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Marlin 8 months old
Zachary 4, Kyleigh 6, Marlin 8mo, Katelyn 2

One Year Ago

April 15, 2008. Not a day goes by that I don't think about what happen one year ago today. I never had the courage to blog about our accident before today. I seldom talk about it except with Marlin, it has affected me deeply. One year ago today I was moving the car out of our garage, I thought all the kids were in the house at the table eating lunch. I was wrong. Then I heard the scream. The scream a mother never wants to hear. I ran in the house and called 911. They were here within minutes. Katelyn was awake and screaming so they thought she was "ok" but still air evaced her to Maricopa County Medical Center where she would spent the next 4 days in PICU. Katelyn had several small bruises on her lungs,a bruised spleen, a bruised/swollen foot, scraped face, arm and back. After all the ER tests where done she was taken up to PICU and on the way in the hall she got to see all the relatives (9) and friends (11). As they wheeled her by she said "Hi" like nothing was wrong. The next 48 hours was one of the most exhausting events we have ever had to deal with as parents. Along with family members we were with her the entire time she was at the hospital.

We all hear stories on the news about accidents with kids and just can't believe how it could happen. I was one of those parents who always thought "that would never happen to me". It did. I have learned not to judge people because it can happen to any of us. Marlin received his Melchizedek Priesthood on Sunday and our accident was on Tuesday. A true test of Faith. The events on April 15, 2008 have changed our lives forever. We have stronger Faith and we are closer as a family. (and the kids are always in the car when I back up) I am not sure if Katelyn will remember anything that happen so this blog post is for her. Katelyn we love you so much. Thank you for being such a sweet and loving daughter. You are a great example to all of us.

This is Katelyn arriving at Maricopa County Medical Center. Her Daddy was at the helipad waiting for her arrival unsure of her condition.


Here she is sleeping. When she was awake she either pulling her tubes and leads out or wanting out the the crib which was more like a cage.

We are so thankful for all the blessings and prayers that we received while Katelyn was in the hospital. We have wonderful family and friends that were there whenever we needed them.

Tag

I got tagged. Here is the 6th picture from my 6th folder. Not sure why we are doing 6th. Here is it, a beautiful Arizona Sunset taken on some random day. I tag: Alisa, Marie, Susie

6 Months

I can't believe that my baby is already 6 months old. I feels like just yesterday we were in labor and off to the hospital. Marlin (aka MP3, and little Mar) is growing so fast. He is rolling around, standing up in the walker, and now has two teeth. He is the best baby anyone could ask for. He loves being around his siblings and always has a smile on his face. Marlin we love you so much!

Even when he doesn't have a smile on his face you can see the smile in his eyes.

Marlin loves being on the floor rolling around and grabbing for toys

There is my favorite smile.

Snow Filled Weekend

For our long holiday weekend we took the kids up to Pinetop to play in the snow (Thanks Jim and Diane for letting us stay at the cabin). There were several feet of snow on the ground. We arrived at 10:30pm on Thursday night. After we go the kids in the cabin and turned the heater on we went back out to start shoveling snow so we could park in the drive way. I think we finally got to bed by 1:00a. Everyone had a great time relaxing, watching movies, playing in the snow. We love going up to Pinetop!

This is the front of the Cabin.


This is where Katelyn and Marlin stayed warm while Kyleigh and Zach had fun sledding.

Zach would giggle all the way down the hill.

Kyleigh had a hard time keeping her 38lbs of body weigh centered so she kept spinning.

Kyleigh and Zach had a blast sleding.

Zach hard at work shoveling the driveway. He is a hard working kid.

Kyleigh was having fun.

Katelyn didn't like the cold. This was the only time she was outside all bundled up. Glad I took that picture.

Lets just call it the "tooth" post

Its all about Teeth this week at our house. Kyleigh finally lost her first tooth! Of course the tooth fairy came that night and left her 5 bucks! I couldn't believe it. I had a talk with the tooth fairy : ) . A few days later Marlin cut his first tooth on the bottom right. That would explain the drooling and fussying. Sorry I don't have a picture of his first tooth yet because he won't let me.