First an update on Jordan.  He had his surgery to remove his adenoids a week and a half ago.  He is doing good and can finally breathe.  The doctor said that his adenoids were huge and they were blocking 85% of his airway.  I could tell a difference in his breathing when I has holding him in the recovery room.  He is not completely recovered yet but he is already so much better.  Thanks for your prayers!  We also have a lot going on at our house right now.  Jesse's grandmother passed away this past Friday.  She is being buried in the Dallas area so our house is host to family from all over the country.  We are thankful that she is finally free and we know that she is rejoicing in heaven with Jesus right now :).  I am also trying to get ready for Jonathan's 6th birthday party this Saturday.  He actually turned 6 on the 8th and we celebrated as a family, but his party had to be planned for later.  So I pray tonight for rest and that I can get everything done and be a good hostess to Jesse's family.  School also started back today for Jonathan and that means home school tomorrow - we will see how that goes with all the cousins staying here.

Just wanted to post one more picture of my sweet Jadon.  I love this picture of him.

We have had a wonderful and blessed Christmas this year.  The kids are so much fun.  We traveled to Lubbock a couple of days before Christmas and will stay for the week.  We will travel home on the 30th.  Jordan is scheduled to have surgery on the morning of the 31st.  He has continued to struggle with breathing while he sleeps and congestion, so he will have his adenoids removed and his ear tubes replaced.  We are praying that this goes smoothly and he recovers quickly.  Here are some pics of our holiday.

Thanksgiving this year was so great.  I went to New York with my two sisters, my Mom, and my two Grandmothers.  We had so much fun!  We went to see the Rockette's  Christmas Show, the Lion King on Broadway, and all the fun Christmas lights.  We watched the Macy's day parade from our hotel room and ate at Tavern On The Green.  We did some shopping and a lot of walking!  It really was the trip of a lifetime!  Jesse was so nice to keep all the boys (as was the brother-in-laws to keep all the cousins) so us girls could take this very special trip.  Jesse actually traveled to Lubbock by himself to spend Thanksgiving with my Dad.  Here are some pics of our so very fun trip :)!

This past weekend we went on the church family retreat.  We had a great time with good friends.  Jonathan and Jadon loved the bunk-beds in our cabin.  Jordan was just happy to be there :).  

This week I also finished painting my kitchen.  I started this huge (over my head) project about four months ago.  I decided that I wanted to paint my cabinets and repaint my walls.  It took me forever and I can honestly say that I will never paint cabinets again.  I do like the finished product but it was sooooo much work!  I will post the before and after pics soon.  For now here are pictures of our fun retreat!

We celebrated my 34th birthday this weekend.  My parents came in town to visit.  We had a great time and we finished the weekend by watching Texas Tech beat UT on Saturday night!  So much fun!!

Pumpkin pics.  One day I am going to sit down and figure out how to post all pics to one single post!

More pumpkin patch pictures.  I now know it will be a miracle if I can get everyone to look at the camera and smile!