It's Getting Close!!

It is hard to believe that Christmas is less than a week away! We are finished with our shopping and now the daunting task of wrapping gifts. I don't mind one or two, but whew!! Bust out the bags and tissue paper-so much easier!
I finished making 9 sets of coasters for friends, family and teachers as gifts and they turned out great! I didn't think to take a picture, darn! Both the girls have their parties at school tomorrow and on Friday, McKenna gets to wear her jammies, drink hot chocolate and watch Polar Express during her short day. She is pretty excited. I think I'll make her wear the jammies to bed, that way I won't have to ask her to get dressed. Save a few minutes!
My Grandma is coming on Friday-so excited! Haven't seen her since the end of August and the girls are super excited.
Congratulations to our awesome friends Chris and Lisa...they are finally in their new home-just in time for Christmas!! They are thrilled and we're are glad they are getting settled! Yea!

I hope that each and everyone of you will take some time to celebrate the awesome reason for Christmas-the birth of Jesus-our ultimate gift. God is amazing and to think that a tiny baby would come to save us all-awesome!!!

Enjoy the time with your family and friends-we will-Chris starts his vacation!!
Merry Christmas to you all!

Sickness runs rampant!

Hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving!! I was in bed with a fever and didn't leave the house until the Monday after Thanksgiving, and that was to go to the doctor. Then McKenna stayed home Monday and Tuesday, and now Caris is sick! Fun! Well, at least it will be through with our family before Christmas. The question is...when will Chris get it??
So, I missed the shopping, family and seeing our friends. Oh, and the Parade of Lights in downtown Ft. Worth-complete bummer.
But, we were all well to celebrate McKenna's birthday on 12/3!! It is hard to believe that she is 6! She changes every day. She is learning and growing in so many ways. She is an incredible blessing to us and we thank God for her everyday!!
So, I think that we are pretty close to being done with Christmas shopping. We really only have our parents left. Speaking of parents...the Miller's are in NYC! Carolyn has always wanted to go and they will celebrate their anniversary there tomorrow!
Headed to Big Sandy on Saturday for Adi's birthday party, hopefully Caris will not be running a fever by then. She always seems to come down with something when it is time to go east!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We are looking forward to spending time together with our family and friends! We are so thankful to God for everything that he has blessed us with over the past year. Although there have been difficult times, we trust in the Lord and continue to trust in His plan.


McKenna is almost 6!! In about 1 1/2 weeks, our baby will be 6. She loves kindergarten and has taken karate and is now enjoying cheerleading!

Caris loves preschool and loves taking dance. Of course, she's better at ballet. We did go to the orthopedist yesterday and he said walking on her toes is just a bad habit-one we have to break! Had this been a recent development it would have indicated a neurological problem-so that is a big blessing! So if you hear us say "Flat Feet" you'll know why!

Is anyone going shopping on Friday? Kohl's is opening at 4am-is it just me or is that just a little much? Anyway, I want to see the ads before I decide...last year my cousins Jessi, Bethany and I went at 5:30 and had a great time! I wish they were here again this year!!

On a football note, our beloved Huskers play Friday and we are, as always, hoping for a win. They could still make it to a bowl, which is hard to believe, considering how bad they are this season. Anyway, Go Huskers!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Today is the Tour de Cure

Well, we are waiting for Chris to call us to meet. At 9:30, he was at the 1/2 way point. A huge thanks to all of you who donated to help fight diabetes!!
Things are super busy around here-McKenna and Caris keep me on my toes.
I received an invite to a friend's baby shower and have already purchased the gift. I am so on top of things...actually I was trying to waste some time before dance class for Caris started and knew this was something that I needed to get done!!! Just 3 weeks early!
Well, I hope to post some pics of Chris when possible!! Love to hear from you!!

Some Pictures...

This picture was taken on Caris' birthday. We went bowling and then ate at The Purple Cow.

This is from McKenna's first day of school. She loves being in kindergarten!!

Confession

I love Webkinz!! Chris and I purchased one for McKenna and now I'm hooked! It was so much fun to play with McKenna and get Blackie (her black lab) set up in Webkinz World. I love the games and shopping-of course! So, this week I purchased my own Lil' Kinz and I am an official member! Of course, now Caris wants one too. She just likes to watch, so tomorrow we will be buying one for her. Is this a sad state of affairs for me? That I love Webkinz??? Its fun and something that the girls and I can do together. So that makes it totally ok...right?

Many Thanks...

Just wanted to say thanks to all of you that sent sympathy cards. This is the first time that I have had to deal with the loss of a grandparent. It is hard and I miss my Grandpa everyday; however, I know that he has seen Jesus and is no longer in pain. And one day, I will see him again.

Both of the girls are in school. McKenna loves kindergarten and is learning so much. They started Saxon Phonics this week. It is amazing to think how much she will learn this year!! She is also taking karate and last night was student of the day. Ha-Yaaa!

Caris started preschool at FBC Keller and loves it!! She takes music and Spanish and loves playing with her new friends!! Caris is taking dance-perfect sine she is always on her toes anyway. She really enjoys it!

Chris is riding in the Tour de Cure on October 20. It helps fund Diabetes research-here is the website http://www.tour.diabetes.org/
where you can sponsor Chris and help raise money for the awesome cause!!!

We are off to Big Sandy for the Nebraska v. USC game...Go Big Red!!!
Hope everyone out there is doing great-love to hear from you!!