Halloween 2011
Mr. and Mrs. Cat in the Hat and their 5 little Things :)
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Back in the Groove and UEA Weekend
Wow!! Let's see if I still remember how to do this! It has been a LONG time and A LOT has happened! After spending a couple of hours the other night looking through this blog and reading through it, I was motivated to start blogging again. I am not great at journal writing (something I am going to work on) and so I realized how precious this blog was when I could go back years ago and see what our family was doing. I cried through it and laughed through it. It really touched my heart and was fun to see how we have grown!
We have had a pretty busy year with having a baby, dealing with breast cancer and then remodeling our home. My plate was FULL, but now I think I am at a place where I can do this, and I am excited about it! I just want my family to know how much I love them and I want to record our special memories. As I went through breast cancer, I thought a lot about all that our family has been through and I really want them to remember the fun times as well as those tough times that help us to be better people.
Anyway... it is 10:00 pm at night and as much as I want to blog about the 1000's of pictures I have of the last year, I am going to start with our most recent weekend. We spent most of this last week up at Snowbird with some dear friends of ours. It was gorgeous! Talmage and Braden trailed behind a couple of days due to school, but still got some fun in when they arrived. We played outside, swam, spent lots of time in the hot-tubs, talked, enjoyed the beautiful surroundings and renewed friendships! It was wonderful... until the flu hit! Thursday night, Caleb woke up in the middle of the night with the stomach flu. We got him settled and about 20 minutes later, Lila woke up with the stomach flu. We got her settled - actually Talmage was a champion through this all because while I was helping the kids over the toilet, he was cleaning up all the barf that didn't make it in. And there was A LOT! I think I had the better job FOR SURE! Anyway, after we got Lila settled, Emma woke up with the stomach flu. It was a LONG night. We just went from child to child to laundry and back to child to child ALL NIGHT LONG! In the morning, it hit me! I tried to talk myself out of it, but it didn't work. UGH! There is nothing worse. Luckily, it was only a 12 hr bug. Thankfully, Braden and Collin escaped it, but It caught up with Talmage when we got home :( poor guy.
The day before, my friend Michelle and I had an amazing day. It started with some Tai Chi and meditation (that was great!), up to the spa for some herbal tea with the most beautiful view of the mountain and chit chatted, off to a pedicure, then down to the poolside to do some reading and later that night out to dinner with our husbands! It was just about as perfect of a day that you can get. It made getting the flu bearable.
Me and Tal
Collin, Lila and Emma... Wait! Where's Caleb?
Oh, here he is! Looking at pine cones float down the creek.
We have had a pretty busy year with having a baby, dealing with breast cancer and then remodeling our home. My plate was FULL, but now I think I am at a place where I can do this, and I am excited about it! I just want my family to know how much I love them and I want to record our special memories. As I went through breast cancer, I thought a lot about all that our family has been through and I really want them to remember the fun times as well as those tough times that help us to be better people.
Anyway... it is 10:00 pm at night and as much as I want to blog about the 1000's of pictures I have of the last year, I am going to start with our most recent weekend. We spent most of this last week up at Snowbird with some dear friends of ours. It was gorgeous! Talmage and Braden trailed behind a couple of days due to school, but still got some fun in when they arrived. We played outside, swam, spent lots of time in the hot-tubs, talked, enjoyed the beautiful surroundings and renewed friendships! It was wonderful... until the flu hit! Thursday night, Caleb woke up in the middle of the night with the stomach flu. We got him settled and about 20 minutes later, Lila woke up with the stomach flu. We got her settled - actually Talmage was a champion through this all because while I was helping the kids over the toilet, he was cleaning up all the barf that didn't make it in. And there was A LOT! I think I had the better job FOR SURE! Anyway, after we got Lila settled, Emma woke up with the stomach flu. It was a LONG night. We just went from child to child to laundry and back to child to child ALL NIGHT LONG! In the morning, it hit me! I tried to talk myself out of it, but it didn't work. UGH! There is nothing worse. Luckily, it was only a 12 hr bug. Thankfully, Braden and Collin escaped it, but It caught up with Talmage when we got home :( poor guy.
The day before, my friend Michelle and I had an amazing day. It started with some Tai Chi and meditation (that was great!), up to the spa for some herbal tea with the most beautiful view of the mountain and chit chatted, off to a pedicure, then down to the poolside to do some reading and later that night out to dinner with our husbands! It was just about as perfect of a day that you can get. It made getting the flu bearable.
Me and Tal
Collin, Lila and Emma... Wait! Where's Caleb?
Oh, here he is! Looking at pine cones float down the creek.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Emma Jane Shill
Wow! What an intense couple of weeks it has been. After learning that I had breast cancer, I was scheduled for surgery immediately. I still had a month before the baby was due, but right after the surgery, my braxton hicks turned into real contractions. Surgery was on a Wednesday and by Saturday, I was miserable. The contractions were strong, but too spread apart to justify going to the hospital. I kept praying that either they would stop or get close together so that I could go to the hospital. At the same time, in the back of my mind, I knew that this was early for the baby and I wanted to make sure she would be alright.
