Justin and Julianne Family Blog

T.M.I (Too much information)

2011-07-09T21:08:00.000-07:00

I know i never blog anymore, i guess i just don't have enough time. But i think that this post could be helpful to other people so i guess i can talk about it. this past few months i have had a few things that are a little embarrassing to talk about so i will just say there is a pg-13 rating before you read on, so read at your own risk- this might be a little bit too much TMI. Anyways. So to start out the incredible hideous picture of my fat leg is when i was 8 months pregnant. I had no visible veins before i started having kids and with each kid they got worse and worse. Because of all the excess blood i carry when i am pregnant my veins were getting more and more damaged with each pregnancy and thus baby #4 left me looking like this... so sexy isn't it, well it was a little less ugly after the baby, but not much... well i am happy to say that i had a Vein ablation procedure done, and yes it did hurt, but i would do it again in a heartbeat! look at the difference in my leg!! I am pretty sure i could be a billboard for the Intermountain vein Clinic. but i can actually show my legs again. so here are the pictures, and don't gag when you look at them..

Before

After (don't you like my cute sparkle toes too :) )

Part #2, so this is the section that is a little personal, but whatever. Assuming we are all married adults that need to think about birth control.... after Tayla was born i was exploring my options for birth control and decided to have an IUD. I was a little hesitant about it but after talking to my doctor i decided to do it. I read the little pamphlet and it sounded great, low risk of becoming pregnant, less hormone than the pill, very few side affects and you can keep it in for 5 yrs! wow! sounds great huh? so this tiny little device called a Mirena is inserted into your uterus, and supposedly some women don't even feel any pain from it but you might spot for a few months. The doctor did say something about a 1 in 1000 chance of it perforating your Uterus and having to have it surgically removed but he assured me that he has only had that happen one time and it is very uncommon.
so I go to my appointment to have it put in, and he tells me ok, you might feel a little cramp and as he inserts it i feel a sharp stabbing pain. I literally almost kicked him in the face and grunted very loudly. I feel bad for the person next door because i am sure they were wondering what the heck was going on. anyways- he tells me again- another cramp- and i yell again, then he says " sorry, one last cramp" and more stabbing pains are shooting through my body and all i could think is- I wish i had an epidural for that! so the doctor apologizes to me again and tells me to come back in a month for a routine check to see if it is in right. so after he leaves i get dressed and i feel so light headed i am afraid i am going to pass out. i go and get the ladies at the front to set up my follow-up appt and all i can think of is how slow she is writing and i feel as if i am going to pass out right there. I make it to my car an sit there for a minute to calm down, i rush home and just lay there for 1/2 hr not able to move i am in so much pain. I just sat there crying thinking, what the heck did i just do to myself???
Long story short, i was having intense stabbing pains for like 5 days, i called the nurse on the 2nd day and she tells me it's NORMAL?!?!? i just kept telling Justin it feels like i am being stabbed in the stomach. for the next couple weeks the pain lessened but i would get just little random stabs of pain here and there in my stomach and pelvis.
So i think you can guess what happened at my follow up, yep- he sends me for an x-ray because he can't see the strings (which are used to check for it). And after an x-ray, then an ultrasound, then a vaginal ultrasound, he calls and tells me it is completely through the wall of my uterus and is in my abdomen and needs to be surgically removed. I started crying of course, but was somewhat relieved that i was going to get the stupid thing out of me. I had been feeling like my stomach was swollen looking (it probably was), my hormones were out of control, i was in pain, so in a way i was so glad it was coming out for good!
Fast forward to today. I had the surgery done on the 24th of June by a doctor in Provo. He did awesome. He said it was way up in my abdominal cavity stuck in my fatty tissue. I do have pictures of that, but I will keep that one off the internet :). They did three small incisions in my stomach and used a scope to find it, so there was very little cutting and I recovered pretty quickly. So needless to say I feel like I am back to normal now. I wrote a letter to my doctor asking to pay for my portion of the surgery and refund the cost of my IUD, but i haven't heard anything from him yet.
So on the bright side- I did get my money's worth on my insurance this year between the baby, the vein thing, the IUD going in, the IUD coming out, the ultrasounds and x-rays, and many doctor appointments.
I hope you all feel closer to me now, cuz my personal life is not so personal anymore after all this! and here is one more picture of me right before surgery.

Baby Tayla

2011-06-10T21:15:00.000-07:00

These are the few prego pictures i have of baby Tayla

3 months

7 months

9 months (day before she was born)

1 hour old!

Christmas Party and Dance off at Mama O's 2010

2010-12-28T00:54:00.001-08:00

Christmas letter 2010

2010-12-15T13:32:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas 2010

Another year has come and gone. Here is what we have all been up to this year.
Justin has been keeping busy with work and play. He is still enjoying riding his motorcycle, and spending time with the kids. He spent most of the summer working on the yard to get it looking nice and taking the kids on little adventures. Between fishing, bike riding, and four wheeler rides, he kept the kids entertained while he had a few weeks off during the summer. He still works with the youth in his church calling. He was changed from the 12 yr old deacons, to the 16 yr old Priests. I guess the boys just can’t get enough of him. He does a great job with them.
Me- I have been keeping busy with work and with the kids as always. I am grateful every day that I am able to work from home and still take care of my kids, it has been a blessing in our lives for me to be able to do so. I am still enjoying playing a little volleyball whenever I can, which I look forward to every year, but next year I will have to skip because of the new addition to the family. We are expecting a baby girl in the end of March which we are all very excited about. I am still serving as the Second counselor in the Relief Society which is a very big commitment, but has also been a very rewarding calling too.
Sydney is now 6 yrs old and in 1st grade. She has become a great reader already and loves school (except when it is time to wake up). She and her best cousin-friend Molly ended up in the same class again and they are loving that of course. This year Sydney had almost grown 4 inches! She is so excited to be an older sister again, and has been such a great help to me since I got pregnant. Sydney also started gymnastics a few weeks ago and has been doing great at it. She also learned how to swim over the summer. Sydney loves swimming and we spent as much time as we could at the pool over the summer.
Madison is 4 yrs old going on 16. As Justin puts it- she has vinegar in her veins. I guess that is his way of saying she is a little spitfire, which she is. She keeps me on my toes you could say. She is in her second year of preschool and a head taller than every kid in her class. She is so excited for kindergarten next year. She also started gymnastics with Sydney and is loving every minute of it. She also took swimming lessons over the summer and learned to swim in deep water, and just like her sister, she can’t get enough of the pool.
Then there is my three year old- Kyler. My little man has turned into such a character. He finally decided to learn how to talk, and I can’t believe the things he comes up with. Kyler is Justin’s little “mini me” with blonde hair. When Justin is home, Kyler is by his side the whole time. He likes to help his dad with any project he is working on and begs his dad every time he see’s him to take him for a ride on his motorcycle, and of course Justin can’t resist that cute little smile. He is such a joy to have around, I just have to figure out how to punish him without laughing the whole time.
We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. I am so grateful to have such wonderful friends and family and want you all to know that we thank you for being a part of our lives.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Love,
Justin, Julianne, Sydney, Madi, Kyler, and baby.

10 Year Reunion

2010-08-28T11:40:00.000-07:00

Me and Shara

I stole this picture from Shara's blog cuz all my pictures are on Justin's mom's camera. I had a great time at the reunion. and it was great to see old faces. But if I had to explain High school in one word it would be "Shara". We never did anything without the other person and I don't really have any memories without her in them. So thanks for all the good memories! Granger Class of 2000 was the best!

Summer Time fun

2010-08-23T18:00:00.001-07:00

Seven Peaks

It rained a little but the kids still had a lot of fun!

Fishing with Dad
Justin took the kids fishing one day so I could get some work done, and they caught 5 fish!

