Happy Birthday To Me!!!

That's right, I just had a birthday, March 11th!!! I know that when we were all little kids, it was the best day of the year and we were so excited. Well I guess that there is still a little kid inside of most of us, because I still get a little excited to know that I get a special day to myself. Actually I am privileged to share it with my cute little nephew who passed away almost 10 years ago this summer.

The kids were so excited for me to hurry up and come downstairs to open my presents. Jason is one of those guys that ALWAYS waits until the last minute to get his shopping done. But he pretty much always comes through with a great gift. He did it once again for me, he got me an 'I pod Nano' for running. So I guess this means that I need to get off my butt and start running again, right?

So after getting Katelyn and Henry off to school, a good friend of mine(Kristina) took Morgan and I out to breakfast at 'Grannie Annies.' They have the best scones ever! Thanks Kristina, you are such a great friend.

I got tons of phone calls and messages from friends and family via facebook, which was really great! It's nice to be thought of once in a while.

Then that evening my sweet inlaws(Nancy and Norm) came over to watch the kids while Jason and I went out to dinner(Thai Lotus) and to a play(Our Town). It was a fun evening with just the two of us, so thanks Jason for coming through once again. I love my husband and wouldn't trade him for anything(today anyway, just kidding). What a great guy I married!

*Funny moment of the day was when Henry told me 'I hate your birthday!' I guess it was because I kept telling him that he had to be a good boy today, because it was my birthday! I laughed and thought it was pretty funny, what a little stinker!

Weekend in Price!

We were able to go down to Price, Utah this past weekend for my cute nephews ordination. He just turned 12 and was able to receive the priesthood. What a wonderful experience for him, I'm so glad that they live close enough for us to be able to attend these special events. We had a little fun with the girls! We put face masks on(hence McKenzies shiny face), and put our hands in the Parafin wax. The girls loved it, it was cute watching them get so excited about it.
So our whole weekend wasn't full of just fun, we did have a little accident. Yes it was Henry, he was doing somersaults on the futon and fell and cut his head open. He ended up getting 6 stiches from Uncle Brian. We were out of network for our insurance so my brother in law said that he could take him down to his Podiatry office and stich him up, so we took him up on it. Jason and I held him down while Brian sutured him up. Thanks a ton Brian!

Brian also helped me out with my toe nail. It has been trying to fall off for weeks and keeps getting caught on everything, or stepped on in basketball, so Brian pulled it off for me, my hero! Jks!

Is running really worth it? Since I started running a year ago, this is my second toe nail that has fallen off, and I think that I have another one that I may lose as well. I'm sure that it is because I didn't have big enough shoes, so if you are going to start running get a half size bigger so that you DON'T lose your toe nails as well.
I'm sure that all of you that are ready this, will just love that I posted about my lovely, cute feet!(Emily Allred, my feet are definetly cuter than yours now)

BEFORE...

AFTER...

I can SEE!!!

That's right, I can finally see without contacts or glasses now! I got LASIK surgery done on February 25th and it was the best thing ever. I have to admit that I was pretty nervous because I really didn't know what to expect and then there is that thought in the back of my mind (Am I ever going to be able to see my kids faces again). I know that noone really ever goes blind from this, but it just made me appreciate what Heavenly Father has blessed me with. I'm so greatful for the great health that I have and that I'm able to take care of my children and be an 'okay' mom to them.

Anyway, so yeah the surgery went great. My wonderful friend watched all three kids for me, and my father in law took me to my appointment. He has had Lasik done before so he prepared me for what I was about to do, it was very helpful(Thanks Norm, you are the best!). Jason did show up to take me home. Things were a bit blurry at first and then the Valium had kicked in and made me pretty tired, so I just rested for the afternoon.

So if anyone is thinking about getting LASIK done, I highly recommend it. What a great thing to be able to wake up in the morning or middle of the night and be able to SEE! I am still not used to that part yet, thinking that I need to go put my glasses on, silly I know.