July 27th, 2011

        Haigen is 15 months old today! It is crazy how much our lives have changed having a little one now. He is such a smart little boy and is starting to talk more and more every day and always wants to know, "What's that?" He loves to say, "What's up and Hi to."
He loves feeding himself and even though it is a mess he looks so dang cute doing it!
          As for Trav and I we are just keeping busy dealing with our house being flooded again by the upstairs neighbors toilet, this time it flooded our master bedroom and bath so as for now we are staying at Grandpa Chuck's and Grandma Angela's waiting for the insurance to process the claim and then wait for repairs to be done.

          Travis still enjoying his summers mowing lawns and hanging out with us when he gets home and hoping to get some more camping trips in before school starts. I am still teaching summer school for 2 more days ( I am not counting down or anything ;) and then am looking forward to spending the rest of my summer playing with Haigen before school starts. We already have some fun zoo trips, playdates and pool time planned out to make sure we get it all in before our summer is gone.

Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon!

On July 16th I ran the Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon with Travis's cousins Alisha and Sharie.  It was a ton of work training and especially after having a C Section but the payoff was great. I had so much fun and it was a pleasure running with these amazing ladies. I hope it becomes a family tradition every year!
Here are some pictures from the race as well as the weekend adventures in Bryce with my boys!

July 13th, 2011 GREAT NEWS!

So I have been asked a bunch what exactly a spina cord stimulator is so here is an update and explanation of what a spinal cord stimulator is and what it will do for Trav.

 A Spinal cord stimulation uses low voltage stimulation of the spinal nerves to block the feeling of pain. It helps you to better manage your pain and potentially decrease the amount of pain medication. It may be an option if you have long-term (chronic) leg or arm pain, and have not found relief through traditional methods. A small battery-powered generator implanted in the body transmits an electrical current to your spinal cord. The result is a tingling sensation instead of pain. By interrupting pain signals, the procedure has shown success in returning some people to a more active. We are hopng for Trav this will be a good fit for him and his condition and on July 13th after appealing to the insurance 3 times they have approved 100% for the procedue. We have an appointment Aug. 9th to put in the temporary device and if it works we will schedule the the procedure to have the device put in for good.

Summer Fun

        Summer has finally come to Utah and we sure have been enjoying all the sunshine we have been getting. Travis is back to work for the summer mowing lawns and loving every minute of it. I am teaching summer school 4 days a week for a couple hours and then enjoying my days with Haigen, he is growing up so fast and is walking and talking non-stop.

Here are some pictures from our fun times we have had so far this summer. We went on a trip to St. George the beginning of June with all the sister in laws and mother in law. We swam, went fishing and I even got in a couple good hill runs while we were down there. Also over the 4th of July weekend we went camping with the family and the Naylor's and had a blast! Haigen got to ride a horse with Daddy and loved the 4 wheeler, then we went to the Oakley rodeo with both sets of Grandparents and my brothers and sisters. Haigen loved the animals but was even more intrigued with the fireworks. We are just enjoying our summer and more time together.