch which was super fun and freezing.

Janyi with baby macie and Brielle
Jayni either always has a coloring book or a puzzle. She has never had my help putting a puzzle together the first time, she just takes her time and figures it out. Except for one harder puzzle which clayton and i were helping her with and we all starting fighting cause we each wanted to do it. She kept sayingm "but it's my puzzle". Sorry Jay!

Jayni is the sweetest little thing there is, i know it! She is so smart, funny, sweet, caring about others, very interested in how things work, loves her mommy and daddy, She is going to be such a Great big sister, Is always willing to help me, she cleans her room almost everyday pretty darn good. She is just so innocent and we lover her so much. i have to admit i am a little sad that she wonlt be the "only one" anymore.

We are anxiously awating the arrival of baby Samantha, i go in on sun which is 2 wks early because i have high blood pressure. The baby is fully developed so everything should be fine. This has been such a long 9 months, i forgot what it was like to be pregnant. i have felt perfectly fine except for all the added hormones and lack of energy. i have been in school this last semester and have continued to work my regular hrs so i have done a lot more than i was when i was pregnant with jayni. Today is my last day to work for a couple wks. Jayni i don't think really understands completely that our baby is going to be with us forever or maybe she does and i'm just trying to get different responses from her. i told her yesterday that when daddy and i get home from the hospital we are going to have a surprise(present) for her and her response was, " And it won't even be the babies" so i think she has gotten a little tired of all the excitement for the baby. I have done pretty good with telling her the things i did to prepare for her, all the new clothes and things. I was able to be in the room when michelle's baby, macie was born 2 months ago which has made it the longest 2 months for me. It was absolutely amazing, the first birth i've seen besides my own but it is just not the same. I have had i'm sure the regular worries and fears but am quick to understand that everything will be just as it should. Not much has happened the last few months so We will post as soon as we can to announce the birth!

finally.... A POST!!!

2009-09-09T14:24:00.000-07:00

So one day while leanne was watching jayni, lydia(4)-who loves hair, decided to give jayni a haircut. Leanne texted me and said "i'm sick to my stomach, i'm so sorry". Lydia has cut her hair a lot. Leanne has hid scissors in impossible places to find from lydia and she always found them. It was pretty funny to me because i thinkwe would have made it without jayni cutting her own hair. At least it was salvageable, it could've been worse.

My Sweet Sweet baby girl turned 3! and can't wait for her next birthday:)

Jayni and Lydia's last summer dance performance

OH john how we love you!

REALLY! no pics while pregnant and in a swim suit!

Thats My GIRL!

So i don't even know what we have been up to the last couple months. Trying to stay cool in this HEAT. It was nice though cuz jayni didn't care to play outside during the day and being pregnant this summer was so miserable. We went to Lake Powell for a few days which was really fun, and have just stayed busy busy with our everyday lifes. Jayni is at such a fun age, she is growing into her own little person. She has quite the personality. She is so very sweet has never really been one to be too curious and mischevious. She loves anything princess/fairy, dolls, and her cousin Lydia. I love to listen to her talk when she's playing by herself. there are some revealing things about how i talk to her it's hillarious. She love to sing, carrie underwood is one of her favorites and she has a pretty darn good voice. She is so spoiled by the two of us and pretty much everyone else. I am so excited for her to be a big sister, she loves babies so much and i have always known that she is a special one. Her little sister is going to be very lucky and i am excited because i really feel like she will be a big help. I just started school aug 25th and am due dec. 5th and have finals around the 18th of dec. my doctor says we'll try for thanksgiving break to be induced of course depending on her growth. This pregnancy has been SOO.. different. It feels like the very first time. I am so much more emotional and have had a little bit of a rough time, i have cried almost everytime i've gone to the doctor and cry pretty much at anything. All in all it has really gone great i am just very good at trying to do so many things and get overwhelmed and stressed so i am trying to take it easy.

Jayni had to be put under to have 4 crowns on and 2 cavities filled. her molers grew in wrong so decayed in a part of her tooth, it was the hardest thing ever. both me and my husband cried( don't tell him i said anything) He is such a huge support for me and for jayni, he is i think the best dad out there. I just sit back and watch him talk to jayni and explain things to her so patiently, our kids and myself are lucky to have him!! He has been growing a gotee(?) and jayni always feels it every time he talks to her or holds her and i HATE it, cuz it hurts! I asked him if he would please shave it and he said he wouldn't cuz jayni likes to feel it. She has him WRAPPED!!

