I survived July..... barely!!
It started out really rough. Most of you know I was sick and I can now look back and see it as a very humbling experience. I had a procedure done at the beginning of June which my opinion is that is was started it all. They put me on some medicine that didn't agree with my system and things got progressively worse. 2 ER visits, insta-care visit and a few doctor office visits later, and 5 days without eating because I was so sick, I made it into the GI doctor and they helped me in a very simple way. I take some medicine to help my stomach. I still occasionally get nauseous but nothing like before. I am going to finish the medicine and go off of it for a bit (it is supposed to heal my stomach, and if I start getting sick again, I will need to take a different but similar medicine)
I may not be in the perfect body, but I am so grateful to be feeling better, I would take this healthy body (according to every test they did all is well with-in my insides, lab work and ultrasounds) anyday compared to the way I felt before. Sure you may loose a few pounds while your sick, but I lost a lot of ground in the mean time, I was doing really well with my work out routine and was getting stronger everyday. My point is I am so grateful for my life, the imperfect body that I have, I will always to improve that will never stop. Ben was amazing trying to help me, he helped me in more ways than one, but one afternoon stands out. I am not really a crier, but one afternoon I was so sad, I just wanted to be normal again and he knelt down laid down beside me and just hugged me, I will never forget that.
We had the Whidden family reunion the week of July 24th. It was SO great to see everyone, it always is good to be reminded of how amazing Ben's family is and thank them for the huge sacrifice it is to travel so far. Our week included a trip to Temple square, a tour of the conference center, a few trips to Seven Peaks, some fishing for the boys on the boat, hanging out at the resort in Park City, some outlet shopping and mostly just enjoying each other's company, trying to cool the hot tub down, riding the gondola, putting the kids to bed, playing games and laughing so hard it hurts!!
We are so lucky to be able to get our family pictures done while everyone was in town, here are some of the results. THANK YOU Jeni!! love you!!
I love this one, but we were teasing Ben that I was photo bombing he handsome head shot:)
Alivia 10, she was in cousin heaven, she barely wanted to be with her own family........wait she barely was with her own family.
Cooper, my sweet boy. He has had a hard summer hasn't wanted to swim much and when he saw how tan his brothers were and people commenting about it, he decided he should start swimming again:)
Bauer, so easy going and still missing his two front teeth, it is starting to worry me a little bit. It has been a few months and they are not even poking through. We go to the dentist this week so I guess we will find out whats going on.
Kessler, getting bigger everyday, I think the days of snuggling with mom might be fewer and far between. He just wants to be with the big kids, he can ride his bike now with out training wheels and that is where you will find him.
Happy Pioneer day, I love this "Utah" holiday!!
I hardly have any family reunion pictures, I have been in a camera slump lately but hopefully will hijack some of my sister in laws pics:)
The newest Whidden Renne, she is such a sweet happy baby and we had a blast hanging out with her (Alivia was in LOVE!)
I just got back from girls camp yesterday and don't have the time to blog about that right now, hopefully it will be sooner than later.
Upcoming for the Whidden's
Andrea is back to work.... a 2 day trip to Calgary with my sister from another mister!
Andrea has jury duty.....lame!!
Ben shaved his goatee:) I liked it, but the clean shaven look is good too!!
Andrea has to speak in church, yikes!!
Ben is mid re-model and it has been stressful to say the least, lots of longs days!
Andrea finished the Book of Mormon before girls camp!! Boo-ya!
The kids start school in 17 days.....crazy!
Kessler the kindergartner!
Mayfield Family reunion the weekend before school starts (haven't seen them in 10+ years)
Getting back to normal but still on girls camp schedule...up at the crack of dawn:)
