Merry Christmas and the Best of New Years

to all our family and friends!!

 

Thanksgiving 2012

Another great Thanksgiving Weekend is in the books!   We have so much to be thankful for this year-good health, family, friends, a job, a warm house, the gospel, and all the little things that bring us joy each day.  My Dad came for the week, and my Mom and Grandma joined us for dinner on Thursday.  Cory and Mak ran a 5K for the Utah Food Bank Thursday morning, we took the kids to see "Rise of the Guardians" on Friday-a must see, and we went shooting with Cory's brother and kids on Saturday.

(And apparently, I have run out of room for pictures, so there will not be any pictures for this post.  I will try to figure out what is going on and get some pictures up ASAP.  Until then, you will have to use your imagination!)

1 Year

Actually, it's more like a year and a couple of weeks, but Tim is still in REMISSION!  He had his "1 year" scans/tests last Friday and all looks good!  What a huge relief!!  Also on Friday, Tim got his 4th leg!  He is super happy with it because the fit is so good!  The entire weekend, Tim kept saying how nice his leg is:)  And the pattern, oh boy!  Can you say "groovy?"  I had nothing to do with it, except that I was the one to find the material in the huge bin!  In the end, Tim gets to pick out which pattern he wants:)

MM Club!

Tim is an official member of the "Metal Mouth" club!  Looks like he will have braces for about 18 months and he will get braces on his bottom teeth in Januray.

Not Again?

I ended up in the ER again last night.  And, the same Dr saw me!!  Cory asked Tim to get a generator out of the shed so he could get it running again.  I went outside to help because the generator is a beast.  As I was pulling it into the garage, a metal piece on the underside came down and cut the back of my heel.  I went down right away in pain!  Tim was super good.  He checked out my heel right away and went inside to get Cory.  Both of them could see something white!!  So, off Cory and I went to the ER.  I was surprised that I only needed 7 stitches when my toe got 5 stitches just a month ago:(  Now I am in a walking boot for a couple of days.  Actually, it's easier to use crutches.

About an inch and a half cut

Yummy!!

Not the best picture, but the white in the middle of the cut is my Achilles Tendon

The tendon was not cut!

7 stitches!
 

Kelli on top of my attacker-um, generator!

KWhile at the ER, I texted Tim to thank him for taking such good care of me.  He was really calm, and very helpful.  He texted me back the followin: "Ur welcome it would have been rude not to"

Halloween 2012

Such a fun day for the family!  The girls went Trick-or-Treating at their great-grandma's place in the afternoon.  I took Tim up to Shriner's for a test fitting of his new leg.  For dinner, we had mummy pizzas, then it was a mad dash to get costumes on and out the door.  Both Cory and I dressed up this year!  I think that Cory should get best costume for the neighborhood!  The night was full of Trick-or-Treating, a haunted house, passing out candy and sitting around a fire.  Great night!!

Witch dog and Momma

Prisoner, Greek godess, Drag wench, Cleopatria

Tim went out as a Zombie!  At the haunted house, he took his leg off and crawled around on the grass after people!!

Chillin' with Chad!

 Yesterday, Chad Lewis, Tim, and two of Tim's friends hung out at BYU!  Long story, but Chad wanted to hang out with Tim and catch up.  Last time we saw Chad was May of 2001, right after Tim's surgery.  Ever since Thursday's Hero of February 2011, Chad has taken a liking to Tim and has kept in touch throughout the past year and a half!  For those of you who don't know who Chad is-all you Ute fans out there-Chad was a superstar football player who walked on to the BYU football team, earning a full-ride scholarship.  He then went on to play 9 years in the NFL as a free agent, mainly for the Eagles.  Now he is back at BYU as the assistant athletic director!  Awesome guy!  We mainly hung out on the outdoor practice field, talking to current players and throwing the football around.  Chad gaveTim some football pointers as well.  Great afternoon!!

Tim and Chad Lewis

Cory and Chad tossing the football around!

