2 YEARS AND COUNTING

I am happy to announce, I have made it TWO years in my Recovery from anorexia with no relapse. This is a HUGE occomplishment for me. This is the longest I have ever gone in the 15 years the disease has been apart of my life. I owe so much to my husband and my family for their encouragement, love and support. Most of all, I owe so much thanks and gratitude to Avalon Hills, the treatment center that helped save my life. If it wasn't for their awesome eating disorder program, I really doubt I would be here to watch my little boy grow up and be blessed with a wonderful little girl.

My husband, Ben is so amazing. He has put up with so much with this demon being apart of our marriage. He doesn't hold his breath sometimes and he gets really nervous, but I always pull through the trial (not to mention this whole year has been one big trial). It is a relief to him to have me be mostly free. Thank you Ben, I love you.

I owe so much to my wonderful Therapist. She has been there through it all. She has such wonderful wisdom that has helped me push through the really HARD moments that would normally throw me back a huge step. Thank You Jean. You are absolutely amazing. I love you tons.

Christmas Eve

Bryn and Santa.

Aiden sitting on santa's lap. He looks really shy, but he was talking to the man in the red suit quite well.

Gingerbread Houses

"I built you a house, mom"

Every year since I was way little, my mom has this tradition of making gingerbread houses out of grahm crackers. This was Aiden's first year. He had a blast of course.

Oh Christmas Lights

For family night we wanted to take Aiden to see some Christmas lights. The one's in Roy are always so amazing and Aiden loves them, so we walked around and looked at those. After we froze, we went home and had hot chocolate and read a christmas story..Thanks to the wonderful Christmas stories we get every year with a wonderful message from Ben's family. Aiden absolutely loved it. He had never had hot chocolate before and thought it was the coolest thing.

Waving Snowman that Aiden Loves.

Daddy and Aiden

Mommy and Aiden freezing our butts off. It was 19 degrees. We are sitting in Santa's Sleigh.

Aiden laughing at the waving snowman at the Roy City Fire Station's Christmas lights.

I love this...

Oh no...please don't put me in here again!

I just love the look on Brynlee's face. Most of the time she loves this play saucer, but lately she has gotten board fast.

Scrooge

So I am having one of those years where I just don't want to do Christmas. I wish it would just skip over this year. I know I am being a Scrooge, but I would feel a lot better if it was over. I guess with all the trials in our family, I am just not in the Christmas spirit. I have tried to serve others by volunteering at various places and making gifts for my brother for my mom, but that doesn't help my mood get better. I notice a lot of people in the same sort of mood. This time of year is just too stressful and there is so much emphasis put on shopping and stuff when really I wish people would focus on Christ instead including myself..that would probably help get me in the Christmas spirit.

O.C.D.

Aiden is so much like his mom is some ways. This is what he did to all of our fridge magnets. Look at it close, they are categorized. The teddy bears are in one corner. the Disney ones are in another and you can see the rest. This is so O.C.D and absolutely funny. He is very proud of it. He said "Look mom, look how perfect it is." YIKES!

Attack ATTACK!

With Bryn being 5 months now, we decided to try our hand at the cereal thing. She wasn't interested in it the first time we tried a couple weeks ago, but again we tried and she attacked it. She was trying to suck on the spoon. Fun times.

Light Saber Holder

Me and Aid were playing light sabers and he couldn't get the the light saber to stay in his pocket so he stuck in the front of his pants. He is so funny sometimes (or most times).