Grandma Buhler's house

We went to visit Grandma Buhler, and while we were there we saw Aunt Judith, Uncle George, Uncle Ross, and Uncle Bill.

The Adults were happy, the babies... not as much...

It was pretty fun, even though Beckett and Alexis were both a little sick.

Uncle Bill tried to help Beckett get a ride on Uncle Ross' shoulders.

Grandma Buhler loves Beckett!

Grandma Buhler holding Beckett

Grandma Buhler with Alexis

Beckett And Cecily Come To Tooele

Beckett was in a pretty good mood! Probably because he just got his very first tooth! You can barely see it but it is there!

We went to lunch and Beckett tried the tomato soup! Yummy!

He really liked it!

Gigi got him this cover, it is mostly for shopping carts, but it works for high chairs too! It has fun things to get Beckett busy!

It was fun to see Cecily and Beckett!!!

Sundance is in town! Celebrity sightings at the airport!

So, working at the airport, and observing people for a living can be fun, especially during Sundance! There are tons of celebrities flying in and out of Salt Lake City this time of year! So far my sightings include:

Dayana Mendoza (former Miss Universe)

Gina Gershon

Mya (singer)

Sendhil Ramamurthy (actor from Heroes)

Kevin Kline

Ryan Gosling

Russell Simmons

Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Lisa Edelstein (actress from tv show House)

Queen Latifah

Andie Macdowell

Orlando Bloom

James Franco

Ethan Suplee (actor from My Name is Earl)

Juliette Lewis

Lil Jon

Pretty good for one week at work!

The best Christmas ever!

I am so happy to be an aunt to the cutest babies in the world! We had an amazing Christmas together! I love you Beckett, Alexis, and Max!

Merry Christmas!

I am having a great Christmas in Idaho this year with my whole family! I will be posting pictures when I get home! Merry Christmas to all my wonderful family and friends! I love you all! Best Wishes for the new year!

Chronic Hives for Two Years = No Fun...

No, those aren't a picture of my hives, but they look pretty close! I have now been suffering from almost daily breakouts of hives for two years. Not really an anniversary that you would want to celebrate. I do have to say that the current medication that I am on has made my condition bearable, but I would still like to not worry about breaking out in hives randomly for no reason.

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I just went to the dermatologist last week and he is starting me on some new medication. Most of you probably already read about my enjoyable (not) experience with getting my blood drawn on facebook. Luckily I didn't get any bruises from all those pokes! Pretty amazing!

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The new medication I am starting is called Enbrel. (pictured above) The doctor told me that I would be getting a pen autoinjector, but when I got the medication home I have pre-filled syringes. Yikes! The third picture is of the syringe. I am proud of myself because I actually was able to inject myself with it, and I didn't even freak out (much). It was kind of stressful, but I follwed the instructions online and it went okay.

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My doctor studies chronic autoimmune hives cases like mine, and he has seen a lot of success with Enbrel. He said that two of his patients had hives for over 20 years (I can't even imagine that, knock on wood) and Enbrel helped them be hive free in 6 months. I hope to be another one of those success stories! Please keep your fingers crossed for me!

Cute!

Poor little Beckett is so worn out after a long day of getting his picture taken! I love how he sleeps with part of his eye open.

My two favorite tadpoles just hanging out.

My new favorite pic of Alexis. Such a pretty little girl!