About Me

Welcome to our blog!! This is a blog about our life, mostly from Jennifer's perspective. We were married in July 2007 at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas and then sealed together for eternity in the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple in June 2009. We welcomed Ms. Ellie Sophia into our lives on February 9, 2010 and she is absolutely the light of our lives. Then we added Silas Ian on January 4, 2013 and his smile just brightens our days. We live in Rio Rancho, New Mexico where Justin works as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and I pursue my PhD in Nursing while being a stay at home mom! Life is so chaotic but we really couldn't ask for a more perfect life!

Monday, October 1, 2012

Dear baby


Dear Silas,

We have selected Silas as you name – we hope you appreciate its uniqueness and don’t hate us forever for giving you a name that is, currently, not common. We wanted you to have a name that stood out - one that sounded powerful yet sweet. We wanted a name that people would hear and it would start a conversation -- one that people would remember (perhaps spark a creative thought).

When we tell people what name we have chosen for you we get a variety of looks and comments (1) "oh, that's interesting (2) that's really cool or (3) tell me more about that name....


Silas \s(i)-las\ as a boy's name is pronounced SYE-las. It is of Latin origin. Short form of Silvanus, from a Greek name meaning "forest, woods". Biblical: Silas was a missionary companion to Paul and Timothy. Used by the Puritans.

So there you have it.....that is the story behind your name.


We love you beyond words,
Mama, Dada & Ellie