2009-07-14T21:51:00.000-07:00

It's a GIRL!!!

Our quick trip to california

2009-05-25T08:27:00.000-07:00

We wanted to take jayni to disneyland before i got too big and pregnant and also before she has to share the attention with a little bro or sis. It was so much fun, she was SOOO..... excited to meet the princess' she got too excited with sleeping beauty she ran off. the beach was super fun too. In one of the pictures she got a mouth full of water and her face was hillarious for about 2 min. she was so confused why it tasted different from our water. thurs was my birthday so i got in free to disneyland which was super cool and jay got in free as well cuz she is two for another wk. we took a little break and went to cheesecake factory and i have to sa y that i was a little dissapointed because i have heard such great things about it and it was just average. it could be that i'm pregnant and all i like right now is really spicy tangy pickled flavored things. I just discovered pickled okra. All in all it was way worth the drive. We will be doing that trip again for sure. more beach time though

FUN LITTLE OUTING

2009-01-14T10:20:00.000-08:00

We went to, as jayni calls it the big Mountain, dixie rock yesterday. The weather was so nice and it is like a big playground. She did very good at climbing the "big mtn." It reminded me of why i love it here, we drove five minutes from our house and was at this beautiful place.

Clayton's Birthday

2009-01-14T10:13:00.000-08:00

Clayton's Birthday was on sat jan. 10th and i had a training all day, we went to olive garden that night and to a movie. We had family come over on sunday to celebrate. Clayton wanted cheesecake for his cake( he's not a cake guy). It was really fun, thanks everyone who came.

Christmas 2008!

2009-01-01T17:51:00.001-08:00

For new years eve we went over to my sister leanne's house had really

yummy food and played pictionary( boys against girls) it was tied the whole time

until my sister michelle felt bad for the guys when the guys had to draw a petunia

and told them it was a kind of flower:) we would've won but we just told the guys they won cause girls can handle not winning more than guys can! The kids played after us it was really cute.
My sweet Jayni, she LOVES lip stuff she always

says " mom i want lips" when we get in the car.
This was the Michelan man which i thought Leanne did

a great job drawing
Clayton doing a great job at drawing Troy

from high school musical

The highlight of my christmas was caroling on

my parents wagon they've restored pulled by the truck

It was so fun cause no one ever does it any more

I was pretty emotional and pretty sure the only one crying!

Jayni kept doing this stinkin cute smile cause

she was so excited opening presents that thats all we got

We mad the kids wait downstairs til we were ready

   and this is them coming up.
    Christmas eve

   Cousins exchanging gifts

   Testing the wagon out.

these pics are for clayton

2008-12-23T14:29:00.000-08:00

Jayni's first dance recital

2008-12-19T07:37:00.001-08:00

   Jayni and her cousin Lydia
   Poor Lydia was so freazing
   Jayni is the one in the back of all these pics

   Look how stinkin' cute these three are

   they all did such a good job and had a lot of fun
   Michelle's daughter Brielle is in the back row

   I was pretty anxious to see how she was going to do because

in dance class she gets distracted so i was very proud of how well she did, just goes to show another time how much she does listen and know what's going on around her when she totally will seem oblivious to it. She absolutely loves dance class! Good job Jay love you!

2008-12-09T19:15:00.000-08:00

These pics are from thanksgiving up in american fork(so fun) it has been

so long since i have been up there, with our schedules it has been really hard to do so. This month has already been hectic with the end of the semester so close to being done, YEAH! both of us working and everything else we do . We have been able to do a few festive things which of course i didn't have my camera with me. We went to the washington city lighting and was able to see santa which Jayni was excited to tell him she wants a barbie for christmas. We went to the Dickens festival, they had a ton of the cutest booths. I went to the Handels Messiah concert for school and i really enjoyed it i have never heard it, bits and pieces but not the whole thing so that was nice. Jayni had herself a pre-christmas by herself! (opened her presents that were under the tree) i forget that she is two. Finals are next wk and then we are headed up to american fork for a whole wk for christmas, i am SOO.. excited! the last pic( i think) is of Leanne, michelle, and me at the premier of twilight.