24th of July Parade Downtown

Went up to see the Marathon runners in Provo

Baby Bunnies, and more baby bunnies

baby #4

2010-08-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

So i am sure most of you have heard by now, we are expecting baby #4 on March 23, 2011! I went to the doctor yesterday and he heard a heartbeat so i guess it is official now. I think i am lucky that i don't get too sick, so i don't really feel pregnant other than my mood swings and constant appetite, even though nothing ever sounds good to eat. Sydney tells just about everyone that she see's that we are having another baby, she is so excited to be a big sister again. After i told her she came up to me and whispered "can i tell daddy?" well he already knew of course but she told him anyways. Madi already thinks it's a boy because she says we already have enough girls, so we will see how that logic works out for her! I will say though that the belly pops right out with number 4! i look like i am farther along than i really am but i guess that is expected when you have already done it three times before. We are really excited about the new addition to the family!

Bear's Wedding, and family time and Justin's Bday

2010-06-01T19:53:00.000-07:00

Bear and Laura Orth

The girls had to show off their matching bracelets and rings they got for the wedding. The girls wore the blue dresses to the temple and then got another outfit for the reception, i think they had more outfit changes than the bride!

After the wedding we went up for a little family vacation in Morgon Utah, up in East Canyon. We rented a house up there for the weekend. We had a great time, and other than the stomach flu showing up, it was a blast. The picture of us is when we went to the mormon trail.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN 31 years old!

Sydney's Birthday, and Easter

2010-04-04T17:08:00.001-07:00

Sydney snuck out of bed to help me with her cake, this is just after we finished. She had drawn a picture for me and i guess she figured i was going to mess it up if she didn't help me.

Madi was sad that it wasn't her birthday.

These are all the kids that made it to the party, and notice how the cake went from sugar coated to shiny, thanks to a tip from Ali! I was so excited she knew how to shine it up from watching a cake show on t.v.

Karrie, Nate and the three orth cousins, Mom, Rochelle and her kids drove up for the party but got stuck in the canyon behind an accident, so they missed the party, but stayed for a few hours after. We still set up the jump-o-leen and all the kids got to hold our baby bunnies that were born two weeks ago.

It turned out to be a fun day even though i was a little bummed the cousins didn't make it in time for the party. I guess it was a little less crazy having two parties.

Easter with Orth Cousins

Olive Garden Dinner

2010-03-25T12:21:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have to tell my wife how much I love and appreciate her! She made one of the best home made meals I have had in just a couple of days! Ha ha "She always makes great dinners"!! Anyways, I have never been a rabbit food eater i.e. Salad Eater, but I have fallen in love with the olive garden house salad, last night when I got home she had the salad, the soup I love and some breadsticks. It was seriously one of the best meals I have had. And it made me think about how grateful I am to have a wife who loves to cook, and who is always making me try new things. I just wanted to let her know how grateful I am for such a great wife, who takes the time to prepare such great meals.

Madi's cute prayers

2010-03-10T10:15:00.001-08:00

Lately Madi wants to say the prayer every time i ask, and they are so funny and cute and sweet... and kind of long too. The other night we were getting ready to eat and sydney started crying in the middle of the prayer because she was so hungry and Madi wanted to just keep praying. It is so cute though. I wish i could remember everything she said last night, well i wish i would have had it recorded because hearing it in her cute little voice just makes it all better. She prayed for our family, and she said "thanks for Heavenly Father and Jesus, thanks for Grandpa being in heaven with Jesus, thanks for water that we can drink that is like Jesus' blood, and thanks for our food (no it wasn't a dinner prayer, but oh well) thanks for Jesus being on the cross, and then he died..." and then went on for another few minutes. How cute is that though. I guess she is learning something in church. I love that little girl, she is so sweet, and i am sure she has a lot of listeners in heaven too.

Girls night out

2010-02-22T11:54:00.000-08:00

Last weekend me and Amber and Shara were able to get together for a little girls night out. We had so much fun talking about old times and laughing. I think these two girls know me better than anyone. We went to chili's and of course we ordered dessert first, then went to a movie, then talked for a bit at shara's house. I forgot how much fun we have together, thanks for a fun night girls!

Vegas, stomach flu and Early Valentines

2010-02-11T11:30:00.000-08:00

Last week me and Justin got to go down to Vegas for a few days. He had some training to do down there so we got to go on a free trip! And of course, Sunday night sydney starts throwing up. we were leaving on wednesday morning, but anyone that has kids knows that when one kid is throwing up, the others are not far behind. So monday night- no throw up, tuesday everything seemed fine. We drove up to mom's and stopped to visit Justin's grandpa for a minute, then went to mom's house. We were planning on leaving at five and at three o'clock, Madi starts throwing up- wonderful.... So i spent most the rest of the night laying by her- she only threw up 2 times more and then she seemed to be fine. I told mom to call the family and give them fair warning so i didn't get in trouble for making everyone sick since they would be hanging out the whole week, and then we left. I hate leaving my kids when they are sick but mom said they would be fine with her. So Vegas was great. We did a lot of relaxing and shopping. We went and saw Avatar one night, which was better than I expected. The best part was just getting to hang out with my honey all week. But all good things have to come to an end and we headed back on Saturday. We stopped by and saw Justin's grandpa one more time, he was declining rapidly so we went to say goodbye. He passed away a few days later.
So while we were gone I guess Kyler threw up too, (sorry mom) but I thought we were done with it. Then yesterday at like 2:00 I started feeling a little sick, I had to do enrichment that night and I was just feeling like crap, but you can't really stay home if you are running the whole thing, so I went and just suffered through it. I started feeling a little bit better as the night went on, but all i could think about was going home, getting in the tub, then getting in bed. Usually me and my girlfriends go out after and hang out for a while but I told them I didn't feel up to it. So i get in my car and there is a note from Justin on my window just telling me he loves me, and I thought that was so sweet. Then I get home and the door is locked so i take a minute to find my keys and I come inside and there are flowers on the counter with a card and rose petals to the tub he just filled up for me. I was in heaven, nothing could have made me feel better. He said he wanted to celebrate it early since we will be up at the funeral all weekend. I thought it was so sweet. So yes the stomach flu didn't ruin all of our fun, even though it tried. Happy Valentines Day!

Madi turns 4!

2010-01-20T20:11:00.000-08:00

Wow what a day! My little Madi turned 4 today. We decided to have a little party for her and somehow that turned into 16 kids all under the age of 7 (three were mine, but they were the loudest ones). I had a crazy idea to make a fondant cake for her too, and with some tips from my sister in law Joanna, i decided to try it. I thought it turned out good even though I was up all night working on it! Madi had a fun day though even though it was a little crazy with all of the kids it was fun. I had a lot of help from Ali too, she is a good sport to stay and help me. We also had a surprise visit from Grandma and Grandpa Orgill at the end of the party, Madi was so excited that they drove all the way down to see her. It was a lot of work with all those kids but it is all worth it to see how excited they get. When she came home from school and saw the decorations, she yelled "look how beautiful it is!" What a cutie she is, I love you Madi, happy birthday!

Happy New Year

2010-01-07T19:29:00.000-08:00

Well since everyone else is listing New year's resolutions, i figure I better go along with the crowd and come up with something. I am not really a big fan of resolutions, so I will just call this my goals for this year.
1- attend the temple at least 6 times this year
2- read scriptures with my family 3-4 times a week, (every night just isn't going to happen, let's be real)
3- Have more money in my savings in december than i do now.
4- Be a more giving person
5- Read more, watch tv less

Well there you have it. Here is to 2010.

Christmas

2010-01-07T18:23:00.000-08:00

building Gingerbread houses with the Orth cousin's

Opening presents

Here are some of the aprons i made for christmas

and just in case you didn't get a Christmas card from me, here is the letter I put in it.

