Brody's 7th Birthday

Brody is now 7!

I can't believe he is already 7. He turned 7 on the 11th and had his party the same day. His favorite color is blue. He likes bad guys in movies. He loves zombies, mummies, and dinosaurs and snakes. He keeps me on my toes that is for sure but he makes me laugh all the time. He reminds me so much of myself and my brother Justin. If you look at a picture of Justin when he was little and Brody now and they look so much alike.

We had his birthday at Boondocks!

He originally wanted his party at Classic but most of the packages you had to do skating and he doesn't like skating so he then decided on Boondocks. They were the same price so it wasn't a problem. He had so much fun! Even though Daddy didn't come because he was sick but it turned out great. Boondocks was a lifesaver and my family were wonderful and helped out a lot!

He had a minecraft cake!

We looked everywhere for a Minecraft cake. It was a pain in the butt! I guess they are hard to find. We finally found a place that could make it; Bowman's. We think they did an awesome job!

I loved all of his expressions when he opened all of his gifts! He loved every single one of them! And that makes me happy.

His loot!

Thank you to everyone that came! We really appreciate everything that day. Sorry it took me so long to post!!

The life of Aizlynn Burningham

Today I went to my dear friend's daughter's funeral. I have a lot of thoughts running through my head. It could also be the fact that Daisy turned 2 months old today. It seems like funerals and viewings always end up when she is turning a month old and so forth. I hope it isn't a bad thing and it's just bad timing. I thought I would write it down and what I was going to say if I went to the luncheon today. The funeral was all the way in Eagle Mountain and I didn't feel like driving around all of Eagle Mountain when I didn't know where I was going and plus I didn't know the area very well. I thought going to the funeral was good enough support. I couldn't send flowers or money so this was the best way. I wished I would of went because maybe I could of said all of this to her. Her daughter was born around the same time as Sienna so I always felt a closeness with  her. I always wanted to compare our children's milestones and when Aizlynn was diagnosed with SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1) when she was a baby I didn't understand why or the whole definition. I thought it was unfair that she was diagnosed with this. And when she got her feeding tube once again I didn't understand; I didn't understand how long she was suppose to have it and everything like that but as time went on I understood everything. I understood that she was perfect in every way and that she didn't have to be tested on this earth. I also understood that she has wonderful parents that were picked out specially for her. I think why I had such a hard time at the beginning because our kids were both the same time, I am very thankful that we stayed in touch and are friends on Facebook because it was nice to see Aizlynn and her sister grow up. You could so tell the love that this family had for each other. They were a huge example. I was always praying for them and always thinking about them. It's never good when you lose a child but we all know that she is no longer in pain and she is in heaven running around with the other angels. I know that her family will see her again! I am just very grateful that my children are healthy and I hope they stayed that way. We all take for granted that we can breathe normal, eat normal, walk and talk and run and move. We should no longer take those things for granted because some people don't have the pleasure to do those things. I know that I am going to try to not take those things for granted in memory of Aizlynn. I know that she taught me a lot just following her family on Facebook. My thoughts and prayers goes to that whole family. It can't be easy loosing a child.