2008-11-02T15:44:00.000-08:00

Jaynis cousin Ethans Birthday Party

She is a yr younger than all the girls but she absolutely loves

her dance calss!

I know i am the worst at posting and even capturing what we have been up to . Oct. is kind of a blur other than the same work, school, jaynis new dance class, a few trips to the park and always playing with cousins. Halloween was really fun this yr. Jayni was able to go to Leannes preschool class this last wk and they had a Halloween party, we went trick or treating in leannes neighborhood which was fun and had surprise trick or treaters all the way from Fagstaff. these pics are in random order. The one dressed up as a skeleton is Payton, leanne painted his costume which really was my favorite clostume that i saw, good job leanne!

Forgot One

2008-10-03T12:01:00.000-07:00

Almost forgot my favorite one

Family Vacation in Powell

2008-10-03T11:30:00.000-07:00

This was funnest vacation i've had in a long time, family, water, sun and lots of food, also time to finish twilight and start on new moon! :-) i thought it would feel like such a long time we were gone but it flew by. Me and Leanne drove up tues and got there tues night settled in and woke up and played and soaked up the sun repeated this for four days. This was a much needed break from life. Now that Clayton I started school we are just going none stop. Well i dropped one of my classes so i just have eight credits so that's not as bad. Anyways we had so much fun and hope to do it every year. it wasn't as stressful as i of course imagined it. I thought we would have to go diving for someone at least once. Thank You Chris and Laurie for letting us come spend this time on your house boat. We had a blast. Clayton didn't come til thurs night at like 230 in the morning then we stayed til sun, FUN FUN FUN!

Michelle with the little trey, lydia, and jayni

All the Girls in the family except Sydney:(

Claytons proud moment, he really enjoyed the fishing

Clayton and Chris

Cam about to take Jayni down the slide.

FLAGSTAFF FUN

2008-08-27T17:29:00.000-07:00

THIS ONE FOR YOU LEANNE! THANKS LAUR FOR LETTING US COME SEE YOU, IT WAS A SHORT TRIP BUT VERY GLAD WE DECIDED TO GO I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO LAURALEE'S HOUSE SINCE SHE MOVED A YR AGO. IT IS SO PRETTY THERE, LEANNE AND I WENT ON A BEAUTIFUL BIKE RIDE, I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDNT TAKE A PICTURE. WE JUST HUNG OUT SAW BABY CREW A LITTLE BIT AND TOOK LAUR REALLY BLONDE:)

HANGING OUT IN THE MORNING

LAURALEE WITH CREW, HE'S SO CUTE

LEANNE AND BRIGGERS

JAYNI WITH HER CUTE COUSIN SADIE, THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN TOGETHER

THANK HEAVENS FOR DVD PLAYERS

THIS IS JAYNI SAYING " CHEEZ"

So Sad She's Growing Up

2008-08-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

I finally got rid of jaynis crib and got her a big girl bed, i was really excited to get rid of it but the first night i went in there and almost started to cry because it is official she is not my little baby anymore:(

2008-07-26T20:58:00.000-07:00

Me and Jay at Leannes for fire works

Jay loved the sparklers this yr

Jayni and her new friend watching fireworks

Jayni and her boyfriend "Sash"(cash)

Yes she is potty trained

So much swimming this summer, its

the only thing you can do down here outside to stay cool.

Jayni is doing so well with swimming she can get from one end to the other, of course with her floaties on.

And of course her ballet class was so cute cant wait

to continue it she really enjoyed it.

My friend Jo and I at her weddin rehearsal dinner

Me and my hubs!

I love them!!

2008-06-23T14:53:00.000-07:00

So michelle has a really nice camera and back drop to take pics. and i have been wanting to get jaynis pics done for way too long so we were out and i was bored and michelle happened to be home so we went to her house and she took these. it was a bit challenging because all the cousins were there and she just wanted to play. I love all of them especially the ones where they show off her personality. Thanks chelle for taking the time to do these!

