In with the NEW!

Happiness is what we'll remember this year. It was

Amazingly wonderful and so full of cheer. A

Proud set of parents and four kids that are great

Proudly say good-bye to 2008.

You know that sweet April is now in 4th grade.

Now with Taylee in 1st, feels she has it made!

Every Dino is played with as Brynn's day starts,

While cute little Justin always melts hearts! Twelve

Years of marriage and eight in our home.

Each day is a gift, we are never alone.

All in all this year has been fine! We are

Really excited for 2009!

We hope you have a Fantastic New Year!!

These are a few of our favorite things....

Every Christmas the "Gailey" clan has always done something service oriented to feel the true meaning of Christmas.... to feel a little more of the spirit.  In the past we have been a secret santa for a family in need.  This year we decided to give of our time and show the kids other ways of helping.  We went to the Bishop Storehouse and they put us to work.  We unpacked big boxes of toilet paper and put them into bags of four.  The kids were busy working on diaper boxes.  We all had a great time!

Christmas morning the kids woke up (because Mom and Dad made them.... at 8:00 a.m.) to some great gifts! We all had great time and loved our gifts! It was nice to know that April (being the oldest), said it was her best Christmas!  WHEW!


We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and wish you all a fabulous New Year!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS.....

to you!

Let's Dance!

April and Taylee did a great job at their Christmas recital! Aunt Wendy did an awesome job taking these pictures for us! Tyler was a no-show. (with good reason of course! It was his work Christmas party which I had to miss). I was chasing Brynn up and down the isle and trying to videotape at the same time. Richelle was a lifesaver! I was out of hands. Sorry Justin!

Taylee (middle) danced to the song "Christmas of Love."

April (middle, back) danced to "Christmas means to me."

I'm too cool!

This gets pretty annoying.... Mom and Dad feel like they need to show me off every now and then.  In this picture I finally have enough strength to hold myself up while Dad puts me way high in the air!  I know this doesn't seem like much... but look... it takes a lot for me to be able to hold myself up like that!  BIG day!  It's fun too!

I get a kick out of this picture!  Mom and Dad are constantly checking up on me when they put me to bed to make sure I have my oxygen all shoved up my nose.  Well... this time I got caught! I was busy playing with it instead of using it for what it's really supposed to be used for.  Hey... you try to sleep with plastic tubes up your nose.  Not too comfortable!

Kiddo Updates!

It's time for some much needed updates on my sweeties!

APRIL -  Every year the school has a "reflections project." The theme this year was "WOW."   Being the artist that she is, she chose art and came up with the fun eye catching WOW picture. She did awesome and was even given an award!

She is definitely in the pre-tween stage if there is such a thing!  I know I went through a million outfits in the morning before I chose the one I would wear for the day... but I recall being at least 13.... not 9!  Luckily she is a sweet girl and has even taken up a lot more baby-sitting for Mom and Dad! She's working hard for that cell phone! (little does she know it will take many more years...)

TAYLEE - She also chose art for the reflections project and also won an award! I had a flower arrangement on the table and she sat there and put it to paper very nicely!

She is doing an awesome job reading!  She has always had an interest and can't wait to read before bed.  She is on her 3rd chapter book!

Lucky for me - she trusts what I pick out for her to wear... and wears it proudly! 

BRYNN - Oh the fun loving, firecracker of a child.... She amazes us daily!  She is wild.  She is busy. She is determined. She is Brynnie! But she always tells us how much she loves us all day long!  She is my partner in crime.  She loves to shop and eat out just as much as me!

We are working on getting her to realize that she has a bed of her own.  I never thought I would have to share my bed with my 3 year old AND my husband. We have her wrapped up like a burrito in mom's blanket so she feels me around her at night.  I doubt it will work, but it's worth a try!

JUSTIN - Oh my sweet little J-man!  He had his first echocardiogram last Friday. The Cardiologist was thrilled to tell us that he only had 3 minor issues.  I kept thinking - THREE?! They told us to feel very thankful with the results.  He has a very healthy heart! He has been ordered to be put on oxygen when he sleeps for several months up to one year.  I would love to explain why... but this medical stuff really confuses me!  It has something to do with the pressure that is being put on his lungs.  He has to go in for a procedure (date not known yet) to close up his PDA.  A valve that should have closed before birth that didn't.  It's a simple out patient surgery, so we are thankful for that!  He is still a happy little boy who now says dada too! (all that matters is that he said mama first!)

Proud Mama!

At 7 months old.... Justin's first word! Of course I'm proud! Don't forget to pause my music!

Off track is over :(

You would think that after having my kids home for 4 weeks from being off track that I would be DYING to send them back.  For some reason that just isn't the case.  This particular off track went by extremely fast and I'm not too happy about it.  We enjoyed a wonderful week with the entire family for Thanksgiving, saw a few cute movies, went to the bounce house, ate out with friends and family (what's new), had several days of sickness and even a night in the ER (not so fun), went as a family to Justin's physical therapy so they could meet the therapist, went to Temple Square to see the lights, decorated for Christmas, had many sleep overs and late nights, went to the girls dance recital at the Festival of Trees, celebrated many family birthdays and much more that I'm forgetting. Now it's crunch time.  Time to work on book reports and memorizing poems before Monday!  Should have started that 4 weeks ago!  Na.... that would have been no fun!