Teagan's 3rd birthday

I can't believe I have been so busy that I haven't been able to post a blog!! Yikes!! Sorry!! So here's our family update from the last 6 weeks.

March: Gabe had his 33rd birthday, I had my 32nd birthday, and we celebrated our 12th anniversary. I got a 'promotion' at work. Basically, I got some added responsibilities to see if I have the leadership qualities to possibly get into an administrative role within my company.

April: Gabe had shoulder surgery on his left shoulder and will be back to work on Monday. Teagan has turned 3!! I am being recognized as "Teacher of the Month" out of ALL 18 schools that are within my company!! Right now Teagan might also have a staff infection on his side. He has lots of blister type things all over his right side and they seem to be spreading. He is on a topical antibiotic, doesn't seem to be itching them, and we will know something definitive on Monday. We are also planning on going camping at the end of the month with Gabe's mom, as well, as celebrating my grandparents 60th anniversary. It will be another busy month and I would like to figure out how to start running again in the midst of it!

Here are some of Teagan's birthday pictures from his party!! Enjoy and just look at how big he is getting!!

Friends make life fun!!

Last weekend we went down to help with the Food Pantry in Giddings. This month we got to take Perryn's new BEST friend, Adaline with us. She is quite precious and adorable. Here is there fun on the trampoline AFTER we handed out 225 baskets of food that nice, cool, Friday morning!!

Perryn is 5!!!

Today, Perryn turns 5!! It is so hard to believe that 5 years ago today we were welcoming our first child into the world.

Perryn you are the light of our lives. You are creative like me and adventurous like your daddy. You are flexible, loving, kind, and generous. You love everyone with your whole heart. You are quick, witty, and funny. We love you heart for God and for helping those less fortunate. You are one of a kind and we wouldn't trade you for anything. We can't wait see what your 5th year has instore for you and what God has instore for your life. You are beautiful and we love you. Happy birthday sweet girl!!

Perryn today at school wearing the silly birthday hat that I got for her!!

Perryn and Gabe leaving for the Daddy/Daughter Dance!!

Perryn's birthday cake (we had a My Little Pony themed party on Sat.)

Perryn at her party where everyone was singing to her!!

Christmas 2008

This was our first Christmas in Austin and Gabe had to work!! So, the kids and I loaded up and went to my grandparents house. We went to the Christmas Eve service with my grandma (she is an AMAZING handbell player), went to look at lights, and then spent the night. Since Gabe was working, we spent the ENTIRE day there. We got to open presents throughout the day. These are all the pictures I have, but this is first thing in the morning. We got to open gifts when my parents came, then again when my aunt and her family came over. The only other low point of the day (other than missing Gabe) was Teagan got a fever and puked right before we left to come home.

Abby

I know that you are dying to see Christmas pictures, but they are still on my camera. With the move and work, I am WAY behind to get them up for you.

Tomorrow, little Miss Abby starts her hardest round of chemo treatments, will you please pray for her? During this time her life is going to be the most vulnerable and the hardest to survive.

Abby is just a bit younger than Perryn and for the first time, I was able to 'try' to put myself in Michelle's shoes. I couldn't do it very well. I began to feel very overwhelmed with the possibility of what life would be like if Perryn was sick. I am choosing to pray for Abby, her family, her health, her life. That's all I can do right now. Please pray for her family as well. Her new treatments start tomorrow.

I will try my hardest to get pictures up by this weekend!! Here's one of Abby though!!