Already December

Wow! I can hardly believe that it's going to be December already!! It seems like just yesterday it was October and we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our Grandson and Granddaughter. Now...here we are...over a month later and getting ready for Christmas already!! I knew it would come quickly, but didn't know it time would fly by as quickly as it has. That's ok with me though. It just means we're that much closer to Christmas. It can be a stressful time of year, but I try and stay focused on what the season is really about...our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!! He is the true Reason for the Season!

Four Generation Pictures

I think it's so neat to take Generations pictures when your able to in a family. When my oldest sister Sherrie had her first baby...she was able to take a five generations picture with my Great Grandma, my Grandma, my mom, herself and her daughter. I thought that was so neat. Now my daughter has a daughter and we were able to get a neat picture with my mom, myself, Jen and Kaelyn at Thanksgiving. It was so neat that we were able to get this four generation picture...something to cherish always. When Diana's Grandma and parents were down in Texas after Emry was born, she was able to get a four generation picture with them and Emry as well. What a blessing it is to have four generations in these pictures and all together!!

Thanksgiving

We had such a nice Thanksgiving this year. We were still in Texas for Thanksgiving Day...so we made a nice Thanksgiving dinner with Josh, Di and Emry. It was nice being able to spend Thanksgiving with them...as most years we are here and they are down there. We had such a nice time together. Then, now that we're back home, yesterday we had Thanksgiving at our house. Scott, Jenna and Kaelyn came, Jake and Renee were there, as well as my brother and his family and my parents. We had a yummy dinner and even played some games. It was nice being able to see all the kids and even spend time with some of my family as well!! Now we're back at work and back into the the swing of things until Christmas...which I'm sure will be here before we know it!

Jake's Blogs

My son Jake has a gift working with computers and websites. He amazes me every time he shows me a new site he's created or something along those lines. His knowledge of technology is outstanding! He currently has like 4 blogs, one of which he informed me he is just getting up and running. If you are interested in checking it out, it's PS Informant. Not only is the content going to be very interesting for readers, but also the layout is incredible!! Check it out today! His other blogs, Sankey News Blog, Jake and Renee's Blog, and Problogger Live are also all quite interesting and worth taking a look at!

Emry William

We're very excited that we're down here in Texas and able to enjoy spending time Josh, Diana and our new Grandson, Emry William! He's such a sweetheart. He's very alert and content much of the time. It's been fun to see him change even in the short time that we've been here so far. It's amazing how little babies change so quickly. He's already growing and is focusing on people more and more. It's going to be hard to leave them in a few days as we are going to miss them greatly! We are looking very forward to seeing them over Christmas though!! I can't wait!!!!

Emry is Here!

Well...we finally got the call!! Little Emry was born early this morning!! We were SOO excited to get the call and can't wait to head down to Texas on Thursday! We're so excited to meet him and to see Josh and Diana. We've already been e-mailed a few pictures and he looks like such a sweetie. It's nice that Di's parents and Grandma are down visiting them right now...that way there are people there to help them and spend time with them as they embark on this wonderful journey of parenthood!!

On Our Way Home

Well, we've been at Scott and Jen's the past week and have had a blast getting to spend time with them and Kaelyn. She's such a sweet little girl! We're getting ready to head home today and it will be hard to leave after being here for so long. I know they will do a wonderful job though and we'll get to see them often! We are going to work for a few days and then are planning on heading down to Texas. We're still waiting on that call...so hopefully we'll hear something soon from Josh and Di.

Zoe and Kaelyn

I wasn't quite sure how Zoe would handle being around the new baby. She has been quite spoiled up until now. She's never been around babies before. We have her here at Jen and Scott's with us and it's been quite the experience. She's very curious and just isn't sure what to think of this whole situation. She gets very nervous and wants to sniff and lick Kaelyn a lot. I don't think she'd intentionally try and hurt her, but Zoe is much bigger than Kaelyn and I'm afraid she may accidentally scratch her or step on her. We're keeping Zoe away from Kaelyn as much as possible until Kaelyn is bigger and Zoe is less nervous.

Coming Home Today!

Today is the day that Jenna and Kaelyn get to come home from the hospital!! We're going to head up there early and help them get everything ready to come home. We're really happy that we get to spend the week with them. After having a C-section, Jenna is really happy that we're going to be around to help Scott and her this first week with Kaelyn home. I'm sure I will continue to update everyone on our stay and Kaelyn...she's such a sweetie.

We're still waiting to hear from Josh and Di on the arrival of their little one. Diana was due the day before Jenna...and she is going over her due date as well. We're keeping our cell phones by us at all times, just waiting to hear from them. We can't wait to meet our little Grandson (they already know what they're having) when we go down to Texas after he is born! This is such an exciting time in our lives. We are truly blessed!

Our Granddaughter...Kaelyn Sue

Yesterday, at about 2 am we got a call from Scott telling us that he was taking Jen to the hospital, as she had started getting pretty strong contractions in the middle of the night. We were so excited and knew that our little Grandbaby would be here before we knew it!! I got off work early yesterday and we hurried over there so we were sure to be there when the baby was born. It ended up being a little longer and harder labor than anyone had expected, but Jen and the baby were healthy and Kaelyn Sue was born at 10:55 PM. We were SO excited to be there and were so happy to be able to meet little Kaelyn. She's so cute!! We're going to be heading back up today and staying for the remainder of the week to help Jen and Scott out with whatever they need. I can't wait to spend more time with them and our new Granddaughter!