Christmas tree I picked out and took home to decorate.
Donovan and Ash in search of the perfect Christmas tree.
Ranger Station
Donovan and Kenz at Browne Lake
Antelope!!!
Ok, so this isn't one of my prettiest cakes, however, for Donovan it was prefect!
Make a wish!
The Birthday Boy blowing out ALL his candles!
Just getting started on his MAN CAVE!
Putting on the finishing touches!
Loved the teeth!
Kenzie was a porcelain doll this year.
Ashlynn went as a little kitty (like our Tuko).
Ember was a dead race car driver.
Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.
Meow!
Donovan and I chose a little more scary twist of Halloween this year.
This was taken Halloween night. It was a lot of fun doing a gross and scary costume this year.
Kenzie made a very cute doll!
This was the 1st attempt at a doll face for school. I like Halloween night's make-up better.What a great giveaway. This Gal is so very talented, the costumes are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Go on, you know you want to check them out. Go on, what are you waiting for, click the link and see.
Grosgrain: Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!
You have to check this costume set out. Absolutely A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!
I have been on a little vacation from blogging the past month. For me it hasn't been an easy one. For those of you that don't know, I finally miscarried, we were out of town with some friends and on the way home from Don and Jeri's cabin. On the drive I started having contractions, they started about 5 minutes apart and by the time we got to the nearest town there were 2-3 minutes apart. I let Donovan know right before town that I would need to stop in Mountain View and just make sure everything was alright. As soon as I started getting out of the car I knew something was not. I went to the restroom and found that I had started to hemorrhage. This really scared me, about 1 1/2 to Evanston and 2 plus hours home. I decided that everything was going to be alright and I was fine (I can see now how positive thinking is key). Went back out to the car where Donovan was waiting and first thing I said to him was "You need to give me a blessing and get me to the hospital now." I am truly thankful and blessed to have MY MAN hold the keys to make me feel at peace and know that I will be taken care of! We headed off to Evanston and Donovan was asking if we just needed to call an ambulance...for me I wasn't sure (it would be a lot of money). Then I said if the bleeding is worse we will contact the hospital. Sure enough I was bleeding even heavier and NEEDED medical assistance. Just 3 minutes after Donovan gave me my blessing we came up to a 4 way stop and behind up was a sheriff (what a blessing!) from there he contacted the EMT's, he arrived 2 minutes later, and soon after the ambulance was there. I was getting all strapped in and placed in the ambulance when Ember woke up and realized was was being taken to the hospital...this was very traumatic for Donovan and the girls, and for me it was very hard to see my family worry as much as they were. I don't think I have ever seen Donovan so scared, I could see the love and worry he has for me...don't get me wrong, I could see it before, however, in these situations it is a little different and things are very more clear. So there began my first ride in the ambulance. Arrived at the Evanston hospital, stayed there until stable and I was able to be transported AGAIN by ambulance to Provo. I arrived at the Provo hospital around 7pm, did some testing, schedule me for an ultrasound to see where the bleeding was coming from and then a D&C. This whole terrifying advent lasted all of 15 hours from beginning to end.
Now, I knew that the pregnancy was no longer good at my 12th week ultrasound when they said the fetus had died. I then went the following week to Yellowstone, then took a pill the was supposed to cause miscarriage (DIDN'T!) Then two weeks later went to Don and Jeri's cabin. After all was done I had carried this baby for a month longer. During this month I never came to reality until the day I started to miscarry that I was no longer pregnant. If I said that I was doing alright the week following I would have been lying to everyone and myself. I finally lost it the following week. I finally about to grieve. I am doing a lot better now. Some days are worse then others. The main thing I think about is my family almost losing me. How precious time is, our spouses and our kids are! I love them and I know how blessed I am. It was an amazing trial and I know why I was given it!
Sorry this post was so long, however, there are some of you that did not hear the story and are in the dark. This is not all of it, but I thought I would save you some reading eye strain. If you would like the whole story just let me know and I will be more then happy to share it with you.
I haven't wanted to post anything as of late. We have done some really fun and exciting family adventures. However, we have also had some bad news.
We took a trip to Don and Jeri's cabin in Manilla over the 24th of July. That was a really fun trip.
Ember came home on the 26th, so excited for this. It has been so nice having her home.
Tues. 28th, had another ultrasound which showed that the baby didn't not grow and had actually gotten smaller and there was no heartbeat.
Wed. 29th at 2:20am the family took off for Yellowstone. Stayed in Yellowstone from Wed. to Sunday. This was a great trip and it was so nice to have the whole family with us. We did a lot. Saw a ton of animals. 3 black bears, 2 grizzlies (one was a silver tip), elk, bison, deer, bull moose and many others.
Mon. 3rd. had a doc. appointment and he gave me pills to help with a miscarriage. Last dose was on Wed. 5th. Still no miscarriage.
Sometime this week we will be doing some school shopping. I can't believe I will have a kindergartner and a 6th grader.
