In Memory of Aislee's Blankly

Beware: This might make you cry.
Yesterday I took Easton to the drs office to get a flu shot, and I let Aislee take her "blankly" inside. Somewhere from the patient room to our car, it got left behind. I called the office, and they said they haven't seen it, and every phone call I get, Aislee asks if it is the drs office calling about her blanky. Maybe it got dropped on the way to the car? We checked last night-no blanky. Aislee was so upset- so I took her to Target and I let her pick out a new one, and on the way to the car, she told me, she liked it but when we found her old blankly, she wants to take this new one back to the store. Then in the car she stared out the window probably wondering if her old blanky was warm and safe and if she was ever going to see it again, she started to cry. This morning, she pinched her finger and wanted her lost blanky not her new one.
I cried last night after she went to bed because my heart is broken for her, she's had it for 3 years; Brian corrected me: Her whole life. I wanted to pass it on to her children. I am so upset about this.
Dear Blankly,
Wherever you are, I hope you are warm and safe. I hope you didn't get thrown in the trash. I hope you know how much your Aisee misses you and cries for you. You have brought Aisers so much comfort. I hope you find each other again, and if not, I hope favorite blankies make it to heaven. You can never be replaced, and you will never be forgotten.
Love, Aislee's Mommy
In Loving Memory: Pictures of her and her Blankly

Thanksgiving Vacation

For Thanksgiving we went to Brian's parents house in St. George. We had an eventful fun-packed week. Here are my favorite Highlights of the trip:
Being with ALL the family, all 5 brothers and one sister was there!
Seeing the new house-looks great Wade!
Going four-wheeling (see slide)
Going to see Dan in Real Life with everyone-thanks Lorrie for babysitting
Seeing my family for a day and a half!
Having dinner at Danny and Shanda's house
Playing Ticket to Ride with Jarret, Lorrie and Shanda
Playing Horse Balls (yes, thats a game)
Aislee's little play house
Aislee playing store, and hearing her say "Next Customer"
Day after Thanksgiving shopping
OF COURSE- Thanksgiving dinner and hearing what everyone is thankful for
Going to The Ledges
the nice weather!
Packing and moving Lorrie's kitchen with the girls and scaring ourselves
Going to Pizza factory and Krumpets for Girl's Night Out
Kailee's pinata for Aislee
Going to Kailee's school so she could have Aislee be her show and tell!



Four-wheeling Slide Show:
(notice the big ledge above us in the big family pic, we (me, Brian, Danny, and Jarrett) four wheeled to the top of that. That's the big cliff we are on in the pics!)
We had 4 four wheelers, 2 rangers, and 2 rhinos. I wanted to drive a four wheeler, and all the brothers said to me...oh you can't cause it's a clutch. Do you know how excited I was when I told them, I CAN DRIVE A CLUTCH! They were all surprised, even Brian! Aislee loved riding in the ranger, and even fell asleep on the ride! We all got red dust all over us, it was so fun! And seriously--what is it about Boys wanting to pee over cliffs??? Danny and his 4wheeler flipped down a hill, but both are okay, and we helped a kid from Jarrett's State Champ baseball team get unstuck!
What a fun day!!

Aislee and her ABC's

You might want to turn your volume DOWN for this one, she is singing nice and loud, just like I told her!
I told her I would give her a "pop-pop" (otter pop) if she sang it for me!!!!! Notice her quick exit!

THANKS JADE!!!!!

THANKS JADERS for my birthday present--my cute blog!!!
I serioulsy have the best sisters in the whole world! Love you Jade, see you in a week and a half!
Isn't she beautiful???

Aislee's Dancer Thing

These are some pictures of Aislee playing her "dancer thing" as she calls it! For her birthday, Grandma and Grandpa Webster gave her a ballerina outfit, with a matching outfit for her American Girl Baby! She loves it!

The "Elders"

So, today in church, in Young Womens, our Bishop talked about testimonies. We have a lot of new converts, and investigators come to our ward every Sunday, so topics are pretty basic. He wanted the girls to understand what testimony meetings are, and how you get a testimony. I LOVE my bishop. He is so sweet. He comes from the Boston area, and so he has this great accent, which totally adds to his character. He was telling us about his experience when he was converted, and a lot of times in this ward, I have to stop and think about how weird some things must be for people who haven't grown up in the church like me. I love hearing conversion stories. Anyway, so he's telling us about how he had no idea anything about the Mormon church, he had no idea who Joseph Smith was, but he knew by the way he felt when the Sister missionaries were teaching them, that whatever they were teaching him was of God, and it was true. He told us he remembers telling the Sisters that him and his wife wanted to be baptised, and they were so excited and the Sisters told them that the Elders would be by later that day to interview them. The Bishop was so nervous at that point. He had no idea who "The Elders" were. What were they going to look like, who and what were they? He said he pictured them to be like the Amish people, with tall black hats, and long curly side burns. At the time, my bishop lived in a house with a long driveway, and he kept watching that driveway waiting for a horse and buggy to come along carrying "The Elders". (we were all laughing so hard). Then I turned to my YW President and Counselor and said....can you imagine....not knowing who the "Elders" were, how weird that must have been?? They both said, Yes, We Remember. I had forgotten they too were both converts to the church.
I guess, I'm writing this on my blog, because for one, I love the experiences I'm having out here in the mission field, and what fun, interesting stories I hear. But also, because I guess I want to share how thankful I am to be a part of this LDS church, and to have the knowledge of the gospel. I'm thankful for my parents for helping me live on their testimonies until I was old enough to earn my own. Sometimes, I wonder if I was not raised in the church and was approached by the missionaries, would I have been as faithful? Maybe God knew I wouldn't and so he sent me with parents who would lead the way for me. Thanks Mom and Dad, I'm so grateful for you and I am who I am today because of you!

All By Himself

Easton can drink out of his sippy cup all by himself, and he LOVES IT!

He thinks that it is the coolest thing. Good job buddy! (I've been changing a lot more diapers lately,

because he can't get enough of his cup!)

We're still working on the crawling thing, but no luck there yet!

Happy Halloween

Easton was a monkey this year for his first Halloween, and Aislee was Belle. In this sweet picture of her I told her to smile like Belle does, and that is how she posed! So cute!

Last night we had Trunk or Treat at church. Here's Easton with his best buddy Stephen, dressed up as Jack-Jack! Aren't they so cute!!!
The other picture is Ellie (superstar), Aislee (Belle), Lainey (Snow White), Cliff (Dash), and McKenna (Snow White).

3 Yrs and 9 Mos Stats

So, yesterday, I took the kids; Easton to his 9 month and Aislee to her 3 year, doctors appointments. They are both healthy and happy!
Here are their stats:

Aislee:
Weight: 31 lbs
Height 39 inches
50% across the charts

Easton:
Weight: 24 lbs
Height: 29 inches
90% weight and height, and 70% for head circum.

I was nervous because I knew they would both need a shot, and Aislee, without even knowing about the shot, was really nervous to be there. She would not let go of me. After the doctor did his checkups, I explained to her that she was going to get a shot, and I was waiting for the tears, but they never came. Apparently when I told her that they had sparkly band-aids, hoping it would get her through the anxiety of the shot, it worked! She was so excited for the sparkly band-aid! She ended up needing two shots, and I was so nervous for the 2nd because I thought for sure she'd cry this time, but nope, the brave little girl just looked at me and didn't even flinch. What a tough little girl! Then Easton got his shot, and of course cried, and that's when Aislee got a little teary-eyed because "they made her brother hurt".
I'm just thankful they are both healthy!

The Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Country Junction Pumpkin Festival for Aislee's 3rd birthday! Our friends, the Bastows were there with us! Ais loved it! She had fun trying to pick out her pumpkin.
Every pumpkin was $3, great price right?!

We are going to carve our pumpkins tonight!
This is my favorite part of Halloween, I love carving pumpkins!