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These pictures are for Matt, just so he can understand my Saturday a little better! ;-) I love you babe!

Sharing the Spotlight!

Since we didn't get out much this Christmas I dressed the kids up in some of their holiday finery for church. I saw it as the perfect opportunity to take some pictures--the kids didn't necessarily agree with me and weren't very cooperative.

Our Budding Artist

Here is Aidan hiding under Nana and Poppa's desk in the kitchen. It is the perfect place for a little boy to play!


Aidan couldn't wait to break into his new art supplies Christmas day. He painted pages of scribbles and couldn't get enough of his new paint buddies. On a side note, he is finally, completely over the flu!! Thank you, Jesus!

Merry Christmas!!

Well, the kids got a late start opening gifts since Aidan had another rough night but they quickly worked their way through the pile.

The kids loved their presents and got quite a bit. Chloe got lots of Hannah Montana stuff--a calendar and dress-up clothes from Aunt Nicci and Uncle Chris and a Hannah Montana game for her new Nintendo DS. She got a My Little Pony which she loved. Aidan got a GeoTrax train set (the old west version) and a bag full of markers, crayons and paper from Aunt Nicci and Uncle Chris. Brenna got a soft doll and a Pink Horse with wheels that she can ride around on in another month or so. She also got a Baby Leaps TV game and Elephant toys from Aunt Nicci and Uncle Chris.

Nana and Poppa bought us a family gift this year--a Wii. Chloe was so excited when she opened it up. We even got the sports pack so the kids can play tennis and all the sports games it comes with. We should have lots of fun with that. Here are some great pictures of the kids playing.

Thank You so much for all your love, prayers and support this Christmas! We are all feeling much better except for Aidan who is still very sick so please keep him in your prayers!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Santa's Loot

Well Santa has stopped by and loaded our tree...

Now we have to wait until the morning to see what is under all that wrapping paper.

Here is such a cute picture of Felix, who now lives at my parent's house. (In August he escaped the house and was attacked by our neighbors dogs. He was traumatized and for two weeks refused to leave the garage. So we took him to Mom and Dad's so he could heal and we decided to leave him there where the kids couldn't bug him continuously). He sat down on one of the extra gift tags. We did get him right after Christmas four years ago and his adopted name was "Feliz Navidad". So he is a Christmas kitty!

Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas Eve!! We are all very slowly recovering from this nasty flu bug. It has managed to attack the entire family (from Poppa to Brenna). So Christmas this year will not be a day filled with family and friends, since we don't want to share our misery. This Christmas does not look like anything I had pictured, with all of us being sick. We did not go to Christmas Eve Service like we normally do nor will we be doing our traditional Christmas Desserts with our friends tomorrow night.

Even though it is not the Christmas I would of chosen we are trying! Tonight the kids opened their Christmas Eve presents which are their new pajamas.









Each kid also received a knotted fleece blanket I made for them. Chloe's blanket is a Hannah Montana one (big surprise there), Aidan's has cars all over it and Brenna's has red, orange and pink flowers all over it.

As you can imagine, the kids are very excited about opening gifts even though they don't feel 100% quite yet.

Please Pray

Please Pray for our family! Aidan is still incredibly sick and just can't seem to get this bug out of his system. He threw up again last night. He is also trying desperately to stay hydrated, which is not easy when his body seems to be fighting against him. This morning Brenna woke up and threw up. The poor baby is absolutely miserable and can't understand why she feels so terrible. I am praying that she will have enough immunities from Mom that she can fight this thing. My dad is also now sick with this nasty thing. Pray for a special healing touch for our family, we are doing everything we can but just can't seem to get ahead of this thing.

So please pray for God's healing hand on our kids. I don't know what is going on with the holidays this year but the kids get sick each time and miss out on our family traditions. It is so frustrating and exhausting. Thanks!

Trip to the ER and More Glorious Snow!!

Well, Saturday night our predicted storm blew through! It surrounded the Island in Blizzard-like conditions. Visibility was less than a mile with the snow blowing in the wind. We didn't get the strong winds, we only had gusts between 35-40 miles an hour and the sustained winds were about 25 miles an hour. But it blew the falling snow, the snow on the ground, roofs and trees all over the place. Going over the bridge was a complete white out.

We woke up Sunday morning to another 2" of snow and more winds, not to mention the ice. If you were outside on the ice the wind would blow you sideways or right off of your feet. The weather and snow/ice conditions were so bad that church services were cancelled all over town. I wasn't going to attempt driving in the stuff to go to church and no one was on the roads it was too dangerous. Plus Aidan spent the day throwing up! He came down with a horrible case of the stomach flu.

So I spent the day cleaning up after him. Not fun for either of us since he was throwing up 1-2 times an hour. By 8:00PM he was so weak he could barely move. So we bundled him up and Poppa drove us to our Urgent Care Clinic on the base, which was closed!!!! Which we figured out after we drove there in the blowing snow. We had to turn around and drive to our ER in Coupeville. What a trip this was! The snow had been falling for about an hour so we had a little over an inch. Plus the wind was blowing and not a snow plow in sight down the highway.

As you can imagine, our little ER was packed full between he flu, slips and falls on the ice and car accidents. We had to wait about an hour. Aidan did as good as could be expected. He threw up in the car on the way to the ER but after that seem to be feeling a tad better. I don't think he had anything left in his system, poor baby, after a rough day. The doctor sad he was only slightly dehydrated and to keep pushing liquids even if he just throws them up. If he is still bad in another day or two we can bring him back. He did throw up one more time about 4 am and is still quite puny this morning. So we will see how the day goes.

Now onto the snow....

WE GOT DUMPED!!! We have about 6-8 inches of brand new snow (this on top of the 6 inches already on the ground). Woohoo!! It is beautiful! So here are some gorgeous pictures of what we woke up to this morning! Enjoy!









Here I am stepping in the snow. Keep in mind that the snow under the new snow is covered with a thick layer of ice so I am not actually stepping on the grass but another layer of snow and ice.




Beautiful isn't it?









And my favorite picture of the morning...

Can't you just see it on a post card? I think I may blow it up and frame it.

Snow Pics

As if we didn't get enough snow this week--it is snowing again with our next snow storm!!