Cheryl's Baptism

Cheryl was baptized today. My sister, Brittany, and Scott's brother, Dustin, are her sponsors. She cried for awhile when Pastor was baptizing her and the water ran over her face but she did pretty good. We thank God that he has given us a wonderful daughter to care for. We ask that he watch over her while she is on this earth with us.

Brittany and Dustin with Cheryl.

Our Family

Scott's Family

My Family

Pastor and Cheryl

We didn't make it through church without messing up her gown. It was a good thing we took picture before church. Except for this one with Pastor.

Cheyenne's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Cheyenne's 2nd birthday today. I can't believe my baby is 2! Time goes by so fast! She had fun opening presents and playing with her new toys. She liked playing with her new shoes too! She can take them off and on by herself.

She liked the glasses better on her head than on her face!

Showing us the clothes she got.

The guys grilling hamburgers for lunch.

Brad making Cheryl smile.

Happy Birthday Cheyenne!

Nana got Cheyenne a kitchen for her birthday. It is a talking, learning kitchen. It asks you to put certain things in the pan or on the cutting board. If you don't put the right thing it will let you know by saying, "I hate to be rude but that's not the right food". We had fun seeing what all it says! Cheyenne likes it too!

Our family on Cheyenne's 2nd Birthday!

Big Smile

Cheryl has been smiling so much lately. I caught one this morning when I was changing her!

Boobie

It's had not to laugh at an almost 2 year old when she is sitting on your lap Easter Sunday in church and all of a sudden says...

"Mommy's Boobie?!"

So I just said shh, yes.

My parents were sitting in the pew behind us but at the opposite end and they heard it. I wonder how many others in the packed church heard?

Easter

Easter was fun this year because Cheyenne enjoyed easter egg hunting! Saturday I took her to the Easter egg hunt at the courthouse. She wanted to get the eggs but there were people dressed up as chickens and she was terrified of them. As soon as she would see them, whether they were very close or not, she would grab onto my leg and cry and scream. Of course one of them came over right when the whistle blew for her age group to go so she didn't go out there by herself. She picked up one eggs and her friend Dominic gave her a couple eggs. I think she ended up with 5 eggs. Maybe next year will be better!

(I got my new camera Friday!!! I've taken lost of pictures since then!)

Cheyenne and Dominic getting ready for the Easter egg hunt.

Cheryl and Cheyenne after the Easter egg hunt.

Sunday we got up early to be at church at 7 am. Then we went to mom and dad's for lunch. While we were preparing lunch, Cheyenne hunted for Easter eggs around the house.

(I was going to post a video of Cheyenne finding the eggs around the house but I can't get it uploaded. I will try later.)

Our family on Easter.

Staci with the girls.

Cheyenne giving Cheryl kisses. (My new camera is so much faster that I could actually capture it! I love it!)

Cheyenne playing Ring Around the Rosie with Staci and Great Grandma! Cheyenne calls it ring round!

Cheryl and Cheyenne with great grandma and grandpa.

Cheryl meeting Cheryl

On Saturday after Lana's wedding we headed to Denver to see Scott's aunt Cheryl, whom Cheryl is named after. We visited with her for awhile and then took her and Nacho out to eat at Texas Roadhouse. We ate delicious steaks. Then we went back and visited a little while longer and then we hit the sack about 7:30! She has an apartment in her complex that they rent out to people who have family visiting. We got up the next morning around 7:00 (we were all needing the rest!) and went back over to her apartment for a little while and then headed home.

I still don't have a camera so all the pictures I have are on my phone.

Scott, Cheryl and Cheryl

Aunt Cheryl and the girls

Lana's Wedding

Thursday when I got off work I finished loading the truck, picked up Cheyenne from daycare and headed to Bushton to pick up my sister. Then we headed to Colorado for my best friend, Lana's wedding. We got there about 9:30, our time, Thursday night. We were ready to hit the sack when we got there. Lana met us at the hotel to help get us checked in. Friday morning we got up and met Lana and her family at the church to decorate. We helped decorate the reception hall. Then we headed to Sterling for lunch and pedicures. We got pedicures at the beauty school. They weren't the best pedicures we've ever had but they were ok for $8. After that we stopped at Walmart and then headed back to Brush to get ready for the rehearsal. Brittany watched the girls during the rehearsal. It's a good thing they had a play room at the church. Cheyenne was a little restless. The rehearsal dinner was at Dewey's. It was a delicious meal of prime rib, twice baked potatoes, green beans and salad. My parents, Staci and Scott left at 6:30 Friday night and headed to Colorado. They got in about 12:15 mountain time. Just in time to get some sleep before the 10:00 am wedding! I got my hair done at 8:15 and then headed to the church for the wedding. The wedding took about 20 minutes and then there was a wonderful breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon, cinnamon rolls, muffins and fruit. It was a very beautiful wedding and reception. I'm so happy for Lana and Jace that they are finally married. May God bless their marriage from here on out!

