I need to brag... just a little........

OK it just isn't fair, how can my sister look this good the day after having a baby?

On Thursday I got a call from my youngest sister Kelsey..she was scheduled for her regular Dr.s appointment earlier that day.. She called and said "it's a girl." Well of course she is... We have known she was having a girl for a few months now...She said no, she is here.. she has a little bit of hair and blue eyes... I was so surprised. ..Aly Jane Wiedmann was born two weeks early....Lucky duck Kelsey...She is just perfect! I was able to go see the baby on Friday night.. I even got to hold her for a few minutes before her mommy wanted her back.

Isn't she the cutest thing?.....I know it is shocking how much she looks like her favorite aunt Lindsay isn't it???

You really need to shave

Every time Stephen or Kurt see Blayne they tell him he needs to shave. They tease him that he can't go to primary or preschool unless he shaves. So this year for Christmas Blayne asked for a razor. We found one for him that even came with a small bottle of shaving cream. As soon as he opened it he was upstairs shaving. Then he came in and asked me if he had missed any spots. I told him to looked great, I mean how much harm can be done with a squishy plastic razor. He loves it though... He still is shaving every day.

Christmas at Grandma's

What a great Christmas we had this year. Ashley's family came up to spend the holiday and help watch my kids while Sydney was at the hospital. Ashley's girls are so much fun. Sydney had a great time with Hailey. They were best buds. I love it when my children get to spend time with their cousins. They don't get to see many of them very often. I wasn't good at all this year with taking pictures of Christmas. I remembered my video camera but forgot to bring the regular camera over to my mom's. On Christmas Eve we all spent the night at my mom and dad's house. That way in the morning we could all open presents together.

Sydney.. Our little trooper

The Tuesday before Christmas Sydney went to Huntsman for more testing. They did a PET scan, which is a specialize test to check for lymphoma. Whoever scheduled Sydney's tests forgot to schedule with the anesthesiologist. The testing required her to be enclosed in a tube much like a CAT scan, only it lasted over three hours. The doctors like to patience to be asleep because it is just to hard to lay perfectly still for that long and not get scared being enclosed in the tube. Since there was not an anesthesiologist we could either reschedule (which meant after the first of the year when we didn't have the insurance) or try the scan with her awake. Sydney said that she wanted to try, she knew she wasn't suppose to move. She was so brave, she didn't even cry when they started her IVs, (even though the took it out and forgot about that the radiation need to be by an IV too) so they had to start another one. I wasn't even allowed to touch her because the radiation levels they injected into her body were so strong it wasn't safe for me. The doctors let me go in the scanning area to be with her. I wasn't able to touch her for the entire three hours, but I talked to her. We told stories and sang Christmas songs. I cannot believe how great she did. She never moved...not even once. After I was telling Sydney what a great job she did and how proud I was of her, she told me that Jesus had helped her be good, and also the fact the Santa Clause was coming the next day... I am amazed with modern medicine, although I wish doctors knew everything. There are still things that remain a mystery even to the doctors, at those times all we have is to trust Heavenly Father and remember that he loves these sweet little children just as much as I do and He knows how to help them.

Student of the month

Sydney has been waiting for me to post this for over a month now. She is so proud.... Sydney was the student of the month for Meadow Elementary. The school only picks one student per grade level. Sydney was chosen for the first grade. We are so proud of her. She is doing so well in school. Her speech is improving, and she can say so many new words in sign language. She goes around the house finger spelling words. It is great to see her learning how to sign and knowing how to spell words. Sydney has such a sweet spirit. She is so kind and gentle. What a blessing she is to us.

Am I really THAT old?

I am a month behind, again... But on December 15th Kristyn turned eleven. Can she really be that old? She planned her own party. I didn't even know about until a few days before. She invited only a few girls from school, then a couple more showed up. All the girls sang songs with the Karaoke machine. It was so much fun to listen to the music and watch the dancing.

Blayne thought the singing was just plain to loud. This is what he was doing most of the time.

We had a great time, it turned out to be such a fun night. Kristyn is such a responsible young lady. She is such a great helper to me. Sometimes I think I rely on her a little to much and forget to pass more along down the line to her sisters and brother. Kristyn is a strong girl, there isn't much of a grey area in her mind, things are either right or wrong. I never have to worry about Kristyn making the right choice, she knows what she believes in. I'm sure that will be a problem as she gets older and doesn't agree with her mom, but for now it is a great asset to have in our family. Happy Birthday Kristyn!! We love you.