Appendectomy

Last weekend, Tyler kept complaining of stomach pains. But I was so busy with Christmas preparations, piano recitals, tumbling performances and holiday parties that I didn't give him much attention. (I sort of thought he was being a big baby). On Monday, he told me he was going to the doctor to get his pain checked out. That evening, I was at my mother's house decorating gingerbread houses when I get a phone call from Tyler. He tells me he is at the hospital and that he is going to have surgery that night to have his appendix removed. My mother and I rush to the hospital and wait and wait. Finally at midnight, they operate on him.

Everything went very well, it was just very bad timing with Christmas three days later. So, as you can guess, Christmas has been a little more mellow than usual at our house. And we can't wait for things to return back to normal.

Moral of the story: pay attention to your husband's stomach pains.

Christmas Day

We had such a wonderful Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with Dave and Helen, Tyler's parents. We ate soup and hot rolls and the kids got to open a present from them which was a rice bag. They enjoyed holding their own warm rice bag on the way home. Once we got home they opened their pajama present and then went off to bed. They must have been very tired because they didn't wake us up until 8:00! They were so happy to see that Santa had brought Madison and Spencer bikes and Brayden an iPod.

The day was filled with family and more presents. I can't believe how quickly it all went...and now it's all over. What a whirlwind. I hope your day was as merry as ours!

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I know I've been neglecting this blog lately...but it's been a very busy month. This past weekend was my brother Garrett's farewell. He is leaving today for his mission in Carlsbad, California. We had family pictures on Saturday, the farewell on Sunday, Camille's birthday on Monday and another busy day yesterday.

My brother Joshua is coming home today. He lives in Germany but is visiting for three weeks for the holidays. We have a lot of fun events planned with him and I am so excited for it all to begin. It has been so nice to have all of my family around.

I really can't believe that Christmas is next week. I am not ready! Stress is starting to set in with all that needs to be done....but here I am blogging! How about all of you? Are you ready?

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was such a fun time this year.....and most of that was due to the fact that my birthday was on the holiday. We spent the Thanksgiving at my parent's house. Everyone but Joshua and Dynelle, whom we missed dearly was there. The day was filled with yummy food, good conversations, a few fun games and laughter. These kind of days make me very grateful for my family.

I had so many friends and family members that made my birthday so special. Thank you! And thanks to my sister-in-law Jade for putting my name along with my age up on the marquee of the drive-in. I'm not sure how much I liked that one...but pay-backs are great!

I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving.