San Diego Trip

So we are still in San Diego right now but will be coming home on Wed. We have been having a wonderful time. The zoo was a lot of fun and Brynnah really loved it. We think that she enjoyed Sea World more, though. The zoo was really tiring because of all the walking around we did. The place is really huge and we ended up taking the tour bus ride to see the the animals that were clear in the back areas. If you ever decide to go there you need to take 2 days to do it. It is too much for one day. Sea World on the other hand was a blast because we could walk around the whole park and see everything we wanted to. We did miss a couple of the shows that we thought Brynnah would have loved because of the scheduling conflicts. We did get to feed and pet the dolphins and we also had "Lunch with Shamu." Brynnah really loved that because we were sitting right next to the pool where a couple of the killer whales were swimming. They had a trainer out there talking about the whales and then she had one of them do a bunch of tricks. It was really awesome. There are so many thins there to do and so little time to do it all, but we still had a lot of fun.
We are really looking forward to coming home even though we have to leave this wonderful weather. I'll get more pictures posted another time. We hope you enjoy these ones for now.

Family Photos

So we finally did our annual fall photos, and I personally think that they turned out really great. Brynnah was having a fun time with the leaves. We didn't have time to go up one of the canyons like we wanted to, but they look great anyways.

We are also getting ready to try and do the San Diego trip again next week, so everybody keep their fingers crossed that nothing will happen this time. We will be posting some photos from that trip once we return.
Everybody is doing really well. I have doing a lot of canning this fall. Lots of jam and applesauce and I will be helping a friend with some grapes.
Ryan got his deer during archery season but missed his elk. They saw a lot of elk but only one that would give him a shot opportunity. Maybe next year.

We hope that everyone is doing well and is enjoying the fall weather.

You know I've decided that we really need internet at our house!!!! I hate that I can only update about once a month ...if I'm lucky! So lets see first things first...we had Brynnah's Birthday party on the 3rd of October and it was a blast. We did a jungle animal theme and Brynnah loved every minute of it! I made her cake this year and it actually turned out really cute...despite my lack of cake decorating talents! She of course got spoiled she got tons of clothes, not one but two doll houses! Not to mention a bunch of littlest pet shop toys! We had a good turn out of people and of course I think the big hit this year was the pinata (it was a monkey this year!) Even Brynnah got to take a swing this year! Last tue. the 6th we headed to SLC where the make a wish foundation put us up in a motel then we were to fly out the next morning....little did we know that Brynnah's body of course had other plans! I should have mentioned before that she had been fighting a bout of the flu/cold for the previous couple weeks. Her symptoms kept getting worse and I ended up calling her physician and the kidney docs in SLC. Unfortunately they had us go to the ER where we stayed enduring horrible tests and lots of "pokes"(as brynnah would say) we were there for 7 1/2 hrs. They finally decided to admit her to the floor where we were there for almost a week! So we totally missed our trip to San Diego...bummer! But we did get it rescheduled maybe next week or the week after! They really didn't find much while we were in the hospital...she got diagnosed with a UTI that progressed into her kidney, at one point they thought kidney rejection which scared us all! But then they found that she had a trace of rhino-virus and they figured between the two it was too much for her already poor immune system and poor little body. She hasn't had any fevers going on day 3 now!!! So overall we had a great time! ha! Thank you all for your love and support. Your calls and prayers! We love you more than we can ever express!

Ok so I am finally updating again! I know all of you have been anxiously awaiting new info on our family!! haha! Not much new actually (which has been FABULOUS) We went to SLC last week for appointments. We got labs which were good. Then off to see the docs at kidney clinic. Everything was good there too! Then we had to go to the lung specialist. Which went ok, he requested that we get an oximeter....which they submitted a request a couple weeks ago and it was denied by the insurance. They said she didn't qualify! Isn't that rediculous??? So we will see if they approve it this time! Other than that she is still on 2 liters of O2 and doing well. She has been continuting to do well in her therapies and has started to walk agian without any help. So out came the little stroller to push along all of her equipment! She also got a new backpack for her feeding pump. So she sports that now too and does so well carrying it around even though it probably weighs almost as much as she does! She has definately developed some independance and is a little bit sassy! Go figure she is turning 3! I still can't believe it I think I'm in denial! Brynnah will be starting school next month after her birthday! I'm so excited for her to be able to be with other kids her age and to develope some socail skills with people other than doctors! Our trip to San Diego is getting close and we are sooooo very excited. Brynnah doesn't get it yet....but she is going to flip when we get there!! Ryan has been working away and of course bow-hunting! He took some days off so he could go to Montpelier to hopefully get his animals. He hasn't had any luck yet but he still has time! He's also been doing some work on his parent's addition on their home. So he's had plenty to do. My Grandpa also is in town for a couple months and Brynnah is just LOVING it!!! I've been busy doing the same things....jewelry making, crafting, sewing, and getting Christmas stuff done! We ended up going to the Fair in Blackfoot on Labor day which was a HUGE mistake!! There were so many people there I felt chlostrophobic....is that possible when you're outside!?! Anyhow, Brynnah had a ton of fun and LOVED seeing all the animals...she even got to pet some! Well, I guess that's about it. We love you all and a big THANKS for all you do!

Ok....are you ready for the longest blog post in the history of blogging????? So we have been home ...well sort of...for a few weeks now. Everyone is doing really great! Do i have an AMAZING family or what!?! Brynnah is just the most strong willed little gal I know!! She is doing soooo much better so much sooner than we anticipated! She is starting to walk (she lost a lot of ground after being sedated and immobilized for what....almost 5 weeks!) loves to push things around, and is crawling like crazy! She has also begun EATING! Now if that isn't a miracle I don't know what is???? She eats at least 2 meals a day (like 3 oz each feeding) which doesn't sound like much to most of you...but if you know Brynnah you know what a huge acomplishment it is! She also is ASKING for food!!! She is also become somewhat of a chatterbox! She talks non-stop and doesn't care who it is...she will just start talking up a storm about animals or colors or whatever she feels like repeating. And overly thrilled when everyone tells her how smart and cute she is! She has also grown a TON...they had to decrease what she's getting in her feeding tube because she keeps gaining weight. Daddy's kidney is still plugging away and doing fabulously! Labs have been great and there's no sign of rejection. This week is our last week of going to Salt Lake every week....which is pretty exciting for me....I Hate going up there all the time! She will be going every other week now! She did have a little setback last week and required more oxygen...she came home on 1/2 a liter and now she's on 2 liters...bummer I know...but I would rather have her breathing well on more oxygen than not breathing...! Ryan is doing AWESOME! He's been back to work for a few weeks and has been on regular duty the last 2 weeks! He sure is a trooper! I have been keeping busy catching up on scrapbooking and christmas gifts. We are doing the final planning for our big trip to San Diego on the 7th of October....we are way excited and can't wait to get to go on a VACATION!!! We are extending our stay and will get 6 whole days to do whatever we want! We are also preparing Brynnah to start pre-school...is that CRAZY or what!?! Other than that just alot of appointments, medication, and more appointments!! Thank you all for your love and support...we sure love you!

Jacqui finally got sick of her longer thick hair in the heat and decided to cut it off again. It looks super cute I think.

Chillin at the PCMC

So this is how Brynnah rols when she's finally able to leave the confines of her room at the hospital. She really loves her sunglasses.

Here she is with the cutest smile on her face. She's the prettiest girl in the world.