Blanchard's Braces Christmas Deliveries

My little elf helped me deliver reindeer treats, Chocolate Trifle and bath and body works soap to several dentist offices yesterday. My deliveries are not going to be as impressive or fun when she starts Kindergarten in two years. Maybe I will have to borrow my niece when the time comes!

Here we are in front of dads office after we made a delivery to Dr. Olson, a great general dentist who works in the same building that Steve works in. After we had stopped by 9 of the dental offices, Eliza proclaimed to me..."I am finished, no more mom." However, she hung in with me for 4 more and we took a break for the day!

Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time

This is one of my most favorite Mormon Messages! The actor in this video, who lost his job, is one of our friends from Iowa. It is fun to see him in this video, but it is not the reason why I love this video. My heart is often touched when I see someone who is having a bad day, be it someone who is disabled, someone who appears to be sad or alone, or most recently, a mother who is struggling to make it through the grocery store with a trying child. I know that everyone has trials. I know that if we can do as President Monson desires; find someone who is having a hard time and do something for them, then our trials will, at the very least, not be the focus of our day! I love President Monson!

Giving our blog another chance:)

Recently, I have had two great friends, namely, Lindsay and Jen, tell me that I should update our blog. Well, I am going to attempt to do so! I have loved reading their blogs off and on and am glad to know that someone enjoys reading mine! Thanks friends!

I have been thinking a lot today about the last 13 years. Since this Sunday marks 13 years for Steve and I, I have been a little nostalgic. And I am sitting at my scanner trying to scan a picture of us during the dating years, but I can not get my scanner to work. This is one of the reasons I am not a good blogger, because I am not a good computerer! Oh well, the main things that I notice that have changed over the last 13 years are: our dates are fewer, the bags under our eyes are bigger, my make-up is thinner, my hair is flatter, our family size has tripled, our vehicle is bigger, our patience is gone, our testimonies are stronger, our gratitude is greater, our love is deeper and our smiles are bigger!! I sure am LUCKY, but then, that is something I already knew 13 years ago!!!!!!!!!!

Some recent pictures from December on!

We are getting into our groove here in UT! The kids have adjusted nicely to school, Steve is getting new patients and I'm enjoying living by my sisters, mom and extended family. I will try to do a more detailed blog soon!

Blanchard's Braces is open for business

We are so excited, exhausted, anxious, nervous and many other adjectives about finally being open for business!! WOW, we have had so much to do since we moved here just a month and a half ago, that we are worn out! We are doing so many things all day long, for Steve's practice, Blanchard's Braces, that we realized that we have not stayed up to watch a movie together the entire time we have been here, which is odd for us! We usually stay up once a week together and often on that evening we will watch a movie. However, we have not felt a distance between us because we have been so connected on our business that we just keep going, however sleep deprived we may be!

I have made a link to our business website (on the far right, top side). Check it out! Also, if you are in the area come and visit his office!!