EAT AT CHILI'S

Please go to Chili's Restaraunt on Monday, September 29th. Sepember is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Chili's is going to donate all of their profits on Monday to St. Jude's Children's Medical Research Hospital. Our little friend Chase receieved wonderful treatment there for her brain cancer! She has been cancer free for 1 year now (GO CHASE)!!! Please support this wonderful cause! You can't pass up a good excuse for some of the Molten Lava Cake! I would love to hear who goes and where you live! You can go to any Chili's in the USA!

I NEED YOUR HELP!

Does anyone have any ideas for Super Saturday? I just got put back in as the Enrichment Leader and our newly called RS President (whom I already love dearly) wants us to do a Super Saturday on November 1st. It is coming up quick. Does anyone have any fun ideas?

Keep praying

I just received an email from Lisa. Please continue to pray for her. I won't get into details, but she is still having a couple of health/recovery challenges. She has enough to deal with emotionally. We need her to get better physically, so please pray for her!

Last Boat Ride for the Season

I have been having a difficult time posting our new pictures. I can't stop thinking about Adam and Lisa. My heart still aches for them and I am sure it is nothing compared to what they are feeling. I tried to call Adam today to see how they are doing, but couldn't get a hold of him. So, please keep them in your prayers.
With that, here are some pictures of what will probably be our last boating trip of the season. Chad thinks we will get out at least one more time. We'll see if the weather cooperates. We went out last Monday the 15th. It was so gorgeous outside, we just couldn't pass up the opportunity to go. We invited Jon (our dentist) and his son and Tera and her girls. I was very excited for Tera to go. She hadn't been on our boat before. Tera is a crack up and a riot to be around. She is so much fun and just jumped right in the cold water to swim with the kids. I have yet to jump in that water this season....maybe next. Hey, who else would take these great pictures to post? We had a really fun time, the water was glass!

Landon trying to knee board for the first time. I was a very nervous mom!
All of us on the boat waiting for Jon and his Son.
Cloe and Jessica. They are so darling!
This is our Cloe!
Kyle wakeboarding. I wish you could all see Kyle wake board in person. He is really amazing!

Cloe and Landon on the front of the boat. This was Cloe's first time on a boat! Hooray!


Tera, Cloe and Jessica in the clear blue water...yeah right! Tera said the inside of her swim suit was a nice green color!

Chad on the solom ski. He had a huge smile on his face the whole time!

Airplane ride with Daddy

Last Sunday the 14th, Chad took Jared on a little airplane ride to St. George. Our friend (and also our dentist) asked Chad to fly to St. George with him so that he could look at some wave runners for sale. Anyway, he usually tries to take one of the boys with him. It was Jared's turn, and boy did he ever feel special.


Jared getting ready for a fun ride!


Jared at In and Out Burger! Did I say it was last Sunday....



This little 90 was in the hanger where Jon's aiplane is hangered. Jared wanted to make Kyle even more jealous by "riding" on it!



Can you believe I let my baby fly on this? Good thing I know he had a good pilot, even if he did run on a different time zone than me and didn't get home until way after dark!

More Pictures Of The Memorial

Here are some more pictures of the memorial!

They had a balloon for everyone at the memorial. We all released them at the same time. It was really beautiful!
This is Adams oldest son Avram. He didn't want to release his balloon. I think it looks like he is praying in this picture!
This is Tera, Lisa, Adam and Calvin. Tera and Adam were helping Lisa to the car after the memorial. She was still really weak. I thought it was so tender having my siblings walking away together and helping Lisa.
My mother made two beautiful flower arrangements with flowers from her yard. This is Joslyn and Cloe putting some flowers from the arrangments on his casket. Joslyn was really concerned about leaving Gabe there. Oh...once again very tender moment!
Tera and Adam at the luncheon afther the memorial! I love you guys more than you'll ever know!

Baby Gabe's Memorial Service

Baby Gabe's memorial service was so beautiful. My testimony of the plan of salvation has been strengthened. It is so comforting to know that we can be with our families for eternity. I know this is only possible because of our Savior who opened the windows of Heaven for us through is sacrifice.
I have some more pictures that I will post tomorrow!

This is a picture that Lisa's Aunt took of Baby Gabe! He was so beautiful!
Here is his beautiful little tiny casket
Adam and Lisa as the memorial is starting
This is during the memorial! The kids were all piling up grass. I love them all in their baby blue!
Lisa held the casket through the whole service until it was time to go. I thought it was very tender. She looked so beautiful that day!

Memorial Service

I just received this email from Adam and Lisa.

Adam Gabriel Prestwich

Our little Angel was born on
Date: Sept. 11, 2008
Time: 6:57 pm
We were blessed to have him with us for
2 Hours and 17 mins.

