Dad of the Year

The Twilight DVD went on sale at midnight last night and Talbie and her friends wanted to go to the midnight party at Borders so they could be one of the first ones to see it! I didn't think it was a good idea for 3 12 year olds to be there alone so Dave agreed to go with them. He was a trooper because I could have never stayed up that late :)

Then they had a sleep over to watch the movie - over and over!

Update on Brittany

Many of you know that Brittany had some complications after Boston was born and she hasn't regained the feeling in the lower half of her left leg. They didn't know if this was a complication of the epideral or what so they did tests and this morning she had an MRI done. They ruled out a lot of things they thought it could be but after all the testing they said it is mostly likely a pinched or damaged sciatic nerve. They don't know if this happened when the baby was born or if it's because she laid on her side for so long and the nerve was pinched but she didn't know it because of the epideral.

They don't know a whole lot about this because it doesn't happen very often. The studies they did find say that when this happens, the feeling usually comes back within 6 weeks to 3-4 months. We're hoping this is the case and this is not a permanent situation. She can't stand on her leg at all or put any weight on it so that makes it VERY hard for her to get around.

Please remember Brittany in your prayers and I think through our faith and prayers, this situation can be shortened and she can get back to normal soon!

Hang in there Brittany and consider me your full time nurse and slave :)

Choir Concert

Talbie had her first choir concert last night. She did a great job and she has really discovered her voice and she loves to sing. She's going to audition for one of the choir groups for next year and she just started voice lessons this month and loves it!

Introducing...

"Braden, Lincoln, or Boston" Clark Heal

As of 2:30 this afternoon when I left the hospital, Brittany and Jared hadn't decided on his name - but it will be one of the three listed above.

Our little St. Patty's Day baby
7 lb 10 oz
(he would have been 7 lb 11 oz but he peed all over the doctor when he came out!)

UPDATE: I JUST READ BRITTANY'S BLOG AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
BOSTON CLARK HEAL!
Me - the proud aunt! I've been so lucky to be in the delivery room with each of Brittany's 4 boys. I feel like I've been able to bond with each of them because of this (and because I'm their 2nd mother since they live behind us). I was the 3rd person to hold him :) I tried to be 2nd but Jared thought he needed a turn!

Need Some Ideas

Last night someone rang our doorbell 3-4 times and then RAN! I opened the door and found a beautiful bouquet of flowers laying there. I was so excited until I saw the note "12 Reasons Why You Should Go To Prom With Me." I knew they couldn't be for me - but I was still excited!

Hidden inside the flowers were the 12 reasons...

She's of course going to say yes - but we need some ideas! What are some cute ways to answer someone? We've come up with a few but need some more ideas - Help!

Congratulations Maddie!

A few weekends ago, Maddie auditioned for BYU's Summer Advanced/Intensive Ballet Workshop. She was pretty nervous about it but auditioning is such great experience, even if you don't end up getting what you've tried for.

But - we got a letter today from BYU and she was accepted. It's for 2 weeks this summer and luckily she lives locally or the cost would be a lot more than it already is. Now we just have to come up with the $625 to send her. She needs a job!

Happy Birthday Zoey

Saturday was our dog, Zoey's birthday. We usually don't have a huge celebration for her birthday but Bronson insisted that we celebrate it this year. We even made a cake that wasn't chocolate so Zoey could have some.

Bronson and McKay getting ready for the party!

My parents came over for a minute with their dog, Brinkley to help celebrate. The 2 dogs were only in the house long enough to try and get a picture (dogs don't like to pose for pictures very well) - then they were sent outside!

Emmie made her this birthday hat but Zoey wasn't too crazy about it!

Love Notes

Remember when you were in elementary school and someone would hand you a note that looks like this...

"Me + Bronson = forever - is the only math we need to know"

Bronson came home from school today and this fell out of his pocket. I thought it was so cute. He claims he doesn't know who it's from or he just won't tell me.

Learning from the Master

Dallin (Brittany's little boy) came over the other day with his DS. Bronson noticed he was playing a game that he had - and that he was better at it than he was. This is Dallin (who is 3), giving Bronson some pointers!



Bronson doesn't have any brothers but he sure loves being a "big brother" to Dallin and the two little boys that live next door to us. Tommy and David live next door and they sit by us at church. Bronson will spend the entire first hour of church drawing with them, making paper airplanes (maybe not the most reverent activity) and playing tic tac toe with them. He's such a good boy!

The Visiting Teaching Movie

Today in RS we had a wonderful lessons by our president, JoLyn. She showed this great video on visiting teaching. Unfortunately, a few of these scenarios hit a little too close to home :) We can all take a lesson from this and learn to be better visiting teachers. Enjoy!