update

Tomorrow morning my mom has her last chemo treatment. She has done so well with it and it's hard to believe that she is done yet seems like a lifetime since we found out she had cancer.  She was so strong through this battle. Now we get to work on getting her back to normal (HA HA) and enjoy life again!!

She tells everyone she can that it was her grandkids that got her through it. She loves being a grandma so much, and is so good at it. Both my kids love her so much. Emily says it will be weird for her to have hair again heheh.

Love you mom and you are my hero!

I feel so lucky

Today I woke up and decided that it was going to be a good day. The last few were really rough and if it wasn't for Emily and JT, I am not sure I would have made it through.

I miss Olivia so much and have a really  hard time believing that she has been gone for a  year. I cherish the short time we had with her and will never ever forget her. I plan on making sure nobody forgets her. You sure learn who your friends are during a time like that. Some that I thought were really good friends, stopped calling because they weren't sure what to say, I guess Hello how are you is too hard to figure out, oh well. Some that I didn't think were that good of friends were right there by my side night or day.  Thank you to you guys!!

Emily is growing so fast. She is really looking forward to going to see Grandma Aunt Darlene and Nanna Poo Poo in March and Aunt Lesley and Uncle Richard in April for Easter. She is a great traveler and loves to do it!  She starts guitar lessons this week and she is really excited about that. She is also going back to dance. She is   the mother in the play, "Where the wild things are. " So she is staying pretty busy.

Jt is busy smiling, laughing and "talking" he is such a happy baby, and whats funny is he reminds me a lot of Emily when she was a baby. He really loves his sister and gets really excited when we go get her after school, in fact that is when we hear him squeal hehe it's cute! His hair is getting lighter all the time and sometimes when the sun hits it just right we see a little bit of red.

on year ago

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I kissed my sweet princess good night. Little did I know it would be the last time. We think of you every day Olivia and miss you so much. Our hearts will always have a piece missing.

Look for your balloon tomorrow from you big sister and little brother. I will write again tomorrow Love you

little man

Whoa JT is really growing fast! He is trying his hardest to sit up! When he is in his pillow he is will sit for a little bit. He is so happy most of the time. We are so in love!

Merry Christmas

Hope you all had a great christmas! We sure did. As usual Emily opened one gift on Christmas eve. She got an American Girl doll from Grandma Aunt Darlene and Nanna Nanna Poo Poo hehe she is in love and loves that they have matching dresses!
She asked Santa for a real Hannah Montana electric guitar and I guess she was good cause she got it!!
Jt was full of smiles on Christmas day. We were talking about Olivia and he started giggling and smiling really big. It was sweet and made me cry.

Merry 1st Christmas my son!!

Update

 Wow It's amazing how fast time is flying by. We are so busy with having a new baby in the family now. He isn't much work, I just love to sit and hold him or lay on the floor and play with him.

Mom decided not to do any chemo until after Christmas so right now she is feeling awesome and really in the christmas spirit. It's so good to see!

Dad is enjoying retirement so far, and it's so nice to be able to spend more time with him. He keeps busy with all this tinkering and his games.

Russell got attacked at work and has been going to physical therapy for a pinched nerve in his shoulder/neck. I am doing really good, just keeping busy with the kids and being a wife!

Emily...wow what a kid! She is 6 and half going on 16 heheh. She loves anything girly, getting her nails done, make up. One of her favorite things is when we go to the movies is to wear a pretty dress, jewelry and makeup. She also got picked to be in a play of, "Where the wild things are." She starts practice on Tuesday Jan 5th, she is really excited and we are very proud of her. She is working her way through a new series of books called My Wierd School books. They are a 4th grade level and she reads them in one night. She is so loving and loves to sit on my lap at night and read to JT and I.

Jt... what a blessing in our lives. He is busy being a baby heheh He is so enjoyable. During the day he is now staying away longer and watching the world around him, and will reach out for toys. Russell went and got the rattle one day and started shaking it for JT and it scared him, so now he wants nothing to do with that toy hehe. His new thing is he is rolling over from front to back. I thought it was a fluke so I kept putting him on his belly and over and over he rolled over! He is 13 lbs almost and 23 inches long!

Pretty soon Russell and I will have been married for 13 years. We are planning a night away and already I am having panic attacks thinking about leaving Jt over night. But I will get through it. It will be worth it I am sure!

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