Grandma and Madelyn

At the Hospital

Introducing Miss Madelyn Glena

Madelyn was born on May 28th at 1:35 p.m. I went into labor around 10:00 the night before with intermittent contractions until 6:00 a.m. when they started coming more frequently. I was a little nervous about not getting to the hospital in time especially after being inundated with horror stories from several people. We dropped the boys off at a friends house around 8:30 and arrived at the hospital at 9:00. At 9:30 I was dilated to a 4. At 12:15 they gave me an epidural (at which point I was dilated to between a 7 and an 8). I started pushing at 1:15 and at 1:35 a beautiful, dark haired, princess was placed in my arms. We felt and continue to feel so blessed that she is a part of our family.


Ellen Patton took these adorable pictures.


The boys have loved her from the start.



One more for good measure.

Happy Birthday Dayne!

Dayne was called on a mission to the Dominican Republic. He leaves June 6th. I said goodbye to him in April. I couldn't be more excited for him. He is going to be immensely successful.

Dayne has many qualities I admire. He loves learning and is doing very well with his education. He is dedicated to the Gospel and to it's core principals and lives them. One thing I really admire is his concern for those around him. He is always there to give a kind word when you are down. He is very good at helping to bear others burdens.

I love you Dayne and wish you success on your mission! I wish I could be there for your farewell.

Chase and Christian

Devin took these cute pictures of the boys around Christmas time. Thanks Devin.

Happy Birthday Rachel!

Rachel is my beautiful sister-in-law who I love dearly. She is smart and intelligent and again beautiful on the inside and out. She is a very good wife to my brother and will be a great mother in April. Rachel and I have a lot of the same interests. I just wish we lived closer so we could spend a little more time together. I hope you have a great birthday today, Rachel!

Happy Birthday Papa!

True to form, I'm late on posting Papa's birthday post.

I hope it was wonderful. This year was fun for us because we were able to go visit Papa at his work on his birthday. There are many things I admire about Steve. He is a very hard worker. He is always lending a helping hand either at his own house or at ours. He has also devoted a great deal of time to learning both spiritual as well as secular truth. He is a truth seeker, and will always kindly let you know if you have been misinformed. He delights in service to both his family and to the members of his ward. He is also a very good Papa to Chase and Christian. 

Happy Birthday Papa!