Congrats Brandon and The Core VIP!!!

THE FOLLOWING IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM MY BROTHER INLAW BRANDON HELPED START, IT IS A PROGRAM FOR VETERANS. PLEASE VISIT http://thecorevip.com/ TO DONATE!

Congrats to Brandon and The Core VIP for a new beginning to help the men and women that serve our great country!

THE CORE VETERAN INTEGRATION PROGRAM, where teaching people to honor the greatness within is our number one priority. Our mission is to restore an expression of gratitude to our military for their service to our country, and to promote healthy lifestyle and coping skills to service personnel and their families.



At The Core V.I.P. we feel that every American citizen has an obligation to support and provide service to the courageous men and women that sacrifice their lives for our freedom. Our hope is that every American will take time to understand the challenges our warriors and their families face upon returning home from active duty.



Our program is unlike any other in that it provides a FREE once in a lifetime experiential opportunity for families to come together in a relaxed atmosphere and re-unite. For six days and five nights families will be able to enjoy: motel lodging, food, transportation, adventure activities and much, much more. Thanks to the selfless donations made by businesses and individuals nationwide this the all-inclusive retreat is free of charge. Through our tried and true experiential based model families will learn to enhance relationships, build trust and low self-esteem, problem solving, improving communication and most importantly learning how to honor the greatness within.



Our purpose is to build relationships of trust between each veteran and The Core VIP. Our hope is that through the experience we create, each veteran will realize that The Core VIP offers various programs and provides on-going assistance to ensure that each soldier integrates back into home, family and career with the support and tools necessary to continue a successful life.

THE BIRTHDAY BOY (PICTURES OLD AND NEW)

It's up to you New York, New York!

DANG THAT'S ONE AMAZING VIEW (80th floor penthouse AOL TIME WARNER BLDG)

Wow, incredible things we have seen on our trip to New York... family, friends, and a couple of crazies. :) Tyler and I accepted an invite to the big apple to stay with my sister Lesli and her hubby Doug. We wanted to share with you all a few (or more than a few) of the amazing pictures that we took. We really had a great trip and with so much to see and do, we couldn't fit it all in. But regardless it just goes to show that traveling with a newborn is not as hard as we thought it would be. Hank is just under 4 months old and has been on a plane 4 times already. And to think that I didn't have my first airplane ride until I was 18... lucky kid!!Lesli spent a lot of time by the fire... some days it was freakin cold out man! Hank misses you and Lisa!!! See you both soon.Tyler was attempting an attack on the Tricerotops in the Dinosaur exhibitBest Valentines day ever! (Love, History, Loving History) makes for one awesome V-day at the American Museum of Natural History. We love NY!Columbus Circle from "up top" our view at night next to central park

Visiting with another "sis" Brooke and I taking pictures in Central Park. LOVE IT! Thanks for taking Hankie Doodle for Valentines day, it was nice to get out on a date in NYC.

Soooo... if we could do it once more (since you never can see it all in one vacation) what would we add to it? We would love to attend mass Suday morning at St. Patricks cathedral, we would love to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and catch a Broadway show (without a baby:) We had sooo much fun and really had fun taking Hank with us everywhere, even when it was cold out. :)

Also, we just wanted to thank our 'sponsors' LOL for making this amazing trip possible: Lesli, Doug, Sandie, Lesli, Doug, and Brooke! :) Love you guys!

Almost 3 months, Nothin but Smiles! :)

Hank Loves to smile, and it's been so fun to try and get him to laugh. He is becoming quite the little ham and we are loving it. He's been doing a lot of play time during the day, which has been so great because he is sleeping from 8pm to 8am and giving us plenty of rest. He is a very busy little boy and loves his new Christmas toys.

Tyler and I have both started back to work. I work Monday thru Thursday and Tyler works Friday Saturday Sunday. Tyler is in school Monday Tuesday Wednesday nights. From the moment I get home on those nights he has to leave and go to class. We only have our Thursday nights together as a family, but we are soaking up every minute we get. Say a prayer for us when you think to do so... we will need them. :)

A Wonderful Christmas!

Hank had a great Christmas for his first year ever. We surrounded him with gifts and took some fun pictures. Thank you to all of our family that really made Christmas for us this year. It was amazing! While we were opening gifts Hank's eyes would start to roll back in his head... he finally crashed. :)

So I have to tell you that we started the most amazing new Christmas tradition (now that we have our own new little family): This year I pulled out our nativity scene, but no one had noticed that I had wrapped the baby Jesus. On Christmas morning (from this year on) Baby Jesus will be the very FIRST gift we open, as we talk, celebrate and remember ever year that he is the reason we have Christmas. Pretty cool family tradition huh? :) I would recommend it. I can't wait to do this every year with Hank and the rest of our kids.

On Christmas night we had a party over at Josh's, it was a wonderful time, Hank was so good and he even landed himself into 2 outfits. :) We sang Christmas carols from Silent Night to Avve Maria, and had a lot of fun. Dinner was awesome, and being together made the evening special.
Isn't he sooo stinkin cute!?!?!

Back to the Grind

Well, just this last week Tyler went back to work at the Hospital. It actually has been going okay being at home all alone to take care of Hank, and by the time Tyler gets home he is wanting time with Hank and I am usually ready for some relief. We have both been out to get some Christmas shopping done, though there really isn't a lot to get for Hank that he would even understand. But we did get him a humidifier since I ended up getting us all sick. Yuck.

We have enjoyed watching Hank develop a little personality as he starts to smile and stare more... and he still loves to coo and talk to himself. He has started to roll over more often from his stomach to his back he will roll over 4 or 5 times in a row. I will take more pictures of him as he continues to grow and post them on here. Hank just recently weighed in 9lbs 14oz and 22 inches long...

(Funny Picture of Ty at work, above) Tyler will be talking to 3 different colleges tomorrow about their nursing programs, lets hope that they aren't full. We will keep you posted on how that goes, who knows what will happen if they are full ??

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Love, Lindsey, Tyler and Hank the Tank

A Very Grateful Thanksgiving

Hank on Thanksgiving Day

So I thought I would update the blog this morning as I watch Hank have his tummy time. He is so much more alert from even just weeks before! Anyhow... we went to St. George to visit my family this year for Thanksgiving and we had a wonderful time. My sisters, mom and aunt threw me a baby shower for Hank and it was so nice just to take him out in public finally and to have lunch and visit. I ran into a few people that I knew from highschool and it was so fun to see them.
Tyler spent a lot of time with our nephew Braylin, he shot bow in the backyard, and went out into the desert with the guys to shoot clay pigeons. It was nice for him to have some time away from the baby for once, since he is still off on maternity leave. :) Ty goes back to work on December 8th and I go back on January 13th. I think for Tyler one of the highlights of the trip was taking all the teenagers to WalMart for black friday shopping. What a nut. :) Love you babe.

We finally got some family photos done while we were in St. George. I wanted to have some "red rock" in our photos and we think they turned out great. And Hank sure looked sharp Thanksgiving day (thanks for the suit Steph), and the family just oohed and ahhed over him. We are so thankful for family and for our new beautiful healthy baby boy Hank.
Now onto the Christmas season, we look forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior and enjoying the holiday as our own new little family.