January 2019 Update

Here are a few things we did in January...

Corey has been restoring his great granddad's tractor 

Caleb has loved this project as well! 

Ella has been enjoying riding on her bike with gears 

We had a sleepover with one of her BFFs Lizzie Kate 

They did arts and crafts 

We had a spa time where they we did their nails 

More arts and crafts and girly fun!  Caleb stayed at Pierce's house that night! 

Ella ready for school one day in her new outfit from Christmas 

Loaded up and ready to go to the Children's Museum in Rocky Mount 

We enjoyed having a few more days after New Years to go places with friends 

Carter has a lot of little mamas 

Checking out the Rainforest Area 

This girl had fun going up and down 

Touch tank was a favorite for everyone 

The boys were building blocks and Ella was just laying on top of them! 

Pushing Carter 

Checking out the dr office exhibit 

Caleb is 5 feet tall 

Ella is 4 feet tall 

Love these fellow mamas!  So glad our kids have each other! 

Buddies! 

The dr jacket was a little too small for Caleb 

We had lunch at Honeybaked Ham and got McDonalds ice cream to go! 

Owen stayed with us too some before school got back in 

They did arts and crafts, ate ice cream, watched TV and had fun playing together and with Oreo! 

We headed back up to MeMa's house so Corey could help on the farm - baking cookies with MeMa 

Brother/Son Time at the bar 

These girls love each other and love looking thru PePa's old stuff 

Back at church on Sunday with our Sunday School buddies

Caleb and Ella love Craw and Audrey as their teachers! 

We got to share in a very special day - Haley's baptism 

Haley had a quite a crew supporting her - she is a blessed and loved little girl!

Ready for school again after a nice long Christmas break! 

I went to eat lunch with her one day 

We saw Leah in the cafeteria 

And then we saw Luke - he always gets excited when he sees us! 

Caleb started basketball at Upward 

and Ella decided to play this year too! 

She was so happy that Carolyn, one of her tumble friends was on her team too! 

I finally got some bar stools I had been wanting  - thanks mom! 

More January pictures to come - I'm behind so updating a little at a time!

After Christmas and New Years Eve

I had to go back to the doctor for my 13th round of chemo the day after Christmas.  We were hoping and praying that my HCG would be a ZERO.

We were so thankful and blessed that my level was finally at a ZERO after 6 long months! 

Corey was still very serious and seemed worried 

Last round of chemo going in

I still have to get my blood checked for a while to make sure it doesn't jump back up but we are so thankful to be at the end of this journey! 

I got a purple heart certificate and got to ring the bell for completion of chemo treatments! 

The best chemo nurses around - I really love this team! 

Corey and I celebrated with Simply Natural Ice Cream! 

The kids were so excited about our good news - they have been praying hard for me to get a ZERO!

We celebrated with donuts with them!

That Friday the 28th I had to go back to Greenville for a CT 

Claire kept my kids while we went 

It was freezing so I had to wear my head wrap.  Mom went with me.  She has been SO awesome and supportive during this tough time.  Could not have done it without her!

Claire and Staci took the kids to lunch at Chickfila - they had a blast! 

My car broke down on Christmas Eve but thankfully Corey was off the week after Christmas and could fix it and it didn't cost us a lot of money! 

We took the kids to see Mary Poppins 

We chilled and drank some hot chocolate while the kids played! 

Owen stayed with us some while the kids were out of school too!  The kids love having him to play with and he is really helpful with Oreo! 

New Years Eve

Ella was ready to party! 

Kelly hosted the NYE celebration and the kids had a blast!  We had lots of good appetizers and desserts! 

Doug was enjoying time with the babies! 

Some of the big kids who made it til midnight! 

Best buddies 

Best buddies too! 

Ethan wasn't feeling the best but he was super cuddly! 

Audrey squirted some whipped cream in Ella's mouth and she loved it! 

Doug liked my 2019 glasses too

Sure do love my church girls - I am SO thankful for these friends!

The Crockers came later so we had to get a picture with Lisa too! 

Kiss at midnight - he had his mouth full of food :)

We are definitely ending the year blessed - praying my health continues to improve so I can feel better and better.  I also resigned my job at church so I'm excited about new things to come in 2019!