Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Pretty in pink... cheeks!

My big girl sitting all by herself, in the shopping cart!

Playing at the park...

My silly Logan

I love the simple moments we share in the morning. Just eating breakfast and watching a movie together. I love my Logan.

Michael Buble 2013

Daniel and I at the Michael Buble concert!

We had AMAZING seats- on the floor, just a few rows back from the stage!

It was such a great show, Michael Buble is so talented, and really funny, too!

We had a great time; very romantic! ;)

Time Out For Women

I am so grateful to have gone once again to Time Out For Women.

weekend!

 It has always been a fun, spiritual, encouraging, and inspiring way to spend the weekend with friends and family, well the women in your family, and to fellowship with other sisters! 

I have never left without feeling spiritually fed, encouraged and reassured that Heavenly Father knows me and my trials, and inspired to do and to be more!

I highly reccommend attending to all women, whether you are of my faith or not. I can't tell you how many brave women attend who are not of my LDS faith, but who like me, are wanting to be spiritually fed in a friendly and fun environment. 

This was my fourth year attending, my sisters second time, and my friends Melissa and Elizabeth's first time attending! 

I am so grateful for both of their friendships and for the beautiful experience from this weekend.

The perfect cure for a bad day...

What is the perfect cure for a no-good-very-bad day?

Chocolate!

How about exploding chocolate that makes a mess and tastes burnt?

Yep. That was my day yesterday.

Just before my exploding chocolate, I had also discovered that my Logan had left the refrigerator door open right before we left to go run errands... 

Yep, for two and a half hours it was wide open.

Awesome.

I am so glad I had chocolate to make it all better.

...can't resist that smile. I love you, Logan.

Fifth Disease....

Fifth Disease.... Funny name. Actually a frustrating name cause it gives you zero information on what it is, what it does,  how you got it, and how you get rid of it!

Apparently "Fifth disease" got its name because it was fifth in a list of historical classifications of common skin rash's children get.

It is more common in children than adults. Most people get a rash on their chest, back, butt, or arms and legs. 

In Aiden's case, he got it on all of the above!

All over. 

The rash can be itchy, especially on the soles of the feet. The rash can vary in intensity and may come and go for several weeks. 

Seriously?!

It usually goes away in 7 to 10 days, but it can last several weeks. As the rash starts to go away, it may look lacy.

Sounds exciting... not.

Fifth disease (Parvovirus B19) spreads through respiratory secretions (such as saliva or nasal mucus) when an infected person coughs or sneezes. You are most contagious when it seems like you have "just a cold" and before you get the rash or joint pain and swelling. After you get the rash, you are probably not contagious. 

So now that my son is covered from head to toe in this rash, he's no longer contagious?? 

Once you recover from fifth disease, you develop immunity that generally protects you from parvovirus B19 infection in the future.

Well, thank goodness for that. Once this nightmare clears, he's done!

There is no vaccine or medicine that can prevent fifth disease (parvovirus B19 infection.)

Awesome. :/