Happy where I am

So the kids and I have been in Idaho since Wednesday evening. Life has been busy since we got here. First Brinn hurt her arm Thursday, Friday was spent at the doctor's office and the hospital, and then Saturday we spent the day at Whiskey Bay in West Yellowstone. (Whiskey Bay is a fun lake in West where our family goes every summer.) That was a fun time trying to keep Brinnley's arm dry. It was a great day though. Almost the whole family was there- we were missing Chant and my brother Kip and his 4 children. But we had quite the clan, 7 adults and 14 children.

It hit me hard last night how blessed I am. I am so blessed with an amazing family that loves me and supports me. They are always there for me no matter what. I had a hard time when we moved to Missouri. I missed Rexburg so much (I still do). It was my home and I was so close to my family. I didn't know if I would ever be happy in Missouri. Our first 4 months there were really hard on me. But then we moved to a home in a different town. Now I have wonderful friends and an amazing ward. We are taken care of by such wonderful people. I feel at home there and I am happy. The Lord has truly blessed us and has sent us where we needed to be. I am so excited for the day when Chant is finished with chiropractic school and we can move back home, but until then I am so happy where I am and I know I am growing and learning lessons that will be with me always and I am gaining friends that I know I will keep in contact with after we leave. Heavenly Father really knows what we need and blesses us with it!

Again!?! Are you kiddin' me?

So, I cannot believe I am writing this, but I am. Let me preface a little bit. August 3 my mom flew into St. Louis and then the 4th she, the 3 kids, and I started our 3 day drive from St. Louis to Ashton, Idaho. We are going to visit until the beginning of September. The kids did great! Ainsley got a little restless at times and she was definately done by the last day, but they really did great. (Thank goodness for DVDs!) So we have been in Idaho since Wednesday about 6:00 p.m.

Last night, Thurday, Brinnley was playing in my parents' back yard. She was running down the sidewalk and tried to jump over a basketball. She didn't quite make it. She landed on top of the ball and then rolled right off of it. She hit the grass and her right hand caught her. She instantly started to cry, but she was appeased after a while. But she really babied the arm and didn't want to do anything the rest of the evening. Last night was awful! Any time she rolled over onto her arm she woke up crying. It did look swollen just below the elbow and she was complaining of pain in that area. So we took her to Rexburg this morning to have it x-rayed. The pediatric doctor was in surgery, but the doctor that we saw put a splint on it and said that it was fractured and more than likely would need a cast. We go in on Monday to meet the pediatric surgen. We will find out then if it needs a cast. In the meantime, she has a splint and a sling. She is doing great now, with a little Tylenol. She is becoming a lefty very quickly! Amazing how well kids adapt.

Anyway, I promise my children are being taken care of. I guess they are just unlucky like their Aunt Jenny! (She was always getting hurt when she was growing up.) It sure doesn't do much for the mom self-esteem though. But we are doing great other than that!

Memories

So I got the idea from a friend, (thanks Carrol), to ask people to post memories that they have with Chant or me or us togther. I thought that would be kind of fun to see what people remember about us. If you would like to, leave a comment with your memory. Thanks! I look forward to reading them.