Christmas 2011

Just wanted to share a few photos of us from Christmas day.

Family Picture

Camera Hog

Posing for sissy

Our blessings

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Prov. 22:6

What a year

What a year this has been for our family. There has been a lot of changes to take place. God has gotten us through many changes and continues to help us through this life. I will do oldest to youngest and try to share a spot light into their year.

B has had some big changes in her life this year. She graduated high school in May 2011. She had a great graduation party and graduation. She started dating K and things are going great with them. She turned the big 18 this year. She also became the manager at Domino's pizza. She started College at MAC this August and is going to transfer to JeffCo in January. She is majoring in journalism. B also became the youth leader at our church and she continues to play the drums with the praise and worship team. She keeps an extremely busy schedule with work, church, and school. (oh yeah and her boyfriend.)

V made it through his freshman year and is now a sophomore. He plays basketball and runs track. He turned 16 this year and wants to find a job this summer and get his license.V wants to go to school and become a member of the SWAT team when he graduates high school.

D is officially a freshman in high school. He played his 1st year of football and is continuing to play basketball and run track. He took a trip this summer to Joplin Missouri to help with the tornado victims and it was a wonderful experience for him. He wants to go back if the opportunity every arises again. He still wants to be in the coast guard when he graduates high school.

C began homeschooling in April. It was a big adjustment for him, but he enjoys doing it. C played soccer this year and they won all but 2 games. He wants to become a police officer.

N is growing very fast. He is talking a lot better now and maturing quickly. He has learned his colors, is counting, and saying ABC's. He has started going to our church preschool while I am at the hospital with K.

K began having issues with viral infections and ear infections  this year. He had tubes put in towards the end of April. In fact the day of B's graduation party I had to take him to the Er because his ears were bleeding. I continued to take him to the doctor every 10 days for 3 months trying to figure out why he was staying sick. On July 20, 2011 he was diagnosed with Pre B ALL (leukemia). He has had a crazy 5 months of spinal taps, chemo, and surgeries. He is in remission and doing well just dealing with a lot of side effects.

So, as you can see our family has had to make many adjustments, and it has caused everyone to grow up fast. There are still unanswered questions, but we know God has complete control. Everyone have a Merry Christmas.