Running/My Hero, My Mom

Today I ran a 5K. It was a run to raise money for MS (multiple sclerosis), which is what my Mom has. Mom is amazing! Never complains, even as she deals daily with struggles related to her disease. Mom is my hero. While pregnant with my oldest daughter, I knew that I wanted her middle name to be JoAnn. If Sadie could grow up to have qualities like her Grandma, I knew she would turn out to be an amazing person. I ran the race with my friend, Melissa, who is such a wonderful person. We kept each other going...talking a bit about Mom and dedicating the race to her. I couldn't help hearing Mom saying "Shanna, run a mile for me!" She always says that to me when she knows I'm running! :) I love you, Mom!

Happy 10th Birthday, Cole!!

We love our Cole! We celebrated over a couple of crazy days! Cole received his Bear at pack meeting the night of his birthday. I think his favorite presents were a watch and a basketball hoop. We've wanted to get him a hoop for awhile, but our driveway is sloped and it makes me nervous...but, we decided to try it! Cole is an amazing young man and constantly surprises me with his kindness. He is always looking for ways to help others around him. We are so grateful to have him be part of our family! He is the perfect boy to have four younger sisters!

Toothless Jayda!

Lost both top, front teeth tonight!

Play Land!

Finally, A Warm Day!

Trampoline Fun! Love these girlies!

Before and After-Living Room

Well, here are some pictures...finally. Not the best pictures, but you can get the gist of what we did....

We need window treatments and our rug is backordered....I apologize for the holiday decorations in all the pictures, but I forgot to take pictures between taking down Valentine's and hanging up St. Patrick's stuff. We love how everything turned out! The last picture is so dark! Sorry! The floors are so beautiful now and you can hardly tell they are a different color because the pics are so dark! I'll take some more pictures after we get the window treatments.

Sadie's Baptism

We had the best day Saturday! Sadie's baptism was beautiful and we were so grateful to all who came to be part of Sadie's special day! The Spirit was so strong and the blessing very sweet. We are proud of Sadie and her decision to follow the Savior! Here are some pictures...

Sadie with her two Grandpas! Lucky girl!

Sadie with some of her friends that came.

Sadie wrapped in the "Comforter" that Grandma R. made for her...to remind Sadie that the Comforter would always be with her now.

Makenna

Got stuck trying to sit in the baby stroller...

Happy 8th Birthday, Sadie!!

Sadie had a great birthday! The kids were actually out of school for parent/teacher conference, which was fun. Both grandpas came for Sadie's baptism, so that was extra fun to have them around for birthday celebrations! Sadie wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up, so she was most excited about her dr. jacket with Dr. Stratton on the pocket! :) Cole had fun making Sadie's "8" on the wall into a robot.

Oreo cake...two years in a row!