Left Knee Scope

For those of you who know me well you know that I have had a bad knee from highschool and all of my dancing years..I tore my meniscus my Junior year of highschool..Well, it wasnt that bad until I started hair school last January and then it gradually got worse..I finally went in and had knee surgery because it seemed like I was reinjuring it every other day..The last straw was one night I was at school doing hair and I twisted it really bad and I couldnt even hardly finish what I was doing because it hurt so bad to stand..I went in to see my doctor and he said if HAIR was going to be my career I might as well do the surgery now while I was still young..I thought that was a very nice compliment..Anyway!!! I had it done on December 12th and I didnt get very good pictures of the aftermath but I will post what I have..I did though get some really cool pictures of the inside of me knee..It really is confusing unless the doctor is explaining what everything is..All went good and I went last week to get the stiches taken out..He said that it was one of the worst torn meniscus' he has ever seen..I would believe him..I was always in so much pain..Hopefully it will keep getting better and I will be pain free forever..The only downfall is that the Dr. said I will get arthritis in my knee pretty bad because he had to cut so much of the meniscus out that there is not much left to support the knee bones..O'well, the things we do to feel good!!
Here is the most exciting picture..NOT!! HaHa

There were only two little incisions..The other one was on the other side of my knee..It was same day surgery and I was only on crutches for two days..After that I used only one for a couple more days and then I was walking all by myself..It was weird to start walking again because it was such a different feeling to not have the cushion between the two knee bones..

Happy Birthday Peyton

Peyton loves Barbie Diamond Castle..And so she wanted to have a birthday with a barbie theme..She had to wear her princess dress and Angie made her a barbie cake..She was so excited..Her birthday isnt until Wednesday but with all the New Years parties that night we decided to celebrate it on Saturday..Rachel and Josh were here from Salt Lake so it was fun to have them here for it..

Christmas 2008

Ok, ok..Sorry about the long time between posts...I really have been busy..It is the holidays afterall..HaHa..It has been hard this year with the economy the way it is and with a husband in construction it has been especially hard..I havnt felt like much for posting..Anyway, we did have a good Christmas and we were very thankful we could do what we did this year..Thanks to good family and friends it makes it easier to go through times like this..I didnt take any pictures at Thanksgiving so you'll just have to settle for Christmas..First we had to get a picture of our annual Christmas Pj's that we open up every year on Christmas Eve..

Our tree this year..

Creus Christmas..He had no clue what was going on but he was just happy to be here and loved eating the wrapping paper..

Peytons Christmas..She was really excited to get diamond castle barbies and all the disney princess barbies..She also got a lot of tinkerbell stuff..Another one of her favorite things..

Blakelys Christmas..She was so excited to see that santa brought her a DS..She has done nothing but play with her DS since Christmas day..

And to answer Dots question..As you can probably tell from the pictures, yes, we did finally move into our house..It's not going to be very long lived though..On Monday we are going to put it up for sale and hope that with some miracle that it doesnt take long to sale..Not likely I know but we can only hope and pray right?? I know everyone is probably in shock just about now but with construction being so slow we are afraid if it goes on much longer we will not be able to keep the house anyway..We are looking at other options that include moving up North..Which is not exciting for the cold but would be fun to be close to our family..Daniel knows some people up there that might be able to get him a job..Right now it is just a waiting game to see what will happen in the New Year..I read the other day from an ecomonist that in 2009 there will be 20% more construction job losses in St George alone..That doesnt sound promising for the type of work that Daniel does..So, I guess for now we will wait and see..We hope that everyone has a great New Years!!

Happy Halloween

We started off by going to the school (Paul Mitchell) and have the girls faces painted and hair done but Blakely only wanted her face painted and Peyton wanted nothing to do with any of it..Then we went trick or treating with our friends and their kids..After we were done with that we hit random houses of other people we knew..All in all it was a pretty good Halloween!!
Scary witches and chicken..

On Thursday they wore their Halloween shirts..

Almost finished....

We are almost finished with yet another one of our houses..We should be done in about two or three weeks..Daniel has done the most work he has ever done in this house and the pictures will show for it..He has worked every single weekend for the last couple of months..Not to mention he has been working out of town during the week for every step of the way..Me and thanks to our general we got everything worked out..I am really excited to move in..We really like the area and we have already met a lot of our neighbors..It will be a good place to be..

