Temple Square

We had the opportunity this week to go to Salt Lake with our good friends Jen and Brandon and their little boy Talan. We went to Trolley Square first and ate at Rodizio Grill which I might add is good food, but super pricey. We then went to Temple Square and walked around and looked at all the pretty lights and how festive it was, it definitely put me in the mood for Christmas!

Stupid swine flu

Stupid, stupid swine flu.
You know when you hear of different things and think you're immune? well, so did I, that was until Rickey ended up with a fever of 103 and I took him into the dr and they said yep, it's the swine flu, and that I would likely get it too. Can I just tell you, that being cooped up in the house for a week is not my idea of fun. We both have wicked coughs and he still has a fever :( so much for going to work so one of us can make money, I guess it's better that we get it now, instead of when the new semester starts and he's super busy with fire stuff. anyway, to all those reading this, hope you are immune and don't get this, it is definitely not fun!

My Hubby

So all the hoopla of Rickey passing the fire test went out the window when he started having pains that we couldn't figure out.
last sat night he didn't get any sleep cause he was up all night sick and then the next morning, we ended up in the er for most the day.
They did several tests and it ended up being a kidney infection. I tell you, if it's not one thing with him, it's another with his poor family.
I am glad that he is starting to feel better, he is the best hubby in the world!!

Kayla

This is dedicated to Kayla.
Kayla, my sister in law, has had a very rough last few weeks, she hurt her back and has basically been bed ridden and in a lot of pain. She has been to the dr several times and had no answers, they finally thought they'd figured it out when they told her she has a pinched nerve, but they found something else wrong and so now it's back to more tests and more pain meds. I feel terrible for her, it's gotta be so rough, so if you know her or have any uplifting messages to send along, please keep her in your prayers.
Get better soon kayla!!

Fire Test

So Rickey took the CPAT test for fire academy and passed, so now he will be starting fire academy in january.. I am so happy for him, but it now means a lot of studying. I can't believe how well he did with not a lot of time to practice. what can I say, my hubby is amazing!!

New Cousin

I am so excited about this post cause now I can post pictures of my brand new cousin.
My aunt finally had her 6th kid and boy is he loved!!
His name is Jax and he is the cutest baby ever!!
Rickey and I went out to Herriman yesterday to visit and we got more than we bargained for and it was so worth it!! We held baby, ate dinner, visited/played and last but not least, watched some pretty cool fireworks!!
Welcome to our family Jax!

Good News

So, I know it's a little late that i'm posting this, but Rickey's dad got his cancer test results back and.. they came back benign, we are soo excited!!
Our prayers have been answered, Thanks to all those who fasted and prayed with us.

Fire House in PG

The Firemen in Pleasant Grove had a fire training a couple weeks ago, and we had the great plessure of being a part of it.. it was soo awesome!!!

Rickey's Dad

So we just found out wednesday that Rickey's dad has colon cancer.
What a crappy thing to hear. The good news is that they may have caught it early enough that he won't have to do chemo or radiation treatments, but we won't know much more until later this week. Rickey is taking it all in fairly well, I know he's hurting, but he's keeping it together, me on the other hand, well I fall apart way too often.
This is definitely a trial, but thank heavens for good friends, family and most of all the power of prayer, fasting and blessings.
Thanks to those who fasted on his behalf, we really appreciate it!!
Your prayers are greatly needed and appreciated.

Anniversary trip

We just celebrated our 4th year anniversary on the 15th. I am still shocked that it has been that long, it really only seems like not very long ago that we met, fell in love and started the rest of our lives together. I couldn't have asked for a better or more loving husband!!
So for our anniversary we went to midway in heber and stayed in the Homestead and just spent a few days together away from all the stresses of work.
I am glad to be home, but it was nice to have a few days of just us time!!

Easter

Today was Easter sunday, and we had such a fun day!
We went to Rickey's parents house for dinner and the girls did an Easter egg hunt for us and then we
all did one for mom and dad, we had such a good time.
We went to my parents last and just hung out and spent time together and saw pictures of Jesse on his mission. And to top it all of, we came home with an abundance of candy!!!

Good times with friends

Rickey and I went to an old friends house on friday night, we had soo much fun!
We got there and ate treats, played with the kids and just caught up on life. It's so nice to visit with old friends, I forget how good it feels to catch up with old friends.
We had such a good time that we're hoping to do it again soon.

Marah's Baptism

We went to my cousin Marah's baptism last saturday, it was a really neat experience.
We are so proud of her decision to be baptized. We went to their house after for a get together and just hung out with family and chatted, it was a lot of fun.

pics posted soon.

Dinner

We went to one of Rickey's mission companions house last night for dinner.
We had a great time eating and chatting and trying to keep their two boys entertained, so we pulled out the Wii and played games with the boys, it was so much fun and their boys are hilarious!
Oh, and for dessert we had this chocolate cake from costco, it was soo rich, but it was so yummy!

Bad memory card reader

ok, so we were going to post some of the awesome videos we took of the skiers at the world cup on friday night, but our dumb memory card reader screwed up our memory card so now there are no pics. sorry everyone!!
I am hoping we can get some pictures from our friends that were with us, if that's possible, they will be posted.

World Cup Ski Jumping

We went up to Deer Valley resort last night with some friends to watch the Visa Freestyle International.
The skiers were amazing!! The hike up was long but totally worth it.
We all went out to dinner after at Texas Roadhouse BBQ, it was so yummy!!

What a fun night!!!
pictures will be posted soon.

I am totally new at this so bare with me and I will try to keep it updated as mush as possible.