Come What May and Love It

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Big Brother

Treyson loves to hold his little brother - I was hoping to get all three boys in the picture, but Tagg would have nothing of it. He was headed out to play in the sand.

Home safe and sound

Just makes your heart melt :)

Checking out all of the "parts" - can hardly wait for a diaper change and bath time :) He wants to see TOES !

Friday, February 17, 2012

Can't get enough of this little one :)

Hopefully they will let him come home today with CJ

Proud mom and dad :)

Last night he seemed much more interested in looking around at everyone, than eating..........which he NEEDS to do in order to get his IV out (poor little hand). Also, he "reportedly"? gave Grandpa Roger a BIG SMILE (which Roger D. & CJ INSIST was NOT gas)..............I guess because he knows FOR SURE, that ROGER will be his middle name. Roger is already calling him T.R.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

More pictures of Thatcher :)

After struggling to breathe for so long, he was getting tired so they ended up intubating him last night

By this afternoon, they were able to remove it. He is SO SWEET ! He may have to stay in the NICU for 5-7 days for precautionary measures :(

Proud Grandparents - Roger D., Gwen and Shirlee

He sure likes that binky !!

Peek - boo, from the Nick - U (NICU)

First Picture

Landon and CJ's Uncle Boyd gave Thatcher a blessing this morning. He is doing better, eyes open and Zac and CJ are encouraged. This is the first picture I've seen of the little one. It was taken before he was intubated. He is struggling to breathe :( Hoping to get down there at noon today and see him up close. Brothers are doing well here at home and are excited to see their new baby "brudder".

Welcome Baby Thatcher !

He is reported to look just like his big brothers !

Thatcher was born last night at 11 pm. He weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz, and is 20 inches long. He swallowed quite a bit of amniotic fluid during his Cesarean birth, and they have put him in NICU as a precautionary measure. Hopefully he will only be in there for 24 hours.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Remembering 10 years ago

Manda at the Gateway, during February 2002

Remembering the Olympics

Me, with an actual Olympic torch - I think it was Deb Kinsey's dad's. He got to run with one, in part because he was in the Olympics years ago. Man, I have aged !

Mom and Dad in front of the Conference Center in SLC. We saw "Light of the World" - it remains one of the most wonderful "shows" I have ever had the privilege to see.

At the Olympic village with Dad and Mom and I think? one of the Olympic mascots??

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Postcards in the mail :)

I just loved these books as a girl. Cam's Grandpa Jeff gave her a huge Nancy Drew detective book for Christmas. She has loved all of the fun stories, and games, (and apparently postcards?) in it. We got these as a surprise in the mail on Friday.

I hope you take the time to read the caption. She sent us each a card, with the EXACT same message on the back:
I love you !! Your the Best !!! I got new postcards, you got one. Tell yourself "I LOVE YOU!!!" I love you. I'm telling Myself "I'll be there soon"! I LOVE YOU !!!! We will be so excited to see her next month during Spring Break :) Yahoo !!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Living Legends - we've got one in the family !

Tiana, my niece is a member of the Living Legends at BYU. My parents and I were able to meet her family down there last night and see the performance. It was spectacular !

In this short video clip, you can see part of what we saw last night. Tiana is at 1:57 in pink :) and in the screen shot you see above, she is the girl on the far left.