Still a little bihind.....

New Years Eve...
This year we spent the night with the Terry's. We spent the night in a hotel. WE let the kids go swimming, then we went to dinner at Training Table, we played games (until 2 in the morning), we got little sleep and started the day with breakfast and more swimming. It is always fun and very exhausting. On New Years Day we went shopping for me (need new clothes after surgery) and went to Brenda and Mikes for more games and playing. We had a great day.



Kelly (mom's foster child)


Curtis learning to back float.


Jessica loves "the boat".


This is Jessica sleeping with the hat
Great Grandma made her for Christmas.

Just a little behind....

Christmas Day....

We celbrated in the morning with the Parry's. The traditional breakfast. Open gifts and then run off to the Terry's. We stopped at my grandma Terry's for lunch. Then off to my parents to exchange gifts and visit. Lots of food, lots of love, lots of presents and a lot of tired bodies. What a great day we shared with everyone.

Curtis with his Leapster 2

Hailey with her Camera

Jessica with her Dora Backpack

Sophie, well this is what she did with every gift

YEAH!!!! Adam got me a Cricut Expressions

(BOO I did not get any pictures of Adam opening his gifts, which were shoes)

Potty Training...

YEAH!! We have finally accomplished the dirty task of potty training. Jessica finally about two weeks ago said she was ready and we have had great success since then. We even make it dry at nap times. She has almost figured out the poop thing too. Wow I never thought this day would come. (We started this trial about 4 months ago.)

Kids Christmas Program

Each year the kids have a christmas program where each grade performs two songs. The gym gets packed full of parents and loved ones coming to see the kids. The past few years have been fun because Alyson(Nana) has been able to attend. The kids get excited to see her and she is a big help with JJ and Sophie while I try to tape it. This year we were lucky enough to get the front row, thanks to Bliss arriving an hour early to save seats. The kids did awsome and it always puts me in more of the Chirstmas spirit.

TROUBLE!!

I thought that Jessica was my hand full. Sophie empties every drawer she can get here hands on. I also have to keep the diaper bag up or put away out of sight. Needless to say I have become somewhat of a hovering mom. I don't want her to get into anything she can get hurt by. And yes I am lazy and don't want to put the locks on everything because this is our last child and it seems a little pointless now.

Thanksgiving Pictures

So while looking through pictures I realized that because I was so dopped up on pain killers I really didn't take any. So here is a picture of the Parry Thanksgiving on the Sunday after with the grandkids that were awake. (Three babies were all sleeping.)

This is a picture of Adam trying to wash my hair on that Sunday. I could barely bend over because of my "girdle" and all the padding they had on me. Sophie did not want to miss anything. (It was because she had been bounced around to so many people that week that she was a LITTLE, okay a lot, clingy.)

Crazy Life

Well life had been nothing short of eventful.
Our computer kinda crashed about three weeks ago. We are in the process of having it fixed (thanks Mike). And thanks again to Mike he is letting us borrow a lap top. So I have a little more access to the internet. So my blog is a little behind and a lot boring. I am going to try and update you a little. But no cute pictures of my kids to help with the blah, blah, blah that I write.

We have experienced a lot this past month. The Monday before Thanksgiving I had my breast reduction completed. Wow, I still cant believe I had it done. I have been talking for along time about doing this. I still look down and cant believe they are actually smaller. And it feels great. I have had a little harder time recovering than I thought. It has been hard to have someone (mainly Adam) completely take care of me. I am so grateful for Adam, my mother in law, Cindy, Bliss, family. I know I cant name everyone and the amazing things they did for me, but I had to have help with my kids, with my hair, with just getting up and comfortable. But it has roughly been three weeks and I am feeling great. I can lift my arms now, pick up Sophie, do my hair, take a shower, fix dinner, sweep the floor, push a stroller, put my kids to bed, pick up my house, do the dishes, help with laundry, put on my shoes, ( I could go on and on, but then I would just bore you). It is amazing how many things I took for granted. I do have a little infection, but with antibiotics and TLC I am doing great and they are looking better and better each day. I am so glad I finally did this. I will look great for the summer, YEAH!!!!!!!!

We enjoyed Thanksgiving with my family, grandparents, aunts & uncles, cousins, parents, and brothers & sisters. It was a nice to see everyone and feel of love and concern. What a great day to have good food, good company and a relaxing time. I was not much help, I could not do anything. But just being around people I love was awesome.

Adam has been thinking of going back to school. So this past week he has been attending some information seminars for his MBA. I know that he needs to do this, I knew that he needed to do this sooner than later, I know it will be worth it, but I am not ready. At least he would not be starting until next fall. He has to take a test, apply, get accepted, and prepare (or convince me) that it is time. How crazy life will be. I thought it was bad now. At least he will be the program with his brother. (Emily and I can keep each other company.) Adam also promised before he starts that he will take us on a family vacation (so get ready Katy and Tammy, I think we are actually going to make it to visit.)

The kids are the same old. Sophie is teething and getting better since mom is doing better. Jessica is loving having friends to play with. Hailey is a social butterfly. And Curtis is always bored, but loves playing with friends.

We are getting ready for Christmas, if course we need to do more shopping. I am so grateful for my sister (Brenda & her girls) and my mom for coming last week and setting up my Christmas tree and decorations. They helped clean my house and do my laundry too. It looks and felt amazing. This helped me get ready for book club. Yes, I agreed to do the book club Christmas party at my house. Adam was great at getting things ready and we had a great time.

Thanks for all the prayers and happy thoughts. Thanks for all the amazing offers of kindness and thank you for all the service offered in our behalf.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Christmas season.