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Here are some more pictures of our valentines day weekend in Mesquite! Hailey and Brinley were twiners

on valnetines day. I helped them make delicious sugar cookies which was so fun! Everyone loved holding litte baby hudson! He is such and angel and it is sad that we live so far away from them! Mikkel even held him... although he thought that he might "break him." He looks so cute holding a baby!!

My dad and Hudson

Hailey and Brinley

Ashley and Hudson

Ashley and Brinley cutting out heart shaped cookies

Mikkel with the kids and Sadie

Today...

1. I haven't showered yet, nor do I plan to do so any time soon!
2. I have lists of things to do, which took most of my energy to write the lists!
3. My dog is staring at me with sad eyes cause she wants to go on a walk, which I can't do until #1 is accomplished.
4. I have black streaks on my eyes from yesterdays make-up that didn't get washed off last night.
5. The sun is shining, yet it doesn't motivate me to get going for the day.
6. I have laundry and more laundry to do.
7. We have a new desk to put together that has been sitting in my garage for a week. this will require taking out the old desk.

Too much to do and yet I complain that I don't have enough time to get things done during the week but it is almost 1 pm and I have done nothing... ugh

My New Nephew!!!

This Weekend we are in Mesquite visiting my sister and her new little baby boy!! His name is Hudson James Hughes and he was born on Thursday the 12th. He is so stinkin cute! We are having lots of fun here and i really don't want to come back to the snow and cold! its been nice being able to wear short sleeved shirts and be outside. Here are some cute pictures of the little guy.

This Time Its for real

Well last night my mom called me to tell me that grandpa had really died this time. He had been doing good this week and they wanted to move him to a rest home. He did not want to go and didn't know why he couldn't just go home. He was fighting them on whether he was going or not and he was not happy with the decision. Well two hours later he past away. My grandma said, "I told you he wasn't going to go to the rest home." I guess he wanted to go to a better place instead. He was such a sweet man and I will miss him. I have never had anyone close to me die. Both sets of my grandparents have been around my entire life. In fact I don't think I have ever been to a funeral. I have been fortunate to not have had experienced the loss of someone... until now.

My Grandpa Died! kind of...

Yesterday my mom called me and told me that my grandpa had died. He had been very sick and couldn't do much for himself anymore. He got up to use the bathroom and had fallen over and stopped breathing! The ambulance rushed him to the hospital were they told my grandma he was dead. I was surprised but at the same time I knew it was coming. I cried and felt bad for my grandma and what she must be going through. My dad was very sad and was having a hard time with it.  Two hours had passed when my mom called me back and said he was now alive and on life support. I was shocked and overwhelmed at the same time! My mom told me that today he was talking about how during his "out time" he had seen and talked to several family members who had died many years ago. How amazing is that??? its a miracle! He is still in the hospital but he is doing good and I am still amazed at what happened. Hopefully he will get to go home and live for a few more years!!!

Happy Birthday Ashley!

This will be the first and only post this year, the blogging world is for the birds, but for my wife I wanted to write a message where other people can know how I feel about her.  Ashley, you have no idea how much you mean to me.  I love your sweet sensativity, even though sometimes my blunt ways of saying things get me in trouble.  I love your sense of humor, even though sometimes I just shake my head-I know you wish I laughed more-your impressions are usually right on.  I love that you cry during abandoned animal commercials, or extreme home makeover, even though I try to change the channel so you don't cry because it gets me all teary eyed too.  I love that you dance, even though I'm not the biggest ballet fan unless you are on stage.  I love the stories about your day, even though I sometimes can't take my eyes off the tv while your talking.  I love your home baked sweets, even though I complain we eat too much sugar.  I love watching you teach primary, even though the kids drive both of us crazy.  I love you because you are so beautiful outside and in, I love you because you motivate me to always be better and not to give up even when things are diffiicult.  I love you because you forgive my weaknesses and love me for me.  I love you so much, you are my everything.   Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

Why...

Do you ever just wonder WHY...?
Why me, Why Them, Why her, Why him, Why you
Lately I have been really thinking about lifes ups and downs and why some things just are the way they are! Why do bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people? And yes I know the answer to that and I realize that life is not fair! When people do wrong there are consequences but I think that at some point the people that do right should be rewarded for it!! Can you imagine what it would be like if life were fair??? wow what a world that would be and sometimes I wonder why it can't be like that. I know all things happen for a reason but I don't get why some trials are brought into our lives. We all struggle at some point in life but some do for longer periods of time and it seems like the storm will never be over. I wonder if people will always struggle with certain things or always have the same trials. Life is hard and I guess we will never understand until it is all over and we can see the bigger picture. I just wonder sometimes.