Family

Exciting news for the DeMille family.  Brian, Kristin, and Olivia DeMille are expecting a new addition to their family in June 2010!  Olivia will be an awesome big sister!

The Buchanan Family

First snow fall of 2009!!

New Moon Premiere

On November 20th at midnight, we had the opportunity to go see NEW MOON!! It was AWESOME, of course.  We didn't want to choose sides- black (Team Edward) or red (Team Jacob)- so we wore both colors!

Olivia's 1st birthday!

Halloween

Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

We made a quick trip this past weekend to Lava Hot Springs, ID with Summer's brother and his girlfriend.


In the hot springs



The Chuckwagon, where we ate breakfast


This is where we ate some yummy pizza for dinner before soaking in the hot springs

Our room did not have a shower. It had a bathtub that had access to the mineral water. Apparently mineral water is hard on a regular tub. Needless to say, we did not use it. Good thing we only stayed 1 night!

Beginning of autumn in Utah

Dew it for Diabetes!!

This year was our 4th year participating in the diabetes walk. We always have a lot of fun and the weather has been good 3 out of the 4 years we've done it!

Jon's mom made this sign for our team.

We got to see the baby elephant!


And the baby giraffe!!


Thank you to all of those who participated with us or supported us in other ways.

Time for the Utah State Fair!

Yesterday, we went to the Utah State Fair with Summer's brother Garrett and his girlfriend, Ashley. We saw lots of cool (and weird) animals, ate funnel cakes, and rode on the Ferris Wheel, among other fair activities. Always tons of fun at the fair!

Walk, Wag, & Swim

This past Saturday, the Draper pool was open for DOGS ONLY for a fundraiser for No More Homeless Pets. What a sight! Nike usually loves water (we can't keep her out of the water at Sugar House Park) but was being a wimp so she only swam when we pushed her in the pool. But then she was dramatic afterward trying to make us feel bad. However, she did like being off her leash and playing with the other dogs. Maybe she'll want to swim next year.



Summer's health update:
Everything seems to be under control. I am off the prednisone! Yay! Which means I was able to get rid of 3 other prescription medications that were treating some of the side effects of the prednisone. Some of the puffiness in my face is going down. I still notice a fullness in my face that wasn't there before so hopefully that will go back to normal too. I haven't been as lucky with the acne that started with the prednisone. It acts like it's going to clear up and then it comes back again and again. So I'm hoping that will improve as well. I am still having to be on a medication full time to keep my immune system suppressed to avoid another flare-up and I am having my blood drawn every month to evaluate for any adverse reactions (like increased liver enzymes- which I have.)
This has been a rough year, in more ways than one, and I'm glad to see that it is drawing to a close and things are continuing to go uphill.

A Fun Weekend

On Friday night, we went to the Midnight Drags to see Garrett race his orange 1969 Plymouth Satellite.


Then, On Saturday evening, we went to the Clark Planetarium to see a laser show. We also visited the moon and Mars.

More Olivia

Olivia loves the dogs but they usually don't let her get very close!
What a goofy little girl!

Olivia loves when the family gets together because then she has an audience! Listen to her "talk."