2008-06-01T20:06:00.000-07:00

Jayni had her second birthday last wed. we went to her first ballet class which was so adorable, she's taking it with her cousin lydia. we then went to mcdonald's and to the park with payton, marcus and lydia then opened presents with mom and dad that noght . We waited til fri. so all her cousins could be there and i'm glsd we did it was a blast. They have this new park here that has a big rubber top throughout the whole thing and has a huge playground with new things that aren't at any other park they also have swings which is hard to find at a park anymore and a splashpad so the kids were well entertained for a few hrs. She was so fun this yr, she got so excited for the presents. i can't believe how big my baby is getting i love being a mom especially to this one she makes our lifes so complete it's amazing how much love i have for her. She loves her cousins so much and i'm so glad we live so close to them and they can grow up with eachother. Thanks to everyone who came!

It couldn't have been better!

2008-05-27T19:58:00.001-07:00

This honestly had to be the best surprise i have been a part of. How we all kept it a secret i do not know. i did blurt out something to my mom about some music but she didn't catch on. It was so neat to see so many people there that she has had an impact on their lives. She has always served others in a way that seemed it was something she was just supposed to be doing. So to throw a party for someone as HUMBLE as my mom it was amazing. She's is such a great example to me and this was just another big lesson i have learned from her. She is such a great friend to others and the right kind of friend you want to have but is sometimes annoying because it makes me realize how much work i have to do. whenever i complain about anything or anyone she listens in a way that is so sincere and never reassures my negativity. I am so glad Leanne worked so HARD on getting a hold of everyone and putting the program together cause it was perfect and Laurie did so well too thanks everyone for making this possible my mom REALLY deserved this I love You Mom!

Trying to get some poses:)

I KNOW I KNOW IKNOW!!

2008-05-22T12:46:00.000-07:00

It was my birthday yesterday so we went to the Egg and I for breakfast with Leanne and John, thanks guys. then me and my sister Leanne went tanning(shhh don't tell my mom) Then I did some maintenance on someones extensions then Clayton and i went to The Painted Pony to eat and it is by far the best restaraunt i have ate at. We then went to see the Movie " Made of Honor" it's a cute one. Then we went to Leanne's for cake. It was a great day thanks everybody who was there to help celebrate it. I always say it's not a big deal but i really do love when i get sung to. I have no idea where the month of May hs gone but i'm kind of excited that we are nearng the end. it seems like everybody's birthday is in this month which they are all so fun to have it's just a lot in one month. We only have jayni's 2nd birthday next wed. and my moms on sat, claytons mom on the 26th and his brother on that day as well and my brother chris', i think that's it but i could've forgotten one. I am horrible at remembering to take pics. i need to try to be better because we got a virus on our computer and so we got a backup hard drive and erased everything on it but when we were done we couldn't find them so i thought all our pics were gone, luckily clayton found them but my blog was the only place that i had them. that all is mummbled together but i really don't have the patience to take the time to reread what i have written so good luck!

dON't mind the outfit it was early in the morning, we had been talking to john about buying this car(which I love!!) and Clayton the night before was telling me that he didn't think we were going to be able to get it cuz our credit sucks so bad. Well he woke me up at 630(on my birhtday) and handed me the keys! I would have to say it was the best birthday present.

We went up to Ogden last wknd. for a conference that i had. It was a good wknd. and thanks mom for watching Jayni.

My Family is the Best

2008-04-25T06:58:00.001-07:00

my family really is the best, i am so grateful them. Thank You all so much for being there this wk. for me. I know I have had your support and it prob. was a little hard to adjust to but you have always been there for me and i am so thankful for that. I am so thankful that you all are so strong and love the lord so much you have always been GREAT examples to me. Thanks again Mom, Dad, Chris, Greg and Lauralee for coming down and Michelle and Leanne for being so helpful wiht jayni and being such great friends to me. I love you all!!