CHRISTMAS 2009

Wow another year has flown by! I can’t believe we are at the end of another year.
Justin has been busy again this year working on the house. He did another huge project this summer. With the help of his brothers, he put in our sprinkling system and planted seed in our yard, we live on a half acre so you can imagine how big of a project it was. It was the greatest thing to see those little grass seeds starting to grow, and the dirt slowly disappear. He did such a great job on it and I can’t wait to see it next spring in full bloom. Justin has also been very busy with his job too. He is in his third year of the running the Upward bound program at the college. He does such an awesome job with them and the kids really look up to him. He also is the Scout master in church so he is around teenagers all day every day. He is great with them though.
I have just been enjoying working from home and having space for my kids to run. This summer was so great having a place for the kids to play while I worked. We have the longest driveway in the neighborhood so my house became the official bike riding spot this year for all the neighbor kids. I have been in my calling as the relief society for a year now. I am the Enrichment counselor and what a job that has been! It has really been a challenge for me, but I really have enjoyed the activities and getting to know all the people in the ward on a more personal level. I put on my first super Saturday this year which I thought was a huge success and also did a few fun activities and a few service ones too. It is such a blessing to have a calling like this to give me the opportunity to serve others. Other than church and work I have just been doing my best at being a mom, which of course is the most important of them all, but also the most challenging.
Sydney started school this year. They do all day kindergarten down here and I was a little nervous about it, but she has been doing so well. She is already learning to read and she amazes me every day how much she has learned already. She is in the same class as her cousin Molly and they both love it. Sydney has such a caring personality and is a great helper for me. She has also turned into my little party planner, just say the word and she goes to work planning decorations, food, people to invite, etc. she is just a little social butterfly you could say.
Madison is in her second year of preschool since she got to do half a year last year. She is so smart and loves to do homework anytime Sydney is doing hers. She knows all her letters and shapes and is starting to learn the sounds too. She and Kyler have grown a lot closer with Sydney gone during the days. They love to wrestle and chase each other around, and most days she just loves to be in her pj’s all day long.
And then there is Kyler. Kyler spent most of this year on his hand-me-down purple and pink bike. All I can say is he is such a boy, He loves to ride his bike and get into trouble. Recently he discovered if he walks up the big hill behind our house he can see Ali’s house, so yes- he has made his way there a few times and sits and rings the doorbell until Ali answers. He loves tractors, balls, wrestling with daddy, bikes, motorcycles and bugging his sisters, he is just a boy I guess.
We hope you all have had a wonderful year and wish you the best in the one to come! MERRY CHRISTMAS
Love, The Orth's

8 Years!

2009-12-15T10:06:00.001-08:00

I may not always choose the right line in the grocery store, and I may always get lost because I choose the wrong shortcut to take when i am driving, but at least I got this one right!

Happy Anniversary Honey, you're the best decision i have ever made!

Kyler's Birthday

2009-12-14T11:48:00.001-08:00

Kyler turned 2 yesterday so we invited a few friends over to sing him happy birthday, he is still a little young to know what was going on, but he loved all the attention and presents.

His favorite gift was his little motorcycle that came on his cake, he is his Daddy's little clone, he loves motorcycles. He played with that thing all night and couldn't wipe the smile off of his face, I had to take it out of his room because he kept getting out of bed to play with it. My little boy is growing up so fast! He has been such a joy in our lives. Every day he runs to the door yelling "daddy!" when Justin comes home, he loves to be around Justin every minute he can. He always has a smile for me, even when i yell at him, he just smiles at me and it melts my heart. We love you Kyler, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Halloween

2009-11-03T19:42:00.000-08:00

In the morning me and the kids went down on main street. They have games to play for the kids, and lots of free stuff. I tried to talk them into just focusing on getting candy but all they wanted to do was play games, they really haven't figured out the point of Halloween I guess

Then in the afternoon we went with Mike and Colette and did a little shooting practice. See what Price has done to me, I know how to shoot a gun now! Then after we got home Justin took the kids around the neighborhood and finally they all got loaded up with candy for me to eat.

Happy birthday to me :)

2009-09-19T13:26:00.000-07:00

Well i am officially 28! i had a great birthday this year. I asked for a sandbox for my birthday and Justin of course built me an awesome one. Me and Justin went to lunch alone which was great because that doesn't happen often, and the girls picked me out a cute little cake and all day they were trying to plan me a party and they kept inviting neighbor kids to my "party" so i finally had to tell them to stop so i wouldn't have 20 kids at my house. It was so cute though, the whole day they were so excited about my birthday, they even decorated their room for me. So here is the sand box, the kids couldn't wait to get in it.

First day of school and Kylers new blanket

2009-09-10T19:57:00.001-07:00

Well my little Sydney started school(two weeks ago, but i am a slacker).I can't believe she is in kindergarten already. She has been doing great so far. They do all day kindergarten and the first week she told me school was too long, but now she seems to be doing fine. Every night she get's so excited to do her homework and I can't believe how much she has learned so far. Madi started preschool too. She did half a year last year so she is a pro at it already, she insists on doing homework too when Sydney is doing hers. They are so fun and I love being their mom. I feel like life is already going too fast for me though, my little ones are not so little anymore and it makes me sad. Here are some pictures though.

I also moved Kyler in to a toddler bed and I didn't want to use his crib bedding anymore so I decided to make him a blanket. I get a little out of control when I make things, it is too fun to have endless possibilities with all my fabric samples. I had a little left over so I made a matching valance too. I love it and Kyler loves his new found freedom of being able to get in and out of bed when he wants. Now if I only had some artistic ability I would paint a giraffe on his brown wall but we all know that isn't possible for me to do so I will have to think of something else.

what would you do?

2009-08-25T17:30:00.001-07:00

So i have always tried to be an honest person, but last week I ran into a little bit of trouble. The house next to me isn't sold yet and the guy that is building it decided to do a stamped concrete deck on the back of it. So they had been working on it and it was his first time doing a stamped concrete so he was experimenting i guess. He finishes up and comes over and tells me that they just finished so to make sure i keep the kids off and i told him "oh sure, no problem". there is no fence between us and the house so the kids kind of just wander around all the houses. So we go in and eat lunch and I put Kyler down for his nap and i start wondering where the kids are. Just then I hear loud, excited voices coming from outside and i think- oh no... I go outside and sydney is out there with four other neighbor kids JUMPING ON THE CONCRETE DECK! I lost it- I start yelling for all the kids to go home and I am pretty sure I scared all of them pretty bad and all i can think about is how this is going to cost me thousands of dollars and plus humiliate me for not being able to keep track of my kids for longer than ten minutes. So i am just in panic mode and so i go get my little swiffer broom and start sweeping off the dust and i really don't see any footprints, but it is hard to tell with the texture. So i go inside ready to just die and a while later i see some guys out there so i go out to confess to them. It is just the concrete guys and they pretty much say to keep my mouth shut. So I go back inside my shop and then the contracter pulls up. So i am hiding in my shop looking through the window trying to read his body language and I decide I need to just go talk to him and quite acting like a kid. So I march out there all ready to confess and he says "it looks great, don't you think" and i just smile and say "yah it looks great!" and I walk away feeling like a coward, yet somewhat relieved. So what would you have done is my question. I really couldn't see any footprints so there didn't seem to be any damage, but if i was on a hidden camera show I totally would have failed the test. So coward or maybe I just got lucky, call it what you want but I think i got pretty lucky.

Ok, now a bat

2009-08-22T16:59:00.001-07:00

As if weird spiders that look like scorpions, large snakes and tons of other insects were not scary enough, Justin finally found out what has been leaving strange droppings in front of my door.... seriously could the creepy animals just leave me alone! Justin hunted it and killed it though, so I can rest in peace now.

just a little snake...

2009-08-14T06:59:00.000-07:00

Our neighbor found this snake in her yard and asked Justin to come kill it. It was a little bigger than your normal snake that is hiding in your garden, kyler didn't seem to be too bothered by it, that's a boy for you i guess.

