New baby

This morning after several long hours of labor my darling niece delivered a beautiful baby girl. We are so excited for there family to start growing and that there is a new baby in our extended family. The only draw back to all of this is that I am now legally a great aunt, who would think that at the young age of 30 that I would be a great anything. Oh well I forgive them just because of the wonderful gift that it has brought into our families life. By the way this makes Brandi a grandma ( isn't that funny).

Flowers on Mothers Day

I was really excited that it warmed up enough on Sunday so that I could actually plant all of my container pots. I really enjoy doing this and it was so nice to do something I enjoy on my day. My kids even helped me out and it was fun to spend time with them.

Franken Fingers

Sorry this may be to much for some of you but here are some of the current pictures of Jays recent surgery. He thinks he looks like a part of nightmare on elm street. Oh well this is how we all get better right. We are hopeful that this will be the last surgery, but only time will tell.

Update

We took Jay to the hospital today for a check up and they removed all the staples. They said everything is looking good and that we should return in a week. At that time he will start physical therapy and wearing compression gloves. He is being such a trooper, nights are hard and he has been having some scary dreams about the accident but with time they will probably subside. He has a new found lease on life and is excited about some changes that he wants to under go considering he feels like this is his second chance at life. We as a family are so proud of him and we love him so much. He still has a long road ahead but we will be here to support him through it all. Thanks again for all the support, we couldn't be doing this with out it. There are so many people that have touched our lives and we want you to know how much we love all of you.

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On February 14 Jay got the shock of his life. He had gone into work to finish up a job so that he wouldn't have to do it alone on monday. He was standing on a tall ladder hanging up some wide face when some how he was shocked from a high voltage power line that was running about 8 feet away. He remembers being shocked and thinking this is it, I'm done then being thrown off his ladder. Next thing he knows he is hitting the ground face down and can't move. Luckily his good friend and work partner was there and was able to get him into his car and we proceeded to take him to UVRMC. After a assessment of his wounds they transferred him up to the University of Utah Burn Center. They did surgery on him on Tuesday the 16th and were able to do skin grafts on his left and right hand, he also had burns just below his belly button and they took all the bad tissue out and did a small tummy tuck.( Lucky him I know at least five or more of my friends that would die to have that done). He came home from the hospital that night and is know being treated as a out patient. We will have to take him back up there every other day for the next couple of weeks. His first visit back was good they said it is still to soon to know for sure if the grafts will take only time will tell. He may eventually need more surgery. This whole thing has been a major whirl wind. We have experience so many emotions and it is really hard to take it all in and still stay strong for our family. I can't express to everyone the gratitude we have for all the support out there. He is really over whelmed and doesn't quit know how to express himself. Although he knows he is lucky to be alive he still struggles with wanting to be here. This whole process is really exhausting and we are just starting. I for one am just grateful to have my husband, we haven't always seen eye to eye but there is one thing that I have never questioned and that is how much he loves me. He is my pillar and he keeps me strong. He always knows just what to say to give me a boost when I am ready to through in the towel and here I am doing that for him. We are definitely a team and will continue to be. I will try and keep updates on my blog and face book as often a I can. Once again thanks to everyone for all the support we love you and are blessed to have you in our life's.

Quick Get Away

I was lucky enough to head down to sunny St. George for a long weekend with my kids. We have been working so hard this past year just to stay a float that I felt we deserved a little brake. Unfortunately Jay couldn't join me ( he ended up having to work that weekend). My good friend and her daughter went with us and we had a really good time. I think the thing the kids loved the most was that they could actually play outside at the park and we also went swimming every night. My favorite part was hitting all my favorite stores down there and spending time with my good friend.

Annual Outting

Jay and Trevin playing some hunting game at the arcade

Danielle and her to darling girls, they have grown up so much this past year.

Teagan riding one of the silly merry go round rides

Jay and I (can't you just see the excitement in his eyes)

John and Danielle

For the past couple of years we have gone out and done something fun with our close friends instead of exchanging gifts. This year we went and saw the princess and the frog and then we took the kids to Pirate Island. The place was a total zoo, there was so much noise and kids were running around everywhere. To say the least I think the kids had more fun than the adults but over all it was a success. We are so lucky to have such good friends.