A few of my favorites!

My friend Melissa graciously agreed to take some pictures of Kendall on her birthday. She has a super cool lens that I am super busy coveting! Here are a few of my favorites. Thanks again Melissa. (It was so fun & I love them.  Let's do it again when the scrubbed-up nose heals.)

Happy Birthday Kendall!

I can't believe you are one already! This year has gone so fast. You bless our lives in so many ways and you definitely keep us on our toes.   I can't wait to see what the next year brings. Happy birthday sweet baby! I love you.

Just in time!

Today Kendall fell on the drive way and scrubbed up her nose, of course, just in time for her 1 year old birthday on Friday.  Poor little thing.  It doesn't seem to be bothering her, and yes, Dad, I did put some Neosporin on it.  She may even be healed up come party time.  I can't believe she is a year old already!  We sure love you baby. 

Hello Diabetes...

...welcome to our home. It sounds like you are here to stay for a while, so come on in and get comfortable, but realize we are in charge of this ship! Krissy is doing so well and everyone is so kind and thoughtful to ask about her. I thought it might be fun to share a bit of our routine. These pictures, while a bit sad, are so precious. I am sure someday we will look back on these and laugh. This is the morning shot ritual, we check her blood sugar, mom gets the shot ready and Krissy goes to hide.

Eventually she comes out and we take care of business. Sometimes mom gets a shot too, other times she gives a shot to her doll Sophie. (Then we go on to repeat this a few  more times each day.)  In the end it is okay because she gets to pick a toy out of The Bag. (If you haven't heard about the bag, keep reading.) She has even gotten to the point where she will ask to test her blood sugar just so she can pick a toy. We will have to work on this one. :) But for now, if it works I won't fight it!
Way to be a trooper Krissy. I know this isn't easy, but we can do it!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Okay, so it is not really my birthday, but sometimes Krissy likes to pretend like it is. Tonight she said, "Mom I have a surprise for you, come and open it!" She was so excited. This is what I found.  When I opened it I said, "It's an Eiffel Tower!"  and she said, "no, it's a microphone!"  

You should see her rock out like Hannah Montana.

Heaven Sent!

The day we got home from the hospital, which was a week ago yesterday, my friend Melissa showed up with this big bag full of wrapped toys. She told Krissy she could pick out a present to open each time she had to get a shot. Call it bribery, call it what you want, but it has been such a lifesaver! Look at it, you can basically see the goodness radiating from it! Now we loving refer to this as "The Bag". It seems like every where we go we pick up something new to go in The Bag.
What a fantastic idea. Thank you so much Melissa! Melissa's blog is linked to mine, if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet I would highly recommend it! I feel lucky to have such a great friend.

Finger paints and Swan Lake

We certainly have no problem staying busy around here.

Kendall

This is a highchair that my sweet grandpa made for us.  It doesn't have a belt attached and she has almost figured out how to get out of it.  It cracks me up when I see this picture.  It shows her determination & spunk!  Don't worry, now we strap her in with Kyle's belt.  It will be a while before she finds a way out of that one.

The St. George Race

Kyle, Erik, Brady, Chase, and Jeff at the end of their 100 mile bike race. I was so proud to see them all finish. Eight hours in the saddle is not an easy feat! Also, some pictures of the kids as we waited for the daddies to come across the finish line. Way to go guys!

A Krissy update

She really is laughing here.  Don't confuse this with torture...not that she hasn't had some of that too!
Check out all of these presents!  She really has been spoiled, and every bit has helped.
Spending time with aunt T, who definitely understands what she is going through.

 
Tonight Krissy was sitting on the kitchen counter and she stood up and bonked her back on the cabinet.  It definitely hurt and definitely left a mark.  Poor girl.  We were discussing the fact that she has had a hard week.  But soon we started to list all the good things that have happened this week too. We really have been blessed.  We have received so many well wishes & gifts. We understand now, at a whole new level, how comforting it is to be in so many people's thoughts and prayers.  It has truly been so heartwarming. Everyone has been so thoughtful and kind.

Krissy is doing great (minus the few times a day we pin her down to give her a shot).  I wanted to share some pictures of our time in the hospital.  You can see she looks healthy and happy.  I hope they will give peace to anyone out there who has been worrying about her.