I need help

2009-07-10T15:54:00.000-07:00

So as most of you know I am in charge of planning enrichment activities for our ward. We are planning a super saturday for october and the only problem with that is I have never even been to a super saturday. I guess avoiding extra church activities for my whole life has come back to bite me in the bum. So if any of you have any great ideas for me I would love to hear them. I need help... what is the funnest or most useful thing you have done at one of these shindigs?

How I got Sydney to eat pea's

2009-06-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

So parenting is kind of one big guessing game for me. You have to pretty much try to outsmart your kids or they outsmart you. Getting my kids to eat has always been a challenge, especially foods they say they don't like even they have never tried them. So one day we had pea's with our dinner and Sydney refused to eat them. She told me she hates peas and she doesn't want to eat them. So I say- Ok that's fine, but I want to tell you a story about a princess who didn't like peas. She kind of perks up and says she wants to hear it. So I proceed to tell her about a princess that didn't like pea's and one day she decided to try them and she noticed her hair grew just a little bit. So she ate another pea and her hair grew a little more. And pretty soon the little princess had ate so many pea's that her hair grew all the way to the ground. THE END I look at Sydney and she say's "I think I like peas mom" and ever since then she begs me to have peas with our dinner. I would have to say I won that fight and she didn't even know it. The funny part is now she wants to know what every food "does". So I have to think of something new with every meal, Carrots make our eyes sparkle, noodles make us strong, spinach makes us run fast.... etc. They are really funny about it though, and they always remember what I tell them so that when a food overlaps with another foods super power they know it and they tell me- no mom, that's not what it does.When they eat their carrots they close there eyes while they are chewing so I can see how sparkly they are when they open them, it is hilarious. But I have to say it worked. I also told them that junk food just tastes good but it doesn't do anything for our bodies. I have to admit that most the time as a parent I don't have a clue what I am doing, so it is great when a crazy idea actually works! It will just be so sad one day when they are sitting at the lunch table with their friends telling them how there hair grows because they eat their peas and all their friends start laughing, and they will realize that I am a liar....

Don't look if pins sticking out of a finger make you faint

2009-06-17T17:34:00.000-07:00

Justin went up to the Surgeon today and they took his hard cast off and put him in a removable one. He took it off when he got home and showed it to me, let's just say I felt a little queasy looking at it. Those little balls are the pin heads, so he has three pins sticking into him. I know it is gross, and he thinks I am going to be able to clean them and pull back the skin around the pin without fainting, yah right- that's why I never became a nurse!

Justin's Birthday party and 4 wheeling

2009-06-02T11:12:00.000-07:00

Justin's Bday

2009-06-01T11:07:00.001-07:00

It was quite the eventful weekend! Saturday Justin's brothers came down early and went riding. Justin had a little crash and broke his pointer finger and has to go have surgery on it this week. So we had a little detour to the ER, but like they say- the show must go on! So we went home and had his party with some friends and Justin's family. All the little girls had on their "High school musical" costumes that Karrie had bought. Then Sunday Mom, dad, Johnny's family, Rochelle's family, and Davey's family all came down for dinner and a little ATV riding on the back yard hill. I am sure the orgill blog will have detailed video and pictures of the event soon. We managed to make it through the day with no injuries. We had so much fun!

Memorial Day at the Cabin

2009-05-27T19:21:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we went to the cabin in Tabiona. When we got there we discovered that the water had been shut off for repairs and we weren't going to have any water the whole weekend. I was pretty much ready to go home right then, I just imagined holding the kids in squatting positions outside at two in the morning and it was just not sounding fun. But it worked out ok. Right when we got there Justin and Josh saved the day by finding us water near by to fill buckets up to use to pour in the toilets so we could use them. Then we called justin's brothers and had them bring up extra water to cook and clean with. I don't even think the kids noticed the water wasn't working- they don't really like to flush, wash hands or take a bath anyways, so they felt right at home. We tried to go fishing on Saturday but it kind of rained the whole time and the fish weren't biting which makes for a boring fishing trip. But other than that we had a blast watching movies and playing games. The kids just ran around and played with the other kids and they thought it was great. They always have so much fun when we go there. Then of course the day we come home it is just beautiful weather, but oh well, we still managed to have a ton of fun, and Tabiona is such a beautiful place it is hard not to enjoy just being there.

Bunny Foo foo and bunny sparkles

2009-05-04T10:37:00.000-07:00

Ever since our bunny "went to heaven" last year, the girls have been begging us for another one, so friday we went to manti and got us two New Zealand white bunnies. Sydney named hers bunny foo foo and madi decided on sparkles, ( which is also what she wanted Ali to name her baby, but oh well) Then saturday justin built a new bunny cage for them. The girls are pretty excited.

2009-04-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

a mom is worth $ 100,000 a year (or more)

2009-04-09T11:31:00.000-07:00

So I was watching Oprah yesterday while making dinner and it had couples on there trying to get through financial distress. There was a mom on there who had a three year old little girl. She used to be a high executive i guess and was make six figures a year and then got laid off. She was complaining on national television how all she does is cook and clean and do laundry, and before she had a housemaid do all of this stuff. She told the audience that it would be easier to just go back to her job than stay home with her ONE child! It just made me sad that she didn't even value the fact that she was at home with her child watching her experience life and raising her to be a good human being with morals and values. The therapist on the show tried to tell her how important it was to be with her child and all she had to say was, "well, I gotta hand it to stay at home moms, but it is just hard when you don't want to be and you have to." So to all the mom's out there I guess you could say that you are worth more than a six figure income, because making that kind of money would be easier. Motherhood is the hardest job I have ever had, but i wouldn't give it up for the all the money in the world!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYDNEY

2009-04-02T18:53:00.001-07:00

Sydney celebrated her 5th birthday today!!! I can't believe she is so big already. She is a party animal, so she has been sooo excited for the last couple weeks for this day, so i hope the party was everything she wanted it to be. She had about 8 friends show up for the party, so it was a little crazy, but with the help of Ali we made it through. Notice the new hair-do too, last thursday while I was having my meeting she went into the office and started cutting her own hair, thanks to April for finishing though!

2nd place is the first loser

2009-04-01T11:28:00.000-07:00

Carbon county rec volleyball ended last night and yes, we are officially the first losers. that isn't too bad though, the competition was actually pretty good this year. We even had Ali on the team this year and she hasn't played since good old church ball, but she held her own. Me and colette try and put a team together every year, and we had a lot of fun this year once again. I have always loved sports and I don't get many opportunities to play anymore so we look forward to this every year. So if any sister in laws, or sisters move to price, you could have a spot on the team next year, we have already started recruiting though so you better reserve your spot now!

Justin jumpin

2009-03-26T11:22:00.001-07:00

Collision at Grandma O's

2009-03-14T13:37:00.001-07:00

Kyler started walking..

