Our Little Family

Ty laughing at Mirra

2009-12-09T16:38:00.003-07:00

Ty has developed this really cute little personality. He loves to play with his toys, and is always laughing at Mirra, more than either of us. He has a special relationship with his sister already, and I love it!

Pre-Christmas

2009-12-09T16:18:00.003-07:00

Over Thanksgiving weekend we went to see the Temple Square lights with Colin, Juli, Kenzie, and Corbin. Since this is all of our year with the in-laws we are all in the Salt Lake valley. It was pretty cold and we got there just after the visitor center closed, but its always worth seeing the beauty of this place!

Santa Clause made a visit to my work so the kids were able to see him. Mirra was pretty comfortable with him. She carried on a normal conversation with him, told him she wants a piano for Christmas, and even stroked his beard. Ty didn't seem to bother by him. He just kind of hung out and looked around.

Halloween

2009-12-09T16:09:00.002-07:00

Halloween came and went, thankfully we survived. Mirra was a Princess on Friday, Ty a Pumpkin, and a Butterfly on Saturday, Ty was a Lion. She had crazy fun! Ty on the other hand, had 2 burst eardrums (double ear infection) he was not a happy camper. Nick as you can see was all geared up for the Utes blackout game.

Ty's Pictures

2009-10-22T13:51:00.002-06:00

Summer so far

2009-09-01T15:34:00.002-06:00

Well, lets just say throwing another child into the mix, definitely makes things more interesting. The summer so far has been way crazier than I expected. I really thought after the baby was born, I would just relax at home and enjoy having a newborn around. Forget that! We

have not stopped since we brought him home. From trips to the cabin, to family reunions, Saturday outings, to soccer games. We have done anything but

put our lives on hold. And now with Nick back in school full time, and football season just around the corner, its not going to slow down any time soon.

Mirra has really been a cute big sister. She want to help as much as she can, and wants to be involved in all things baby. She is just like a little mother. She does things exactly like I do with Ty, with her baby dolls. Her whole personality has really blossomed since Ty was born. She is so smart and every day is new and interesting with her. She says her ABC's perfect all the way through, and can count to 12 perfect. She stops at 12 for some reason. She loves to sing and read, her memory amazes me! She can practically read an entire book purely by memory. She always says funny things, you really have to watch what you say around her. The other day I said, "Mirra, your trouble" and she responded, "no, I'm the boss!" And she sure is. She is also convinced she is a princess. So for all of you who are scared, waiting to throw another child into the mix (like I was), come visit me. It's a lot of fun!

8 years and counting

2009-08-10T11:49:00.004-06:00

Happy Anniversary! Today is our 8 year anniversary. A dog, a house, and 2 kids later. Wow, its been crazy! Its always fun to look back, I enjoyed going back through my pictures. I cant remember the last time I looked through them. I feel like I can say now, we did it! When your young it hard to think what 8-10 years down the line will have in store for you. But all I can say is "its been great". Thanks Nick, I love you!

Ty Alan Patterson

2009-07-04T10:05:00.003-06:00

Well, he's here! Ty came into our would starting with an eerily similar situation to his sisters arrival. My water broke at 36 1/2 weeks (10 days longer than I made it with Mirra). My water broke at 9pm on Wednesday night, and we got to the hospital at 2:30 am. Got my epidural at 4am, and I delivered our little Ty at 9:24 am. He was 6lbs and 15oz. Minus how the whole thing started it couldn't have ended more differently. Everything went better than I could have ever planned it. I was only really in active labor for a couple hours. The most amazing thing is how much faster I recovered from a regular delivery compared to my c-section with Mirra. I have felt great. Our little Ty has done awesome. He had no problems for being early. They said he acts like a full term baby. He is sleeping, eating, and growing really well. As for his sister, she has been really cute. She just loves him! She kisses and hugs him almost non stop. She wants to be involved in all things baby. She been a little hard adjusting to the things she can't do. But I can only imagine what this whole experience does to a 2 year old's mind. I'm sure its a little hard to comprehend. So we are all just trying to be patient and adjust. What an amazing experience this has all been to welcome our new addition into our home.

The last days as a single child family

2009-07-04T09:57:00.004-06:00

Mirra has been such a fun little girl. She is so smart! We could not imagine what our lives would be like with #2 (a boy) on the way. We've made sure that we really try to include Mirra in everything we've done to get ready for the baby. Changing her to a big girl bed so brother can have her crib, getting the room ready for him, and putting clothes away in drawers. She has been really involved and been so excited. So here are the last pictures taken 2 days before I went into labor. Little did any of us know how much life would change.

