Christmas Cards

The Christmas cards have finally been sent out, I'm really behind this year. Usually, I have them done the last weekend of November but I didn't have a picture of Lily. I thought I would wait until a Christmas party our realtor here in Denver put on, which included a visit from Santa and his reindeer.

The entire way to the party Lily was "all talk" about how she was going to ask what to leave the reindeer to eat on Christmas Eve. Well, she clammed up and Ryan had to drag her up to receive her gift from Santa. Later, she had enough nerve to ask Mrs. Claus what to feed the reindeer. Mrs. Claus didn't do so well playing her part and said she wasn't really sure.

Well, as you will see from your Christmas cards we did not include a letter or Top 5 this year. Seriously what am I going to say . . .

1. My daughter died.

2. My dog died.

3. My grandfather died.

4. I can't wait to find out how 2009 treats us!

That's real uplifting for everyone!

I've decided not to post my rollarcoaster of a pregnancy as it's not much better. Although, I will let you know that we do not know the gender of the baby. We didn't find out with Lily and decided not to again, but I have decided to name the baby "Hershey's Kiss". It seems fitting since I'm eating an incredible amount of chocolate, 4 candy bars in the past 2 days. I thought they would be a better investment of my time then having to unwrap all those Hershey's Kisses. Even if we wanted to know the gender we wouldn't have been able to tell as the baby had it's legs crossed. Although, lately I've been having monthly ultrasounds and I know the gals in my OB office know the gender. I'm hoping the ultrasounds will continue as the baby was in the breech position, I know we still have lots of time for the baby to turn but I really like being able to see the baby on the screen.

Remembering JL & JL

It has been one year since our dear friends Justin and Jill lost their twins. Today, I remember a little boy and girl that grew their wings too early. I wish Justin and Jill peace and comfort today and everyday.

Through my healing process, Jill has sent me little messages when I needed them most. Here's one she sent me.

Your strength, courage and faith will get you through this day.
Because of your strength and courage,

the light within will shine through during this dark time.

~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

The twins are apart of our daily prayers, not a day goes by that we don't think about and remember them. Please say a little prayer today for JL & JL, our angels above.

Thanksgiving

We were planning a trip to Durango, CO (about a 6 hour drive from Denver) for the Thanksgiving weekend to ride the Polar Express Train (based on the book), but a snow storm changed our plans. We were going to leave on Thursday and return on Saturday, but after hearing 14-16 inches of snow over a mountain pass and chains required we decided to head out to Ryan's parents house.

We had a great time seeing family and hanging out with our niece and nephew, although I kept thinking Jillian should be here with us, she would be almost 4 months old and a flood of questions came to my mind, would she be sleeping through the night? What's her temperament? How does Lily like being a big sister?

Lily played her first game of football, which was tackle (basically Lily just jumped on everyone) and hilarious to watch. She was also the entertainment at the table, making sure everyone clapped at her singing.

I've been busy in a quilting class, I unknowingly choose difficult fabric to work with that has caused many headaches and shoulder pain (I couldn't even move my arm - one of these days I'm going to get that shoulder replacement). But my quilt is looking good, Thursday is my last class.

We are heading to Phoenix for a quick trip this weekend to celebrate Christmas and see my grandparents that have traveled from Tampa.

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Gobble! Gobble!