Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Especially to all of our family!! We hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas Season! We miss those of you not close! Hope you enjoy these pictures, Coen was just hamin it up, Emma would get in on it some, but not as much! It was so fun! Enjoy!

We have the cutest kids on the planet! They just make you want to kiss their little cheeks!!

Cousins and Trains!

Cousins are so fun! This last week we got to visit with David and Sarah and the kids while they were here for a few short days! It was so nice to see them, we hadn't seen them since last Christmas, so the kids have changed a ton! Coen was so overly excited to see Brennan he could hardly stand it! They played together really well this time, no fights! It was great!

Emma and Connor had fun drawing together!

Coen and Brennan playing trains and cars!

One of the days Bob and Cindy took everyone to see the trains at Northpark Mall! We did this last year too, it was a lot of fun! Coen asked for days after to go and see them again!

Coen was just in awe the whole time, he was just turning his head and trying to everything at the same time, it was funny! He just didn't know what to look at! He was so cute!!

Parties!

We had an eventful Saturday! First Saturday morning our ward had their primary Christmas activity! It was a lot of fun! The kids got to decorate cookies for themselves and for the fire station. Then we took the cookies to the fire station and sang Christmas songs to the firemen! It was a lot of fun, and I could really feel the spirit as the kids sang to them. It was really great. Later that afternoon we went to Lukas' 2 nd birthday party! To those who missed it, and there were a bunch, you really missed out on seeing such a sweet boy! He is so funny, and sweet and cute, and just a joy to be around!

Coen enjoying his cookie, and he really did, his teeth were even red!

Emma wasn't so into hers, she ate some, and the rest went on her shirt! Good thing it came out!

This was Lukas' cake, my mom made it!

He walked around for so long chewing on his car! He was so tired he could hardly stand it!

He eventually fell asleep!

Blowing out the candle!

See how cute he is! He was playing with my mom and laughing! It was adorable!

This was cute! Lukas walked into a table he didn't know was there earlier in the night and bonked his nose! So here, he was standing at the table and carefully bonking his nose and saying, "bonki nose". It was so cute! He loved the sound of his shoes on the hard floor too, so he would walk really loud and stop and laugh, and just do it all over!! He is such a doll! Sorry you all missed his party, I know its a hard time of year, everyone is so busy! Maybe next year! Happy Birthday Lukas, we love you so much!

Baby Slings

So I was looking at someones blog and they had this posted, so I though I would give it a try! I have been wanting a baby sling, and with baby # 3 coming soon, it would be so fun to get one! I really like the Claire sling! It is so cute!! Check them out at modmum.com!

A Celebration!

I just wanted to let everyone know of a special event coming this Saturday the 13th!! From 5-8 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints building at 1019 Big Stone Gap Duncanville, Texas 75137. We are celebrating Lukas turning 2!!!! We are so blessed and thankful that he has made it to his 2nd birthday so we are going to celebrate big!! We are going to have a party with music and cake and ice cream! So Everyone who has thought, prayed, asked about, donated (in anyway, including donating for the bake sales) to or for Lukas, or if you have just wanted to meet him, Please come out and do so! Everyone is welcome! Thank you for everyones continued support and prayers for him, he still needs it! He is doing really well, but the chance of the cancer coming back will always be there. So please come and support him and the 2 wonderful years of life he has been given so far!! Hope to see you all there!!

A Baby!

I don't know if any of you have heard this song yet, it is amazing! I love it! You should go here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2o1uxzI-hA and check it out! Its really great. Just another perspective of how Mary must have felt!

Merry Christmas to you all, and may we all remember what this holiday is really all about!

Oh Christmas Tree

Well most of you know that my family has this wonderful tradition of driving out to east Texas and cutting down our own tree. My family did it all the years I was growing up, so I started it when Doug and I got married. The kids just love it!! They have so much fun, Coen loves helping cutting it down and dragging it up to pay! Its so much fun! Robert and Melissa started going with us a few years ago, and I think they have just as much fun!! So here are some of the pictures!

