Just a few things...

OK so today was Thanksgiving and I have many many things to be thankful for! I am a very blessed girl! But I thought instead of list everything, I would just show you some of the things I was reminded of today that I am grateful for and that I love!First of all I am so grateful for a little boy who will never let there be a dull moment in my life. He is seriously so funny and I love the way he makes me laugh at least a hundred times a day... For example,Every night before I go to bed I go in and check on Grant to make sure he is covered up and what not. I walked in his room and this is how I found him! Silly boy!Today when we got to my parents for dinner it was really hot in her house because she had been cooking all day. She did have the window open though, so Grant went over and stood in front of it and lifted his shirt up so that he could cool off in the breeze!I am also grateful that we have so many traditions in our family! I am grateful that we had delicious hot food to eat, and I am so grateful for those who prepared this delicious food(Mom, Dad, and my aunt Susie) They put in a lot of hard work just to make it a special day for all of us!What 14 year old, or for that matter 17 year old, do you know who would give a 5 year old the time of day??? Well I am grateful for two of the most awesome cousins! Nick (14) and Alyssa (17) are so great with Grant. They play and play and play with him, until they just cant play anymore. And they are so patient and fun!Grant just absolutely adores them both and he gets so excited to see them! I am so grateful to have such awesome cousins and so is Grant!Look at them rolling on the floor playing with him!!And how cute is this! I love you kids!I am gratefull for him and all his cuteness!I am also grateful for a husband who is so silly sometimes! Always giving people something to laugh about!!! Love you honey!

Family pictures 2009

WE MAY NOT HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER, BUT TOGETHER WE HAVE IT ALL! My friend from high school is an awesome photographer and I had seen some of her stuff! I like what she does and how she does it. And after doing a shoot with her I can tell you she really knows what she is doing and she is very hands on. I love that! We havent had family pictures done since November of 2007, mainly because I avoid being in front of the camera at all costs. I definitely prefer to be behind the camera. There is no other way to say it. I AM FAT. And although I have lost 25 pounds recently, I have got a long way to go until I will like the way I look. But to tell you the truth, somehow, someway I like these pictures. I told Kristen to make sure I didnt look fat in the pictures. Well she isnt a miracle worker, but she did make these pictures of my cute little family look great. I am so glad that we did this. The timing was perfect and I am glad that Kristen was able to do them for us! Thank you so much Kristen!!!!

Visit with Santa!

How cute are these boys!!!

Christmas shopping??

Ok so I know it seems like it is so early but it really isnt. Can you beleive Thanksgiving is in about a week and a half?? Oh Em Gee!! It totally snuck up on me. And I am deffinitely not ready for this snow we are getting. Well whether we like it or not, it's here. The holiday season. Every year I have a bunch of people ask me what Grant wants for Christmas. He has a lot of aunts and uncles and people who insist on spoiling him. Up until recently he was the only grandchild and nephew on my side and Jared's side of the family. Thank goodness he finally has a little cousin! YAY!

Well if I had things my way, I would love it if people just gave a small amount of money that we could put in his savings account. Beleive it or not, he loves money and he is very good about putting it in the bank, we have tought him that it is neat to put it in the bank and save it for when he is ready to go to college! Smart boy!
But I realise that not everyone enjoys giving money, because it is a little boring. I thought that I would give everyone some ideas of things that Grant would love for Christmas. Please dont think that I am suggesting anything by this. I just know that Jared and I both have family who read my blog and might benefit from these ideas.

* He wears a size 5-6 in clothes and a 12 in shoes

* He is really getting into reading and he loves books. Jared bought him a chapter book at the book fair and he loves it. We read a couple chapters a night and he is becoming an amazing reader, so books would be awesome.

* When Grant was a baby, I started a collection of Disney movies for him, so he always loves getting a new Disney movie (the Disney Classics)
* He is so into sports it is rediculous. He loves anything that has to do with sports and his favorite teams are the Utah Jazz, the Washington Readskins, and of course the Utah Utes!
* He is VERY artistic. He loves to color, draw, paint, and scrapbook.
* He loves anything that has to do with fire fighters, fire trucks, fire dogs (dalmations)
Hopefully that gives some of you some ideas.

Infertility SUCKS!!!

Jared and I went to see a fertility specialist on Monday. We had a long talk with him about what has been going on with my (broken) body over the past 5 years. Wow it has been a long and difficult road. He gave us a long list of things he wants us to do. Including several tests that he wants me to have done and one that Jared is going to need to do. They are all expensive tests, ranging from $150-$1000. As we all know, Christmas is coming but I am very anxious to get started, so I started with my first prescription yesterday. All of the tests that I have to do have to be done in a very timely manor and none of them are covered by our insurance. He also wrote me 5 different prescriptions that I filled, which were not cheap either and also not covered. I told Jared I just want prescriptions for Christmas being that they cost so much. The main goal right now is to get my body ovulating, which there is no gaurantee that I will even ovulate, let alone get pregnant. It is very hard for me to not get my hopes up. This is something we have wanted for so long and something we have put a lot of time, effort, and money into. I am hopefull but I am trying not to expect anything. All I know is if God blesses us with a baby, it will all be worth it.