Lagoon

2009-07-04T09:44:00.002-06:00

We went to Lagoon again this year for Nick's company party. It was definitely better this year than last. Mirra was able to ride most of the kiddie rides. We brought our friends Jeremy, Aleece, and their 2 year old Aiden. Mirra and Aiden had a blast! They were so cute. Nick and Jeremy were able to go on all the big rides together. And Aleece and I waddled around the park with swollen feet. Anyway it was a nice day out, it was the first day it hadn't rained in 2 weeks so the park was packed, but we had a good time all in all.

Transition Time!

2009-05-25T10:29:00.002-06:00

Its officially transition time! I've been getting all the baby clothes washed and put into the boys room. So we decided it was a good time to start getting Mirra prepared also. We bought her a twin bed 2 months ago, and I found her a dresser. We put it all together and she was so excited to sleep in her "big girl bed" with tinkerbell sheets! She did pretty good the 1st night, she only woke up twice and those were both before midnight. And the last 3 days she has napped and slept really well! I am just thinking its too good to be true. I have heard so many stories about how hard it is. Especially since she can open doors now, she can just get up and go wherever she wants. But all in all its not been bad. Wish me luck that it stays this way. Change is coming fast!

Abc

2009-05-25T10:16:00.002-06:00

Mirra is 2!

2009-05-25T10:05:00.002-06:00

Mirra turned 2 on May 4th. We had quite the schedule of events planned. We were in Cedar for Amy's graduation. Way to go Amy,(she was valedictorian). So we ended up having 3 parties for Mirra. After they were all over she thought it was her birthday every day. We had a little party up at Panguitch Lake at Mom and Dads new cabin property. One in Cedar at Sam and Lauri's house. I made this butterfly cupcake cake, with Juli's help, it turned out pretty cute. Then when we got home on Monday we had her actual birthday with Nick's family and friends. There was an awful lot going on, but it was a lot of fun. Happy Birthday Mirra! We love you!

Early summer fun

2009-05-25T09:51:00.002-06:00

While Nick and the boys were on their annual "Epic Adventure" Mirra and I decided to make a week fun out of it. We went to the Thanksgiving Point animal farm with Aiden and Aleece. Mirra loved to feed the baby goats, and the baby cow, but everything else made her a little nervous. She rode 2 different pony's, she was so excited, she wanted to ride them again.

We also went to her 2 year NICU reunion. Its crazy to think its been 2 years. It still amazes me how smart she is. I think that she has beat the odds on every side. Thank heavens!

She has so much fun on her swing set! I am so glad we bought it last year. She will swing and slide for hours if I let her. Its actually the only way we were able to get the garden planted. I was finally able to find her a trike on KSL. She was so excited to get a bike! I wanted to get it for her birthday but couldn't find one in time. It has been a fun start to the summer. I hope I continue feeling as well as I have. Wish me luck!

Easter

2009-04-27T23:00:00.002-06:00

Easter this year was really fun for Mirra. We did 3 Egg hunts. One at home, at the park with the ward, and with Nicks parents. It was fun to see her find the eggs. She realized she was supposed to be happy about all the candy, but she didn't even like half of it. It ended up half chewed in my hand. So the other half of the candy, as you can imagine, ended up in mine or Nick's mouths (not good). We had lots of family around all weekend and had an awesome time with everyone. I will post more pics when Colin gets them to me.

Spring Break in Castle Valley

2009-04-03T15:13:00.005-06:00

This is the awesome house we had the opportunity of staying at all weekend. The back yard is a historical old cowboy homestead and Indian dwellings in Castle Valley. I was so cool to see how well the owners have kept it in tact. There is a lot of history here and its nice to see nobody has ruined it. The lady has even made the basement of the house to look like an Indian cave with Indian writings and all. It was a very cool experience. Thanks Pat!

Spring Break in Moab

2009-04-03T15:05:00.002-06:00

Jeff and Alicia and her family invited us to go down to Moab with them for spring break. Alicia's 2 sisters and brother ran the half marathon. The rest of the time we spent playing and relaxing. It was a perfect weekend. It was 85 during the day, and we had an awesome time. Mirra was in heaven, there was so much for her to get into. The shirt says it all!