2008-04-19T20:06:00.000-07:00

I am horrible at updating my blog. I don't know how my life gets so busy, i only have one kid and taking two classes and working but i feel like i should have more time then that. i do have time it's just the last thing i want to do. It's either update the blog or watch american idol, a few others and Reba(my favorite show, if you haven't watched it you should check it out:-) these are pics of when my parents came down . My sister leanne saddled the horses up( because i'm a BIG chicken around them)and the kids all took turns riding them. Jayni didn't take to them at first then she saw her cousin Brielle ride and wanted to get on with her and of course i'm standing right next to her cause i'm sure she was going to buck her off and she was going to be paralyzed:) I let go for a min. and you can tell by her face that she felt pretty cool. The other pics are from he kite festival. We were only there for an hr. but it was still fun for Jayni she loved the blow up things. She got trampled by all the bigger kids cause it was mostly for the bigger kids but she's now one too! i just love that girl she really makes everything we do with her so much more. I always feel like we're the only ones around because i'm so intrigued by her. we're prob annoying to be around, oh well..

2008-03-28T07:59:00.000-07:00

Easter wknd. was really fun, Jayni loved Easter Egg hunting, she's still a little young to get the whole easter bunny thing but always loves to get new things so she liked it.she rode this scooter at the egg hunt and did a great job, she fell off bu didn't think it tramatized her so we bought her one for easter and she wont ride it because she fell. This was her first time feeding the ducks and it was also a success!

2008-03-19T21:36:00.000-07:00

Jayni has been fighting to take naps lately, i can't figure out why but tonight she was watching a movie while eating dinner and she finally gave in but only for 20 minutes. do all kids go through this not wanting to sleep thing?Sorry for the darkness of the picture it was taken with our digital camera.

Jayni loves to play outside.

2008-03-19T13:02:00.000-07:00

Jayni playing with her cousins.

Our sunday at Leannes!

2008-03-03T07:10:00.000-08:00

I'm so glad that my grandparents could come down to St. george. it seems like it's been forever since I have seen them.

Our cute little family.

Me and my cute mommy! my handsome DAD!

Me and Jayni had a blast jumping on the trampoline.

Clayton built this beautiful table for us!!

2008-03-03T07:02:00.000-08:00

Thanks babe I love this table. I can't wait for him to take advantage of working at S Gallery so he can build us furniture that we would normally not even think about looking at. It's way too expensive. i honestly can't believe there's actually people that would spend so much on fiurniture. i'm not rich so maybe it would be different if i was.

JAYNI'S first REAL HAIRCUT!!

2008-02-18T12:07:00.000-08:00

jayni has curly fine hair and I haven't cut it since she was really little and then i just took off alittle. Her hair was getting really long and straggley so i just cut a few inches off. It looks better i guess cause now she can just wear it without any hair things in it but i have to blow dry it caue it's still curly. it's cute though!

2008-02-15T08:17:00.000-08:00

Yes the big one is mine and i love it i've always wanted a huge bear( i guess one of my chilhood fantasies)It'll go in jayni's rm.

There's all my perfect Valentine's!

John and skinny Leanne, she's lost so much weight.i'm so proud of her that's always so hard to do.

John and adorable biggha(brigham):)

Look at the lights behind us, it totally had a dance feel. I wish we had stayed for the games cause i think they were going to teach the waltz. clayton was falling asleep at the table though cause he's worked 12-15 hr. days and he was building and delivering and installaing furniture so he was pretty beat. they did a parade of homes house. We came home and watched a movie. It was a great Day! Thanks Cam and Michelle for doing this it was so much better than going out. You guys are awesome it was so neat to watch you stand up and be such examples to everyone there. You both make such a positive impact on so many peoples lives. Thank you for your examples of selfless acts and warm friendships. Thanks i love you both!

This was the fondue table, cute huh?!?

We went to the Valentine's dinner Michelle planned and it turned out so cute and fun. When we got there michelle had her studio set up taking pictures of the couples like it was a highschool dance. They really went all out for this they had about eight babysitters at their house , when we dropped off jayni they were all organized and had dinner set up for the kids and different age rms set up a craft area and pretty much craziness. This was the center pieces and i LOVED the gift bag. We had a YUMMY dinner catered by staheli's and yummy yummy fondue.

Jayni and I hung out all day and made sugar cookies for dad.

Jayni all dressed in red and pink for Valentine's she looked so cute!

HE'S NOT BLIND!!!!!!!

