Dance

This is Gentry's first day of dance class. Some girls in our ward are putting it on for a month and at the end they are going to do a performance. She was so excited. I asked her to dance with me in the car to a song and she said "no mom I am dancing today not you." She loved it.

Working at the Race Track

Gentry LOVES to help her Dad with the horses. Some days she gets to wear her cowgirl boots (that are about 2 sizes too small, but she has to look like her Dad) and her new leather gloves and she gets to go to the race track. She is still not really confident around the horses but she is trying!! Her Dad has to wear this mask so she thinks that she has to also. Chad is so proud of his daughter, that she likes to go out and work with him. He took the camera and was just taking pictures like crazy!! He loves his little girl.

My Dad

I saw other people talking about their Dads for Father's Day and I thought I need to talk about my Dad. I really think I have the very best Dad and my kids have the best Poppie. I NEVER had a game growing up that he did not attend. He was all of our biggest fans (and loudest)!! He is a spiritual Giant and I am so blessed and grateful for his example, always. I really feel like I can go to him with anything and with any question and he has an answer or advise for me. He is so loving and kind to my children and that means so much to me and Chad. Like most fathers too- he never says no to anything. Even now he spoils me rotten. He is so giving and never expects anything in return. He loves me no matter what! I truely believe that he is the best and I thank my Heavenly Father for him everyday. It just is amazing to me that I was chosen to go to my parents here on earth and I am so grateful that I can be with them forever. My testimony of the gospel started from my parents. I am so thankful for that!! I love you Dad- I hope you know that. Wish I could have been there for Father's Day. Hope it was a GREAT day!!! Love- ME

Finally Summer This Day

We have had nothing but rain lately. Last week though we finally got a summer day. It was so nice and sure enough the next day or maybe even that night we got rain again. Aimee got the slip-n-slides out for the kids. They had lots of fun and this is the first year Gentry would even let the water touch her so I was excited. I say Gentry is her father's child because she does not like water very much especially if it is cold. Calen is mine- he likes the water no matter what.

The Icecream man!!!

I hope Brandy and Aimee don't get mad but I told them I was going to post this. Finally it was a nice day and we could enjoy the out doors!! You both look beautiful no matter what!!! By the way I told Brandy to do this:)

This is how we sleep about every other night lately. It is so FUN-- NOT!!

Getting ready for church tomorrow.

I have never done a video before so I just had to try it.

I have never blogged about Calen and what has been going on with him but when he was about 15 months old I took him in for his 15 month appointment and the doctor said that he was really concerned because he had not gained any weight since he was 9 months old. I knew he was small but I figured it just was a genetic thing b/c I was small and so was Chad's sister Mauna Rae. Anyway, he took a bunch of tests like blood, sistic fibrosis, checked his kidneys and some other things too I can't remember. They all came back negative including Celiac (which runs in my family and it is where you are allergic to wheat and gluton, which is in everything). So after all those tests came back negative the doctor told us that we were going to have to take him to a specialist in Boise. This is our trip there. We had to be there on a thurs. and we told the doctor all about him. The next day we went into surgery where he ran a scope down his intestines. These pictures are from that morning. He had to get some medication that made him act so funny. Back to the story, Calen had not even started to walk and he was like 17 months. The doctor thought that it was Celiac eventhough the tests came back negative. A week after we came home the Doc. called and said the tests came back all negative for celiac but he still thought that he could have it and he wanted us to still put him on the diet. He said that if he did have it then he would be a totally different child in 4 weeks. It has been 4 weeks tomorrow and he has been. He has had so much energy, he has started to walk, and has had more of a personality than ever before. He also gained almost a pound which is HUGE for him. We are so thankful it is this instead of something else because there could be so many worse things. Celiac is an autoimmune desease that makes it so that your body doesn't absorb any nutriants and so that is why Calen has been so small and has not started walking. He had no muscle really. Also he just felt sick all the time from it. He pooped like 3 times a day and it was so nasty. Now just like a normal 17 1/2 month old. We just love him. He has gotten a little naughtier now though, but he is healthy and we are grateful for that. My brother Jared has this same problem and so he has been so helpful too.

Calen falling asleep at the piano.