Trip to the Beach

Today, Garrett took a trip to the beach. He looked really cool in his hat and his swimming suit. He was very interested in all of the people there, and he was intrigued by the waves.



However, when his daddy helped him put his feet in the water, his little attitude changed a bit, and he was pretty nervous about the cold water.



Heather was able to relax on the sand and read a book, and Jordan went out into the water and got tossed around by the waves a bit. Unfortunately we did not have boogie boards with us this time, so it was not quite as fun in the water. A bit later, Heather was able to go down to the water and dip her feet in a bit. Overall it was a pretty good day, and everyone had a lot of fun.

Grandma Spencer

My Grandma passed away on Tuesday evening. I have had many deaths in my family through out the years but none who I have been so close with.
I miss her a whole bunch and wish that I would have taken the opportunities to spend more time with her. I hate hindsight - it always comes to bite me in the butt later on.
In a weird twist the positive thing out of this is that she has passed. She was very sick and had been in the hospital for months. Her quality of life was down to nothing.
Another positive thing is that my mom will finally be able to take care of herself. For 3 years she has been taking care of extremely sick family members all of which who are better or who have now passed.
Anyway I loved my Grandma very much and will miss her, but I still have my old Grandpa around and I hopefully won't make the same mistake of not making time to spend with him.

Happy Birthday

I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to 3 wonderful gals.
July 4th-My Grandma Spencer (sorry I am a little late on this one)
July 25th- My Mom
July 27th - My Sister Aimee

Happy Birthday to you all, I hope you have a tremendously wonderful time on your day!

Cute Babies!

I just love these cute little pics, the 1st is of Garrett and the 2nd is of Garrett & his cousin Riley. I know, I know they are two of the cutest babies ever!

What a Weekend!

Last Weekend was probably one of the worst weekends I have had in a long long time. First we got news about my cute little nephew that I wrote about in my previous blog. We went up to see him and my & bro & sis-in-law on Sunday and on the way home our car overheated and we ended up having to call Jordan's Mom & Dad to save us. They were able to tow us home and generously lent us a car to use until we got ours fixed.
On Monday night I got a phone call from my mother letting me know that my Grandma was very sick and could possibly not make it through the night so I had better come and say my goodbyes just in case.
Needless to say it was a very stressful few days but things are starting to get better.
My lil nephew got some good news at his appt that hopefully will mean that he will get to be around a little bit longer than originally thought. :)
We were able to go and buy a beautiful new car that I LOVE LOVE LOVE and Jordan was able to fix our other car for only $25 (what a handy man)
Last but not least my Grandma is on the mend and will hopefully be out of the hospital soon.
I am very grateful and happy that our family is so blessed!
Thanks for all of those that gave me their shoulder to cry on when I was at my wits end and to my wonderful hubby who has such a level head and who keeps me calm in frantic situations.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Yesterday my sweet little nephew was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. This is very upsetting as he has a small chance of living past the age of 2. He is 7 months old right now. For those of you who do not know what this disease is you can find more information about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_muscular_atrophy
This is the only child of my older brother Marc and his wife Becah. They tried for 3 years to have a baby and will be taken from them to soon.
My heart and prayers go out to them. I love them so much and am so sorry that this is something that they are going to have to go through.
I do believe that Riley is a choice spirit that was sent down here just to receive a body. He will be able to return to our Heavenly Father and be perfect.
My bro & sis in law made the wonderful decision to be sealed and one day will get to see their sweet little man again.

Love you Marc, Becah & Riley

4 years and Counting!

I can hardly believe it, next week will mark 4 years that Jordan and I have been married. It has honestly been the best 4 years of my life. I was so lucky in finding a wonderful man that loves me as much as I love him. I thought that I would quickly share a few of the reasons that I love him as much as I do.

1. Makes me laugh - Jordan is incredibly punny and can get me laughing so hard

2. Super Duper Tall - he is 6'7 and I fit quite nicely under his chin when I am barefoot. Plus as I am 6' I get the added bonus of wearing high heels and still being shorter than him.

3. Calm - Jordan is one of the most calm people that I have ever met, he keeps me grounded when I lose my temper or am freaking out over something. I am happy to say that in 4 years of marriage we have never yelled at each other and I attribute that to his calm reasonable head that he has on his shoulders.

4. Jordan is incredibly hot and sexy - I find myself being more and more attracted to him as the days go by.

5. Great Provider - Jordan works so hard for me and Garrett. We are so lucky to have someone like him.

6. Good Daddy - I love that he can sit and play and cuddle with lil Garrett. He is so gentle and loving - Plus he is willing to take him when I need to get away and just have some me time.

7. Ultra Intelligent - almost annoyingly intelligent. He can do anything that he wants to even if he has no idea how to do it. I can guarantee I could ask him to do an obscure task and by the end of the day he would have a plan of how he was going to tackle the project and the outcome would be near perfect if not completely perfect.

8. Completely himself. - I know this is an odd one but I love that I never have to wonder if he is being fake. He is always completely himself around me. He doesn't mind saying or doing anything around me. Plus he doesn't mind telling me if I am a dork or being annoying. I love the complete honesty.

9. Same retirement plans - Okay this is even more odd than the last BUT i think it is important. I am glad that he doesn't want to just sit back and relax when we are retired someday. I am glad that he wants to travel and be with grandkids, take me on a mission and have a winter home in San Diego! It makes me happy that all though we are practically complete opposites we still have the same goals at the end of the day.

10. I absoulutely love love love that he loves the Gospel and is so willing to participate in all facets of it. He is serving in the YM organization and I love to see him interact with the boys. I know that it is the same way he will interact with Garrett and I couldn't ask for any better. I love that he takes me to the temple and makes sure that I get to church even on weeks that I just want to stay in bed. I love that he is knowledgeable about the Gospel and that he can teach me about things that I don't know and that he can pretty much answer all of my questions.

All in all I don't think there is anything that I don't like about Jordan (even his never ending playing of video games)
I have been so lucky in my life and I feel like he and our son are the greatest blessings in my life.

I love you honey - I have loved our last 4 years and am so looking forward to spending all the rest with you. :)