We will be remembering our precious baby with a short graveside ceremony on
Date: Saturday- Sept. 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 am
Location: 
At Memorial Estates Mtn. View
3115 Bengal Blvd.
SLC UT 84121

Come and celebrate Gabes life with us in baby blue.
I-215 East, Exit 2000 East, South to Bengal Blvd., Cemetery is a few miles east on the North side of the Road, Take the 2nd/ East entrance.

Our Little Angel Gabriel

Little Angel Adam Gabriel Prestwich was born at 6:57 pm on September 11th. He weighed 4 lbs 15 oz. He was 17 inches long. He passed away at 9:14 pm with only his mommy and daddy in the room. We were so thankful that they were able to spend a couple of hours with him before he passed away. Adam called us just after 8:00 to have us come up. Mom, Tera, Calvin, Cathryn, Jasmine and Jessica and myself got to the hospital at around 9:22. He had passed, but we are so thankful that he passed very peacefully with only Adam and Lisa in the room. He is a beautiful little baby with a perfect little nose and lips and big beautiful eyes. He has long fingers and long feet. He was so absolutely beautiful. We all felt very thankful that we were able to hold him and give him love and kisses.
As we were getting ready to leave Lisa started not feeling well and actually blacked out. She had lost a lot of blood and hadn't eaten or really had anything to drink. The nurses were taking care of her when we left. Avram and Brigham had spent the night before and all day today at my house and then coming back with me tonight. They were very tired, so we left to bring them home. I'm sitting here wondering if Lisa is okay. I wish I could be in two places at once, but feel very honored to be watching their two beautiful boys! They were unsure of when the memorial service would be. It seems like they were leaning toward Saturday so that Lisa could get some strength back. Please continue to pray for them. They still have a tough road ahead of them!

Please Pray for Adam and Lisa

Adam and Lisa are going in to be induced this morning to have little Angel, Adam Gabriel Prestwich. For those of you that don't know them (Adam is my brother), their little baby has Anecephaly. Here is a brief definition: anencephaly n: a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres. A congenital absence of the brain and cranial vault, with the cerebral hemispheres completely missing or greatly reduced in size. Basically, his spine isn't connected at the head and therefore his little head hasn't been able to develope. He won't have a brain or head from the eyebrows up. He has developed normally everywhere else and has been a very active baby inside Lisa's tummy. Unfortunately, there is no chance of survival.
So, needless to say they are going to need a lot of prayers!

My friend Sherry was given this little award on her blog. She passed the award on to me and a few others! I really enjoyed reading about things that make her happy. I have a lot of things that make me happy...way more than six. The top of my list has got to be going on quick get aways with Chad. He always checks out his schedule to see what trips I can go on with him! It makes me happy that he loves to spend time with me. But,I could only list six, so here are six things that I thought of first.








I am going to list Chocolate, Pepsi, and a good book all in one. The three go together for me. I try to limit my Pepsi drinking, so when I have one I REALLY enjoy it! My favorite time of day for these three things are when my children are nestled all snug in their beds! Have you tried this chocolate? They sell it at IKEA? If you are looking for a good book, this one is quite interesting...thanks Monica for always giving me a good book to read!


Harvesting my little garden has brought me great joy this year. I am going to expand my garden next year!


It makes me so happy when my house smells yummy! Here are some of my favorite ways to make my house smell good!

I never thought I would say this, but it makes me happy to make cards! Here are a few of my favorite ones that I have created!


I always get a little giddy when I walk in my bedroom and see my pretty pillows on my bed. I am ready for a change of color scheme...but still love a good made bed. I also have a favorite pillow that I HAVE to sleep with. It has to be tucked right between my legs. I took it camping last weekend and left it in our cabin. I thought I was gonna die when I realized it on the way home. Luckily, our friends were still there and Konnie tracked it down for me...now I can rest well!


Exercising makes me happy. I am usually not too happy while in the motion, but afterwards I feel really happy. You gotta love those natural highs! A friend has been coming over and working out with me in my new little work out room downstairs. I am not losing any weight, cause I still need to feel happy with the above things, but I am still happy when I exercise!

I am suppose to pass this award on to three more Kreativ blogger friends...

Rebecca at http://rebalene.blogspot.com/ Thanks for encouraging me to start a blog! You really inspire me in more ways than you'll ever know!

Jamie C...I am so happy to be in touch with you again through blogging! I loved being your roommate at SUU! http://dj-christensen-clan.blogspot.com/

Shari...Ahhh I miss you! Why did you move away from me? Shari is the most productive girl I know. Check out her blog and you'll see what I mean...sharipassey.blogspot.com