Another Make Up Blog!

On June 4th, 2007 Brooke Elizabeth Alger was born! She is such a sweet baby. I got the honor of being in the delivery room. It was one of the neatest things I have witnessed! Thank you Kate and Scott for letting me be a part of that day! Brooke has such a round little face and, as you can see, a full head of hair. She always smells so good. One day right after she was born, I went to visit Kate. Sam came downstairs and informed me that Brooke was HIS baby. Being the sweet, competitive aunt that I am, I said,"Well Brooke loves me the most." Sam looked at me and replied,"Well, Brooke loves me moster!!!" How can you not just love that little guy? But seriously, Brooke is such a cute baby. I love her. Good work Kate and Scott!

Tonight Tim and I went to dinner with some friends. When we got home Ryanne and Emmie were watching The Suite Life of Zac and Cody. I said , "That is Shelby's favorite show." Before I know what is happening, Ryanne is on the phone telling Shelby to come watch T.V. with them. Then Ryanne kept looking outside to see if Shelby was on her way. It was soooo cute! So Shelby came and ate ice cream and watched T.V. with Ryanne and Em. Thanks Shelby!! The girls love you!

Another Make Up Blog!

On May 30th Hanna graduated from 6th grade! Congratulations Hanna! Hanna got all A's on her report card. We are so proud of her. She will miss Mr. Hillier. He was her favorite teacher. Hanna has become such a wonderful young lady.
Our neighbors little brother graduated too, so they decided to "pose" with Hanna. Aren't they cute?

Southern Cal

Tim took me to Southern California for our anniversary. We had sooooo much fun.(That is after I stopped pouting about not being able to take surf lessons, ride bikes, walk, swim etc..)Tim and I hung out at the pool, saw Wicked, and ate and ate and ate! I know that the picture is bad, but Sylvester Stallone and his family were watching Wicked and I just had to get a picture with him. I love hanging out with Tim! We have so much fun together! Thanks for a great time Tim!!!!

I Broke My Leg!!!!

Okay. I know I have been a horrible blogger. Even my kids are barking at me about it. Soooooo.....I am going to try to bring everyone up to date. PLEASE: Bare with me.
About three months ago I hurt my hip in a soccer game. (Please, no "you are too old for soccer" comments.) Well, I went to the doctor and he sent me to physical therapy. I went to Physical Therapy religiously for four weeks. My leg still wasn't getting any better. Last week I was so tired of my leg hurting that I went back in and had a "little" meltdown. This time the Dr. ordered a MRI of my leg because it wasn't normal for it not to be getting better and some Prozac for my "little" melt down.(Just Joking) Saturday night I had a sleepover at my sisters. Yes, a sleepover. Kate's husband had taken the older kids out of town so it was just me, Kate, and little Brookie. I had so much fun. We ate tons of junk food and I got up with Kate and Brooke all through the night. Monday morning I got up and went to the MRI. I had forgotten to take my phone so after I ran to Kate's house to pick it up. I had missed 5 calls. Four from Doctors and one from Tim. Tim was calling to tell me that my doctor was going to call back in one minute. (They wouldn't tell Tim what the problem was due to patient/doctor confidentiality. I talked to my doctor and he said, "I think we found the source of the problem. Your leg is BROKEN!" I guess it is pretty dangerous because all of the doctors wanted to make sure that I would get crutches before I went home. I can't put any weight on my leg for four to six weeks. They will do bone scans every two weeks to make sure it is healing okay.
Obviously I am finding myself with a little extra time on my hands now. So it is my goal to catch everyone up on the time from our Hawaii trip until now. I know everyone is just dying to hear what has gone on in the Hellbusch household!!!!So, stay tuned....

Jaxson turns the big 14!

Okay. I am going to be playing "catch up" for the next few months but here goes....Jaxson turned 14 on May 25th! I am not sure that Tim and I are ready for this phase of our lives. We had a surprise party for him at a local hotel. We rented the pool and invited boys and girls his age to come. He was really surprised. It was such a fun group of kids. We also got our friend Lindsay to take him lunch at school. She is such a cute girl and Jax has loved her for years. He thought he was pretty hot stuff. Which he is and I am not biased at all!!!

Here are some fun facts about Jaxson:
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Subject: GIRLS
Favorite TV Show: Everybody Loves Raymond
Favorite Movie: Kung Pow
Favorite Person: MOM
Favorite Book: Harry Potter
Favorite Song: Face Down
Favorite Past Time: "Chill with Girls"

Jaxson is a great kid. I love him to death. He was such a good friend to my Grandma. Nothing made me happier than to watch the friendship between Jax and my Grandma develop. I am so proud of Jaxson and many of the choices he has made in his life. I can't imagine our family without Jaxson in it!

ALOHA!!!

Okay. So what if it has taken me a week to get to the point that I could blog our Hawaii trip. I am doing my best here!!!!

Tim and I took our kids and Kallie,a neighbor/nanny, to Hawaii for a week. It was so much fun. I have to admit it wasn't quite as relaxing as when Tim and I went by ourselves, but it was fun. We stayed in a really nice condo on the North Shore. The kids were soooo good. We just played all week.

Some highlights were:
*Horse back riding on the beach.
*Parasailing.
*Swimming with dolphins.
*Watching the kids try new things.
*Taking Kallie to help.
*Pina Coladas by the pool.
*The Cheesecake Factory.
*Going to the Temple with Tim.
*Beating Tim at darts.
*Getting an awesome tan.
*Visiting the Pearl Harbor Memorial.
*Yummy brown boys at the Polynesian Cultural Center.


It was a great vacation. I highly recommend it!!!!!!