Mckayla and Brilee having a great time. They were celebrating McKayla's 10th Birthday. They went and got pampered at Hot Nails with Pedicures. After Hot Nails, they went to eat at Applebee's. It was a great time. They laugh so much and just enjoyed the time.

The many Faces of Jackson

Jackson Jason Leavitt
2010

A little Birth Story!!!

Happy Birthday to Jackson
I just realized that I never posted this to my blog.Its been sitting in the post box. Its only been 2 years. Its just in time for me to write a new one for his 9th Birthday so I figured what the heck just post it.
I will try to give the quick story on Jackson's life so far(of course leaving out the traumatic stuff). Since I have done a horrible job of writing it down. I went in for a ultra sound at 7 months to see how he looked. I was having horrible preterm labor. They wanted to see what to expect if he was early because of preterm labor. They found swelling around his skull and the rest of his body. It was serious. I was life flighted up the UofU later that evening. At first we were told it was Down Syndrome, then a chromosome disorder. Then finally it was that he wasn't getting enough blood in his little body. So they decided to give him blood transfusions through his umbilical cord. As soon as they did the first transfusion it was like I had a new baby inside me just moving around like crazy, which he hadn't done my entire pregnancy. They ended up doing 3 total transfusions on him, and decided it would be better to let me have the baby and treat him once he was born because of the infection risk. (due to the transfusions)
On April 22nd, Jackson Jason Leavitt was born up at the University of Utah Hospital. He was a beautiful baby when he came out. Then they quickly passed him to through the window to the NICU. He was there for 2 months. Yes, this was a long long time for us to have him there. We couldn't wait to bring him home. There were a few scares during his stay there, but we were able to get through them. I know that the Lord was actively involved in Jackson's life. He was so strong and such a fighter. We needed him here with us.

Jackson has been one of the most amazing things that has ever happened to our family. He is a special spirit in our home. Always making us laugh. Says spiritual things that we don't know where they came from. I could only be the spirit.

The first two years of his life he spent more times that i can count in the hospital with pneumonia, croup, high fevers, pneumonia, etc.

The day before his 2 birthday he choked on a Hot Dog! I really felt so helpless and could 't believe that it happened to us after all the things that we had already had to go through with this special little guy.
He ended up perfect and got his tonsils out and was as good as new. No more choking.

Now the fun and exciting part about our Awesome Little Boy!

Seven things I love about Jackson

1. His quick whit
2. His Freckles
3. His silly faces, and missing front teeth
4. He love his family so much(especially Mom)
5. He loves to learn about Jesus
6. He loves to play with friends
7. He loves to be active all the time..

This was extremely hard to choose seven things. So when he gets older I will make sure I list many more. Please feel free to share any that I may have missed.
I hope this post isn't to serious, I am using this blog as a journal so i wanted to write a little history on his life so far...

I love you Jackson
Happy 7th Birthday

Time out for Women

Time out for Women

We headed down to Las Vegas for TOFW. It was a blast we stayed at Treasure Island, ate at Cheesecake Factory, Marsala's, and asked a Stinken Cool Lady on a Purple scooter to let us cut in front of her to get to our Hotel faster. She said yes by the way... We stayed up almost all night and showed up on Saturday only 20 minutes late.. That's Pretty Good! I almost ran into the back of a Brown UPS Truck. I fell almost 5 times, but its all good. I was in great company with these ladies. We all had a blast and we loved the way we felt. We left with the best feelings and the spirit reconfirmed to us that we were doing the best things we could for ourselves and our family's in these tough days.. Love you Girls!
Thanks for letting me be apart of an awesome weekend.
p.s. Did I mention I tried to ride a Bull? Oops must have forgotten that part..

Picasa and I are in Luv!!!

Okay so I just might be the last person to hear about this program, but I am in love...
I have downloaded this before, but forgot about it and didn't use it. I also own PhotoShop too. I am one of those people who used to Scrapbook with paper and I use to do it all the time. I'm talking day and night. I was always caught up and I always spent more money on supplies than I did on food. Okay maybe not quite that much. Well you catch my drift. I have decided that I am no longer going to spend endless amounts of money on paper and embellishments. I am now going to commit to doing all my pages digital. They might not be as cute as a handmade Layouts, but I know with time I will have this baby down. I can't wait to catch up on Scrapping. I know my youngest will be so happy when he can look at a book and it is of him.. His pictures are all currently just stashed in a box and he is almost 9... Yikes, please don't judge. I am working on it.. Who digital Scraps, and who loves it? Let me know, I might need some help or maybe even a Digital Scrap Night is in order... Share your thoughts Ladies...
Hugs!!!

“Women of God can never be like women of the world.
The world has enough women who are tough;
we need women who are tender.
There are enough women who are coarse;
we need women who are kind.
There are enough women who are rude;
we need women who are refined.
We have enough women of fame and fortune;
we need more women of faith.
We have enough greed;
we need more goodness.
We have enough vanity;
we need more virtue.
We have enough popularity;
we need more purity.”

- Margaret D. Nadauld

Okay, so I have been reading a lot of quotes lately. It seems I may be addicted. Addicted or Not? I think I'll go easy on myself with this one because it could be worse. I could be addicted to chocolate for heaven's sake.. I read this quote on another blog and I can't remember which one. If you know who's blog please do tell. I will give credit to them.
I glanced at this quote and then the authors name, wait, I know who this Women is... I cleaned for her a couple years ago. She is so nice and I can't believe how some are able to puts words together. What a great Quote. I love it Margaret.

I know what I'm doing...

I'm the Man!!!
Recently I got to take a trip with my Dad and Mom to
Las Vegas Propane. I got to drive too. Okay not really, but my mom did take some pictures of me pretending to drive. We got to sit in the truck for several hours waiting so here are some pictures that my mom took of me. I got this!!!! When I grow up I want to be just like my Dad!
Sharp Turn Here!!
Keeping it straight on the road!
Who ever said trucking is fun? I was exhausted..

Knowing Who You Are.....

“Noble and great.
Courageous and determined.
Faithful and fearless.
That is who you are,
and that is who you have always been.
Understanding that truth can change your life,
because this knowledge carries a confidence
that cannot be duplicated any other way.”

– Sheri Dew