Haven working on......

practicing with a compound bow.  We were able to get a super deal...with this economy there is one thing you can take advantage of - people getting rid of toys.  So we found an excellent condition compound bow - perfect for her size.  Looks and feels like it wasn't even used.  We added some Hello Kitty gripping tape to it to spice it up.


Check her out...she practiced a few times then bam....she had it down.

 Here she is prepping the bow to shoot the hay bales...of course we have to close the course due to the animal running freely!!!  DEEZ!!!!!

Alright.....now we're ready!!!

She has done amazing at working on her skillz.....I can't believe how fast she picked it up.

Mountain Man Rendezvous - Vejo

Uhhhh yea....what is it?  We'd never heard of it either but sounded like a day of exploring so we were on it!

The Mountain Man Rendezvous is organized by the Rocky Mountain Fur Company and includes a mountain man encampment, food and crafts venders, archery and black powder shoots, hawk and knife throws, atlatl competition, candy cannon shoots, bowling ball cannon, and children’s activities.

We had a lot of fun.  It was located about 5 miles north of us - so a little more up in to the mountains which helped with the weather!

 My girls....ready for the hike

 Map of the area with all the activities and stores

 One of the shooting competition areas

Another view of the shooting area

  Roo and I at one of the stores.  I was about 8 months at this point.  Makes walking up and down a mountain more fun!!!

USPSA National Championships

There is so much to do here.  We just love it.  One weekend we headed down to the Area 1 USPSA National Championships.  I checked out the vendors with the girls while dad watched all the shooting matches.

 Main tent at the event

 Gully Run --- heading down to the match areas

 One of the obstacle areas

 K walked through to check it out and see what they were doing in the competition

 Here you have good guys mixed with bad guys through the scene

Final stage was in a housing situation.  Kicking in doors and busting windows to get to the bad guys.

Hanging at Sand Hollow State Park

 Deezy enjoying her Puppacino from Starbucks

 Spending a day at Sand Hollow State Park

 One of Deezy's faves is the red sand

 Look at those ears!  She loves running in this sand

 Go Deezy go!

Another view from the other side. 

Rohnin turns 1

Whew...can you believe it!?  Already a year!  It was my birthday last year that we were speeding down the 95 to get to the hospital only to be sent home for another 12 days. 

On April 16th Rohnin decided she would start walking....two days before her birthday!

 She got a new high chair/table set.  We are really happy with it.  She really likes it.

 Haven making Rohnin's birthday cake...

 Setting up the frosting.....

 Finishing the decorations .....

 Grandma helping with the presents!

 Let's just say she refused to blow out here candle and she wouldn't eat the cake...but she did eat the pizza!

 Grandma and Grandpa in VA sent her a cute jack in the box sock monkey.....she was completely freaked out the first time it popped out.  But she has since become his friend.

Her new car.....she loves this car.  She doesn't really ride it yet but she puts stuff in the secret compartment and pushes it all over the house.



Happy Birthday Rohnin Autumn-Aria!  We love you!!!

Crazy couple of weeks

Well I've been extremely tired...since surgery (like 2 hours after surgery) I developed a crazy cough deep in my lungs.  Both doctors assured me it was from the breathing tube and anesthesia.  So by the third week and the third time seeing a doctor I had to beg and tell them I wasn't leaving until I had meds.  Yay...I got cough syrup with codeine and an inhaler to puff on every 4 hours.  I started that on Friday and at least I'm able to sleep now - still coughing but sleeping!

 Here is Rohnin informing everyone that she is about to turn 1!!!

 We went to the Dixie Kite Festival this past weekend....bad weekend for it.  We were near 96 degrees. 

 I kept pouring water on Rohnin - she at least had shade.

 But after about 30 minutes of being there we left - the heat is too much for a girl that could easily have seizures due to heat.  She did get her free book for reading for the past few months.

 My middle daughter...enjoying a day of napping.  Best doggie daughter ever!

Here is a funny picture of Rohnin being bad.  She got caught trying to mess up her sister's room.  She likes to make Haven crazy!

ROHHAD in Scotland

This is an article written about one of our ROHHAD friends.  She lives in Scotland.  I wanted to share because there are so few of us and we need support and spreading awareness is the best way to do that!