2008-02-05T18:13:00.000-08:00

So last night Clayton woke me up at 2am and said his eyes really hurt and i was so tired and so just thought it would go away. I watched him sit there in pain and then he said he couldn't see anything and then i started to panic(to myself) . It progressively got a lot worse so we knew we had to go to the ER. I lead him down to the car because he couldn't see and went and got Jayni up. As we were driving i was thinking as well as he was that he was really going to be blind. I knew no matter what everything was going to be ok and i kept telling him that cause i could see that he was really scared and thought he'd done something serious to his eyes. This all happened at work, he was asked to weld something and he told them that he hadn't done much of it but went ahead anyways. while he was welding he took his goggles off to see what he was doing well in the process of that he burned his eyes. We walked in and i was leading what looked like the blind and the nurse had an uh oh look on her face, that didn't help. Well they ended up putting some numbing drops in which made it possible to open his eyes and let me tell you they were the reddest eyes i have ever seen. the doctor let me look through the microscope to see. it was pretty crazy and overall a pretty intense night. He took the day off today and his eyes look a lot better than they did this is a picture about 24 hrs after it happened. He said it is the worst pain ever and he is one to know pain so it must've been horrible. I'm so glad he is ok and there is nothing wrong with his eyesight.

ACCEPTANCE........

2008-01-23T14:53:00.000-08:00

I read this today because i could feel myself get agitated for really no reason. I have read this before and really want to start reading it twice a day. I hope if any of you can relate and get something from it than great!
"Acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation-some fact of my life-unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake. Unless i accept life Completely on life's terms, I Cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes."
I have let other people control how my day is going to go; it's other peoples fault if i get stuck behind someone going slow when i NEED to be somewhere or someone can make a comment and i take it personal or my pre-conceived notions fail me. Well I think you get it, i have been saying this to myself over and over and it definetly makes a difference when i worry about myself i tend to forget about what other people are NOT doing. this has also helped," Love the best in everyone and never FEAR their worst."

2008-01-19T17:12:00.000-08:00

Jayni hates when i get on the computer so i'm very limited unless i want to hear her cry the whole time. it's times like these when i think she really needs a bro. or sis. Well not much is going on other than my second semester of school which is a math class and a nutrition class which i am enjoyoing a lot. this is jaynis face when she's mad at me!:) She cleans her ears after her bath and will leave the cutips in for a min. she's getting to be really fun and her personality is truly developing!

Clayton and i on his birthday.

Claytons BIRTHDAY!!!

2008-01-10T08:23:00.000-08:00

Today is as you can see Claytons birthday. He is getting pretty old, turning 22! wow!! That really just says that i'm getting older. I just want him to know how much I love and appreciate him. He is the most patient person with me(that takes a lot!) he truly understands me better than anybody I know. He is so compassionate towards us(me and jayni) he is the very best Dad. He is with Jayni every night while i'm either at school or at work. He is more protective of Jayni than I am. He will go in her room to check on her while she's sleeping. If she wines even a LITTLE bit he will go in there and rock her I don't say anything about it cause I know it is very special to him when he does that. One night I was listening to him put her to bed and he was holding her telling her that if she gets scared or just wants to be rocked to cry and he will come and rock her. He is a very hard worker and really good with his hands. He has a Story! Sometimes I don't know how he really ended up being this amazing of a person cause it was pretty much all on his own. That's one of the strongest things that drew me to him was his HUGE heart. He tells a lot through his eyes and that says a lot! I truly can't imagine my life without him. Thank You Clayton for everything you do for me and our Family! I Love You!!!!!

2008-01-02T14:57:00.001-08:00

Thanks to Michelle(my sister) I have this cute blog. THANK YOU, Love ya!

CHRISTMAS MORNING.....

2007-12-30T12:29:00.000-08:00

We went to california for Gregs basketball tournament the day after Christmas. We had so much fun with all of my family being there except for Tami, we missed them . We stayed in a condo in Indio. which wasn't too far out of Palm Springs. We went to Gregs Games which was a lot of fun to see him play since I haven't seen him play in a few yrs. They got second in the Tournament which was pretty cool. THe kids had a lot of fun Swimming, Playing at the Games and Just hanging out with eachother. I had a lot of fun just being with my Family. It's not very often that we're all togther especially for that long. We really enjoyed seeingLaur and Travis we have missed them . we enjoyed going shopping since there isn't much here in St. George. Thanks Mom and Dad and the rest of the fAMILY for a memorable vacation. I love you guys and am so grateful i have you as my family!

