Sunday, December 30, 2012

Christmas 2012

Here is a little snapshot of our Christmas in the mountains and at home. My goal next year is to take pictures of all the other things we do and not just the presents.





We all know every girl should get more than one pair of boots for Christmas and they should come in the brightest colors you can find!!





Saturday, December 29, 2012

The Polar Express

A few days before Christmas we took a ride on the Polar Express. Cole and Adrienne enjoy the whole experience from the hot chocolate to the reading of the Polar Express book. Of course we have a great time singing Christmas carols on the train too. We were thankful that the rain stopped about an hour before our train ride after having rained the whole day. It was COLD but we all had a great time!

Adrienne has already told me that we have to go back again next year!






Thursday, December 6, 2012

Reminders

I had planned on doing a blog post on our life with diabetes during the month of November which was diabetes awareness month. I never really could think of what to say so I just let the month slip by without doing it. 

On the outside our life is just like every other family with young kids. On the inside I am always on high alert looking for any signs of high or low blood sugar. I had a reminder this weekend of how crazy it can be at times. While the kids were singing in the Living Christmas Tree at church I was looking at Adrienne and she was staring downward instead of singing. I got the all too familiar knot in my stomach and was wondering what was wrong with her. Is she high? Is she low? Is she going to pass out? This whole event lasted probably 5 seconds and she was singing again. Of course it had nothing to do with diabetes.....the spotlight was in her eyes. To me it was just a reminder all the ups and downs we face every single day.

Managing diabetes is a battle that we are always fighting. At the end of the day I know that we were chosen to fight this battle with this amazing girl for a reason. I love that at such a young age she hopes for a cure here on earth but she knows that if it doesn't happen here that she will be healed one day!


Monday, December 3, 2012

The Living Christmas Tree

The Living Christmas Tree is a family favorite every year. I can remember going to see it with my grandmother when I was younger so having my own kids singing in it now is so special to me. All the kids did an amazing job this year even though on Saturday night they started dropping like flies. I think it is safe to say that by the end of the weekend every child in the choir had some kind of sickness. These pictures were taken during the last performance on Sunday night and we were missing a good bit of the choir. 




After the final performance Adrienne and her friend Lillian decided they would take over directing!