Christmas Eve Ski Day

Cousin ski ay and sleep over

I love to spend time with my family. This holiday break my loving husband book the Marriot hotel in our town for me and my sisters to take our kids and stay one night.  So we decided to take the kids skiing/ snowboarding to Sundance. This were we all learned to ski we had lunch in the cabin at the top of the mountain where our big brother used to work. Talk about a trip down memory lane.  It was so fun look back on all the fun times we had as kids. Now we are in a new chapter and making memories with our kids. 

Happy Holidays.

Christmas Dance and cheer.

Jena And Shaylee Performed at The Festival of trees

I Love to Watch My little girl Dance

We Are So Lucky to have such Wonderful
Grand Parents  they always come to support. 

 Shaylee had her First All-Star Cheer Competition. She did awesome her team took 2nd Place and Shaylee did her backhand spring for the first time in a competition.  GOOD JOB!!!

Cousin Halley came to watch with her mom It was so fun to see them.

She has been working on her Scorpion  for the last few months.  I am Amazed at how Flexible Shaylee is when she puts her mind to something she will accomplish it.

5th Grade SKI Day

Shaylee's Class got to go to Solitude Ski resort for a field trip. 

They got to take a lesson to improve their skills or to learn how to ski.  

Shaylee was in the advanced class, she learned to ski when she was 5, so she is an old Pro:)

TJLetter Crown

Today TJ received his letter crown. That means he knows his letters and sounds. 

Let the reading begin...

Lazer Tag

Laser Tag Boys verses Girls

Sometimes we all just need a time out and to have a little fun.  So we went to play a game of Laser Tag and the boys beat the girls they were better at hiding and getting you when you didn't expect it. 

Fun Time for all.  

 Boys WIN!!

Connor 7 years old

We are so glad Connor was our Halloween baby. He is now a little prankster, he knows how to make everyone laugh and smile. I love him and feel so luck to be his mother. Love ya my little pumpkin.

This was Connor age 1 and a half at his big brothers swimming lessons to cute. He loved the water.

And now he is like a fish. He loves to swim and really good at it.

He had a Halloween Party with a bunch of friends we had fun Playing games.

This is Connor with one of his Pals from School.

lets Scare cancer away 5K

Bio Emily Austin and information on the 5K fundraiser

Emily was first diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia -- a particularly aggressive strain – in the Fall of 1998 when she was five years old. She underwent several bouts of chemotherapy and radiation, to beat the cancer into remission. It has returned threetimes, when Emily was nine, thirteen, and again at sixteen. In December of 2008 at age thirteen, Emily underwent a bone marrowtransplant, which is an aggressive and risky treatment used to fight the cancer. She and her family were hopeful that this would rid her body of the cancer.

This past April at age sixteen, Emily was having trouble with her eyes. After testing and analysis, her doctors determined that the cancer was indeed back. So with the support from her family and friends she is once again engaged in a battle with this aggressive disease.

Emily’s Motto is “Always look at the positive”, So when her beautiful brown hair fell out during chemotherapy, Emily focused on something else.

"I always got to wear hats in school when nobody else did," she said with a smile.

With all the complications, and the process of battling this disease it has left the family with expenses that continue to grow. "Every time we go to the hospital, there are about five different people that we have to pay bills to," her Father Mark said. Health insurance covers much of the costs, but there are still multiple co-pays each time and medications that cost hundreds of dollars a month, the time away from work, the travel expenses associated with driving back and forth to and from Salt lake, the baby- sitters and many other expenses that are not covered by insurance. A family friend and neighbor, Dr. Steve Berry has said, “Emily's case could easily run up costs of $1 million or more. Leukemia is extremely expensive to fight, and she's had it four times." This is whatthis charity event is about, trying to help them out with these expenses.

Emily has inspired many with her determination and positive attitude. Her younger cousins Shaylee Rex (age eleven) came up with the idea to have a fundraiser for Emily. Shaylee has watched Emily fight this disease and has seen the many miracles that have happened to make it so Emily could be part of her life. She loves her cousin dearly and looks up to her. Shaylee cried the day she found out that the bone marrow transplant did not get rid of the cancer. That week she put a note on the back of her bedroom door that said “Raise $500 to help Emily.” Shaylee persistently asked her mother to help her with this. With some brain storming, we came up with the idea of a 5K run/walk to help raise money and awareness for Emily’s battle with leukemia. We approached the Orem High school student Council to see if they would help us with this event The High school was very excited to help support this event as many of the students know Emily well and have been a support to her over her years fighting leukemia.

Our hope is to help raise funds and awareness so that Emily can receive the best medical help possible, which she needs and to help support her family with the financial stresses associated with it so that they can just stay focused on taking care of Emily.

At the end of the race we added up the money earned. An it totaled $5,000 dollars this far above Shaylee's Goal of $500. The money was given to Emily and her family to help with medical expenses. I feel so blessed to be the mother of Shaylee who thinks of others, and when she gets an idea she persistently ask for help so things get done. We are so luck to have Emily and Shaylee in our family. They brighten the the lives of those around them:)