Kids having fun at the park where we stayed in Indio, California. They had a lazy River and pools ; the kids swam and had a blast, it was a bit too cold for me though.

jayni and cousin sadie at uncle greggys basketball game in Cali.

Trying to get a cute Christmas picture but she doesn't like to pose for very long. Aw mom... it's too early for pictures!

Dad woke us up at 6!! to open presents, He was more excited then Jayni, It was really cute. We had a lot of fun this year. It was different then any other yr. We stayed home for Christmas which was nice to have it with our little family. We spent christmas eve over at leannes and had dinner and just hung out, opened pajamas and sang christmas songs. it was fun and always is to be with family. I worked Christmas Eve and Christmas Night which was different but worked out.

2007-12-05T22:34:00.001-08:00

I got my tree decorating idea from tai pan and it looks a lot cuter in person but I thimk I put it up too early cause i'm already wanting to change it, oh well.

I can't believe how big she's getting, swingin all by herself!?

Grandpa, Grandma and Jayni on Thanksgiving at Tami's house, too bad that's the only picture I took of them cause it's so blurry:(

Look at these cute stockings that my sister in law made us for christmas, Thanks Laurie I love them!

2007-12-05T17:58:00.000-08:00

I haven't had as much time as I did when I started blogging so that's why my blog hasn't been updated. I have looked at others and by the time I have somehting to do I have gotten too lost in finding old friends to update my own. I will add something more interesting then this soon. I had my second to last class of the semester. I can't believe I actually started school; and am registered to take another math class and nutrition which i'm excited for. It might take me a little bit to get my associates but i'm not stopping til i get it! I had my last test of the semester on mon. and I got a 98%!!!!! I don't think i have ever gotten that high on any test throughout school. I am excited to continue learning, I have found that I enjoy it: WEIRD! We're just staying really busy getting ready for christmas. I put my tree up a few days before thanksgiving.

2007-11-19T11:33:00.000-08:00

That's me if you can't tell!

There's Clayton.

Me and my friend Tasha

We had a lot of fun four wheeling I think it's important to do things with eachother. We won't be able to do this as much with two kids so we'll take advantage of the times we can. Thanks Leanne for watching Jayni. It's so nice to have my sisters watch Jayni she loves her cousins and it especially nice to not be worried about Jayni and she is well taken care of.

2007-11-12T21:39:00.000-08:00

Jayni was trying to escape!

They climb in the toy box and play.

Jayni and her best buddy Kyler, they are so funny together.

Jayni still enjoying eating by herself, I finally figured out that it's best to undress her til she's all done.

2007-11-06T20:02:00.000-08:00

Well I guess i've been TAGGED......whatever!
Seven interesting facts about me are:
1. I love life today! I am seeing things for the first time, it may sound weird but it truly is the coolest thing to be where i'm at. I love being in Recovery, doing things with other people that are on the same path as i am. I love all the people who are in my life today because they are in in my life for a reason. I learn a lot from other people, I never used to be like that I have always said," I need to experience things on my own." I am learning that i can learn from other people that go before me.
2.I love being a mom it's the greatest gift that god has given me. I realize that she is heavenly fathers child and i am going to do my best to teach her the things that will help her become the wonderful Daughter of god that he has intended her to be. I love to watch children, they can be sterssful at times but when i can calmly sit back and watch them inneract with eachother it's pretty incredible. Kids make it real what life is all about. If we could remember whtat we teach our kids this world would be a lot more peaceful!
3. I love being married it has taught me to be PATIEN, KIND, and TOLERANT. I love being married to someone who is also in Recovery and is learning that this life is a learning process. I love that Clayton is his own person and so different from me. I used to expect him to be a certain way,it has taken a lot of practice to see him in a new light which I am so grateful for because he is an incredible person. I am so grateful that he is such a loving Dad.
4. I love to hang out with my family, we don't get to spend too much time as a unit becuse Clayton is either working or I am in school or working so when we get to spend Good Quality time together it's awesome!
5. my ideal day would look like this, Wake up and read out of my meditation book, go to the gym and have a really hard work out, come home put Jayni down for a nap, put some cleaning music on and clean my house spotless. Get ready, Go get lunch at Olive Garden and have the pasta with Green peppers and chicken(don't remember the name) Go to the park with Jayni then go get a Dr. Pepper!!! and then come home and Have my homework done for class, Fix dinner(maybe) then Clayton and I would go get a movie and Ben and Jerrys Strawberry cheese cake and put Jayni to bed and watch the movie then Go to bed at Ten oclock.
6. wow reading that perfect day puts a smile on my face. That's what my days used to consist of but with everything else added to my life I have learned to be ok if there's a spot on my floor and laundry piled up(not too high). I do the best I can each day and am learning to let things happen and not try to Role play my Days. I am becoming very appreciative of every precious moment cause I swear there's not enough hours in the day:(
7. Last thing is that I want to be a therapist for women who have been through some of the things I have and anything else. I say women right now but that could change that's just where i'm at, I want them to feel empowered and see their heads held high.

