{viSiT FrOM aN ApoStLE}

We had the wonderful opportunity this last weekend to visit with Elder Christofferson {Quorum of the 12 Apostles} and Elder Malm {Member of the Seventy}. They were assigned to speak at my Dad's Stake Conference up in Susanville. They are amazing men and were so easy and fun to talk with. My Mom and I {mostly my Mom} had a breakfast at my parents home before the conference on Sunday and also put together a luncheon for them before they went home. Elder Christofferson was so much fun to watch play with Wesley. He snuck him a strawberry and even cut it for him, played games with him and was also trying to have Wesley feed him food. Right before they left, Wesley gave them both a big high 5. I know he won't remember it but I will remember them visiting forever. They brought such a great Spirit with them and I was so lucky to get to speak with the both of them. It was one of the best weekends ever!! I can't wait for General Conference to hear them both speak again. Elder Christofferson, Elder Malm, Jackie {mom}, Dennis {dad}, Holly, Patrick and Wesley

{dOubLe TroUbLE}

We are excited and so thrilled to announce that we will be adding a new addition to our little family. I'm currently 15 weeks pregnant and my due date is January 23rd of next year. I had a Dr's appointment today and things are going smoothly. It's so much fun to hear a heartbeat in there. My ultrasound is in 3 weeks but we will not be finding out the sex of the baby. I can't wait to see our little baby and to see it's growth and development!!

{hApPY BiRThDaY wEsLEy}

I can't believe that our little boy turned 2 years old today, how time flies!! He is such a huge blessing to us and I couldn't be any happier.

Happy Birthday Little Guy!! We had a birthday party with the family last Saturday at 5 mile in Bidwell Park. We had lots of fun eating, swimming and opening presents. Wesley with his favorite boy cousin on Patrick's side of the family.
Wesley & Daddy playing in the river. All Wesley wanted to do was throw rocks in the water. You can tell he's all boy!! The birthday cake that I made just for my little guy. He loves Mickey Mouse!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Wesley....We Love You So Much And Are So Lucky To Have You In Our Lives!!

{pEtTinG ZoO}

Over a month ago, Wesley and I were invited to go to a petting zoo here in Chico. We had a blast and Wesley especially loved feeding the goats. He had a blast running around looking and touching all the animals. Here are some highlights from our adventure:Wesley feeding the goats:

My little GC model on the horse trailer and yes, he got up there and did this all by himself!

Petting the little miniature horse:

Trying to take a picture but Wesley can't sit still for two seconds anymore:

Carlson's and I holding the little baby goats:

Thanks Kerri for the invite!!

{mY BeSt fRiENd's WeDDiNg}

One of my best friends ever got married May 29th in the Reno. I was lucky enough to be apart of it. She was beautiful bride and I can tell her and her husband are so happy! Congrats Jill...I love you!! The whole wedding crew. Needless to say we had a lot of laughs!!

Patrick & I outside the Reno Temple:
My Parent's & I:

{hApPY 5tH AnNiVerSaRy}

Today is Patrick's and Mine 5th Year Anniversary. I Can't Believe All The Fun and Exciting Things These Last 5 Years Has Brought Us. I Love My Little Family and Excited to See What These Next 5 Years Will Bring.

Our Engagement Picture:

One of Our Wedding Pictures:
Our Cute Little Boy:

I Love You!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PATRICK!!!

{oUr WeEk iN A nUtsHeLL}

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I placed my comet on my bathroom counter while cleaning and Wesley decided to investigate. He took it off the counter and it spilled on his face. I didn't see it happen but he starting screaming and when I looked at him he had comet all over his face. I was pretty calm at this point and hurried and got a washcloth to wipe off his face. I tried to call Patrick but he was at work so I called my mom because I didn't know what to do. She told me to rinse his eye out so I did. This was a pretty hard task because he is so strong. This wasn't really working and he was playing with his eyes because I didn't get everything out. I called my mom back and at this point I was pretty hysterical. She told me to try to find someone to help me, so in that process she called me back and told me to take him to the emergency room. Emergency room and my own child didn't really mix well with me. I was now crying even harder than before. My last resort for me was to call Wesley's doctor to see what they would say. The first thing they asked was if I called poison control. Well duh, that should of been the first thing to do. I called and they wanted me to flush his eye out for 10 minutes! I couldn't believe they wanted me to do such a thing. But I did and it was probably the longest 10 minutes of my life. Poor guy after awhile gave up and I was trying to talk to him to let him know that he was going to be ok. All he could say was, "kitty, kitty, kitty" over and over again. So right after we were finished he ran to find his kitty and he laid out him for 30 minutes!! But out of this experiece I learned so many things. To first call poison control if anything like this happens again, to know the number for poison control {it is now in my cell phone!!}, always keep my cell phone charged because it was about to die and to always stay calm. I think in these situations especially when it has anything to do with your child you think the worse.

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Today we had another scare. While I was talking to my mom on the phone, Wesley was playing in the living room. He went to get a book out of the bookcase and the bookcase slide to the left and went crashing. Poor little guy was pretty shacken up because it was pretty loud. I'm so thankful that the bookcase decided not to fall forward because Wesley was standing right in front of it. And of course Patrick was at work when both of these things happened!

Our bookcase has seen better days

Wesley thought having all his puzzles and books out was amazing:

I'm so thankful that Little Wesley didn't get hurt in either of these accidents. I'm so thankful to my Heavenly Father for watching over my family always.