Foster 4.0

Update on Hillary

I just talked to Kathryn, Hillary's mom...She asked me to pass along the status of Hillary and to ask for continued prayers.

Hillary had a stroke on the right side of her brain, therefore is paralyzed on the left side of her body. She can say simple words, such as; yes and no. She know her name and where she is. She can read and can receive e-mails, just click here. Her room number is #559 and she is on the 5th floor.  

She is expected to get 90% of her language skills back, but may never dance again, which is devastating!! Dancing is her life. I'm just sick about the whole thing.

Please contiune to pray for her! She needs us!

Halloween Parties

Grandma and Grandpa Brown's anual halloween party. Every October my grandparents have a party, here are the pictures from that party!!

 

This is my cousin James, he was John Maccin and his sister was Sarah Palin.

 

This is cute Joshie holding Bradley.

Here is Trailer Park Trash...scary aunt Les. She really did her husband proud! haha

 

Great with her two greats

The Fameous fishing game!

We had a blast at our ward halloween party this year. This is our third halloween party in this ward, it's crazy how fast time goes by. Audrey decided to wear this little outfit to this party.

 

Our little family

 

Proud Daddy!

 

Audrey and her friend Samantah

 

Isn't she just the cutest!?

Brad's Blessing Day

Today was the day that we blessed Brad. Travis did such a great job, he's just the cutest! I feel so lucky to have married him. At times we drive each other crazy because we are SO different, but we really do love one another and I know we were meant to be together.

We  had a get together after at our club house and had a great time.I couldn't have done it with out all the help from my family! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

 

My cute grandma Brown made Brad her famous blessing cake. It' is SO So So good!

 

 

 

               

We were so happy to have Travis' best friends Justin Mellen and Andrew Ballstaedt at the blessing. Andrew was the one that baptized Travis and we both are very grateful for the examples they were to Trav while growing up. The whole time I was pregnant we were going to name our baby Andrew Justin Foster and call him A.J. because we wanted to honor these awesome friends of Trav. The reason we didn't name him that is because of the sudden death of my uncle Steve, he passed away only 1 month before Brad was born. Trav and I were both really touched by his life and wanted to continue this legacy by naming out baby after him That's where Stephen comes from (. So most likely our next baby boy will be little AJ)

 

I don't know if everyone knows how Trav and I met. It was through Andrew and Jon Ballstaedt.

Trav and Andrew have been friends since grade school and Jon and I became great friends in High School. It was Jon that kept me on the right track in high school.  We started going to the temple once a month and I remember NOT doing certain things that would cause me not to be able to go to to the temple because I didn't want to have to tell Jon that I couldn't go, and why I couldn't.

It's so lucky that we can still have both of them in our lives. The first time I met Travis was at Jon's farewell. Andrew introduced us like this...

A: Travis this is Kaite, she's single, Katie this is Travis and he's single, you two should date.

This was in July and we actually did start dating in January.  He was also Judy, Trav's mom's, home teacher.  I had only met her only one time when in the closing prayer Andrew blessed that, "Katie and Travis would get married." So inspired that Andrew is...haha

Here are some pictures of Noah and Bradley, they weren't every happy at the same time...

     

 

This is my sister Jamie, I'm so excited for our kids to grow up together!

 

 

 

Brighton High Football Games

Kate & Trav at Brighton's State game against Pleasant Grove...we got killed!

 

Little Baby Noah

 

A couple of weeks ago Andrew and Jon Ballstaedt came to visit us and see little Brad at out house. Audrey fell in love with these boys and has had fun seeing them at the Brighton games.

 

Andrew's such a natural...ladies, he's single!!

 

Jamie and Brock, Ashley and Noah

 

Me and my babies!

 

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch with my sister Jamie and her two kids as well with my mom. The kids had fun playing in the ship and in the maze.

   

 

 

 

 

Photo Update

 

Audrey and Brad

 

Megan and her boyfriend Bobby came over to see the baby, but Audrey made sure they came to see her too!!

 

Bradley and Momma!! He's just the sweetest!

Me and Audrey

 

This is their new favorite game. (Trav LOVES getting his picuture taken, can't you tell? )

Pray for her

I don't know if it's the number of prayers that cause miracles to happen, but I don't think that it can hurt. My dear friend Hillary, since 5th grade, has had a stroke. I don't know many details, there aren't many at this point, all I know is that she's critical and in the ICU in Hawaii. I love her and miss her, she has lived in Hawaii since we graduated, but we all try to get together whenever she is in town.

People are fasting in her behalf tomorrow, for anyone that wants to join. I know that there is power in numbers and I believe that fasting and praying heals.

TMI (ToO mUch INforMAtioN)

Yesterday while I was doing Audrey's hair, I started to "leak" I guess I had forgot to put on a nursing pad. Which for SOME reason unknown to any of us, Audrey calls it an I-Pod. Audrey noticed it and told me that my milk was falling out and I needed an I-pod on.

When we were finished with her hair she went down stairs to show her dad and when she came up she said...are you ready for this...she said,

"Mom, you better put and I-Pod on or you might poke someone's eye out."...TRAVIS!!!

 

Brad's newborn pictures

 

How is Audrey adjusting?

Audrey has been very cute with this new addition...I do really feel bad for her, she's been the center of our world for the past 3 1/2 years almost. This must rock her world, but all things considered she is doing very well.

Some of the funny things she has said are quite note worthy. As you all know it took us almost 1 week to name him, and in that time we tried out many names.  Now that he is Bradley, which she says "Braaly", she 1/2 the time can't remember it.  She ofter asks, "what was his first name? The one in the hospital." And on more than one occasion she has called him "Bread"

She now breast feeds her babies. She carries her baby around in a car seat with a blanket over the handle. She is always wondering where her baby "brooder" is.

this is a picutre that my VErY tallented friend, Jodi, took of my sweet babies.  There are more picutres to come!!!