Utah 25, Michigan 23

Utah 25, Michigan 23! Grandpa is going to have a good week! Way to start off the season guys!

School has officially begun!

AHHH! Second semester nursing has now started. I can't even tell you how busy I am already! I am looking forward to PEDS, OB, and MED/SURG. Let me tell you.. Sarcastic enough? I really honestly can't wait til December 9th, I think? Cuz its the last day of the semester. HAHAHA! Anyway, this Fall I am doing med/surg clinicals at Davis Hospital. Way up there not anywhere close to my house!

AVA is so cute!

Holy Belly!!!

Wow! Look at that belly! Happy birthday Selleca!!!

Devin loves to love his baby sis.

Oakley gets her hair done for the 1st time

Cute girl! I actually talked her into taking good care of her hair for 3 months and I would pay to get it highlighted! So here we are! Good girl Oaks!

To: Devin

So tonight, I find myself unable to sleep thinking about a chick flick movie that Mel, me and yes...MY DAD watched tonight. I'm such a sap! The movie was, "PS, I Love You." I haven't seen it before, if I had, I really wouldn't have made my dad sit thru it. I can't tell you how much I bawled during it. What a baby? Well I had to say what I was thinking during it because I know that there are others who probably have seen it. I really love chick movies that make you cry cause, Duh? I love the happy ending thing that predictably happens. Although, this movie had an ending, it sure did take a whole lot of torture for Holly(Hillary Swank) to get there. For any guys reading this... please just bear with me. In the beginning of the movie, she felt her life just wasn't according to plan. She looked at everything in the negative. And because of that, she wasted time that she could have been happier. She had no choice in the matter when her husband died at age 35. He was taken from her. She spent a whole year after he died, pining for the man she loved, who was now gone, forever.
This made me think, tell those who you truly love, that you are sorry when you do something wrong. Tell them you love them... tell them before you find its too late. Even if it is a friend or a family member. Show them you care about them. Throw away regrets and harsh feelings. It made me think about my own life.
To get personal, I want to say this to my brother. My only brother. He will be leaving us here in the 'land of the free' and home of the 'do anything you want to.' To my brother, who I love, I am so proud of you. The person you are and who you will become someday. Iraq will not be easy. On any of us. I want to tell you I love you. I don't ever want you to feel like you aren't someone. You are definetely going thru so much lately. We have been thru so much together. We are survivors of the worst of the worst and the best of the worst. If we didn't experience them, we wouldn't know of the best of the best. Life challenges, you know what I'm talking about, are whats gonna help you survive this. Stay strong for Sel and baby Ellie. Tell (you know who) that you love her, even if you are angry with her still. Before you can't....
To my brother, with love, Danielle

We are gonna be aunties soon!!!

So weird, I always knew that my brother would be a parent before me. Here are the soon-to-be-dad and momma. Selleca and Devin are expecting their baby girl....... ELLIE!!! She is gonna be so cute. Ava is excited for her gal pal that she met in heaven to join us here on earth. We are all expectantly waiting! Deliver already!!!

WEEEE!!!

So today, Grandpa and I decided to go to the grocery store for some needed food. He told me he was just gonna stay in the car. No, no, no grampa. So I helped him with his walker, and outta the corner of my eye, was the cart...the scooter cart. He absolutely refused...

Bryce Chuck wagon dinner

We had some great entertainment at Bryce. This cute family were professional entertainers and their 7 year old adopted daughter was such a cutie pie. She adored Ava and even got to hold her. She had a good voice and a wonderful spirit. This was definetely a great experience. Thanks to gramps for paying!

Bryce Canyon June 2008

I am so sorry. It has been way too long since my last blog. I wanted to let everyone know that I now have a split second to write. We had a blast at Bryce!!! Ava is getting bigger every day. Here are some pictures of our trip. We went for hikes, ate good grub, went to a chuckwagon dinner, and even went swimming. Look! Ava loves to swim. She was so much fun on the trip! Grandpa went on the trip too! In fact he was just as much fun as Ava. When we were waiting outside the general store for the rest of our group after a hike, he let out a huge belch. It made him laugh so hard, then we all started to laugh. He is never gonna live that down!!!