Red Rocks Gymnastics

2009-04-03T14:56:00.002-06:00

Yes, another sport we have season tickets for. We have really enjoyed having season tickets to Gymnastics the last 3 years along with Football. That was my original compromise with Nick. If he gets football, I get gymnastics. Now I've become a huge football fan, and Nick loves gymnastics. He has actually made more sense of the scoring and stuff than I ever have. We were actually really surprised at how well Mirra does for the meets. She loves Swoop (the mascot hawk), so she spends most of the meet watching were he goes. One meet he even came up to her and shook her hand and signed her bag of Cheerios. She thought it was great! For the next week the only treat she wanted was her "Swoop Cheerios".
The Utah Red Rocks went undefeated at home and entered regionals at #2 in the Nation.

Shooting

2009-04-03T14:38:00.004-06:00

We took a cold Saturday afternoon, and decided to go shooting with Jeff and Alicia. We had a great time, other than the cold. I was able to shoot the new gun my dad made for me almost a year ago. I love it! Its a great gun for me. Thanks Dad!

Nick still had a bullet in his muzzle loader from last hunting season he needed to fire off. And he recently got a new hand gun and his concealed weapons permit. Jeff and Alicia brought the shot guns and we shot up some clay pigeons. Its amazing how powerful you feel with a gun in your hand. I have a lot of fun shooting targets, I still have a hard time saying that I enjoy hunting. But you cant complain for the meat you get.

It's A Boy!

2009-03-11T17:08:00.001-06:00

Well there is really not much else to say but " It's A Boy!" We are very excited! I am due between the 12th and 20th of July. Everything looks great so far. I am over the severe nausea and vomiting. Just tired. Nick is giving me weekly progesterone shots to hopefully ensure that I make it full term. Avoiding what happened with Mirra. Other than that its been a fairly normal pregnancy thus far.

Nick has been super busy with work and school. Trying to juggle everything has been a challenge. But he is hanging in there. I'm still working just 15 hours a week, keeping busy with life in general. Despite her almost constant cough, Mirra is just as happy, crazy, and full of it, as always. She is so much fun to see learn and develop. She is like a little adult. She is very independent and talks in full complete sentences and amazingly very easy to understand. She is so smart! She loves to sing songs, especially her ABC's. She loves books, it seems like we read for hours every day, and she never gets sick of it. She knows that mom has her baby brother in my tummy, but I don't think she quite understands yet. Little does she know how much life will change in a few months.

"IN LOVING MEMORY"

2009-03-11T17:00:00.004-06:00

We had the unfortunate opportunity of getting together with my entire Marshall side of the family twice in 2 months for the celebration of 2 amazing, great, wonderful men! The passing of my Grandfather Monte Marshall the first week in January was expected, but harder than I thought. And the unexpected passing of my Uncle Craig Pearson due to injuries from a car accident in February. I really enjoyed learning more about the lives of these awesome men. And its always nice to see extended family. The Pearson family has been so strong, I am really amazed with their love and strength. We will all miss you both!

Roller Skating

2009-03-11T16:46:00.003-06:00

Our entire family was able to get together at Colin's house in Logan for little Alexa Ann's Blessing. We had a great time as usual. We went to the Logan Fun Center and the kids played on the massive soft play area, and all the adults rented roller skates. Even mom and dad! We had a blast! I haven't been on roller skates in years. Nick and Shaun tried to do tricks, that were actually pretty impressive. The rest of us just tried to keep from hurting ourselves. Pregnant roller skating is quite interesting. My balance was a little off, but it was so much fun!

New News

2009-01-20T13:01:00.002-07:00

These were are family pictures taken the day after Christmas. They turned out very cute. But the news is we will be adding a new addition to our little family! I am due July 20th! We are very excited, and a little scared. I'm not sure if I'm ready for double the work. But I know it will be worth it. We cant wait especially to find out what it is. Look forward to the end of Feb. We will keep you all updated.

The New Orleans Sugar Bowl

2009-01-18T16:52:00.004-07:00

The Football game was one of the coolest things we've ever been able to experience! The Utes ran the board the whole game, and came out with a 31-17 win over Alabama. This made them the only undefeated team in the NCAA at 13-0. Thanks to Jeremy and Aleece, we spent the 4th quarter on the field and stood next to the BCS trophy! This whole experience was unreal, especially for Nick. What an amazing year it was to be season ticket holders and go to the big game to see your team win!

