Baby Eli Shumway

We are so excited for our new cousin! We love him already!

Eli David Shumway

Updates

We went to the cabin for Presidents Day this year.


Tanner loved the snowmobiles. He wouldn't look at us in the pictures because he was too busy driving them.

I think we all had a good time. Tanner loved tubing. He would wimper at the top of the hill and by the time we got to the bottom, he'd be giggling. Soon he just started yelling, "GO GO GO" at the top.

On another note, my sister had her baby last night! (8 days early!) It is her third boy, so she is in for an adventure. She is such a good mom and I'm so happy for her! Name to come soon I'm told.

Clayton's a Big Shot

During all of his gallbladder/pnuemonia troubles, Clayton managed to interview for a new job. His main goal was to interview with a certain someone who knew him as a somewhat slacker/teller. This way he could show said person, he was no longer a slacker. We were so surprised that Clayton got the job! He is now the Branch Manager at the Union Heights branch. (seconds away from where we used to live!) Here is a picture of his new office.

Pretty nice, right? So if you are in that area, stop by and give him a hard time!

We are so blessed! I am so proud of him.

LOVE YOU

The reason we will never....

have the HIGH DEDUCTIBLE insurance plan again...

In January, Clayton started having stomach pain. He went to the doctor and following blood tests and an ultrasound, it was decided his gallbladder was the culprit. He has since changed his diet to a lot less fat and it has felt better. (He has also lost 10 pounds!) Soon after that he got sick. Little did we know it was the flu. He had one horrible night and then went to insta-care. Following a chest x-ray, it was decided he had pneumonia. On Wednesday night, Tanner was walking backwards and tripped over his toy lawnmower and scraped his face on the side of our brick mantel. We once again went to insta-care where they initially told us we may need to go to Primary's to have a plastic surgeon stitch him up. As we waited the bleeding finally slowed and we went back in to the doctor. She came in all ready to do the stitches and I said, "Does he need stitches?" and the doctor said, "It is up to you. It isn't that deep." So we said no and went home. (Side note- who is that doctor to come in and get ready to do stitches when my 18 month old doesn't need them?)

So... if this is any reflection of how the year is going to go for the health of my family, we will never choose the high deductible plan again.

By the way... our deductible is 10,000 dollars!

Thank you Michelle

On the 25th I was having horrible pain in my stomach come to find out it was issues with my Gallbladder, it hurt to pick up Tanner and to run after him so Michelle took on Tanner for 4 days straight without a break. Then I was seeminly fine for 2 days until I got the FLU. At which point I couldn't be near Tanner because I didn't want to get him sick, so Michelle continued to be the only person near Tanner the whole time. Then of course the FLU turned into pneumonia, since this FLU and pneumonia was pretty bad my parents were nice enough to let me stay at their place. Yet again no break for Michelle. She is the greatest and I am so lucky to have her. I love you Michelle and thanks for being so good to Tanner and me.