2009-03-14T13:29:00.001-07:00

Kyler's pink Harley

2009-03-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when you have two older sisters... you get stuck riding a pink bike with pink polka dot glasses on.

old people

2009-03-11T12:35:00.000-07:00

I hope I never get old, even though i know it is inevitable. Since i am in the relief society presidency it pretty much means that I have to do things that nobody else wants to do, or is able to do. So I got roped into putting on relief society today at the local retirement center. luckily my neighbor came and played the piano and ali watched my kids, but it was just sad. I had 45 min to fill up and I made it for like 35, but close enough i guess. I did remember from mom that i should go up and shake their hand and so we did that, and I think they liked that the best. I just don't want anyone to have to change my diapers and yell at me just so i can hear them talk because I am so deaf. So can I get any volunteers to change my diapers so I don't have to be in a rest home... well I guess you will all be in diapers too, maybe I will take this one up with my kids. mom and dad.... can you guys just not get old, I don't think that I can handle that!

goodbye appendix, hello esophagus

2009-02-25T09:51:00.000-08:00

So yes, it is true, Justin went into the ER yesterday morning because he was having pains in his stomach and they decided he needed his appendix out. Ali was nice enough to come take care of the kids all day while we waited for our turn, since the surgeon already was booked up, it took us a while for them to fit us in. I was a little concerned about them intubating justin because of his small esophagus so i mentioned it and they said that maybe the doctor could take a look down his throat with the scope and see if he thought it needed to be stretched. Justin has had a small esophagus his whole life but the last 5 years it has been getting worse and worse- his food would get stuck almost every time he ate, we knew he needed the surgery, but kept putting it off. The surgeon said he would take a look. So the appendectomy went good, and they said that his esophagus near the end before it enters the stomach was so small it was almost closed off, he stretched it out a bit but it started to bleed so he had to stop. it still isn't the size of a normal person's, but it feels great for Justin. He also had two ulcers in his stomach and a lot of inflammation from the acid. So I guess we kind of got a two for one deal. He is home and is pretty sore, they put him on an all liquid diet for a week too, Justin will probably be much skinnier next time you see him. We are glad it all went well, not the way we planned on spending our tuesday but what can you do!

25 random things

2009-02-13T23:53:00.001-08:00

So this is the second time i wrote this. I didn't do it right the first time and it erased it, so i should be in bed, but i am mad that I went to all that work and it got erased, so i wrote it again, but it is shorter and I think i wrote different stuff, but oh well.

1. I just wrote this, and accidentaly erased it.I am so mad
2. Davey used to call me stinky anne, that name still infuriates me...
3 My best friend in high school was shara parker. we became friends after we ran against each other for class president. I thought she hated me, then she invited me to her birthday party. we were inseperable after that.
4. In high school I scored 33 points on a sprained ankle
5. When I was eight I had a paper route with rochelle and she would pay me one dollar every time we went
6. I bought my upholstery business when I was 22, 2 months after sydney was born
7. I kissed justin on our first date. He was staring at me in the eyes and I panicked and just kissed him. It wasn't until a week later we both really fell for each other.
8. I have had three kids but never gone into labor on my own
9. some of my best memories are going country dancing when I was in high school. we had so much fun!
10. when me and justin first met I died my hair 5 times in a week. Justin's mom thought I was a different girl every time I came over
11. My feet get bigger every time I have a baby
12 Me and justin both love basketball, but I won't play him because he likes to tease me and it makes me mad.
13 when me and justin were first married i spent $25 a week on groceries.
14. I have never been on a diet
15. I love to shop, if I could wear a new shirt every day, I would!
16. I always hated running, but I always did it because my coaches made me.
17. in elementery I would give lavinia liti airheads to beat up boys for me.
16 I don't really like animals, but I always had some sort of pet.
17. when sydney was born justin had to teach me how to hold her and change her... he was born to be a dad, I had to be taught to be a mom!
18 I love ice cream, I eat it 2 or 3 times a week, sometimes more.
19. I have really really thick hair. I use a bottle of conditioner every four to five washes.
20. i like to have my feet touching justin at all times when we are in bed, or even just sitting by each other on the couch.
21. when I was little I would sweep the dirt from the kitchen under the living room rug so i didn't have to go get the dustpan
22 i hide chocolate from my kids so I don't have to share.
23 I always delete forwards that try and tell you not to delete them, it makes me feel rebellious
24 I tried out for Mrs West Valley and lost my voice cheering at one of amanda's games the day before the pageant. I sounded like a cow.
25 My husband can make me laugh so hard I almost pee my pants, the only other people that I remember making me laugh that hard is my brothers

Madi, Australia

2009-02-09T09:54:00.000-08:00

So every time sydney says prayers she always says that she is thankful for daddy going on a mission to Sydney, Australia. Me and Madi were eating lunch and she said, "mom, we need to say a prayer" and so I said ok go ahead. "Heavenly Father, thank you for this day, thank you for the food, thank you for daddy's mission in Sydney Australia.... and Madi, australia, in the name of Jesus Christ AMEN." I was laughing so hard, and I was the only one there to hear it, I thought it was hilarious though.

First steps

2009-02-04T10:13:00.000-08:00

I think that Kyler finally took his first steps. I say that I think he did because he is determined to do it on his own, which means if I try to make him, he just bends his legs to try and sit down and whines. So I have to secretly watch him. He likes to just stand up in the middle of the floor and put his arms up pretty much saying "look at me!" but he refuses to try and walk. BUT- today while he didn't know I was watching I saw him let go of a chair and take three baby steps to the desk! wow! I guess with some kids you need to just let them do it on their own time. Well anyways GO KYLER!

1 Year Ago

2009-01-27T09:18:00.000-08:00

Do you remember this? It has been 1 year ago today that Kyler was taken to Primary Children's. I know you guys are probably sick of me talking about this, but honestly- I think it has taken me an entire year to get over it. It is amazing how something like this affects you for the rest of your life. I can only imagine if we would have actually lost him. I still have images of him there and I think of all the scary things that happened, almost daily still. I just don't know how people ever get through worse things than this. Ya know, I don't know if I didn't realize how bad things were at the time, or if I didn't want to believe that they were as bad as they were at the time. With kids, I think we all have thought about what we would do if something horrible happened to our kid, and then all of the sudden I found myself right in the middle of it, almost as if I was watching an episode of ER, so detached from the situation. Does that sound cold? Or is it normal? Well I still remember in the ER when they started telling me he was really really sick, and they were going to take him to Primary's. I just kept thinking "well, it is just because he is so little and they want to be careful". Then I start seeing my nurse who has been a nurse for 20 years fumbling over her fingers. And then they tell me, we are going to intubate him (which by the way, I thought that meant sedate him... it doesn't, it means stick a tube down his throat because he can no longer breath on his own) So they say... Do you want to give him a kiss and leave the room. I think that is when I really thought- what is going on? So I leave the room and I start hearing the monitors beep saying that his oxygen levels are plummeting and I am standing there alone in the ER thinking "Is my baby dying..." That is when I felt like I was in ER, but it was a lot more sickening feeling, but still very detached. Kyler gave me many more scares like that. Two more while we were on lifeflight, and the nurses who are the best of the best in babies and babies with RSV look at each other and say "wow, that really got my heart going, he scared me!" and I just look out the window and say- oh wow. Needless to say I think I was in a state of shock for at least the next 2 days. That following tuesday I think I cried for almost two hours that morning after seeing him. The only way I can describe it is he looked like he had been beaten up the night before, he looked horrible. They had changed ventilators and put in his picc line and from what I found out later, they had doctors around his bed the entire night. I think after that I finally let myself start to realize what was going on. I never let myself think that he wasn't going to make it though, it was almost like if I thought it, then it might actually happen. Mom asked one of our nurses after Kyler had been there for two weeks and had a really rough day, she said to him "well he is going to make it, right?" and he just said "We don't know" and walked away. I kind of just brushed it off and said, "well mom- they have to say that" The wierd part is, I think I cried 10 times more after it was over then when it was all happening. I guess if you were a psychologist you could tell me why that is, especially since I am someone that cries over everything. I guess you never know until something like this happens to you though.
I could probably write 20 pages on everything I went through. But I am glad today is Jan 27, 2009 and not 2008. It really does help for me to write about my experiences though, It makes me feel grateful for what I have today and be grateful for miracles in my life.

While cleaning up...

2009-01-22T11:09:00.000-08:00

While cleaning up the basement after some little kids had decided to pull a bunch of my things out of the boxes downstairs I came across a folded piece of paper with Justin's writing on it, and it was "notes" from when Justin proposed to me. So I thought I would share it with you because we got such a kick out of it.