New Orleans was a very neat city to see. There is a lot of history and very cool scenery. We had an awesome trip, even with the day that it poured 4 inches of rain on us in 1 hour, while we were walking back from dinner.

The New Orleans Sugar Bowl

2009-01-18T16:34:00.003-07:00

For all of those who didn't know, we were able to take a 6 day trip to New Orleans and Mississippi, in support of the Utah Utes Football team. Thanks to my wonderful Mother and Laurie for taking Mirra the whole time. We got tickets through a friend (Tommy) who is from Mississippi and happened to be down there for Christmas. He was a great tour guide and we were very glad to have someone with us that knew the area.

The first 3 days we spent in Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi coast. We watched a great band play in the Hard Rock and then fireworks on the beach for New Years Eve! We were able to drive all over where the Hurricane had just wiped buildings out. We had an eye opening experience seeing what people went through during that time.

Christmas weekend in MIdway

2009-01-18T16:22:00.002-07:00

Nick's parents decided to rent a condo in Midway for the weekend of Christmas. It worked out very well, because the entire family was all together for the first time in a long time. Nick's sister and brother in law (Angela and Randy) were able to fly in from Seattle Christmas day. It was great to spend time with them. We had an awesome time playing games, sledding in the snow, and eating lots of really good food.

Christmas

2009-01-18T14:59:00.003-07:00

Christmas turned out to be really eventful this year. Nick and I decided to have a very small Christmas due in part to our trip to New Orleans. We gave Mirra a kitchen which was stocked with 185 pieces of food and dishes. She absolutely loves it! This is the only thing to date that she will play with for hours. She puts on her apron, sets her baby in the high chair and sings to her while she feeds her. Its really cute!

We also gave her some Dora slippers that she loves! Grandma Marshall gave her a baby that laughs and shakes when you push its hand. She thinks its tickling her and she laughs so hard! It ended up a very exciting Christmas.

It's "Snow" Friend of Mine

2009-01-18T14:52:00.003-07:00

These pictures were so funny. The day that it decided to dump 10 inches of snow, on top of what we already had, Nick took Mirra out to have her first experience of the fresh powder. Little did we know, she hated it! It actually scared her. She wouldn't put her hands down and she didn't like sitting in it either. But what really freaked her out was when Nick and I got into a snow ball fight, she started to cry. It was really sad. So we have not played much in all this crazy snow the last month.

Mirra's first black eye

2008-12-12T19:01:00.002-07:00

"Little in size Big in attitude", its so fitting. Anyway, she gave her self a great shiner, while playing in the laundry room. She flipped out of the laundry basket and hit her eye square on the door of the dryer. So much for Christmas pictures.

Fans or Fanatics

2008-12-12T18:40:00.002-07:00

Well, we got a little crazy for the rivalry game, but it was sooooooooo worth it. We won!!! I tried to dye my hair red, and it went a little punk rocker hot pink as you can see. Its been a fun year to have season tickets. We are hoping for a great game on January 2nd. The bottom pic is with the 2 couples we had our tickets with. GO UTES!!!

Wickedly Cute!

2008-11-14T07:00:00.002-07:00

We found her some cute Halloween pj's that fit her personality to a "t". And I snapped this one of her in her Utah Utes gear listening to music on my phone. I guess she is her mothers girl.

Halloween's Little LadyBug

2008-11-14T06:52:00.003-07:00

Mirra was our little ladybug for Halloween, she was really cute! We went downtown American Fork and Trick-or-treated the businesses. She was completely mesmerized by people in full costume, she wasn't sure what to think. She loved answering the door and handing out the candy to the kids. She's so smart, she would give one to them, then put one in her bucket, she had it all figured out.

Cabin Fever

2008-10-28T07:04:00.004-06:00

Mirra and Wyatt were either loving or hateing each other all weekend, its really funny to watch them interact at this age. The boys spent most of their time showing their manhood by playing horse shoes and riding the four wheelers. All in all we had an awesome time! (thanks Wheelwrights)

Mirra's cousins

2008-10-28T06:56:00.003-06:00

Laurie's Family(my sister in law) was so kind to let our family go stay at their cabin. It is a beautiful cabin, and it was a great weekend. All the cousins had a blast. The top pic is my mother with all of the grand kids, and the middle pic is with my sisters and mom (my sis has another one on the way).

