Family Pictures

Here's some more from the family pictures, believe me there's more but you're lucky because my computer is being wierd and won't let me post more!

Lily making us laugh

Lily Dancing

Sorry I don't know how to turn this so it's right side up! This was Lily right before her dance recital at the Gingerbread Festival. There were a group of older kids singing and dancing and she was just totally singing and dancing along with them, which I was glad about because I thought if she got excited about them then maybe she would actaully do her dance on stage. Well, she did and loved it! I always knew she was a performer, but the past few weeks in class she has a had a tough time doing it and at the dress rehearsal she screamed and wouldn't let go of me. Needless to say I just didn't want any crying today and she did the dance so great!

What's in a name

So a while ago my friend Doug had this on his blog and it was kind of fun to check it out!

Chad
Warlike "English"
You are a charismatic individual with a dynamic and attractive personality. Probably not known for your caution or patience you are a risk taker who hates to be restricted in any way. Freedom is very important to you. Your thinking and intuition is strong and you have a talent for communication. You enjoy the sensual and material pleasures of life and with the application of care and wisdom you can achieve wonderful worldly success.
Jessica
Wealthy one, he beholds "Hebrew"
You are charming, talented and have a very positive attitude to life so it is hardly surprising that you attract success and recognition. Focussed and patient you understand that material rewards are a result of discipline. Being so creative and with a need for self-expression you may be drawn towards the arts, travel is also likely to be important. A loyal friend, you are a person who must be allowed freedom and independence.
Lily
A lily flower "Latin"
You are an inspiring leader whose originality, creativity and wisdom are applied to creating practical solutions to "unsolvable" problems. Humanitarian and idealistic your vision is to make the world a better place and you will work to this end. Hardworking and tenacious people admire you for your honesty and integrity. You are a loved and loyal friend and partner. Your have the potential to achieve enormous success in the world.
http://www.bostonuk.com/name_meanings.php?f=Boston

Pumpkin Picking

How do you entertain a child during Conference?

I think the pictures speak for themselves

Update

So here's a quick update on Chad mostly for family who've been asking about him. On Friday after physical therapy his therapist suggested getting an ultrasound of Chad's leg to see if there was a blood clot because Chad's leg was getting increasingly swollen and more painful. So we went to the hospital and sure enough he has a blood clot in his leg between his knee and ankle ( a very good place we learned today because the other two places clots tend to end up are in your lungs or brain and both can be fatal). So his doctor said we had two options to either go and be admitted to the hospital for the treatment or he could give us the prescription (Lovenox shots twice a day to be administered by his wife, and cumadin a blood thinner). So we opted to stay at home for comfort and cost benefits. Well the shot thing was actually okay (after Chad got over the fact that he thought I would mess up and maybe break the needle off in his abdomen) and then today the pain just kept getting increasingly worse and along with chills and fever I was getting a little freaked so I called the doctor and he said to go ahead to the hospital and have the on call doctor decide whether or not he should be admitted. So we went and he's there now for the night and then will be checked out again tomorrow. So that's the latest, and THANK GOODNESS for my mom being here this whole week to take care of Lily, cooking, cleaning my house, doing laundry and everything else! Mom I really couldn't have done it without you, and thanks to everyone who has wished us well and visited Chad, we really appreciate it!

Family Pictures

So last Saturday we went to take some family pictures for our Christmas cards, luckily we went in the morning and it was freezing but later that day it was SNOWING, so anyway these are just a few that the photographer put on her blog, but let's just say I'm hoping for at least one good one of the three of us where Lily is actually looking at the camera!

Chad is gonna kill me for putting a picture of him on here, but since he's laid up for a while and I think he looks great, I guess enjoy for now until he see's it and makes me take it off!

Our photographer was Raquel Allen, I love her! http://www.raquelsphotography.blogspot.com/

Chad's Hospital Day

Today is Chad's knee surgery and so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers that all will go well to repair his ACL. I think he and I both are looking foreward to no more knee pain, so hopefully this is the beginning to that!