Scott and Cheyenne at the reception.

The wedding party

The bride and groom.


Lana and I

Laura and Cheyenne. They became pretty good buddies!

Scott feeding Cheryl. She stared at him the entire time he was feeding her. Probably trying to figure out how that was working, him feeding her!

Meds

Cheryl had her 2 month check-up yesterday. This was supposed to be a well check but ended up being the opposite. She weighed 14 lbs. 8 oz and was 24 1/2 inches long. Everything that would normally be checked at this appointment looked good. Except this stupid cold. Yesterday about 4 times Cheryl started coughing and got so choked up that she turned red and wasn't breathing. It was pretty scary. Our dr. Debbie heard her do it once when they first took us back to the room so she decided to put her on breathing treatments. Her left ear was redder than it was the last time we took her to the dr. So she prescribed an antibiotic, amoxicillin, for that. The hospital lets you borrow the machines for the breathing treatments and you just have to pay for the mouth pieces and tubing. (thank goodness because Adria just spend $180 buying one for her son!) The medication you put in it runs around $100. Thank goodness we have a prescription card! It only cost us $25. We have to give her the antibiotic 3 times a day and the breathing treatments 2-4 times a day. We still have to put drops in her eyes up to 4 times a day also. Last night and this morning when we did the breathing treatment she got this smile on her face with the first breath. It must feel good! We have an appointment in a week for a check-up. I hope she is doing better by then. Although if she is, she will get shots. Debbie didn't want to put to much into her little body at one time. I'll keep you posted on how she is doing.

Water

I guess God decided I needed something else to blog about this week. Our hot water heater was leaking on Sunday night. When Scott got off work yesterday we headed to Hutch to get another one. After going back and forth between Lowe's and Home Depot, we finally got one from Lowe's. We got home around 9:00 and Scott started taking the other one out. When he tried to drain it in the drain in the laundry room, the drain was plugged. We had water everywhere. We used the shop vac to get it all cleaned up. We are hoping it didn't get into the bathroom. Scott just put up walls in there and we've already had to redo that floor once. Scott was pretty mad last night. Then the new one was too tall. So, he will try to fix it tonight when he gets home. Until then, we have no hot water.

Under the Weather

I know it's been a week since I posted. I, along with Cheryl, have been under the weather. I went to the dr. friday and found out I had strep throat. My dr. appointment was at 9 and I didn't go back to work after that. I went home and slept for a couple hours before having to pick Cheyenne up from daycare. I went to bed at 7:30 that night too. Dr. Schlotterback gave me a perscription and I feel much better today.

This is a pretty busy week. I teach crafts, have several meetings and have to get packed to go to Colorado for my best friends wedding. My sister and the girls and I are leaving Thursday when I get off work and then my parents and Scott are coming out on Friday when Scott gets off.

I don't know if I will have another post until I get back from Colorado. Besides, my new camera broke so once again I am camera less. :( The screen somehow got cracked and nothing will come up on it. I was going to take it back too! I am hopefully going to get a GOOD one soon. For now, picturs off of my phone will have to do.

Sub-State Runner Up

Friday Quivira Heights girls beat Bucklin 58-39 to make it to the sub-state finals on Saturday. Unfortunately on Saturday they didn't quite play as well. The lost to Montezuma-South Gray 61-51. Even though they lost that game, they had a very good season with a 23-2 record. This was Brittany's last basketball game.

Friday I rode with my brother and his friends to the game. Seth was driving, Dustin was in the middle and Matthew was in the passenger seat. The Cheyenne, Cheryl and I sat in the back. They were a little crowded in the front seat. It was a long trip to Dodge City for them!

Brittany, bottom right, rebounding after a South Gray free throw.

Brittany passing the ball.

Staci playing defense.

Cheryl watching the game with Roberta.

Cheryl and Grandma watching the game.

1A Dodge City Substate Runners Up

Brittany talking to Grandma and Roberta after the game.

Now, what do you think of these pictures? They were taken with my new camera. Some are ok. Several that I didn't post were blurry. I think I might take it back.