Crazy Balderdash Fun with the Fam

2008-10-28T06:50:00.001-06:00

Last weekend we were able to go to Timber Lakes and spend the weekend with my entire family! We had a great time! These pictures are all of us cracking up, almost to tears, playing Balderdash. Its a family favorite.

A new stage, A fun age

2008-10-25T19:31:00.002-06:00

Mirra is at such a cute age right now, she has a pretty large vocabulary. She tries to copy everything, its amazing to me how much she picks up! She is obsessed with babies, she doesn't go to far without one of them. While I was making dinner one night she grabbed the kitchen towel and wrapped her baby right up, patted her on the back and said "nice baby".

My husband the sports fanatic

2008-10-25T19:23:00.002-06:00

Nick is the biggest sports fan I know, he really plays and watches almost every sport. We have season tickets to the Utes football and gymnastics, and last week we went to the first Real soccer game in their new stadium. It was really cool, but it was also really cold! Mirra growled at the mascot lion every time she saw him, it was really cute.

Crazy Canning

2008-10-25T19:13:00.002-06:00

This year our garden was a little bit out of control. So my sister-in-law, Kim, taught me how to can, and surprisingly it wasn't as hard as I thought it was. I actually wish I would have learned earlier. We have had a great time over the last several weeks canning everything from, stewed tomatoes, ketsup, barbecue sauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, dill pickles, peaches, apple butter, apple sauce, froze raspberries, and shredded tons of zucchini(that's the bread in the top picture). We also ended up with so much cantaloupe it went bad before we could eat it. I have been very proud of my homemaking skills lately, I am even cooking dinner on my own on a regular basis. Nick is very proud, I have been trying lots of new recipes.

State Fair

2008-09-28T22:30:00.003-06:00

Mirra loved the State Fair! With all the animals making their sounds, and she got to pet them, she was so excited. I could have done without the smell of them, but we had a great time.

Back to the 70's

2008-09-28T22:22:00.002-06:00

If you know my family at all you know when we get together its usually a long night, so while at my parents house, we started digging into the closets and found my dads old clothes from 1970. He is a major pack rat and wont throw anything away. In this case I am glad he didn't! The suit is pure Levi, and it had some awesome pleats in the back, what you cant see is the pants are about 3 inches above Shaun's belly button. The the sheep skin coat that Skye is modeling is sweet! These are probably worth some money, but don't even try, Dad would never give them up. Oh how great the 70's must have been.

Grams Birthday

2008-09-28T22:11:00.002-06:00

We were able to go home to Panguitch for my sweet Grandparents 60th wedding anniversary, and my Grandma's 80th birthday! It was a great party. Almost everyone was there. We had awesome program. We had piano, violins, guitars, and beautiful musical numbers. Its always great too spend time with family. I just love to go home. Especially to see gram and gramp.

Grandma, I am so happy that Mirra shares your name. We love you both so much!

Camping

2008-09-04T22:08:00.004-06:00

Colin, Juli, Thomas, and Jacob, spent the week with us, while Colin is doing a rotation at Utah Valley Regional Med. It was a lot of fun to have them here. We went swimming, to Wheeler Farm, played the Wii Fit, and ended the week with a camping trip up above Kamas. We got rained out the last night and came home, but still had a good time.

Mirra finally started to hold her ground with Jacob by the last day.

Like Father Like Daughter

2008-09-04T21:56:00.003-06:00

While my dad was doing his hundredth triathlon, I was doing my first. After lots of biking, running, and learning how to swim as an adult, I finally completed my first triathlon. I did the Orem Share a Smile, and it turned out alright for my first time. I think I will follow in daddy's footsteps, at least for a while.

Out and About

2008-09-04T21:38:00.003-06:00

We went to the AF carnival, and we've been to 2 Bees games. The fireworks are the best part if you ask me.

Shaun and Amy's Wedding

2008-09-04T21:27:00.003-06:00

My little brother Shaun and his cute wife Amy were married in Logan on August 8th. It was a beautiful wedding. Between Corbin playing songs and the DJ, Mirra danced her little heart out the whole night.

I know its been a while

2008-09-04T21:00:00.004-06:00

Well, the last couple months have been crazy busy, to say the least. We've been wearing our selves out with lots of activities. Nick started back to school this week at the University of Utah(civil engineering), so we knew our lives were going to be almost over for the next 4 years.

To start, the last week in July we spent in Southern Utah. Mirra and I stayed at my parents house in Panguitch, while Nick and the boys (Corbin, Jeremy, Cory) went on their annual Backpacking Epic Adventure, on top of Boulder Mountain, filled with lots of fishing, and hiking.

