Arianna Update!

From Vicki @ 12:01pm on Sep. 9:

Great news! The Dr's said she is responding to the chemotherapy. They are very pleased with the results. Travis was way excited this morning because it was the first morning since being in the hospital that she didn't have to have a blood transfusion or platelet transfusion. We will keep our fingers crossed and keep praying that she remains strong.

Please keep Arianna in your prayers!

Arianna is Haley (Bradshaw my Cousin)and Travis's youngest daughter. She is at Primary Children's Hospital right now fighting for her life. She has just been diagnosed with the LCH cancer. This is a very rare form of cancer. I will try to post updates as I get them from my sister-in-law Vicki. She has been texting me updates every now and then. Please keep her in your prayers. Here is the latest update via text message about one minute ago:
Vicki: Here's the update so far: She had another platelet transfusion this morning. Mom (Travis's Mom) said it was really sad because they had to put an IV in for it. When the IV team came they were so bummed to find out it was her because they have such a hard time finding her veins. They were also mad that they didn't install a dual pick line. They said it would have been so easy to do a dual line when they did the pick line. The platelet transfusion has to have it's own line. Mom said it was horrible trying to get the IV in, but they got it. I can't remember if I told you that she was taken off Tylenol. Mom said they put her on Oxycodine and it's helped her a ton. She sleeps better and is more content. They said they should be able to tell Wed. if the low dose chemo is working. Until then hopefully she stays stable and her poor little body keeps fighting. Thanks for all the prayers!

Go Army Chicks!

So girls camp was awesome! This is the first time I have gone to girls camp as a leader not a young woman so it was a little different, OK a lot different. We got rained out the first two days and we were freezing. It made it an adventure I guess. We ended up having to cook in a tent the first night and the second night we played a great get to know you game in the tent. There was a lot I learned if I ever have to do it again that's for sure. Some of the things I planned didn't happen but I just have to get over it. Things don't always work out perfect, right? But all in all it turned out great for my first planned girls camp. I loved loved loved the testimony meeting. I loved getting to know the girls they are so loving and kind. We only had 10 girls and ended with only 8. They were great. Although I need to come up with a better chore chart because it just didn't work. So if any of you have any suggestions on that please let me know. It was a great learning experience for me and I would do it again:)

The whole gang on the last day(besides some girls and leaders that weren't able to make it), lets just say we didn't smell too great:)

We had to do a skit and us leaders had to participate because we only had 8 girls and I was "Harry the Hunter" with a uni-brow and a mustache. We did the Bachleorette!

The Leaders!!!! In front of our banner

Just listening to songs at Roll Call!

I like to look for Rainbows whenever there is rain!

Last night was beautiful. It had just rained and then came a double rainbow. So pretty:)

Car Problems!

So my car has had a few issues lately. The passenger and driver windows wouldn't roll down properly. Justin finely took the two doors apart and fixed them. They roll down great now THANK YOU HONEY! And my radio was doing really weird things. First of all the CD player stopped working and the tape deck. The weirdest thing was when I would make a sharp turn with the car the radio would all of a sudden switch to CD playback and when it was off it would just turn on. So I thought I had a bad radio or it was just possessed. So Justin took it out last night and we could hear metal clinking around in there. He took it apart and sure enough a kid had put some pocket change in there and that was what was causing all my radio problems. Taylor later fest up to it and told us that he put some pennies in it. Kids always sabotage us! What would we do without them though! So I'm so excited to have my car fixed YEAH!!!

Daddy's Little Helpers!

Taylor being a big helper

Ouch the wrench fell on his head!!!

He is trying to be brave and smile even though it really hurts!

Justin it seems is always working on our car lately (that's a GM vehicle for ya HA HA!). The kids love to help Dad! And Taylor ran into a little trouble with the wrench Ouch!

Breanna Turned 4!

So my baby turned 4 on the 29th of May. I know, I know, I need to get going on another little one. But I am enjoying my two kids so much they are great kids. I just wish I could freeze time but I know that is not possible. Breanna had a great birthday. We took her out to dinner at I-HOP. We invited the Grandma's and Grandpa's (we decided not to do a big birthday party). Then we went home and she blew out her candles and opened her presents and we all eat cake while Breanna tried on her new swimsuit. Here are a few pics of the evening:)