Update....

Long time no post...Things are crazy as ever at our house. A few days after my last post I found out that my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer. It is a very rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. Her oncologist has only had one other patient with this form of breast cancer in his 15+ years of practice. She started chemo treatments very quickly after she was diagnosed and is scheduled to get her 3rd treatment of 6 this coming Friday. Right now she has good and bad days. It is so hard to watch someone you love so much go through this...

On a happier note, my sister-in-law, Shannon is out of the hospital!!! She came home the weekend before Thanksgiving. She is still goes to the hospital to get therapy a few times a week, but she continues to improve daily. It is so nice to see her smiling face again. :)

Peanut went to a new home...he bit Maddie a few months ago and then he snapped at her when Josh was home with her one day. I think he was just too jealous of her. Everytime she would walk by him he would growl. We decided it was just a matter of time before he really hurt her, and that we would never be able to live with ourselves if that happened. He is living with a family with teenagers now, so hopefully he will do better.

Maddie has been sick off and on for the past month. I feel like it is just one long cold that won't go away. She coughs so much and so hard that she has been vomiting....We took her to the doctor a month ago for it and the "on call doctor" said that she thought Maddie may just be constipated?? I took her this last Friday and our regular doctor spent about 25 minutes with us, diagnosed her with bronchiolitis, and sent us home with a nebulizer and two bags full of medicine. She has to have breathing treatments 3 times each day. It is hard trying to get an almost 2 year old to sit still for 20 minutes for a breathing treatment! If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them.


Last days of fall...


Playing with Uncle Cory at the hospital


What cuties!

Maddie and Uncle Josh had fun on the Halloween walk...

The young witch with her old bat...hee hee

Maddie has the best seat in town on Grandpa's shoulders!

Lets find some candy!! I don't know who is more excited Maddie or Grandpa!

Grandma, Grandpa, Josh, and I took Maddie trick-or-treating down our street. We live on a cul-de-sac with about 16 houses and Maddie's pumpkin was over flowing!! We had to take candy out and start putting it in our pockets so there would be room at the last couple of houses. Maddie's favorite part was "pushing the button" aka ringing the doorbell. After our neighbors gave her candy she would say "Thank you" and continually say "Bye!...Bye!...Bye!" until we were safely to the next house. It was hillarious.

I LOVE TRICK-OR-TREATING!!!

Handing candy out to trick-or-treaters was just as fun for Maddie. She stood by the door and would let us know whenever a new group of kids was coming. This was great, because it gave all of the adults a chance to sort through her candy and get the good stuff out!

Brayden turned 2 November 9th!!!

Brayden had a great birthday party in Indy...Grandpa had fun with his two favorite grandkids!

Grandma had fun showing her photography skills off to Brayden and Maddie.

Smiles all around!!

My little ladybug is so happy!

How can you not fall in love with that smile! You can sure tell his mom is a dentist!

Brayden with Jessica's mom, Grandma O

We were able to spend a lot of time together at Thanksgiving. The kids are so funny. They found the chairs to my old little tikes kitchen and they love sitting in them playing school. They sit and listen to stories and then they ask to sing songs. It is the funniest thing! My family is NOT MUSICAL AT ALL, but everytime my mom, Jessica, and I finished a song both Maddie and Brayden would jump up, start clapping, and ask for more!! I love this age!

If you are happy and you know it, your face will surely show it...

The sitting ovation!!