The Swine Flu

Well, we have been so busy lately!!! I have been meaning to update our blog for quite some time now, but haven't had time. I have a few minutes now... so here it goes!

We went up to the Ranch for Memorial Day weekend and it was sooo nice! We just took it easy and had a very relaxing weekend! I wasn't quite sure how Little Miss would take to camping, but she showed us that she is a good little camper! We actually slept right by the fire, and Bill did a good job of getting the fire going throughout the night so his girls wouldn't get cold!

Aspen Lake was stocked with fish last year, so we had a good time fishing... especially Bill! He even went out fishing by himself in the rain and caught quite a whopper! Monday morning he was especially lucky and caught 7 fish in a row! I even caught a couple myself!

The following weekend, we headed up to West Valley to go to Josh Reese's birthday party! It was so much fun! This is a very important annual party, which is like a mini High School reunion for Bill. It was fun to be able to visit with his friends, and let them meet Amanda! (sorry... no pictures of the party).

When we got back to Hurricane, the real fun started! Bill came home from work early on Monday because he didn't feel well and had a fever. Well, to make a long story short, he was sick all week long, finally went to the doctor, and found out he had the flu! Hey sent out some tests to see if it was the Swine Flu, but we found out yesterday that they are only testing those that are hospitalized (which Bill was not... thank goodness!). The doctor made is sound as if it really could have been the Swine Flu, but we don't know for sure. Bill was hoping that he would know for sure so he could make a T-Shirt that read: "Swine Flu Survivor" ... maybe he should anyway!

We were planning on blessing Amanda the following weekend. We were a little worried with Bill still getting over his sickness, but decided to go through with our plans anyway. On Friday, we went up to the cabin again with Bill's sister Becky's family to spend the night and play all day Saturday. What a fun time! It was so fun to have them up there. Bill's parents joined us on Saturday morning and had a good time up there as well. I am so lucky to have such fun in-laws! Amanda was great up there again too!
Amanda's blessing on Sunday was so neat! Like I have said, Bill has been very sick, and was worried about his voice during the blessing. He sounded perfectly healthy during the blessing. It was so neat to hear him bless our little Amanda! What a neat experience! We decided that Amanda will be a little singer too because she sang the closing hymn with us! I held her on my lap and sang to her and she made all sorts of cute little noises back! Way fun!!!

My grandma crocheted her beautiful blessing dress! What a special keepsake!

Amanda got passed around from family member to family member quite a lot, but was a pretty good sport about it! She is such a cute little thing, and I can't believe how much I love her sometimes!

The next few weeks will be just as busy! We are heading back up to West Valley this weekend for a baby blessing plus birthday/father's day celebrations! Most of Bill's family will be there and we are looking forward to seeing everyone!

The following Wednesday (only one week from today) by brother Charles gets home from his mission!!!!!! I am so excited to see him and have him meet Amanda! I have really missed that guy!