Happy New Year!

It has been a busy, crazy past couple of weeks! We had a pretty good holiday season. We spent Christmas Eve and New Years Eve at Brent's parents house. Ate lots of good food and attempted to play games. It's always an adventure with kids around. We have to stop every minute to take care of them.

Christmas day we enjoyed being home and playing with the kids and their new toys. Brayden got a basketball hoop and loves it. We also got Tyson a small one. I finally got a digital camera that I have wanted for a long time! I just have to figure out how to use it better, and get the pictures on here.

The day after Christmas we spent it with my parents and family. We got to go sledding, but it was still really powdery because of the storm the day before. We got alot of snow in our face! The kids were done just after one small hill, so we took them back to the house while the grown ups went to the big hills. We only went down a couple times, it was a major workout just to get to the top. I will post more pics once I figure out how to get them on here from my camera :)

Trying to take a picture with Frosty, his broom or whatever he was holding was in the way.

Tyson and Brayden enjoying the reindeer at grandma's

Tyson and his cousin Jake

Cute kids, walking around together!

I love this pic of Brayden having fun with the leaves. He turned 3 Dec. 19th! Happy B-day Brayd!

I'm a big boy now!

Chug! Chug! Chug! No, there was nothing in it, he was just enjoying the last drips :)

So sleepy

The last ride before the snow fell.

Lastly, I just wanted to let everyone know that I finally decided to get an MRI done. I hate talking about myself, so I don't very often. Some of you know I have had back and neck problems for a while. I've tried a Chiropractor for 6 months. My x-rays show that my spine is a little curved and my neck is straight, it doesn't have the natural curve, which puts alot of pressure on the base of my neck. I went to back specialists and physical therapy. I kept doing the excersizes and streches, but nothing seemed to help. The back specialist said the next step was to get an MRI. I did that a couple days before Christmas. the MRI showed that I have 3 bulging discs in my neck, which didn't show in my x-rays. So then I got an epidural injection in my neck to help with the pain. I did that the last day of December, so hopefully our insurance will cover most of it. Fun huh? I just can't beleive I have problems so young, it sucks but what else can I do? I also have muscle spasms in my back that pinch all the time. I have been trying muscle relaxants at night and they seem to help. I just have to deal with it and do my best to stay healthy. I just have to think other people have it way worse! I guess we all have our trials in life and this is one of mine. I just hate it that my back and neck hurts with daily activities like changing a diaper, cleaning, housework, srapbooking and even being on this computer for a long time, and most of all being pregnant. It kills when I'm pregnant. Thank goodness I don't have to worry about that for a couple years!

One more thing, I got a new calling in my ward. I am the new Enrichment leader. the lady that got released was amazing! She always made Enrichment night so great. I know I won't be able to do as good as job as she has done, but I will do my best. Thanks Kim for all you have done! you will be getting plenty of phone calls from me for help. Hope you all had wonderful holidays!