Baby Shower!!

I'll start out by saying I don't have a lot of pictures yet, but I plan on getting them. On Saturday, June 6th, I was given a baby shower. It turned out great! I got to see great friends that I had not seen in too long, and it was wonderful seeing them. Also a lot of family came, Alex's mom, aunts and a couple of his sisters came from Utah, and it was fun to have them there! We had a game that Ryan put together that was a lot of fun! She had me and Mandy Davenport playing against each other since we are both pregnant. Two people would hold a string (two for her and two for me), we would be holding a baby (sack of flour), a cell phone, which we would hold an active conversation on, and while having and holding those things, we had to hang clothes on the clothes line, during a specific time period. Well Mandy smoked me, I didn't do too well, but we all sure did enjoy ourselves!! We talked a lot, and we ate a lot!! Then it was time for the gifts, and I'll tell you that McKelle sure did get spoiled. We got a lot of the cutest clothes that I can not wait to see her in! Peggy and Mandy made an adorable diaper cake, its a gift that I will have a hard time taking apart, its amazing! Mandy also got us the matching bouncer that goes with the traveling system, swing, diaper bag, and crib set, that we had already received. We got a lot of beautiful blankets, some hand made and beautiful. Also Ryan got her a swaddling blanket, which is smething that I very much wanted, and also an outfit, that I plan on taking with us to the hospital. There were many many more gifts, and every single one of them are perfect, and very much appreciated!! Thank you all so much for everything. I missed the ones I know that wanted to be there but had no way to be able to make it, but know that I thought of you! Love you all.

Memorial Day..

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remember when I was younger, I always looked forward to Memorial Day, even the grave hopping. After we went to visit all the graves, we would get together and have a picnic of some sort. Usually it is a day that does not shine, but rains. Even so we would get a blanket and set out a picnic on our living room floor, and still have a picnic/BBQ, rain or shine. Now it is just another day, one that I can not help thinking about three little angels that I pray continue to look down on me. In March of 1999, my little girl Joy was born, she was what you would call stillborn. January of 2000, my little son Kyle was born, he lived for 10 wonderful, but very short hours. And then November of 2001, another son Bradley was born, who let us be with him for 2 and a half hours. They are all buried at the Milbourne Cemetery, by Ft.Bridger, and Mt. View Wyoming. I very rarely make it there on Memorial Day, but am thankful, because they are still being taken care of. I have a very good friend that makes things for them almost every year, I still have the things she makes, and it amazes me of the thought and care she puts into those crafts for them, and for me. This year, once again I will not be making it home for Memorial Day, but they are as of often on my mind, and in my heart. I miss them with everything that is in me, even though I had a very short time with them. This year I have the blessing of feeling a little one growing and moving in me, she will be born in July and I can not wait to meet her. Thanks to all of you for the love and support I have always felt from every one of you. I sincerely love you all very much!

Baby!

In November, we found out that I was pregnant, initial reaction for me was complete nervousness. But boy can I tell you that I was very very excited as well. I felt that Alex, and I as well, deserved the chance to become parents, although it was a fear I had, and felt it would be all to easy to keep putting it off and never trying. In the past, I was told that it was just mine and my ex-husbands genes together just didn't mesh, and that together we were missing a chromosome. So with much praying decided to go ahead and give it a try with, and for Alex, not to mention for myself. The doctors appointments continued to go well, and with the 4th month ultrasound, where you can find out what you are having, I was scared out of my mind, because in the past that is also the ultrasound where we would find out not all was well with our little ones. But I found that things were just fine! The ultrasound turned out as it should be, and Alex and I found out we are having a little girl, due July 23rd! So we are are at the count down with only two more months left, and am both very excited, and can not wait to meet our little girl, who we are planning to name McKelle Ryan. It's a very happy time for all of us, and thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers!

New York-August 2008

I vaguely remember writing that first blog about a year ago, didn't think about it since. Here is what has kinda been happening since then. That August in 2008, during our first anniversary, Alex, Quinn, Ryan and I all went to New York. We really had a lot of fun, a lot of running around. We only had a few days to get everything in, but with Ryan's help we were able to enjoy the best that New York had to offer. We really had a great time, going to central park, going to the top of the Empire State Building, taking a boat ride around, so that we could see the Statue of Liberty, among other great sitings. Ryan and I were able to go to the Broadway Play Lion King, it was wonderful. Quinn and Alex went to a Yankees game and loved it!

Gotta start somewhere!

Well I've never had a website...so lets see how the blog goes. Alex and I have been married for almost a year now...one year on August 18th, it sometimes seems unreal. It definitely does not seem like a year. Its been a GREAT one. I still work at a bakery, its been fun, and the girls I work with have all become great friends! Alex works for Skywest airlines, and loves it! It has been nice for us, we get to fly most anywhere for free! We haven't taken advantage of that as much as we have liked, but am planning to in the near future! Things are going great for us, and we both love living in Salt Lake City, Utah!