Mirra had a blast playing with all the cousins, and my dads new kitties. I on the other hand helped mom prepare for Shauns Wedding, did some triathlon training with my dad, and worked at the store, of course.

Swing Set

2008-07-01T07:31:00.002-06:00

This last week Nick has been working on putting together a swing set for Mirra. She loves to swing and slide, and we found one for a great price. Nick had a lot of fun building it, with a little help from Mirra and I. But the end result was great! She wakes up every morning and wants to go swing, or anytime she notices it out the back door. We have really enjoyed it so far.

Lagoon

2008-07-01T07:26:00.003-06:00

We had the experience of taking Mirra to Lagoon for Nick's work party last week. It was crazy to say the least. We all had fun, but we have decided we wont be taking her back for another 3-4 years.

Subway

2008-06-22T20:50:00.004-06:00

This is what they call the Subway. After 10 tiring but awesome hours of hiking, repelling, and swimming, we all made it through happy and alive. From left to right: Jason, Jeremy, Aleece, Jocelyn, Nick, Shaine, Mckenzie, Corbin, Juli, Colin.

Subway

2008-06-22T20:41:00.004-06:00

There were 3 spots we had to repel, and 3 spots we had to swim. I was nervous with all of them, but being fully submerged (thanks Jeremy) in 53 degree water was definitely the most memorable part. How beautiful is Gods creation!

Subway

2008-06-22T20:32:00.005-06:00

Last weekend we had the experience of hiking the Subway in Zion. It was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. There is so much in this beautiful place that you can only see by going down inside. The top picture shows us before we dropped a whole lot of elevation to the bottom of the canyon. The rock formations are just so unreal!

Mother's Day Present

2008-06-05T21:30:00.002-06:00

This was my Mother's Day present to myself. We got them done the week after her birthday. They turned out sooo cute! Although I could have paid extra to have them photo shop out the bruise on her head, and scratch on her cheek (which happened after the first pose cuz she thought she needed to climb on all the props). I think it gives her character. Oh the joys of a very active child! She is now walking very confidently and is just getting in her second tooth today.

The Big 1!

2008-05-28T22:36:00.004-06:00

Mirra's birthday party was quite the event, we had more than 40 people crammed in our house and lots of great food, and fun.

The kids had a blast playing with Kyaa, they thought she was a cow. Of course she loves the attention.

Mirra destroyed the cake and even made sure to smear it into all of her little cracks and crevices.

After the party she decided she knew how to walk on her own and got in her first tooth!

Easter

2008-05-27T13:56:00.003-06:00

On Easter almost the entire Marshall clan went and hiked Calf Creek Falls in Escalante. We had great time, all the kids did great. Nick and Corbin even caught a few fish

Our First Family Vacation

2008-05-27T13:31:00.003-06:00

In February we took our first family vacation. We stayed on the coast of Northern Washington. Not the best time of year to visit this area, but we still had fun. We went to the Olympic Game Park and saw tons of animals, the Under Sea museum, the Seattle Aquarium, and Fort Warden.

Mirra's First Christmas

2008-05-27T13:16:00.005-06:00

All the Kids dresses up for the Christmas Play. Mirra had an exhausting 1st Christmas.

6 Months

2008-05-27T13:13:00.002-06:00

Wow! 6 months already! That went by fast.

1st Halloween

2008-05-27T13:11:00.002-06:00

Our "Little Devil" on her first Halloween

Bryce Canyon

2008-05-27T13:02:00.003-06:00

In June 2007 Mirra had her first trip to Bryce Canyon.

Nick and I were able to take a hot air balloon ride over Panguitch, which was one of the coolest things weve ever done together.

Mirra's Blessing

2008-05-27T12:56:00.003-06:00

Mirra was blessed on July 29, 2007 by her Grandpa Steve Marshall, in Panguitch.

Mirra Norine Patterson

2008-05-27T11:31:00.002-06:00

Weighing in at 5lbs 5oz and 17 1/2 inches

Our blessing Our life

2008-05-27T11:12:00.002-06:00

Before May 4th 2007, our lives were less than interesting. On that day, via c-section, our beautiful daughter Mirra Norine Patterson was born. With many Ups and Downs after 19 days in the NICU our daughter is Happy, Healthy, and more Fun than we ever imagined, one year later.