Our Day in Rockville.......

2007-11-04T05:46:00.000-08:00

We went up to Rocckville(right before zions) for a workshop. It was a lot of fun played football and bball. Ate really good Mexican food. and attended some mtgs. we weren't planning on staying but our friends were going to camp so they talked us into staying and camping for the last time this yr. I'm glad we stayed.(our pants are wet from crossing the river brrrr........)

Sorry, thought it wouldn't be blurry but that's all of us, well except me!

Clayton actually fell in and kyle hurt his wrist trying to help Clayton over. This was the highlight of the wknd.!

We spent about 45min. trying to cross the river. we did finally do it but had to turn around and go back it was getting dark.

Standing around the fire trying to stay warm, i had three jackets on. It was cold!

Boys wiil be Boys; heading out for their night hike.

2007-11-01T11:50:00.000-07:00

I just got done with my homework and i'm already sick of school. I remember why I sluffed do much in highschhol; it was hard for me and i didn't want to do the work. I am really glad that i am finally in school but feeling frustrated and don't want to register for next semester. To anyone who went to colleg, How did you keep going? Did you want to Quit? It hurts my head to have to think that hard. I'm just venting but if you have any tips that helped you stay focused I would appreciate it!!

2007-10-31T20:16:00.000-07:00

She has this whole Halloween thing down, she had so much fun running from door to door. She walked into a few peoples house as soon as they opened their door especially if they had a dog. They would open the door and put the bowl of candy down for her to reach and she would drop her bucket and grab the bowl of candy. It was so funny.

We went to Cam and Michelle's Trunk or Treat then went over to our friends neighborhood.

Dad and Jayni Trunk or Treating.

2007-10-31T06:46:00.000-07:00

So I was getting ready for work and started reflecting on the past few yrs. That's scary for me to do sometimes. I Just got this burning desire to let my immediate and extended family know how much I love them. I too often try to pretend that the past hasn't happened because i can be pretty selfish but for some reason right now i can't help but feel the past is a good thing for me. I want to believe that I haven't affected anybody by the way I was living but I know that's a lie so I want to apologize for the things I have done that may have affected some of you. I was wrong and very SELFISH! I want to thank my brothers and sisters for having so much love for me and for being great examples of how to live. Thank You mom and dad for staying strong and having such a HUGE devotion to God. I know he has carried you through some of those times. Thank You to my Aunts and Uncles for being there for My mom and especially to you Grandma for being my moms friend. I am coming up on ONE YEAR of SOBRIETY so I guess that's why I am doing some reflecting. I am so glad none of truly gave up on me and most importantly that GOD didn't give up on me. I feel like this is the very beginning of my life and it feels good. I still struggle, not as much or not as long. I have tools today that mean so much to me and I know there's a solution to everything. I have to do the work and for once I'm truly doing the work one day at a time. Well that's enough and I apologize for the wrong choices I have made and Thank You ALL, I Love You!!!

2007-10-28T12:37:00.000-07:00

Mom and Jayni alwas have so much fun together.

2007-10-28T12:30:00.001-07:00

Once she had the candy there was no turning back.

We went to the UCYPAA halloween activity, kids make everything so much more fun!

Jayni's first time trick or treating, she thought it was pretty cool that it was a good thing to get candy!

2007-10-28T12:20:00.000-07:00

Jayni and mom, a day at the park.

2007-10-28T12:18:00.000-07:00

mealtime is so messy now that she has to eat on her own!