THE LONG FAMILY: July 4th 2009

July 5, 2009

July 4th 2009

I absolutely love July 4! We had such a fun weekend! Andy finally gave in and played doubles with me in an outdoor tournament on Friday! It was his first time and we took 3rd. I loved playing with my husband, we had so much fun! We drove home that night so that we could be home for the Fourth! Saturday morning we went to the parade and the girls loved it. After their much needed nap we Barbecued at our house with my family. It was a unanimous decision that Andy made the BEST steaks we had ever had! They were Awesome!! Later that evening we went to my uncle Wade's for (of course) another Barbecue! I love going over there because we get to see lots of family that we don't see often! Then we ended the evening at Ashley Elementary (where we always meet up with the Olsen's) for the Fireworks! After the fight with traffic our girls were so pooped they didn't even wake going from the car to the house, and they still slept in til nine!
I had such a fun weekend so thanks to my Hubby for being such a good sport!

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Stefanie Sullivan said...: Sounds like you guys had a great
4th! I love the family pic of you guys! we need to get together and take the kids to the park or something!; July 16, 2009

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In 2003 I moved home for a summetime job and met Andy who worked for the same company. After a few weeks we went on our first date and I guess the rest is history. In August of 2004 we were married!!! I never thought that I would find someone to fill the big shoes of my own dad but turned out that moving back to Vernal was a blessing in dusguise. I married such an amazing husband. He has so many qualities that I have always wanted in a husband but most importantly, we always have so much fun together!

On March 17, 2006 (St.Patrick's Day) we had our first miracle, Ataya Brooks. Her first few months she fought hard to stay in this world. At five weeks old she went through heart surgery to repair a coarctation of her Aorta. The doctors and nurses would always comment on how feisty she was which contributed to a complete recovery. Ataya has grown so much, she amazes us everyday. She is so funny, she makes all of us laugh around the clock! She has also turned in to the best big sister. She helps with everything and starts everday with a big hug and kiss for her baby sister! Although she is usually still half asleep, it is so cute!! We are so thankful for modern medicine and all of the girls who have Turners Syndrome to give us the knowledge that we have and the opportunity to raise such an amazing daughter!

So it turned out that I not only married an amazing husband he is an even more amazing father, so...... (although by total accident) we went on the have another little girl. In June of 2008 we had our second miracle, TaiLee Drew. She was ready to come in to this world. If we would have blinked we could have missed her birth, she came so fast! She is such a good baby. The only time she gets mad is if someone is late for her feeding time. She has been so much fun. No one can make her laugh like her big sister, we love hearing the huge belly laughs when Tay and Tai play together. They have both got their daddy wrapped around their little finger. They can get anything out of him. Our girls are such a joy, we can't imagine life without them!