Full Release

We went to SLC Thursday for an appointment with Dr. Kubiak's NP.  He said Jeremy's leg was fully healed et gave him full release to return to normal activity as tolerated.  WHOOHOO!!!  To celebrate, we got tickets to a SL Bees baseball game (Jeremy doesn't know how to get his pic without some crazy face or sticking his finger up his nose)...

Other than the chilly breeze, we had a great time.  We made it to the 7th inning before the tight bend required to sit in the stadium became too much for Jeremy's knee... Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!

 Jeremy's "All-Star Dog"

My Momma

Isn't she beautiful?  She's amazing too.  She is one of my bestest friends ever!  I am one lucky girl. 

Some of my favorite things:

Special holiday meals:  She always made holidays special.  Valentines breakfast included a pink heart shaped waffle with cherry/strawberry syrup and cool whip, pink milk, and a treat special for each child by our plate.  Green pancakes, green eggs, green milk etc for St. Patricks.  A variety of colors, fake raw eggs (pudding and half a peach) for April Fools Day.  She always out does herself for Halloween... here is an example:

For Christmas, we would always have her "magic cocoa" before bed.  Hot cocoa, whip cream, sprinkles, and a candy cane stirring stick.  Our birthdays were a big deal.  We got to pick our favorite food for dinner... she would make us a special cake (our choice), and homemade ice cream.

She always took/takes time to make each child feel important.  It seems like a little thing, but when she would make big grocery trips, she would take turns letting us skip school to spend the day one-on-one with her.  I NEVER heard my mom talk about how excited she was for school to start or for us to go back to school.  She was always just as excited about days off school and summer break as we were.  Even yesterday she told me how excited she was for school to be out to have Levi home for the summer! 

How important the gospel and Jesus Christ are to her and her willingness to share her testimony with us.  My mom sees the Lord's hand in everything!  I hope I can have half her faith some day.  She made family prayer, family scripture study, and FHE a priority in our home.  I remember her et my dad frequently taking the day to go to the temple-showing us how important it was.

She always tried to make chores fun.  We would play clue and all sorts of other games to get the chores done.  My favorite memory was playing Mrs. Piggle Wiggle... that didn't work out so well though, cuz she would put one of us in the dungeon (root cellar), but we liked being in the dungeon (it meant we weren't doing chores)!

She was always willing to play with us.  Snow sculptures in the winter was a favorite.  We made all sorts of animals et she would put food coloring et water in a spray bottle so we could color our creations.

She always took time and still takes time to really talk to us. 

She still takes care of me... even though I'm 27!  For instance... this year Jeremy and I were doing in-vitro... Jeremy broke his leg right in the middle of it.  Mom came to SLC et went to appointments with me, and then came home with me et took care of me on bedrest... when Jeremy was able to come home from the rehab center she took care of us both for a week.  We COULD NOT have done it without her!

I love you SO much mom!  HAPPY MOTHERS DAY (even though it's a day late)!!!