New Years Eve

We had a wonderful phone call from Kalani and Martha and they were on

their way up North to take their daughter back up to school

Funeral of Zenetta Hunt - Sara's Mom

 Sara my best friend from high school's mom was involved in a very tragic house fire accident and died in the fire. She was bedridden and the Christmas lights in her room caught fire.

Her daughter Evon was home and was trying to get her out but was overcome with smoke

in her lungs. The fire overtook the whole house and all they could do was stand and 

watch it burn. So tragic and sad for her family.

She was such a wonderful woman with a beautiful smile who made delicious bread. 

Christmas 2017

 It was wonderful to have Trevor home from his Bowl Game and finally for us to be able to have Christmas as a family. It was also nice to be able to have Kylee with us. Who knows if she will be spending future Christmas' with us, but we are excited that she's here making Trevor's dream come true!! I love having all of my kids together and who knows next year our family may be even bigger!!

 I always take a picture of my kids in front of the tree before we open presents.

It first started off with 4 kids, now it's 8!!!

 Mele Kalikimaka EVERYONE!!!

Ivins house fire kills 1, injures another Christmas Eve

IVINS – One woman is dead and another was injured after a fire that started in rear of an Ivins home caused them to become trapped when their home caught fire Sunday evening.

A few minutes before 7 p.m. firefighters and emergency responders were dispatched to a structure fire involving a home on West 100 North with a trapped individual inside, Santa Clara Fire Chief, Dan Nelson said.

When fire crews arrived they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of the residence and once they entered the home they found two individuals still inside who were suffering from smoke inhalation and burns.

A family member was attempting to rescue the homeowner, an elderly woman who was bedridden and unable to escape the fire on her own. The one trying to rescue the older woman was overwhelmed by the heavy smoke and nearly became trapped herself.

The relative was then transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns.

The elderly woman had succumbed to her injuries and “never made it out of the building alive,” Nelson said.

Meanwhile, firefighters battled the blaze that continued to spread throughout the residence while the St. George Fire Department was called in to assist, bringing additional firefighters and equipment to the scene.

After more than two hours the fire was extinguished as crews continued checking for embers or hot spots that could reignite the blaze.

Fire officials believe the fire started in one of the rear bedrooms, although the investigation is ongoing and the cause remains to be identified.

On Sunday night there were several pets that were unaccounted for.

“This is a very tragic event on Christmas Eve, and our hearts go out to the families, and for the person who was injured as well,” the chief said.

The Santa Clara Fire Department, Ivins City Fire Department, St. George Fire Department and Santa Clara-Ivins City Police were among those agencies responding to the scene, bringing engines, ladder trucks, and ambulances that lined the street for more than a block Sunday evening.

This report is based on statements from police or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.

Disneyland - Family Vacation

We were so excited when Cecilee and Angel & Mia arrived Friday night!!!

We were so excited to go to Disneyland the next day! 

We all took off about 7:30am to take the tram over and start our day early!

First things first, we wanted to get a group picture in front of the gate with Mickey mouse flowers. There was a huge line to have someone take it for you, so we went as close to the spot that they were taking it and took our own!!!

Then we all ran over to the Castle to get our picture there.

We waited in the line for the photographer so we could get a good picture. 

I got everyone shirts and the girls minnie ears. I loved how it turned out!!

 Not sure where Angel & Jeff were in this picture, but Bryan is with all of his girls!!

We were missing Trevor and kept saying, "Trevor would be like a big kid here!"

  We did everything together and thanks to Cambria and Jeff we were able to maneuver through the park with ease since they are masters with the fast pass app. We loved going on all of the rides together and standing in line together helped the time go fast. 

Before we left for the night, everyone wanted to finally go on the LOG RIDE and get wet.

They ended up going on the ride 5 times, all taking turns to sit in the front!!

That is probably everyone's favorite memory of Disneyland.

I, of course, volunteered to stay with Mia.

Our Family Disneyland Trip - First stop CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

This was so much fun!!!!

We were originally just going to go to Disneyland but since we were going down Thursday night we figured since Friday is available we may as well surprise Sydnee since it's her favorite park and go to California Adventure on Friday and do Disneyland on Saturday when Angel & Cec get here.

We had so much fun! It was mine and Bryan's first time at California Adventure and we had a blast.

It was so nice to have Cambria and Jeff as our tour guides and FAST PASS guides. 

We let them do everything and just tell us where to go.

They have Disneyland & California Adventure fast pass down like the back of their hand.