Family Update

Hey everyone, it has been awhile since I have updated our blog so I thought I would catch everyone up. Ainslee had her dance recital last week and did amazing! She is definitely a performer. She loves to be on stage and is enjoyable to watch. She has this essence about her that makes you smile while she shines. She has been invited to join her studio's competition team next year. She is so excited. There is a summer class she will be taking to help her prepare for the upcoming year. She will also be graduating from her first year of preschool this week. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. I am glad she has one more year until she starts kindergarten though, I want her home as long as I possible. She has also been spending as much time as possible, riding horses and doing pee wee barrel racing with my mom. She is a brave little thing. Last month she was getting ready to do the barrel pattern when the horse she was riding took off. She held on as long as she could, but when the horse got to the end of the arena and turned, she fell off. I thought that would set her back and scare her a little, but boy was I wrong, she was back on within minutes and mad she didn't get her turn. I can't believe how fast she can go from this prissy, blond little girly girl, to a tough horse, riding cowgirl. She brings light into our lives and keeps us on our toes. We can't imagine life without her.

Jacy is still working in Salt Lake City. The commute isn't that much fun, but he has made some great new friends on the new dock. He has even joined a city basketball team with some of the guys. Their games are on Wednesday nights. It is quite interesting to watch a group of "rowdy linemen," most whom haven't even seen a held a ball in years, try to play a game, as a team, when they don't practice. It makes for some exciting games. Basketball is not Jacy's forte, but it has been great to watch him step out of his comfort zone and have a good time. I am proud of him and the team for their determination and humility which has helped them even win a few. Jacy's real passion for the summer is boating. He can't hardly wait for the weather to stay warm long enough to get his boat in the water. He took it out last weekend but decided to wait for more of the ice to melt to get in the water. He was looking forward to Memorial weekend where he would get an extra day on the water, but it rained, of course. I don't know what else there could possibly be for him to fix or replace in the boat, but he has practically lived in it for the last couple of weeks.

Well, we think we have found an answer to at least one of our fertility problems. I have been on Clomid for the last 7 months, which has made me a crazy woman. Since we weren't having any success, they eventually did some other tests and found that I had an ovarian cyst that was smashing my left fallopian tube. The fertility meds caused ovarian hyper stimulation, made my cyst grow larger, and started causing me pain. I ended up having surgery last Tuesday which hopefully, solve the problem. The recovery wasn't too bad and I am looking forward to throwing out my fertility meds. I can finally be sane! We are hoping that the surgery and having my fallopian tubes flushed open will lead to a successful pregnancy. Until then, we are going to spend the summer on the lake, while trying to keep up with our busy little diva.