*Matt and Angie Sloan with their adorible son Maddux. Paisley was born shortly after this picture was taken.

Gabby from Design Mom (A New York based Mom of 5 who is orginally from Utah, writes a wonderful blog about being a fabulous mom while not giving up your style/identity) declared that last Thursday be Nie Nie Day. People all around the blogging world held auctions and all the proceeds from those auctions are going directly to Stephanie and Christian. Most of the big ones ended on Monday, but there are still many wonderful things that have been extended. For a full list of all the auctions still active, go here.

One auction that I think more people need to be interested in is the one that Sloan Photographers are doing. Matt and Angie Sloan are super, super, super talented photographers who live in the Gilbert area and are auctioning off three different sessions with all the money going to the Nielsons. I fell in love with their photography a while ago and love everything that they do. Please check out their website/blog and bid if this interests you. The three different sessions that are up for auction are: 6 hours of wedding coverage (worth $3,500), an engagement session (worth $250), and a family session, so if you know anyone in need, please tell them. The last time I checked, only two people had bid on a family session. So it would be a good time to get amazing pictures (Christmas cards are right around the corner) plus help out a family in need.

P.S. So far everything is going good concerning the whole me being pregnant thing. I haven't had a lot of the normal pregnancy symptoms, which is amazing, I have just been SUPER tired. Man, I could sleep all the time! The first thing I want to do when I come home from working 9 hours is sleep, then eat, then fall back asleep! :) My doctor thinks I am about 9 weeks along but I have my first ultrasound on the 12th and they will know for sure when my due date is and everything. So far so good! I will keep you all updated though with any real news.

Two observations though:
1. Prenatal Vitamins taste disgusting! No one warned me that my burps (also whats with all the excess gas?!) would taste like fish (sorry about the TMI), but seriously couldn't they taste like chocolate or something fruity, anything besides sushi?!
2. Baby stuff is hella expensive. Actually just all the cool stuff is expensive. $400 for a stroller that doesn't even include a car seat?! Don't even get me started with cribs. A cardboard box with some pillows in it is fine for a baby, right?! I mean that's what Gidget slept in. :)

I don't know why this has been so hard for me to write. I found out the about the tragedy Sunday night, yet it has taken me days to figure out what to say. I mean, I have never meet Stephanie or Christian or their beautiful family. When I first started iwillsaveyourday, her blog was one of the first ones I got addicted too. I was amazed by her beauty and the amount of love she has for her family. She had such faith in the Gospel and taught her kids that, by being a good example. I loved that she also showed that she wasn't perfect, she had faults, but she was working hard to be the best mother and wife that she could.

Now they need our help. To sum it up for those of you that don't know. Stephanie, Christian, and Christian's flight instructor, Doug Kinneard, were in a plane crash Saturday afternoon right outside of St. John's Arizona. Doug sadly passed away Sunday, leaving four kids of his own, and Stephanie and Christian are in critical condition in the burn unit. It is going to be a long road to recovery but we have all been praying. There are good signs each day that they are getting better. Their four young kids are going to live in Utah with sisters of Stephanie's. They need our prayers. They need our faith. They need our money.

So if you would like to donate, please click the button on my sidebar. It will lead you to a paypal account. Not only do they need money for hospital bills but also for house maintenance while they are in recovery. So please help if you can.

For updates on their recovery, go to her sisters blog: C Jane

Here are some of my favorite recent Nie posts.

Treasure

Ticket City

Saturdays Warrior