-Drive by Buzz field
-Go to PF CHANG's
-Walk by temple
-go get iceburg
-drive by the bay and country dance in parking lot!!
-Go to Special Spot
Blind fold her
Have a blanket, Martinelli's, candles, and blue boar glasses
Roses, Poem

Roses are Red Violets are blue
and when I look into eternity
all I see is you
And when I first saw you,
I knew that my dreams had
come true, that there was a
girl out there as beautiful as you.
I never met a girl
who has such high integrity
and thinks about basketball
just as much as me!!
and although I'm not
perfect, I want you to know,
there is no one else out there
that I want to be married to.
And so with those few words,
I want you to know-
you made my wish come true
there is something special I want to give to you...

All the places he listed had special meaning in our relationship, so that is why he chose all of those. I thought it was so cute though that he wrote notes so he wouldn't forget anything.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADISON

2009-01-20T09:54:00.000-08:00

Today my little Madison is turning 3! I can't believe it, of course everyone thinks she is older than she is because she is so big, but she is finally three now! I get such a kick out of madison, she loves just to giggle. She loves wrestling and dressing up as a princess. I still fight her every day to put on real clothes and not a dress. She is such a joy to have around, she has the cutest smile and personality. She gives the best hugs too, she loves to wrap her little arms around you and lay her head on your shoulder. We love you Madi! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy New Year!

2009-01-02T19:36:00.000-08:00

So I have never been a big fan of New Years resolutions, but last night me and Justin were talking and he asked me what my goals are for this year, I couldn't really think of anything and justin wasn't too impressed so I have been thinking all day about what I want to accomplish this year and I came up with a few things.
1- finish house projects (put in yard and deck, clean basement, finish basement, organize my food storage)
2- Add more to my food storage and learn to cook with what i store
3- Smile more and get mad less
4- Give as much as I can to my church calling
5- Read scriptures with the kids more
6- Make dinner time more special for my family, by eating together at the table, and eating healthy home-cooked meals
7- Work out more(which should be easy to do since I can count on one hand the number of times i actually made it to aerobics)
8- Cut down my ice cream intake to only one half gallon per week (I doubt this one will happen but i can act like i am trying)
9- Work less and play more!!

Hopefully I can accomplish most of these this year, Justin's goals consisted of working out more and buying a motorcycle and I am sure that he will have no problem doing both of those!

Thanks Santa, Just what I didn't want

2008-12-18T09:32:00.000-08:00

So I guess you just have to expect the worse around christmas time. In the last week our dryer went out- merry christmas to me-yea, we just got a new on yesterday. my toaster broke- not a big deal,but still annoying, the satellite in our bedroom went out,then last night i come home from finishing christmas shopping- and there is water all over the floor from the dishwasher. yes it is still under warranty, but seriously- can i just get things to quite breaking! I really didn't want new appliances for christmas!check the list santa, none of those things were on it!

7 Year Anniversary

2008-12-14T21:08:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is mine and Justin's seven year anniversary! I can't believe we have been married that long, it has gone by so fast. So for our seven years i think i will write seven things about my wonderful husband Justin
1- I love how justin still tries to make me laugh every day, even though I usually just get mad at him when he does.
2- He always knows how to change my mood around, which usually involves finding some chocolate to give to me.
3- Justin has a very tender heart and he knows how to make people feel special, I love that about him.
4- He is the best dad i could have ever asked for. The kids adore him and i know that he loves them. He works hard to give us everything our family needs.
5- He is also a wonderful husband, he still makes me feel like i am his princess.
6- He helps me be a better person and helps me achieve my goals
7- I still think he is a hotty, and I love him more and more every day!
So happy anniversary honey! I hope i didn't embarrass you by telling everyone how great you are :)

Happy Birthday Kyler!!

2008-12-14T20:57:00.000-08:00

Yesterday my little Kyler turned 1 year old. I can't believe my baby is a year! Early in the day the whole family came over and watched me play in a CEU alumni game. it was lots of fun, I am getting old though, the old body just doesn't move like it used to. I wasn't feeling too bad until Sydney came down to me and said "mommy, I saw you and you weren't going very fast" and that says it all, leave it up to a kid to tell you the truth! It was still fun though. Josh and ali came too and then they came over to the house for a little party for Kyler. He is such a cute little stinker. I think my favorite thing about Kyler is how easily it is to make him laugh. He kindof laughs like and old man who has smoked his whole life, but I think that it is so cute. He loves to see balls bouncing, well anything going up in the air, he likes throwing things just to see them drop, and he loves riding on the four wheeler with his dad. He loves to give kisses and he loves his sisters. He has been such a joy in our lives and has such a sweet loving little spirit. So happy birthday to my little man! We love him so much!

my new shop

2008-12-11T20:08:00.000-08:00

well we finally made it! This feels so great that we have finally moved in. This has actually been like 2 years in the making, first we had to buy land, then build our house then build the garage, so it is so great to finally be in. The shop part isn't completely organized yet but we are getting closer. It has been a long week, me and justin have both been working until like 11:00 every night and we are exhausted. Bear and Justin basically moved every little thing themselves while I boxed and unboxed, and mom watched the kids. (I also managed to decorate for the ward party somewhere in between all the moving too.) It has already been so great though. I feel like my stress levels have gone from like a 10 to a 4 just by having the shop here. The girls have been loving it too. Sydney loves staying in her pj's for half the day and then her and madi just wander around the yard and play on my computer, and play in their room. So it has been worth it. I want justin to know how grateful I am that he did this for me.I feel like I can be a better mom and a wife. I am finally a stay at home mom, that actually stays at home and I am so thankful for that.

moving day!!

2008-12-05T08:32:00.000-08:00

We are moving in the new shop today!! we are not 100% finished but enough to move in. I am so excited and the girls are too so now i don't have to drag them to work every day. I will post pictures later I have a lot to do today!

BLACK FRIDAY!!

2008-12-01T08:29:00.000-08:00

Every year me and my in-laws go shopping on black friday, but this year we decided to go all out. I woke up at 4:00 am and headed to walmart. It was crazy there. Mostly in electronics, but at one point i just had to ditch my shopping cart and hold my stuff because no one could get through. I just went in my pjs too, which made sense to me at 4:00 in the morning, but by time 11:00 rolled around I felt a little silly, but oh well. So after walmart me an Ali went to Kohl's and there was a line that wrapped around almost half the store to check out. the rest of the stores weren't too bad, but it was actually kind of fun. I think we shopped for a total of 10 hours, and I didn't even get punched or anything! I can't believe we were gone that long but I got a lot of my christmas shopping done! Thanks mom for watching my kids too!

My new calling

2008-11-24T09:05:00.000-08:00

Well, last week the bishop called me into his office and told me that they would like to call me as the new enrichment leader, and so i said yes. I was excited because I really would only have to do an activity 4 times a year. So I thought- I can handle that, this is a great calling! Then sunday they are announcing the new people, and they say The new relief society president is... the new first counselor is... and the second counselor is Julianne Orth. So i stand up and they sustain me and I sit down and i was like "justin is that what they called me as?" and he said "well that is what you are now regardless" So I am just in shock, so i talked to the new relief society president and she said that it was right, i am over enrichment, but that is what one of the duties of the second counselor are. So I guess i am the new second counselor. I am excited though. I kind of thought I was going to be the enrichment leader because a few months ago at an enrichment activity they had a senior couple come and tell their experiences in Russia and I told Collette that this was so boring, and I could care less about how people go potty in Russia, and that just because I said that I would probably get called as the enrichment leader and here I am. So be careful what you say, there is always someone listening!

4 wheeler party at Julianne & Justin's

2008-11-09T22:51:00.000-08:00

while Rochelle was doing her triathlon... from Joe on Vimeo.

Halloween!

