Finally Caught Up!

Wow, I think I finally caught up on the blog. It has really been a crazy year for us.

Brandon's mom got deathly ill in the middle of March and was in and out of the hospital until Thanksgiving. She had her stomach removed, so she was touch and go for about a month. She is definitely an amazing woman and I have seen the Grace of God in her.

Blake is doing good. He is now in 6th grade and 12 years old. He is starting to like girls and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I remember when Brandon and I started dating, he was only 5 years old and I still think of him as being 5 years old. Girls are now calling the house and he will stay on the phone for what seems like hours. He is truly a wonderful kid. He is the sweetest, most compassionate 12 year old you will ever meet.

Abby is our little princess. She LOVES to dress up and dance. Who does that sound like?? Everyday is an adventure with her. She can say her numbers and letters in Spanish and always learning something new. She is definitely just like her mother, temper and all. She is taking dance classes at school in the afternoons, so this May she will have her 1st dance recital. I can not wait! It's hard to believe that she will be 4 years old in July and in a year and a half she will be in Kindergarten. I still remember the day we brought her home from the hospital.

Brandon and I are doing good. Of course, our jobs have been really stressfull. Baptist had a lay off in May, so I've had to do double work for the past 8 months and it has been really trying at times. I think for both of us, this past year has made us realize how special we are to each other and how much our family means to us. We take so many things for granted, that it is hard to stop and be thankful for each an every day that we have with one other and everyone around us. We are so blessed to have wonderful families and friends.

Hopefully, now I can keep up with this thing.