Tim with #21 Jamaal Williams

Tim and #47 Ezekiel "Ziggie" Ansah

Chad, Sawyer, Mik and Tim on the field

Chad showing us his moves!

Mik, Sawyer, former quarterback Max Hall, Tim

Tim needs to grow some and put on some weight to fit into this season's uniforms!

Tim chillin in Chad's workout shorts.  Tim was needing some fabric for his new leg, so Chad gave Tim his shorts to use.  We will see if they will work or not.

Pumpkin Patch

I failed to post our annual trip to a local pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago.  The day was perfect for picking out the "perfect" pumpkin and running through corn mazes!

Pumpkin Carving!

Fun Saturday afternoon carving pumpkins!!  The girls were super excited to carve their pumpkins.  Tim - not so much!  He really wanted to hang out with friends.  But once he started carving, he had a good time!!

Skeleton by Katie, Cat by Kelli, Scary pumpking by Tim, Vampire bite by Amanda, Owl by Mak.
Cory helped out the girls by carving out the details.

Halloween Party!

Mak was invited to a Halloween Party by one of her classmates!  There will be a "costume contest, ghoulish games, freaky fun and scary snacks."  Sounds like fun!  Mak and her friend Alyssa went together.  Check the two out having some fun before the party:)  Too cute!

Baptism!

This past Saturday, Katie and Kelli were baptized!  It was a beautiful day with family and friends!  And the girls were so excited to wear their new white dresses:)  However, we broke away from the traditional "all-white" dresses and added some color!  It was perfect!!

Kelli and Katie at the church

Cory and I with the girls

After we finished at the church, there was a luncheon at the house for family.

12 cousins and an Aunt!!

Ouch!

Yesterday, I went over to a friend's house to visit for awhile.  I ended up helping her move some furniture out of her basement.  Cory and I were setting down an old cupboard when the door fell off and landed on my foot.  That hurt, but I thought nothing of it.  So, I walked around for awhile to "get the pain out."  My friend came over to see if I was ok.  She noticed that my foot was bleeding.  So, I walked home and had Cory take a look at my foot.  By now, I was in tears and in a lot of pain.  After examining my foot, he said I needed stitches and an x-ray!  So, off to the hospital I went with my Mom. 

About an hour and a half later, I was wheeled out of the ER with five stitches and a copy of an x-ray showing a fracture on the tip of my big toe.  What a way to start a weekend! 

1 Year!

That's right!  On October 1, 2011, Tim rang the "end of treatment" bell at Primary's!  Then, we walked out the hospital for our last over-night stay.  Tim even walked out on his own, like he said he would:)  His one year scans and tests are not until early November due to schedule conflicts with all his doctors.

Tim ringing the bell loud and proud!

Walking out of the ICS unit of the hospital

And walking out the front doors of the hospital

Thank you to everyone who has stood by us this past year and a half and then some.  We appreciate all that has been done for our family and especially Tim!  Love you all!!

Twins turn 8!

Yep, the twins are 8!  Can you believe it?  With family in town, my grandma treated us to Boondocks!  We had cake and presents there in between pizza, games, rides, tickets and prizes!  It was a long evening, but the kids had a blast! 

All of us at Boondocks!

My crazy, Polish family!  Grandma, Mom and Aunt

Kelli and Katie with their "8" cupcake sandwiches.  They didn't turn out near as cute as they looked on the package :(

New piggy banks for the girls.  Both were excited, but Katie was over-joyed to see a "SpongeBob" piggy bank!

On the girls' actual birthday, they woke up to balloons and streamers decorating their room!  We had a birthday dinner that evening where we ate whatever the girls wanted!  Then they opened their gifts from Mom and Dad!  Great way to celebrate turning 8:)

Streamers hanging from their door way!

8 pink balloons for Kelli and 8 yellow balloons for Katie!

How can you not love these two?  Happy 8th Birthday girls!!