2008-11-03T13:03:00.001-08:00

We had a lot of fun this Halloween. On thursday Madison got to go to preschool with Sydney and she was so excited. Then that night we went to the elementary school and played games, then went to the trunk or treat on Friday. We only got one trick or treater at our house though. Justin took the girls around our neighborhood and grandma Karrie and grandpa Dan were here visiting so they went around with them, and Ali and Josh too. I guess at the first house they went to Madison turned around and yelled " they gave me candy!!" how exciting. It was a lot of fun though, and now I have enough chocolate to last me until christmas!

We got Eggs

2008-10-28T13:02:00.001-07:00

Well- we are on are way to being self sufficient! Our dumb chickens finally layed some eggs! We were so excited- so if the nuclear bomb hits tomorrow, at least we will have some protein! We have been trying hard to find ways to be self sufficient and so aside from stocking our food storage we have egg laying chickens and meat chickens. "If ye are prepared ye shall not fear" I am still a little scared of killing chickens and eating them though... I think I might become a vegetarian if it comes to that.

Fishing

2008-10-28T12:46:00.001-07:00

We went Fishing last weekend at Pete's hole in Joe's Valley and it was a little cold but the kids had a blast! I bought both of the girls barbie fishing poles and they were so excited and all of the kids actually caught a fish! we only fished for probably and hour or so. The fish were just there size too! Madi was so funny too. She starts screaming " I got one, I got a fishy!" but then when she actually saw the fish she started backing up and saying "daddy will you get it?" to make matters worse too, madi wet her pants on the way to the outhouse and had to put on kyler's pants, and Justin forgot a sweater. But we still had a lot of fun.

Sydney has a request

2008-10-20T08:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday me and Sydney were talking and she tells me "mom, I really want to be a mermaid" So I tell her, well if you are a mermaid you have to live in the water and you won't be with your family. So then she says " well, maybe everyone could be mermaids and we could put our house under the water too, that would be fun" So then I tell her, well what if someone doesn't want to be a mermaid? she replies " mom, will you ask everyone if they want to be a mermaid... or a butterfly" (i guess the butterfly would be a good enough trade off if the mermaid thing does not work out) So I told Sydney I would ask everyone if they want to be a mermaid with her. This seemed to be something pretty important to her.

I HATE WINTER!

2008-10-13T13:23:00.001-07:00

I hate winter. not only because it is cold and ugly and cold and did i mention cold. I am so sick of my kids being sick! I swear my kids catch every sickness in Carbon County and I am just tired of taking care of sick kids. Sydney was throwing up all day yesterday and Kyler threw up twice. My neighbor had a little jewelry party and I thought i should go just for a minute and I guess one of her girls had been throwing up earlier, and so I thought we would be fine if they just didn't play with that one girl, actually she was downstairs the whole time, but the bug still got us! Ya know i feed my kids healthy, I make them wash their hands, they get plenty of sleep, I clean the shopping carts... I don't know what I do wrong- basically I feel helpless. Even talking to my pediatrician she basically said when you have that many little kids close in age, they just get sick a lot. So if any of you have any tricks of the mommy trade of keeping your kids well, I would love to know. All I know is each winter is getting progressively worse and I really don't think I can handle one worse than last year.

September birthdays at the Orgills

2008-09-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

Update on the Garage

2008-09-26T07:13:00.001-07:00

Quote of the day

2008-09-24T15:54:00.000-07:00

"Enjoy the little things for one day, you will look back and realize they were the big things"
-Justin Orth

Utah State Fair with Amanda, JJ, and Grandma and Grandpa

2008-09-20T13:57:00.000-07:00

Dancing with Cinderella

2008-09-12T10:52:00.000-07:00

My sister posted about this video and it was really touching to me and so i wanted to put it on my blog too. It makes it even more emotional because one of the girls he wrote the song for passed away a year after he wrote this song. What a touching song though, I am sitting here at work listening too it and trying not to cry in case a customer walks in, but it is such a sweet song. My girls love to play dress up every day, every second of the day, and it just made me realize how i need to appreciate these moments while they last.

Julianne & Justin visit the Eiffel Tower - Las Vegas Style

2008-09-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

The picture of the Eiffel tower is from our hotel room and the picture's of the city are from the top of the tower. Sorry the pictures struggle they are from my cell phone. I forgot my stupid camera!

Vegas!

2008-09-05T08:39:00.000-07:00

Well we just got back from a quick trip to Las Vegas with some of our friends- Mike and Colette. We only were down there for like a day and a half but we had a blast. It was great, we got to leave all the little kids home too- I don't think me and Justin have been on a trip without kids since I had Sydney so it was awesome. We stayed in the Paris and our room looked right out over the whole city and at the Eiffel Tower, it was gorgeous! We got to do a little shopping and that night Justin gave me the sweetest surprise ever. He was so sneeky too... I guess he and mike had been planning this all day and we didn't have a clue. Me and Colette were all dressed up because we had just gone to this really nice dinner (payed for by the convention that we had gone down to go to for mike's business) so we are just walking around the casino and they tell us that they have tickets to go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. So it takes forever to get us up there because we had to go in a special part because of Mike's wheelchair, so after like 20 minutes someone finally gets us in the elevator and takes us up. It is an incredible view and me and Justin start talking about when we came here on our Honeymoon and then he tells me that he never really did anything special for our five year anniversary so he wanted to get me something and so he pulls out a box and i open it up and it is a diamond bracelet! and of course i look at the box and it says Kay Jewelers and i say " wow this is from a real jeweler" and then I look at it and I realize "wow- these are real diamonds!" I was completely blown away. It was the sweetest most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me. It was funny too cuz everyone was looking at us like he was proposing to me or something. It was so sweet though, I would have been happy with a $20 cubic zirconium, but oh well- don't tell Justin that! It was a great trip all together though. I loved spending time with my honey and not having to worry about the kids and just remembering how much we love each other. Justin really got me on this one, I was speechless to say the least. Thanks for a great trip Mike and Colette, and Justin!

Sydney's Dance @ Carbon High

2008-08-19T08:09:00.000-07:00

Sisters

2008-08-08T10:28:00.000-07:00

Our little Ballerina

2008-08-08T10:27:00.000-07:00

This is why you have girls!

Vacation and Garage

2008-08-08T10:23:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy lately, i haven't even had time to post anything! We just got back from a vacation with Justin's family in Island park. We had a blast (other than the three visit's to the insta-care for sick kids...) so yes we had really whinny kids for a few days, but we didn't let it ruin our fun. The house was BEAUTIFUL that we stayed in and we were walking distance from the lake. We also visited Yellowstone, and The bear discovery museum ( or whatever it is called...) We went to Mesa Falls, which was georgous, and did a lot of practicing on my guitar hero skills. The kid's had so much fun playing with their cousins, they made picture frames and got little pedicures from Ali.The guys ditched us a few times to go fishing, golfing and to get lost on a 4 wheeler ride. Sydney and Madison had a blast on the Wave runners too, they like to go fast (they get that from their dad)We had so much fun, But eventually we had to come back to normal life which is always hard, Justin, Bear and Nate went to work on the garage, it is coming along, I am so excited for it to be done, Justin is doing an amazing job building it.

Garage is getting closer!

2008-08-08T10:02:00.000-07:00

Sydney getting ready for her big dance!

2008-08-08T09:59:00.001-07:00

Sydney and Molly got to go to a little Jr. Cheerleading camp, they learned a dance and got to go in the parade for International days, they also get to preform at halftime of a Carbon High game. They were so cute, Sydney is just like me- she never has a clue what she is doing, but she sure tries hard!

Island Park Vacation!!

2008-08-08T09:52:00.000-07:00

Julianne, Justin and family: July 4th, 2008

2008-07-12T15:28:00.001-07:00

Boys and Girls picture

2008-07-11T11:21:00.000-07:00

My cute litte Kids

2008-07-11T11:14:00.000-07:00

The walls are up on Julianne's new upholstery shop

2008-06-21T14:39:00.000-07:00

we finally got the walls up! I am so excited. It will be 1200 square feet, so pretty much bigger than the house i just moved from. It will be so nice though, that is if i can keep Justin from filling it up with his stuff!

no more high security

2008-06-13T08:35:00.000-07:00

So I think everyone was getting confused by the comments section- I was supposed to Ok the comments before they get posted because of a virus threat, but I got rid of it so hopefully commenting won't be confusing anymore!

