Weekend Vacation

Tired Cheeto girl, isn't she cute?!?
Sister hitting the Pinata
Hitting the Pinata
His toys, aka, Obi One and Vader
Landon (the birthday boy) and his cake
Jami and I
Rach and I in front of the Vegas Temple
In front of the Bellagio as the fountains were going off for Veteran's Day

We Loved the M&M store


We've been planning a vacation for so long, but with health issues, it was always getting postponed, so for Veterans Day weekend, we decided we were gonna go visit Dan and Rachael in Nevada and Brian and Jami in Mesa for Landon's 6th birthday. What a fun vacation, but what a very LONG drive! I am flying next time! Thanks Dan and Rach and Jami and Brian for your hospitality and a fun weekend!

Here are some pictures from our fun weekend.

New friends

Being in a new ward we've been able to meet some new people and finally really get to know our neighbors. It has been so nice to really know who our neighbors are and get to know them. In the course of getting to know our neighbors, we have made some great friends. It is so nice to know who my neighbors are and to have people always watching out for us, I am feeling truly blessed!

New ward and healing

We stared the family ward in November, and I am so grateful we did. I really love our ward and we have finally been able to really get to know our neighbors and it's been so great! Rickey is still on the road to recovery, it's a long process and with as long as he was sick, it will be nice when it's finally over and he is feeling better!

set backs, healing process and a new job

I am such a slacker, life has been a little crazy around here. Rickey got home from surgery and was doing really well, but then he had a little set back and ended up being transported by ambulance back up to the U, where he spent another week. The healing process is taking longer than we were hoping, but he is finally getting better one day at a time, with a little time and some effort, he will be back to his old self in no time.

Rickey had a job interview the other day and got the job. Yay!!

Surgery

Rickey had his surgery yesterday at the U. The dr had come in before the surgery and explained what he was going to do and showed us pictures of what he was planning to do. The surgery went well, it was close to 3 hours. Rickey is sore today and has had little sleep, but in the long run, we are grateful to have had this surgery so he can finally start to feel better. YAY!

Appointment

Well, we finally were able to meet with the surgeon at the U and he said that he will do surgery on Rickey on January 20th We are excited to finally have a solution. He will have to stay at the hospital for about 6 days and if all goes well, he will get to come home. I am so excited for him to be better, I know it'll take roughly six weeks, but that's doable if it means he'll be better. Thanks to all for your support and prayers!!

Friends

I just wanted to take a minute and express my gratitude. I knew before that I had good friends, but I never realized how truly great they are and how much they care. With everything going on with Rickey, I've really struggled, but through all this, I made some great caring friends. I can't count on one hand how many ladies that come to the daycare have told me they were praying for us. Then there are the ones that always want an update. I have let them know that with the bills piling there wouldn't be Christmas this year for us, cause there's no money. Well, the other day, I had a friend ask me what we needed and she said she was going to try and get something for us. I've often thought about what good friends I had. I have been really struggling with the whole Christmas thing, then out of the blue yesterday, some friends of ours had told us to meet them at the gas station and they filled our car with gas and then they took Rickey and I to the store and bought him a pair of pants and me a shirt. Words can't express how nice it is to know what wonderful people there are and to know that they are our friends. Thanks Grant and Laura, you are one in a million! Thanks to all our friends for your prayers and concern.