This will be the master bath tub when it is all finished..

This was the biggest project of all..THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER!! I Love it!!

This is the hood and cooktop..After the countertops are in he is going to build brick columns..

This is the bar..He will finish it as soon as the countertops are in..

The front of the house..(Yes, it is one story..We had a two story last time and hated it..

Pumpkin Carving

Pumpkin carving is our tradition..We do it every Halloween..The girls had a lot of fun this year..Peyton was so grossed out by all the pumpkin guts..She wouldnt even stick her hand inside the pumpkin to clean it out..

Crazy Hair Day

Blakely had crazy hair day at school on Thursday..It was fun to see all the crazy hair that everyone came to school with..This is what we came up with..She thought she looked like a boy but I thought it was cute..

Salt Lake Trip

We went to Salt Lake this weekend to see my sisters new baby..It was fun to visit all of our family..We hadnt seen alot of them for along time..Here are some pictures of the trip..

Uncle Josh pretending to be a horse with the three girls..

Fairchild Kids...

Me and my sisters new baby Erik...

It's so sad..Look how big Creu is compared to baby Erik..

It's a Hard Life!!

Last weekend I was folding laundry in my room and I came out to find Daniel, Peyton, and Creu fast asleep..It was so cute how they were all sprawled out all over..They must have been pretty tired after a long day of fun!!

Baby Tag!!

1- Where​ were you when you first​ found​ out you were pregn​ant?​
#1- At home.
#2- At work.
#3- At home.

2- Who was with you?
#1- Nobody.
#2- Dan was waiting for me because we were leaving to go up to SLC for my sisters wedding.
#3- Nobody.

3- How did you find out that you were pregn​ant? ​
#1- Missed aunt flow..
#2- Missed aunt flow again..
#3- Missed aunt flow yet again..

4- What was your first​ react​ion to findi​ng out you were pregn​ ant?
#1- Excited..It was the first..
#2- Excited..because originally we thought we would only have one child..
#3- Excited..because I knew this would be the last time I would have to be pregnant..

5- Your Husba​nds react​on?​
Daniel is very laid back and so he was excited for all of them but not over the top..

6- Who was the first​ perso​ n you told?​
#1- Daniel
#2- Daniel
#3- Daniel

7- Did you plan to get pregn​ant?​
#1- Yes
#2- Yes
#3- Yes

8- Was every​body happy​ for you?
Yep..Especially my mom..It was her first grandchild..

10- Did you go out and celeb​rate?​
No

11- Did you want to find out the sex?
Yes, I am a control freak..I couldnt handle not knowing until the end..

12- What was the sex?
#1- Girl
#2- Girl
#3- Boy

13- Did anyon​e throw​ you a baby showe​r?​
#1- Yes, my mom and then the gang at Boulevard
#2- No
#3- Yes, Dana and Dot

14- If yes, who?
Ooops, I already answered this question..

15- Did you get any outfi​ts at the baby showe​r that you just knew you weren​'​t going​ to put on your baby?
Yes, at my last one Dot gave me a duck outfit..She said it was a joke though..LOL

16- How much weigh​t did you gain?​
#1- 35 lbs
#2- 35 lbs
#3- 32 lbs

17- Did you loose​ all of the weigh​t that you gaine​ d?​
#1- Yes
#2- Yes, and then some..
#3- Still working on it..

18- Did you get a lot of stret​ch marks​?​
No, not a one..I was very blessed..

19- What did you crave​ the most?​
#1- KFC mashed potatos
#2- Quiznos and Durangos
#3- Cream Cheese frosting and apples

20- Did you crave​ anyth​ing crazy​?​
Yes, I would dip my apples in cream cheese frosting..Yum!!

21- Who or what got on your nerve​s the most?​
Nobody really..

22- Were you marri​ed at the time?
Yes.

23- Did you have any compl​icati​ons durin​g your pregnancy?
No, with all three they were really easy..

24- Where​ were you when you went into labor​?​
#1 & #2- Sleeping because it was always in the middle of the night..
#3- My doctor stripped the membranes so I immediately just went to the hospital..

25- Did your water​ break​?​
Nope

26- Who drove​ you to the hospi​tal? ​
Daneil

28- Did you go early​ or late?​
Two weeks early with all three..

29- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth​?​
#1- Daniel
#2- Daniel
#3- Daniel

30- Was it video​ taped​?​
No way!!

31- Did you have any drugs​ for the pain?​
Oh, yes..

32- Did you go Natur​al or have a c-​secti​on?​
Natural

33- What was your first​ react​ion after​ givin​g birth​?​
#1- In shock..And a little happy..HeHe..I had major post partum depression..
#2- Very happy..
#3- So happy to have our boy!! Finally!!

34- How big was the baby?​​
#1- 6 lbs. 14 oz.
#2- 6 lbs. 14 oz.
#3- 6 lbs.

35- Did your Husba​nd cry?
Uh, No..

36- What did you name the baby?​
#1- Blakely Rose
#2- Peyton Elizabeth
#3- Creu Daniel

37- Did the baby have any compl​icati​ons? ​ No, No, No

38- How old is the baby today​?​ Blakely is 5, Peyton is 2, and Creu is 11 weeks.

39- When is the next one comin​g?​
Never, Daniel is scheduled for surgery..

41-​If you could​,​ would​ you do it all over again​?​ Yep, I might have waited a little on the first one but it was all worth it and we are all doing very good..

Now, I tag both Kristis, Amy, Dana, Lori, and anyone else who has gone through all of this fun stuff!!

Soccer, Soccer, Soccer!!

I finally got some pictures on here of Blakely and her soccer team..This is her second year playing and she loves it..All year she talks about when the time comes to play soccer again..I was looking at her pictures from last year..It was so funny because she looks like such a baby compared to pictures this year..It is amazing how much older they look from year to year..

Strategizing...

Blakely has just as much fun high fiving all of the players at the end of the game as she does playing the game..

Growing Up!!

Creu is growing up so fast..I cant beleive he is almost three months old..It makes me sad especially because he is our last one..He is developing such a fun personality..And he smiles at every person he can get his eyes on..We love him so much and we are very glad he is apart of our family!!

I should have used gloves!!

I colored my moms hair last night at school and I didnt wear gloves..I hate gloves..They are so bulky and dont fit skin tight to my hands..I knew my hands would be stained after I was done..But I didnt think it would be this bad..I have tried a couple of things to take the color off..SO far rubbing alcohol has worked the best and it has only lightened the color..I am now on a quest to find some nice fitting gloves so that everytime I color hair I dont look like I just changed the oil in a car..LOL!!!

Bryce 2008

We go to Bryce Canyon every year for Labor Day..It has been a tradition of ours for seven years now..We get together with all of Daniels brothers and sisters and we all stay in the tipis at Ruby's Inn right outside of the park..We usually go on a few hikes, eat a lot of food, and swim in the pool..Oh, and stay up late sitting around the camp fire talking and laughing after the kids have gone to bed of course..

Cousins..

The Girls..

Our home for three days..

Your my best cousin..


Blakelys toad...

Anyone else for a ride??

Saying it Simply

Saying it Simply is a really awesome blog and they make some really cute things..You need to visit their blog to see all of the fun things they can make for your home..Also right now until August 30th they are doing a few auctions for some of their stuff to raise money for a really deserving family..So check it out!! It is sayingitsimply.blogspot.com or you can just link from my page to theirs..Thanks!!

My little Dancer!!

Peyton loves to dance..So she was so excited when I told her she was going to a dance class for the first time..Everyday now she says I want to go to my dance place..

2nd Week of School..Exciting!!

Blakely had this outfit picked out all weekend..She couldnt wait until Monday again so she could wear it to school..She was so sad when Friday came because she said she wanted to go to school everyday..

First Day of Kindergarten

Today was Blakelys first day of kindergarten..She was so excited to explore her classroom..She had a pirates treasure hunt..There were ten different spots and it got them to learn about the rules and centers in the class..Also it tested their writing skills and reading skills..She was so excited to have a big girl bookbag and to be going to big girl school..I am excited for her..She was so funny because as we were getting out of the car she said to me, "Do you really have to come in with me"..I laughed so hard..That is so Blakely..She is very independent..I told her only today I would have to and then the rest of the year she could do it by herself..LOL!

Family Reunion

We went up to the cabin this weekend for our family reunion..It was fun to see everyone again!!




Cousins are great!!

Peyton chased bubbles all day!!