Sunad newspaper posts picture of Sydney & friends

2008-06-12T11:58:00.000-07:00

kyler gets a cold

2008-06-03T15:59:00.000-07:00

Well I have been a little worried about kyler for the last week. He has been weezing a little bit, which the doctors said he may have problems with asthma and stuff, so i was going to talk to the doctor about it. Then we all got a little bit of a cold, and then kyler started sounding stuffy, so I decided to take him in and she said he sounded fine, but with his history she thought it would be best to just give him some steroids and a breathing treatment 4 times a day, which i was happy about, I really don't want to sit and wait around for him to get worse. So I have been watching him very close and other than the nasty sounding cough, he seems to be fine. I think we might be going through this every time he gets a cold. I am doing all I can to just head it off before it becomes a worse problem. Basically every time I hear him cough my heart sinks a little bit, but he is still breathing fine and so I think he will be over it in a few days.

JJ and Joanna, dead bunny, 10 chickens

2008-05-27T09:53:00.001-07:00

Well we had an eventful weekend. First of all we got 10 baby chicks on thursday. We are going to keep them for their eggs. The girls love them too! JJ and Joanna came down on Saturday and we had a great time with them. It rained a lot, but we found a few hours each day to get out. To sum up the weekend, JJ got cactus in his fingers while trying to eat the inside, saw Indian drawings, our bunny randomly died, it rained more, JJ and Joanna's car got backed into, went to church, JJ wrecked the little motorcycle (video on the orgill blog), we saw a dead baby cow, went to the lake, played baseball, ate breakfast in the park. wow what a weekend! Then after they left we played pictionary with mike and colette and josh and ali, the boys cheated so they won. So if anyone thinks there is nothing to do in price.... well they are wrong, this is party capital of Utah! Thanks for coming to spend some time with us Jimmy Joe and Joanna

6 1/2 years later

2008-05-22T08:52:00.000-07:00

My dad came across my old wedding video and wanted to put it on my blog. It was made by my brother Johnny, it was his first video he ever did and now he is one of the best videographers in Utah, so he probably doesn't like the video much, but i do. Anyways It has been 6 1/2 years since we got married, it is kind of funny to look back and think of all that has happened in such a short amount of time. I still think of myself being the same as i was then, but then i realize I have three kids, a house, a business, and so much is so different. If I only knew then how different life was going to be, I would have been a little more nervous about getting married- but of course i wouldn't change a thing! I think of people that have three kids and think - wow they are old... but that is me now! I guess I am getting old.

Julianne & Justin Engagement

2008-05-22T01:06:00.000-07:00

Julianne and Justin: Wedding & Reception (12/15/2001)

2008-05-22T00:30:00.000-07:00

Julianne and Justin: Meeting

2008-05-22T00:03:00.000-07:00

Julianne and Justin: Highlights of Wedding

2008-05-21T22:12:00.000-07:00

More about me

2008-05-02T23:16:00.000-07:00

What were you doing ten years ago?
wow this makes me feel old. ten years ago i was a sophomore in high school hoping to get asked to the last dance of the year. Every night i would sit at home, sewing washclothes, listening for footsteps outside the door hoping it was a boy dropping off something to ask me to the dance!

6 things on my to do list today
Saturday-
1- get kids dressed
2- wash sydney's hair
3- buy mom a dress for mother's day
4 drive to logan to watch amanda graduate
5- survive another two hour drive with three kids
6- help justin and dad work on the bathroom

5 bad habits-
1- I like to sleep in as late as i can until the kids are dragging me out of bed
2- when i find something on sale... and it is a really really good sale, i have no control.... i will buy it.
3- I can't sit still, i always have to be touching my hair or face or something. it even annoys me
4 - I cry a lot, funny things, sad things, cute things, embarrassing things- whatever- i cry
5- sometimes i like to pick fights with Justin, just cuz i want to.

If i were a sudden billionare-
I would fix everything in my parent's house, and build that dang porch out back my mom has talked about for 20 years. then i would buy lots of clothes, and a cool car for justin, and take everyone on a cruise, then i would tell justin to do something smart with our money before i spend it all, (but i would keep a little hidden for myself)

6 jobs i have had-
1- newspaper route
2- sewed washclothes for connie
3brocks produce picking cucumbers
4- Chili's waitress
5 Jc penney in the lingerie department
6- upholstery

Justin's first mission conversion on mormon.org

2008-04-28T12:32:00.000-07:00

I thought I would let you know about my first baptism on my mission, the website www.mormon.org, just interviewed him for their website if you wait on the home page he is the one who answers the question: "Does God Really Know Me". This is such a great experience to know that people who you worked with are still succeeding and growing in the gospel. His name is Lee Singvah. -- Justin
(click here to see original version on mormon.org)

My new shop

2008-04-18T08:50:00.000-07:00

We broke ground for my new shop this week! I am so excited. For those of you who don't know I have owned an upholstery shop for almost 4 years. The kids come with me to work so I thought it would make more sense to just work from home. so we are building a 30' x 40' garage for me. I will post some pictures when we start framing it.

Orgill birthday parties for April: Zade 2, Dalan 4, Sydney 4, Tyra 7, Zach, Rochelle, April and Justin

2008-04-15T13:51:00.000-07:00

Don't miss the the quest for the green bowl by Zade, Hunter, and Dalan!!

Julianne and Justin's new house

2008-04-05T01:23:00.000-07:00

Julianne, Amanda, Kyler, & Rosanne head for Moab for Volleyball Tourney

2008-04-02T20:31:00.000-07:00

No more feeding tube!!

2008-03-28T14:48:00.001-07:00

The tube is out!

2008-03-26T15:26:00.000-07:00

9 1/2 weeks on a feeding tube and we finally got it out! I have been slowly increasing kylers feeds and he has been on a bottle completely for the last 2 days and has been doing good so my pediatrician listened to his lungs and they sounded good so we took it out. he looks so cute

starting to eat

2008-03-19T08:53:00.000-07:00

Kyler failed his swallow study again, but I went and talked to my pediatrician and decided to start feeding kyler an ounce of formula mixed with rice cereal every couple of hours. He usually did fine on his test for about an ounce and so we think it will help him to actually eat through his mouth since he hasn't had any food orally for 2 months now. He wants to see us back in two weeks and he said we will probably just take his tube out after that if he seems to tolerate the feeds well, which so far he has so we I was happy about that. He told me that most babies do aspirate a little into their lungs when they eat so since he wasn't failing it horribly he made the decision to start with the oral feedings, which is how i felt too.

Kyler: Feb 18, 2008: going home

2008-03-18T18:55:00.000-07:00

I think they are finally releasing us today! His feeding tube had to be put back into his small intestine since he started refluxing more yesterday which could cause pneumonia if it were to get into his lungs and since his swallowing reflex is not working properly yet, that is a possiblity, so they decided that would be the best option. we will be back on the 28th for another swallow study and hopefully by then his body will have remembered what to do and i will be able to nurse him again. thanks again to everyone for all your help and prayers. we love you
julianne

Kyler and mom get ready to go home

2008-03-18T18:54:00.001-07:00

Kyler transferred to infant center

2008-03-18T18:53:00.001-07:00

Kyler has been at Primary's now for 2 weeks, and is breathing on his own, with slight oxygen in a nose tube. Last step is getting him nursing again. His first week was very rough, they had to "hand bag" air into his lungs because the ventilators would get stuck up. Last Sunday was our fast and special prayer for him. From that day on he started improving.