Snow Day, Finally!

It finally snowed! I'm certainly not complaining about the mild winter we have been enjoying, but It was nice to see a little bit of snow last week. The boys of course were so excited and wanted to rush right out and make a snowman. Sadly there wasn't enough for that.

They are all ready, they were so excited!

Even Hunter wanted to go outside, it was a little hard for him to walk, but he still had fun.

Everybody helping shovel.

Makay trying to sled down the walk way

Logan had it down, he pretty much spent the whole time doing that.

2012 Portraits of the Boys

Target Portraits

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Finally got the boys pictures taken

Baby Update

We have had a series of appointments this week, the first one was with Dr. Porter the ultrasound doctor to check her growth. He said everything looked great, she was measuring 3lb. 10 oz approximately, I will have 1 more ultrasound in 4 weeks, the doc was very encouraged that she was right on track for 32 weeks.

The next appointment was with my regular ob Dr. Loewen, we originally though we would have her on March 29th which would put me at 38 weeks, but the ultrasound doctor wanted us to wait till I was 39 weeks so we are tentatively looking at Tuesday April 3rd up at the U of U hospital. As long as everything goes well with delivery I will not have to have a c-section, and should be able to deliver normally.

Our third appointment was with Dr. McCandles the cardiologist for our final fetal echo-cardiogram. There were some new developments, before there was just a little narrowing in part of the aortic arch, but that has now progressed to the whole length of the aortic arch is narrow. What is means is that they will now have to open up her chest through the sternum and repair the arch that way. The other concern is that the aortic valve is narrow as well, the way this is fixed is by inserting a cathader with a balloon on the end and then they inflate the balloon to widen the aorta, and then remove the cathader. They are not sure if they are going to do this surgery they will have to wait until she's born to see how the blood flows and if it is being limited by the narrowness of the aorta. The doctor assured us that this surgery is not high risk, and that these are both "easy" problems to fix. We feel confident that she will be in good hands and the Lord will be watching over her.

We also took a tour of Primary Children's (PC) hospital and the tentative plan is as follows We will have the baby at the U and with in the first few hours she will be taken next door to PC and stay in the cardiac ICU, she will have a IV put that will allow the blood to flow to pass by the narrow part until she has the surgery with in her first week of life. Once she is born they will do a echo-cardiogram on her and measure the blood flow to make sure they are as prepared as possible. After the surgery she will stay in the cardiac ICU for at least a week then move to a regular hospital room for another week. Provided she eats well and has no complications we will be able to leave after the two weeks post surgery.

Sorry I know this is a long, but we wanted to give you all the details. Thanks for all your love and support.

Ann's Burial in Panguitch

Saturday morning we packed up and headed down to Panguitch to bury Dave's mom.

We really liked the white casket, it's so pretty

Everyone took a rose off the top to save

I love this picture, Grandpa is tenderly touching the casket, so sweet.

Rob & Dave

All the siblings with their darling mother

Now all the outlaws

The whole Kay and Ann Richards family

Each grandchild got a balloon and all at the same time they released them and said good-bye to Grandma

Dave saying good-bye as we were heading out of town.

The burial was nice, and it was also comforting to have the whole family there, we all stayed the night and spent time together after the burial.

Ann Richards Welcomed back to Heaven

Ann Richards

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Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Ann Mickelsen Richards, 69, returned to her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 after a decade of frustration and confusion at the hands of Alzheimer's Disease, yet smiling and usually happy all the way. She was born September 22, 1942 in Caliente, Nevada to Alva McKay and Hazel Chapin Mickelsen. She married Frank Kay Richards on September 18, 1964 in the St. George Temple in a ceremony officiated by Rudger C. Atkin, temple president.
Ann was a graduate of Panguitch High School, and the Holy Cross Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Imperial Valley Hospital in El Centro, California, and LDS Hospital, and Alta View Hospital in Salt Lake City, retiring in 2000. The final several years at Alta View she was one of the nursing supervisors.
Ann was a talented musician, playing the clarinet, and baritone saxophone in the high school marching band, as well as performing on the piano in various community and church activities.She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served as Primary President of the Garden Park and the Butler 18th Wards. She also served twice as the Relief Society President of the 18th Ward.
Ann enjoyed camping, hunting, hiking, and fishing. Twice with her family she spent a week at the Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico. She received The District Award of Merit from the Boy Scouts of America.
Ann is survived by her husband and their seven children and spouses; 10 grandsons and 10 granddaughters: Jeff and Penny Richards, Moab; and their daughters Brooklyn, River, London, Indiana, and Geneva. Robert and Nikki Richards, Gilbert, AZ and their son Jacob. Leslie and Gerry Trelease, Cottonwood Heights, and their son Larsen and daughter Morgan. Audrey and Christopher Fish, Woods Cross and their sons Austin and Tyler. Paul and Jen Richards, Riverton, and their children Dallin, Kaitlin, Preston, Parker, and Brynne. David and Shawna Richards, North Salt Lake, and their sons: Logan, Makay, and Hunter, and baby girl expected in April. Stephen and Angela Richards, West Jordan and their two daughters Olivia and Jacey. She is also survived by her three sisters and two brothers: Mary Hall, Christian Mickelsen, Marlene Goodrich, Joyce Tolley, and Mark Mickelsen.
She was a friend to all and her countenance beamed warmth and friendship to everyone she met. Complete strangers would feel like they've known her for years. A talented homemaker and mother, she excelled in all areas of cooking, baking, sewing, etc.
Funeral services will be Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:00 Noon in the Butler 18th Ward, 6600 Greenfield Way, Salt Lake City where friends may call Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and again on Friday morning from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Burial will be on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Panguitch City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook atwww.maglebymortuary.com
Her family thanks everyone at Neighborhood House on Vine Street, and the staff at Care Source Hospice for their kind and delicate compassionate service to this very special person.

She was an amazing person and raised an amazing family, I am so lucky to have known her and to be sealed to her and the rest of the family forever. We will miss her tender spirit, but know that we will see her again. We love you Ann!