 This is Daniella right after she was diagnosed with ROHHAD Syndrome.

Daniella's problems began at around the age of 2 1/2 - which she started aggressively looking for food.  Around Christmas 2010 Daniella fell seriously ill and couldn't walk.  After lots of testing they found she was going in to kidney failure and started dialysis....then after suffering heart failure her family feared they would lose her.

Doctors worked hard to find a diagnosis for her and she is doing much better today as she is monitored and cared for 24 hours a day.

We love you Daniella......


Please read Daniella's article in the The Scottish Sun newspaper. 

School blues

Haven had her school pictures taken.  She is just getting so grown up.  I can't believe she's 8 years old.  It's amazing and crazy at the same time.  She loves these hair flowers she gets from her Uncle Kevin in Hawaii.  She has one for every outfit in most colors.

May be some moms out there can help me with something.  For the first time ever Haven does not want to go to school anymore.  We (dad and I) really like this school for it's education values but Haven is having a really rough time with the kids suddenly.  Many of the girls are picking on her or making fun of her,  kids are blaming her for "stealing" from them, saying she called another girl "fat" and now all the kids call her rude and mean.  I really don't know what to do.  Haven has always loved school and would rather be at school but now she doesn't want to go at all.  She says she is told to handle it on her own and she is trying to do that but doesn't know how when all the kids believe the other kids.  She told me after school yesterday that she can't believe she has to go for another 6 weeks...that she's counting down the days when she doesn't have to go back.  This makes me seriously sad.  I'd rather home school her then have her not like learning and going to school.

So please if anyone has any help or advice for me here send it my way.  I'm not sure how to help her except to tell her to ignore them and focus on her studies.  But reading about horrible teenagers in the news lately I don't want her to grow up - end up in high school with no friends - being made fun of - and then going berserk.

2 Weeks Since Surgery

Well it's been two weeks since I had surgery on a large incarcerated umbilical hernia and a smaller hernia above that.  I have now met with the OB in regards to the baby and surgery.  All is perfect there.  Today I met with the surgeon for follow up. 

Here is the scar after 2 weeks.  Looking great.  Surgeon was very happy.  Hubby said he'll design a smiley face tattoo I can get for the scar! ha ha ha...

All I have to say is if you've ever had an incarcerated hernia (intestines poking through the muscle wall that get pushed back in to your body) then you understand how much pain I was in....while pregnant none the less.  I couldn't walk for days at a time, couldn't lay down, could barely breathe.  It was unbearable.....now, since the pain of the surgery is subsided, I am very happy I did it.  Baby is perfectly fine and I can walk!  I haven't had the extreme pain or anything.  PS:  exactly why I would rather push a baby out then have a c-section!

I do have to say Monday was rough with Rohnin.  I was trying to be "normal" mom and do what I could.  Picking her up a few times destroyed me by evening.  It felt as though the mesh was tugging at my stomach and it was killing me.  I've spent the last two days in bed (seriously sleeping about 6 out of 8 hours) and am back at "normal" today.  Only 4 weeks left of limited activity.

Happy Easter

We hope everyone had a great Easter weekend......we stayed home all day Sunday and just relaxed with the girls.

 Haven worked on another round of coloring eggs on Saturday

 Yay....the bunny came! He found us!!!

 The newest sock monkey to hit the collection.....Haven was so excited.

Miss Rohnin got a baby sock monkey with rabbit ears...

Searching the back yard for eggs left by the bunny

 She found some...still a few more to find!

 Rohnin even found one all by herself!

 Rohnin ate her first boiled egg...she did not like the center.  Deez waiting for some egg to drop....she knows Rohnin always shares with her. 


Next up.......Rohnin's first birthday!!!

Reluctantly turning 37

I have decided not to acknowledge that I'm 37.......although I did enjoy the party tonight.  It was a nice and relaxing evening.

 I special ordered homemade pizza from grandma and grandpa --- Haven helped to create it.

 Rohnin supervised....

Then came a yummy desert --- my request - Cherry pie with vanilla ice cream!!!


thank you again!!!!