This past month...

Here are a few pictures from the beginning of Feb.......

Eating Fun Dip with Aunt Stacey!

Yummy Oreos!

 Big Girl likes to dress herself.

Okay, now what has been going on.  We found out on Feb. 19th that Joel needed to go to Mexico to work for two weeks, and that he was leaving on the 23rd.  So we didn't have very much time to pack and plan.  I decided to go down and stay with my parents in Utah.  

Joel unfortunately missed his Niece, Carson's, Baptism.  Lizzie, Chloe and I drove up to Pocatello to be there for that.  I was fun to see most of Lizzie's Baker cousins.  She always has a great time with them.

Lizzie and all but two of her Baker cousins

After that we went to Logan for a few days.  We stayed with my sister Shauna.  Lizzie loved playing with their dogs.  We went and visited my Grandma.

Lizzie with her Great-Grandma Mortensen.  Unfortunately she loves to scowl.

Lizzie had a great time playing with her cousins, Trever and Ashley.  This next picture is Lizzie with a knee high on her head, it's one of Chloe's toys.  

The scowl >(

After a stay in Logan, we stopped in Bountiful to visit my dad at the hospital.  He had a total knee replacement earlier that day.  

Lizzie had a great time playing in the little closet in my dad's room.

Lizzie always loves when Giovanna (Nana- as Lizzie calls her) comes to Grandma's to play.

It worked out that I was able to help my dad with his recovery.  Joel came home the Monday after my dad's surgery and was a huge help.  

Lizzie cuddling with Grandpa watching The Price is Right.

We stayed a third week, because my brother blessed his little girl, Elsie Sophia Grant. 

My family minus, Shauna's husband Dustin, and Becky and her family.

Little Elsie Sophia

Unfortunately on the way to the blessing we found out that Joel's oldest brother, Brett, was being life flighted from Rock Springs to University Hospital.  It turned out that two weeks earlier he had a migraine that lasted for 4 days, and then started having major back pain, so he went to the chiropractor.  Well, last Saturday morning Brett was at work and totally passed out.  It ended up that he had a brain aneurism behind his Left eye.  The back pain was from the blood that was draining down his spinal cord.  They did brain surgery on Sunday, and all went well.  He is still in intensive care and they are monitoring him closely.  The doctors say that he is very lucky to be alive.  We are praying for him constantly.  

To add salt to the wound, Joel's sister who was down there to be with him, got her truck stolen from the hotel parking lot.  This was hard for us, because we had emptied things out of our back seat into her truck, so that we could take home Joel's dad and niece.  There was nothing in there that couldn't be replaced which we are very grateful for.  Luckily, Joel's sister has good insurance.  

Anyway, that has been our life for the last month.  Kind of crazy, and a very glad to be home!  I'm grateful for all of our blessings and truly know that our Heavenly Father watches over us always!   Until next time........