School Bus

Hailey was seated at that first window....

Just got back from spending the last 3 hours in the hospital. Nate got a call at 11:20 from a paramedic saying that Hailey's school bus had been in an accident and that she was in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. He could hear Hailey screaming in the background but they would not give him any information regarding her condition. Of course we were freaking out and rushed to the Aurora hospital to find a giggling little girl telling everyone about her "broken school bus."

The bus was turning left in an intersection and had a green arrow, when a small car ran a red light and slammed into the bus just a few feet ahead of where Hailey was seated.

Miraculously no one was injured. The superintendent for all of Cherry Creek schools paid us a visit in the ER and showed us the picture...it was crazy! He said he would email it to me and I will post as soon as he does.

Hailey is fine...she has a good size seat belt scratch on her neck...but that's it!! We praise God for that!!!

It's already on the news here in Denver:
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=131457&catid=339

Makin' the Switch

After years of talking about up-grading to a King size bedroom set...this Christmas we finally made the switch! We now don't know how we survived without one! We always used to have to push each other over...and now I have to yell out to make sure Nate is still there! ha I actually came home late from work one night and crawled into bed. I layed there for a good five minutes when a hand reached over to grab mine....it was a bit small for Nate's...Hailey had snuck into our bed and we didn't even know it! Seriously could they look any more similar? Love these 2 faces!!!!!!!!!

White Party at LIME

We had a New Years Eve White Party at Lime! I had to work a double and ended up working for 16 hours straight! We were so busy they hired Nate and Spencer just for the night for additional help...we didn't get out of their until 3:30am!! It was so much fun!!!

Well Hailey has been out of school for 5 weeks now...she finally goes back to school tomorrow...I'm pretty excited!!! Oh I mean she is really excited! ha Other than that not much new...just re doing rooms upstairs...we moved some stuff around and finally bought a king bed!!!! We put our queen in the guest room and then gave Hailey the queen bed from there so we have extra room for guests when needed! I'll post some pics soon!
Nate has also had a week and a half off of work and he has helped out so much with the girls so I picked up some extra shifts! We had a great Christmas and New Years and are ready for the new year!!!

A Holly Jolly Jingle Jangle Christmas Party

We co-hosted our 2ND Annual Holly Jolly Jingle Jangle Christmas Party with my sister and her hubby in Dec. We learned from all of our mistakes last year to make this party crazy smooth. We hired 2 babysitters and made the basement the kids area as well as someone to be in charge of refilling the food. We had about 75 people come and about 60 people no show (which is to be expected!)This year we rented cocktail tables so that we could get the people to mingle in the living room vs the kitchen....it worked great!DJ Taylor Franklin rocked the house!

Tutus and Lollipops

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

A Little Holiday Cheer!

Bought 2 extra trees this year...for the family room and the playroom....didn't have to buy 1 decoration for them...used what I had...didn't turn out bad if I say so myself!

Gingerbread house making with Aunt Jo Jo

Our family tree is my least favorite of the three...every year I change my mind and want something new....did not feel like spending the money this year so it's pretty bland...but looks ok when the lights are on!
Just gearing up for Christmas and then Ahna's visit on the 27Th! :) I also FINALLY booked our vactaion to Cancun!! We are going in March with our dear Kingsburg friends Glen and Emily....Nate's mom is coming out to watch the girls!!!!! WAHOO!!! Check you all later!...Merry Christmas!

Turkey Day!

Had a great Thanksgiving this year! Nate's mom, sister and brother came to visit so we had a big bash with them and my crazy family! The food was out of this world!!!

The table...Watching the intense Bronco game!

Jordan and I attempted to go midnight shopping at the Castle Rock Outlets...drove a half an hour there...to be on the off ramp for a half an hour to decide to turn around....those people were CRAZY!

Happy 1st Birthday Sissy!!!!

Sissy's Stats:

Walking: yes (still like she's a drunkin' sailor)

Talking: Mama, Dada, Dog (go figure we don't even have one!)

Signs: More, All Done, and sometimes we get Please

Teeth: 9...seriously this girl could eat a steak no problem!

Favorite Activity: Being in mommy's arms (very inconvenient I might add)

Can't get the girl to stand still for a second!
Wouldn't ever miss a meal!
OK FINE....Hi I'm Jen and I'm addicted to matching my girls outfits!!!!!!

OK so I tried with the cupcake cake...it looks pretty good from a distance!!!

We just had a family party for her at our house...

Things have just continued to get crazier and crazier around here. I've been working 4 nights a week! Not gonna lie, it has felt amazing to finally be able to pay down a few of our extra bills...MYSELF!!! Nate has been such a huge help!! He takes such great care of the girls while I'm gone and even sometimes babysits our friends 2 girls...(we trade hour for hour and it is amazing!) I even come home to a clean house! Thank you my love!!!!

Immediate Prayer Request

UPDATE #4 (Friday the 20th) "Miss Emerson had a very good night! Her swelling has come down tremendously, her blood pressures and heart rate have been lower, for her-probably normal for most kids, and she is peeing TONS! The nurses even gave Emmy a purple bow for her hair for being such a good girl!"

UPDATE #3: "The doctors have said Emerson has suffered Liver and Kidney damage that isn't necessarily permanent. They've made sure to let us know that she is very sick, and they are hopeful, but it will be a long recovery"

UPDATE #2: After having 2 cardiac arrests yesterday..."Emerson made it through the night. She is still having problems with her blood pressure, but the doctors are watching her very closely. It's gonna be a rough week."

UPDATE: "The doctors have had to reopen Emerson's chest because her blood pressure and heart rate have dropped. Still waiting..."

A family that I've connected with over the past year has a 1 year old WS daughter, Emerson. She just got out of her 2nd heart surgery a few minutes ago. She had to go on bypass and has been having some problems ever since. "She has been having irregular rhythms and has needed shocked and chest compressions. She is stable for the moment but the doctors say it will be minute by minute for the first 24 hours"

Please please pray for her! These next few hours are vital!

May I Come In Now?

My little cat and mouse!

Can't get them to stand still for a second!

Getting ready to hit the street with cousin Nora...

First house Hailey says "Trick or Treat"



"What do you say Hailey?" (trying to get her to say Thank you)


Hailey responds "May I come in now?"

hahahah

Nate and I got to go to a "grown up party"...can you tell what we were?

Had to work on Halloween...it was fun to see everyone all dressed up Holleywood style.

We've had a very eventful week with all of Hailey's annual tests. We were at the Children's Hospital for 3 hours on Monday doing labs and looking at her kidney's and today we had her Cardiology apt. Her heart has not progressed much. I guess we just need to wait and see. It all depends on if her SVAS grows and she grows. Since it is a narrowing of the valve if it does not grow with her that is when it becomes a problem. And just received a call from her doctor that all the other test results are fine! Praise Jesus!!!

Not much new other wise...just getting ready for the holidays!