Around 3:00 am Sunday morning, during a hefty contraction, my water broke ... or exploded would be more accurate. Aaaahhhh. We were going to have a baby. I was nervous and relieved all at once.
We got to the hospital, checked in, and then I labored for about an hour while we waited for the Anesthesiologist - who happened to be our neighbor. The epidural was perfect and FINALLY I could sleep. I felt like it had been months since I had gotten any real rest. It was wonderful!
(I just don't know how the pioneers did it!)
Because I was so early, they had to treat me with Penicillin for 4 hours before they could turn on the Pitosin. Once all of the penicillin was in, they turned up the Pit and at 8:01 am, our sweet little Emma Jane was born. She is perfect and a true miracle in everyway possible. She weighed 7 lbs. and was 19 1/2" long. We were astonished at her size for being 4 weeks early. We truly feel that Heavenly Father prepared her so that she would be ready to come early because of all that is going on. We are so grateful that everything went so beautifully.
Emma and Grandpa Bart
Emma and Grandma Kathy
Emma and Grammie Nancy
And then there were five....
My Family! Wow, I am so blessed!
Around 3:00 am Sunday morning, during a hefty contraction, my water broke ... or exploded would be more accurate. Aaaahhhh. We were going to have a baby. I was nervous and relieved all at once.
We got to the hospital, checked in, and then I labored for about an hour while we waited for the Anesthesiologist - who happened to be our neighbor. The epidural was perfect and FINALLY I could sleep. I felt like it had been months since I had gotten any real rest. It was wonderful!
(I just don't know how the pioneers did it!)
Because I was so early, they had to treat me with Penicillin for 4 hours before they could turn on the Pitosin. Once all of the penicillin was in, they turned up the Pit and at 8:01 am, our sweet little Emma Jane was born. She is perfect and a true miracle in everyway possible. She weighed 7 lbs. and was 19 1/2" long. We were astonished at her size for being 4 weeks early. We truly feel that Heavenly Father prepared her so that she would be ready to come early because of all that is going on. We are so grateful that everything went so beautifully.
Introducing...
Emma Jane Shill
Born August 29, 2010
7 lbs.
19 1/2" long
Emma and Grandpa Bart
Emma and Grandma Kathy
Emma and Grammie Nancy
And then there were five....
My Family! Wow, I am so blessed!Facing the Truth ... Breast Cancer
Two weeks ago I learned that I had Breast Cancer. It was quite a shock to say the least. I started a blog so I could keep a journal of everything and as a way to share information with friends and family. We have seen miracles... for which I am SO thankful. It will be a tough few months, but I feel peace that we will get through this. We have had an outpouring of support, love and prayers. THANK YOU!
Here is the link to my blog: http://faithofasunflower.blogspot.com/ or Sunflower
Here is the link to my blog: http://faithofasunflower.blogspot.com/ or Sunflower
Happy 11th Birthday Collin!
We had a fun birthday party for Collin. He was so excited to turn 11! For his "birthday dinner" he wanted to make homemade pizza's, so we fired up the grill and grilled indivdual pizzas. It was fun and tasty!
The weekend after Collin's birthday, all the Shill family met up at the lake for a day of fun and celebration. We celebrated everybody that was born in August. Collin was happy to share such a fun day with all of his cousins.
Collin at age 11:
Very loving and sensitive
Gives great hugs
Keeps his room clean :)
Enjoys reading
Earned his Webelos badge
Has an amazing memory
Loves boating with the family
The weekend after Collin's birthday, all the Shill family met up at the lake for a day of fun and celebration. We celebrated everybody that was born in August. Collin was happy to share such a fun day with all of his cousins.First Day of School
Braden - 8th Grade
Collin - 5th Grade
Lila - 2nd Grade
Caleb - Wishing he could go to school ... Maybe
next year if we can ever get him potty trained ;)
Braden TOTALLY embarassed that his mother would come and take a picture of him... even after the bell had already rung.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Summer Fun
This box is a hot commodity in our house right now. Everybody wants to play "robot".
The boys having a friendly game of Lacrosse.
At our family reunion this year, Caleb found a nice mud puddle to spend his day in. As messy as it was, it turned out to be perfect. He hardly wandered and I could sit and enjoy catching up with my family. Thank you mud puddle!
For our Summer Cooking Day, Braden chose to make Homemade Strawberry Sherbert. We had fun and the sherbert was a perfect way to enjoy a hot summer day. For the recipe, click here!
Lila all dressed up for our niece's wedding reception. The mother-of-the-bride bought gloves and parasols for all the little girls. They walked around like princesses. It was darling.
Lila was in heaven.
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