Coen was trying to catch up to help drag it!

We picked a mammoth this year! It is so big!!

Coen and Clara trying to lift it!

There she is!

Decorating it!! The kids had fun with this, if you come over you will see it looks like it was decorated by the kids!!

We put out all of our decorations, it was so much fun!! I just love Christmas everything about this season!!! Come on over and visit!!!

Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a good one, hope everyone else did too. I really have a lot to be thankful for, mostly for my family! Things have been really stressful for me the last few months, but its finally starting to get a better. I'm really starting to see what wonderful blessings I have in my life. I'm so thankful for my family and the joy they bring me. I'm so thankful for my Heavenly Father and for the fact that he always takes care of us, even when I really doubt it. I'm really thankful for the gospel in my life. We are getting more excited every day and week and month that passes to have a new addition to our family, the kids are starting to talk about it more and more. Some of my stress has gone away, but I don't think it all will until the baby is here and healthy and we are all back to normal life! I feel like we are just in limbo right now waiting! Anyway, We had a great last couple of days, and more to come on our Thanksgiving weekend traditions!!

Aren't they just the cutest things you ever saw?!!

Words!

I wish I could articulate the way I feel better! My wonderful sister just posted about Lukas and his one year mark. That's exactly how i feel and just don't know how to write it! So check her out here!

One Year Ago!

One year ago today was that very horrible day when Lukas was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metistatic Neuroblastoma! I can still remember how everyone was feeling and sense of "how do we fix this" that everyone had. It was by far the worst day of our families lives so far. Especially Kurt and Heather's. I'm so thankful that we are able to say that he is still with us and that he is (unless you know otherwise) and perfectly normal boy now! He is so sweet and so cute! The last two pictures I stole from Heather, but he is so cute. Every time I see him, he just gets cuter I swear. He is going to be a model some day!! Anyway, We are all so grateful for Lukas and the things he has taught us and the ways we have grown because of him. We are so lucky to have him in our lives! We love you Lukas and are so happy you are well! We pray it stays that way!

This was one of the first days in the hospital!

This was after his Craniotomy in March! Most people wouldn't even know he cant see, he just walks around like a normal kid and plays and laughs and talks all the time. He is so cute, have I mentioned that?

These last two were recent! The bottom one he was Clark Kent for Halloween!!

What's In A Name?

Okay so I'm starting to kinda go crazy not having a name for this baby girl! I know i still have about 4 months left, but its driving me crazy! I didn't have a hard time with naming my other two, we just knew what they were supposed to be. That's not the case with this one. I hope that's not a sign that she is going to be difficult! :)! Anyway, so I'm asking for some help, if any of you have some name ideas throw them my way please! Part of my process has been picturing Doug giving her a blessing and hearing her name, or saying all of our names and then trying to hear hers next. Its just not happening for me, nothing sounds right! Maybe she is going to be nameless!! Oh well, so please HELP!!!

Just Some Things...

Well we haven't really been up to much lately, Doug's been at school and working a lot, so not a whole lot. I have spent the last two days with Amy and our sewing machines. We both have had projects we wanted to work on, and it much more fun when you do it with someone! So I have a made a few more baby items. Its been fun!

This was today, Coen and Emma both wanted me to take their pictures, since I was taking a picture of the things I had made.

This was Halloween night, I forgot I had a few left on my camera!

Okay here is another blanket I made. I put cute little bows in the corners on the green side. Amy says I'm so frilly! She said its a good thing I'm having another girl!!

Here are both things!

And this I was so excited about. This is a nursing shield, so it goes around your neck and the baby isn't able to pull it off of you, much more coverage! It is so cute, I'm so proud of myself for making all the thing, and all by myself!!! If anyone wants to purchase these shields from me, ill sell them for $28, they are $40 in the stores!!

Pumpkin Patch

So there are pictures galore, but they are too cute not to post! So hope you enjoy! We went to the pumpkin patch last week with Robert, Melissa and Clara, and Bob and Cindy! It was a lot of fun, after we all went and ate together! It was a good day!!