IKE IS BACK!

Mark's little brother Ike got home from his mission on Monday. It was so fun to spend the day hearing about his mission. We have missed Ike so much and glad he is back. We are so proud of him for serving a mission and touching the lives of so many other people.

BABY'S 1ST CHRISTMAS

Christmas was so much fun with Zac this year. He did really well considering we drug him all around with little regard to his schedule. He loved playing with the paper and ribbons from the gifts. Santa dropped his sleigh at our house once again this year. It was so much fun to watch Zac throughout the day. Thanks to our families for helping to make it a memorable year.

THE CONE OF SHAME

Poor Bronco went to the vet today to get his routine dental cleaning and a check-up. He has had a really red neck and a large red spot on his belly for a few weeks now. The dental cleaning went well but the vet said the red spots are an allergic reaction to something. As a result Bronco will be on medication for a month and has to wear the cone of shame until the spot on his belly clears up. We love him and feel really bad for him. Merry Christmas Everyone!

BLESSINGS

As I drove to and from work today in the snow I had a lot of time to think about how many times I have been blessed in my life. Today the slick roads made me remember back to this March 4 weeks before Zac was born when I hit black ice and hit a fire hydrant on CA Ave. As I was stuck in stop and go traffic this morning I thought a lot about how blessed I am to have such great family and friends in my life. I remembered how my sweet husband came down took care of everything to clean up my mess. My dad taking time off work to take me to the Dr. Office to make sure Zac was ok. My wonderful mother in law bringing me lunch that day and taking my coat to get dry cleaned. These were just a few of the many people that came to help us that day. I am so thankful for great family and that our baby boy wasn't hurt in that accident. Hope you get a laugh out of the pictures from the accident, we do now. In our house we know that all things can be replaced but people can't. Just wanted to tell my family and friends I love them today!