A Happy Ending

A couple of weeks ago we went to Ruby's Inn by Bryce Canyon for an Annual Lifferth Retreat. It was a lot of fun and I really wish that I had some pictures, but as usual I forgot my camera. One of the things that we did while we were there was play a baseball game. I did not play, but I did go to watch. The game was played at a baseball field near the high school in Tropic. At the game they had a little zig-zag walkway. Reagan had a lot of fun walking up and down that walkway during the game. I was a little ways away at the dugout but she was always in my line of vision and I was watching her. However, when the game ended I could not see Reagan anywhere. I saw Landon and I saw Emma but Reagan was nowhere to be found. I asked Dave if he had seen Reagan and he hadn't. At the place we were at there was a long parking lot with a dumpster at the end then it went into canyon area. I was starting to get worried. I called Reagan's name and thought to myself "Please let me find Reagan." Shortly after my Brother-in-Law Marty spotted Reagan in her pink coat. She had gone up into the canyon area. Dave ran over to get her but when he first got there he didn't see her anywhere because the shrubs were taller than Reagan. He did find her and my dad drove his car over to pick them up. I was so happy to see Reagan again! I gave her a big hug. When we asked what she was doing she just shrugged her shoulders. I feel really lucky when I think that if the baseball game went any longer than it did we may not have found her. What a blessing that it ended when it did and that this story has A Happy Ending!!!

Pay it Forward

This is how it works.....The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. BUT, in order for you to leave a comment on my blog, you have to post this on your blog first. (That means that sometime during this year you will send a gift to 3 people as well.) Get it? So, the first 3 people to comment on this post will be the lucky ones!Good Luck!!!

It's a.......

Boy!!! Today I had my Ultrasound and we found out that we are having a boy! I am so excited! I really wanted a boy so that our family would be even. Everything looks good with the baby. Here is the proof!

A Little Catch Up

I have been so bad at blogging lately. I really need to get better. For those of you who don't know I am pregnant. I am due on June 25th and I will be having my Ultrasound on February 2nd to find out what we are having. Every December we take the kids to The Quilted Bear to see the reindeer. They only have 2 of the reindeer there and "Santa" told us that he brought Vixen and Prancer. The kids all loved to see the reindeer and I also think it is a lot of fun.

Christmas was good and it was nice having Dave in town during the month of December. Now he is working out of town again and I am hoping that he will be local again soon. We sure miss him.

Next Monday I will be putting a poll up on my blog to give all of you to vote on whether I am having a boy or girl, so be thinking about it. I will keep you updated on that after my Ultrasound. I promise to try to be a better blogger!!!

A Scary Experience

Yesterday I was driving home on I-15 from a Doctor's Appointment. Between the 106th and the 123rd S. freeway exit I felt the car jar and I knew something was wrong. I pulled over to the shoulder thinking I just had a flat tire. I got out of the car and looked at it and found that it wasn't a flat, it was a blowout. The tire was shredded. I had no idea what to do. I got back into my car and and sat there for about 5 minutes or so hoping someone would pull over to help me. No one did. I called my dad at work but he had to leave soon to go and teach a class. He suggested that I call Jamie and have Jamie call Brian so that Brian could come and help me out. He said that Brian could leave work whenever and help me. I called Jamie and then she called Brian. When Jamie called me back she said that Brian would be there in about 10 minutes. I also called Mindy who was watching Emma and Reagan and let her know what had happened. She had to work last night and I wanted her to know that I should be there to pick them up with plenty of time to get to work. Brian came and changed the tire for me. While he was changing the tire an Incident Management truck came by and helped him out.

In no time they had the spare tire put on and I was on my way. Brian had me pull over in a parking lot and tightened the lugnuts a little bit more. Then I went and picked up Emma and Reagan and then Landon. This morning I went and bought 2 new tires for the car. Now everything is back to normal. Here is a picture of the tire.

All About Landon

Name & Meaning: Landon Paul Lund. Landon was the character of on of the books I've read by Nicholas Sparks called "A Walk to Remember." I also just really liked the name. Paul is Dave's Middle Name.
Age: 6 Years Old
Nicknames: Doesn't really have any right now. When he was younger we called him Bugaboo. Now he just prefers to be called Landon. If you call him anything else, he gets upset and say's "My name is Landon."
Favorite Activities: Coloring and Drawing, Playing with Lego's and Lincoln Logs, Playing Hide and Seek, Playing with Friends (Ellie, Emma, and Cousins), Also other friends.
Favorite Foods: Apples, Bananas, Mac n' Chees, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Pizza, Nuggets, Fries
Least Favorite Food: Squash
Favorite Music: Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood
Favorite Toy: Legos
Favorite Book: "I Spy Books"
Item of Clothing: Shoes, Red Shirts
What makes him Happy: Playing with his Friends
What makes him Sad: When he doesn't see his friends all day!
Funny Words or Phrases he Says: "You're not the boss of me." "That's not Fair."

All About Emma

Name & Meaning: Emma Hayden Lund. The Emma is kind of a take off on Emily. Emma is also the name of my Great Grandma on my mom's side. I was looking through a Parents or Parenting Magazine and I read an article and it mentions the author's daughter Hayden. I had never really thought of Hayden as a girl's name before but I really liked it.

Age: 4 1/2. She will be 5 in April

Nicknames: One Sunday some people started calling her Emma Lima Ding Dong. Then we figured that wasn't really very nice so now we call her Emma Lima Sing Song. We figure that is a lot nicer.

Favorite Activities: When I asked Emma this question she said "making houses out of paper" anyway what she means is there is a story about a witch who is building a house and you rip the paper and it turns into a Jack-o-Lantern. She a lso likes playing with Barbies, Playing with friends and cousins.

Favorite Foods: Nuggets and French Fries, Rice, Cereal, Chocolate Cookies, Chocolate, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese.

Least Favorite Foods: Tomatoes

Favorite Music: Strawberry Shortcake

Favorite Toy: Barbies

Favorite Book: Fancy Nancy and Do Princesses wear Hiking Boots?

Favorite Item of Clothing: Dress Up Clothes

What Makes her Happy: Playing with Landon and her friend Ellie

What Makes her Sad: When someone is mean to her

Funny Words or Phrases: She recently started saying "No Way Jose." The first time she said it I laughed so hard and asked her what she said and she repeated it. I wasn't sure I heard it right the first time.