Spring Flowers

A few weeks ago I planted some tulips in the flower planters in the front of our house. They were pretty for a while until they started wilting and the leaves started turning brown! Today, I ripped them out of the ground! I guess I have bad luck with plants, flowers, whatever. Last summer I planted some little orange ones(can't remember what they were called) and they died within two weeks, and this year the tulips also lasted about two weeks. Even in collage it seems like all my plants died soon after I brought them home alive and well. So now I got some new flowers and planted them this afternoon with high hopes! I got Stock, Marigold and Zinnia flowers. The lady at Home Depot said these flowers are low maintanance and need lots of sun...exactly what I need! I guess I'll have to wait and see.

Rotavirus...beware!

Conference Sunday Whitney woke up like normal. We were playing in her room when she barfed a little, but I thought maybe it was just spit-up. A little while later I was carrying her down the hall and she barfed three more times all over me and all over the floor...yuck! Her diapers were even more disgusting! It was then that I knew something wasn't right. By Tuesday when Whitney was looking or acting like she was better I took her to the Dr.. He said that she had the Rotavirus and all I could do was try to get as many liquids down her as possible and keep her comfortable, and also to watch for dehydration. For the next week she was a little zombie. She wouldn't move or get any expression on her face or even 'talk' like usual. I was worried because she wouldn't eat anything solid. She's so skinny already it was sad to see her loose even a pound and a few ounces. She'd drink some milk, but not a lot. She did like Pedialyte okay but I don't see how because I tasted it and it was like drinking salt water!! Brig got it too, but it only last a couple days...Hopefully I won't get it. I feel sorry for any of you that have had or will have your kids get this virus, it's really awful for the child and the one who has to clean it up!

Whitney was on her way up by Easter Sunday, but not good enough to crawl around looking for eggs from the Easter Bunny :( She's still really clingy, but that could be due to her getting her top front molars in. Brig's parents came to visit and we had a good time with them. Poor Grandpa Dale got sick his last day here.

Whitney's Lambie

I don't think a lot of you know this, but Whitney lost her Lambie at Sam's Club at the beginning of March. She loved Lambie so much that it went everywhere with her and she'd even sleep cuddling it. For the next few days after Lambie was lost I called to see if they had found it or if it had been turned in. No luck. Today(3 weeks later), Whitney and I went shopping at Sam's Club and I thought I should go ahead and ask if Lambie had been found, even though I wasn't counting on it. When the lady pulled Lambie out of the lost and found box and Whitney started squeaking and reaching for it, I got tears in my eyes. I was so happy when I saw how happy it made Whitney!!

New Mexico

This last week Whitney and I went on a trip to visit my parents and other family that live in Las Cruces, New Mexico. My sister Melodie also came with her two kids. While we were there we had a few family get togethers. It's neat how I can live away from my parents and siblings for so long, but when we all get back together it's just like we were never apart.
Some of the highlights from the trip:
1) Meeting my new nephew Chase(Abe and Cody's baby).
2) I also got to meet my sister's baby Zion for the first time too. He's just adorable!!
3) Taking a ride in my brother Abe's race car, I literally felt my insides smash against the seat as the car reached 108 mph in just a few seconds. Sorry Jesse that I didn't get to ride in yours.
4) Whitney started walking using a push toy.
5) I got to see my parents' 5th day care center renevated and looking great.


Here are some random pictures from the trip.

Girls Night Out!

This weekend I was able to get together with a couple of my BYU roommates. We all haven't been together for at least four years so this girls night out was extra special. Jenny lives around here and Courtney came into town from Texas for a wedding. We went to eat at Red Robin, which was one of our favorite places to eat while we were living together. All three of us have a baby now, Colby, Jackson and Whitney. Whintey loved waving at the two little guys and squealing too. Jackson slept through the entire evening and Colby was all smiles until he fell asleep on the way to eat. It was fun to see them together. We had a great time reminiscing about our college days and all the crazy things that happened between then and now.