Food Storage!

I am so excited that we finally got our food storage organized!  I have been buying it ever since we got into our house, but needed some good shelving for it.  After searching everywhere, I finally found good sturdy shelving at IKEA ( I love Ikea!)!  

As you can see, there is a whole section for bottles.  We are buying our pop in 2-liters now so we can wash them out good and fill them with water.  I love when you can sit down at the end of the day and feel like you accomplished more then you thought possible in one day!  

Seriously!!!

I can not believe it.  I just got back from the vet.  They changed Chloe's bandages from having her dew claws removed, and guess what........ her front paw is infected.  Seriously!  I feel like a horrible parent having a little girl, and a puppy both with infected "fingers."  Seriously! So now I have two different kinds of pink antibiotics in the fridge.  I am marking them well, so we don't accidentally mix them up.  Seriously!  I'm about ready to give up.  Seriously!  I hope this all ends soon!

*Note: This is kind of an ode to Meredith Grey, imagine her narrating this post.  It will make more sense Seriously!

Poor Lizzie!

I feel bad because Lizzie cut her finger last Saturday with a razor.  Well, I've cleaned it out everyday and tried to take good care of it, but to no avail.   Last night I noticed she had a slight fever so I gave her some tylenol, and when I changed her bandage, she had a blister thing on the back side of her finger.  She woke up this morning and still had a fever.  I took her to the doctor and she has a staff infection.  I feel so bad when she doesn't feel good.  She has been pretty cuddly all day.  I hope she will feel better soon.  

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........

Oodles & Oodles of Pictures!

So Since I haven't posted in a while, I decided to add a bunch of photos that I have not put on here yet.  ENJOY!  (oh, in loading them, I did them backwards, so we are going back in time....)

Lizzie loves to play with and on Grandma Grant's coffee table. 

Cute girl!

Her favorite place to sit and read all by herself.... the shoe rack.

Mommy and Lizzie

Pretty Christmas Dress

Second attempt for a picture with Santa (this is Grandpa Santa)

First try at Ward Party,  She was not liking Santa too much this year.

Christmas Morning, She loved her Rocking Horse!

But was a little afraid of Elmo

Taking a Baking Soda Soak.

This made me laugh, she found all of her little balls and put them down her shirt.

Chillin with Milan in their strollers

Reading with Daddy!

Playing at Jungle Jim's with her cousin Giovanna, They had a great time!

Sleepy Girl!

Crazy Hair!

Relaxing with the gold fish on Grandma's bed!

The Birthday Boy and Boy!!!!

I just wanted to let everyone know that today is the most wonderful, handsome, smart, funny, hard working, and all around greatest guys Birthday!  I'm talking about Joel of course!  Unfortunately he has been sick for the past few day, and I'm sure he still isn't feeling well ( he's still sleeping).   So today is a day of relaxation for him.  I just want to wish him a Happy Birthday and tell him how much I love and adore him!  One of his Birthday present he "received" yesterday, though he'll have to wait until May to "open" it.  We found out that we are having a baby BOY!  We are both pretty excited!  I'm a little scared however.  I have never taken care of a boy before, girls are all I know.  But I'm sure this will be a great new adventure.  

Family Photos!

Here are a few of my favorites!