Hello,
I've been slacking again.  So I'll try to catch up.  I am so glad we have Sundays to regroup and put life back into perspective.
I've been having technical difficulties and I need to get to bed but first I'll give a brief run down on what to look forward in my next post.

I got a call Thursday night from Erika, she was locked in a Mr. Bubbles car wash...
Sounds a lot like Duke, Kjerstin, Kurtis and I getting locked in the Washington D.C. temple baptistery...

One graduation down, 3 more to go...

Cole,Taleena and Aspen were able to come visit...

Had a great Saturday at Thanksgiving Point running the 5K with my niece Nicki.  It was also fun to watch my brother John and his wife Celest and my niece Mandi and her husband Sam run the 1/2 marathon!!

Stay tuned for more details later.......

I want life to slow down!  Going over the calendar the next two months will be crazy but June should be much better.  Erika will have 3 graduations, no 4!  Success Academy Graduation on April 24th,  SUU Graduation on May 4th and 5th.  She will graduate with her associates in Science and Engineering. She made it and is very very excited to be graduating!!  CVHS Graduation May 23rd and also seminary graduation sometime in May.  Kjertin graduates From SUU as well with her bachelors in Family Life and Human Development with an emphasis in family services.  We are so proud of her!!!  She made it!!!!

Daniel went in to get a new cast because he took some of the sand dunes home with him is his cast.  Not very comfy on the skin.  They took it off and exrayed it and he got to keep it off!!  He just needs to go easy for a week or so.  (Good Luck with that one, he's a 14 year old boy, they don't understand, "go easy".)

Cole had chemo this week.  He hasn't been as sick so far and we pray he will not get as low as he has been getting.  They are going to give him 2 weeks to recover instead of one.  When Daren took Daniel into get his new cast the Dr. that has been working with Daniel is the one that Cole went to after his first MRI.  He was very happy to hear how well Cole is doing.  He said when he saw Cole's MRI it was the worst case he has ever seen.  And that he didn't sleep for a few days after consulting with Cole, Taleena and Daren.  The news he gave us that day was so hard to handle.  I can honestly say that was the hardest day of my life.  I am so glad that the night before he went into talk with the Dr. that he was given a blessing.  He was told that the road to recovery would be a hard one but that he would make it through.   And Taleena's blessing told her twice that he would be OK.  I did wonder what OK would look like.  The Dr. said he would lose his leg.  And Cole and Taleena were trying to be so positive. They said they would rather have Cole with one leg then no Cole.  Of course we all felt the same way.  We feel so blessed that he has responded so well to the therapy.  

We have learned so much through this trail.  We know God knows and loves us.  I know that faith in our Savior Jesus Christ and the plan of salvation is what gives me hope and peace.  I have been blessed by so many giving and caring people!  There are many good examples the Lord has surrounded me with and I have many people to lean on.  Thank you all and God Bless.

Kjerstin and Kurtis invited us to go on vacation with them!  Why not is what we said and we were off to see sights in 5 different states!!  Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia plus D.C. We first went to Maryland. Kurtis is helping Kjerstin get the best shot of a ship in the Baltimore Harbor.

Hang Up we are on VACATION!

George and I

Valley Forge



The guys in Martha's kitchen!!



Where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were written and signed!!  It was awesome to be there!



The Liberty Bell

Washington D.C. Temple 

Remember we are on VACTATION!



Independence Hall



U.S. Capital     Where they took my mangos and Duke's leatherman :( 



Megan, Mike and thier cute kids let us stay with them a few nights.  Thanks!!  It was great to visit with them.  What a cute and wonderful family . In the middle are Megan and her two youngest, Lilly and Sam.



Arlington National Cemetary

Erika and Andrew - Prom 2013

Cole and Aspen



Sophie giving Aspen a smooch!

 

Kaitlyn at her dance competition in St. George.



Aspen is such a cutie!  She is a really good baby.  She is already sleeping around 7 hours at night!!!



After the dance competition we had to wait for Erika to get back from the Bar 10 Ranch.  So we went to the movie,  Croods in 3D! 

Duke and I and 5 other couples had a great trip to Sedona Arizona.  It was nice to have heated seats when we left Wednesday morning and the temp was 29 COL degrees.  We defrosted when we got further south.

 





  

We had a lot of fun enjoying the sand and sun for Easter.  W





Anna Travis joined us for some Easter egg rolling, 4 wheeler driving, hot dog eat'in fun!



For an update on Cole... He was feeling pretty good for a change and was able to enjoy our Easter fun.  Today he started chemo again.  We are hopeing for a speedy recovery.  It seems that since he had chemo and radiation his recovery time is much longer.  But he is getting to then end of the treatments!!  Only three more weeks of treatments with the 1-3 weeks in between for recovery.  He will hopefully finish up in May and be able to move his cute little family back to Cedar.