The Devennys Spreading Holiday Cheer

I don't know why I tried to get a pic of the kids at this time of the day, but I did. Unfortunately, it did not yield the results I had hoped! It did though, remind me that it was wine time! (and WHINE time)

Me telling the kids to stand still for a minute so I can take their picture. Parker makes his stoned smile face (a very familiar look for him) and Eden is still recovering from the snatched car (see half dried tear on cheek).



Them being told where to sit. Eden not amused to be on lap, Parker in his own world (per usual) and Jacob obeying nicely.



Eden throwing fit and Parker giving me the best smile he can. The minute I say "smile guys!" his eyes close and stay that way.



Eden still fit throwing and Parker still 'asleep'.



Jacobs smile starting to get faker and his nostrils start flaring. What always happens when he smiles for too long. Parker still sleeping and Eden looking stoned. Still mad.



Cropped baby Diva out so I could get at least one decent pic.



Jacob looking like a serial killer (he has been smiling way too long) and Eden getting up to show me that she is still mad. (note that Parker is still sleep smiling)



Diva storimg off, Jacob starting to tire and Parker still assuming the position.



Oh uh, now she's mad.



Pancake on the floor time! :)



She thinks she'll look back to be sure she still has an audience.



Eden still crying, now in other room. Boys tired of sitting. At least its a pretty cute pic.



Another OK one.



Uh oh, she's coming back! Parker is done anyway.



And one more for the road.



This is what almost every photo session in this house consists of! Tears from one, fake smile from the other and then one living on Mars. Sigh. I don't know how you all get such cute pics of all your kids at once!!

Pic of the day

Eden-cmas, originally uploaded by jhdevenny.

My beautiful babe

Eden-cmas2, originally uploaded by jhdevenny.

I owe you big...

I owe you big. A big, huge, long blog. I have been so slack (read: BUSY!) lately that my poor blog has suffered. I'm sure Mama Lou is the only one that has noticed....but I havent blogged much in the last several weeks. Sooo, here is what we have been doing.

The Devenny's came for Mike's 35th birthday. We had a great time and they were a lot of help to us! We went to the Dallas Aquarium




Went to Jacob's football "Super Bowl"



did LOTS of eating, and celebrated Mike's birthday. We had a great time!


After that fun weekend, we had Thanksgiving to get ready for! School is always fun for the kids that week before. Parker had his Thanksgiving Feast at school and it was sooo cute to watch him sing.

They sang a silly song about turkeys and he was cracking up during it! It was soo cute!

Then we ate Thanksgiving lunch together at school.


The weekend before Thanksgiving, Ana and I took a road trip to San Angelo to see our favorite band, Maroon 5. We had an AWESOME night and met some fun new friends


Then after seeing that picture of myself, I promptly went to the hairdresser. I HAD to do something to myself....talk about looking like a 12 year old. YUCK!! She put some dark in my hair and then my hair guy put some texture in.


Having the kids home last week was so much fun! (read: wowweweresobored) I took them to the mall one day to kill some time and the boys decided they wanted to "wear their work shirts". So they got dressed in their button downs and off we went. When we got there, the line for Santa was nonexistant and they were pretty well dressed, so I thought, what the hell..


I spent the entire day Wednesday cooking in anticipation of having a great Thanksgiving Day over at the Jordans. AT 10:30 that night, Mike got a text from Chris saying that Ana was the last victim of the stomach bug that had infiltrated their house....so I knew Thanksgiving at their house was out. We switched gears and invited the Havlovics over here for the day. We had FANTASTIC time and the kids we sooo well behaved. The comany and food was great, couldn't have asked for a better day...except if the Jordans had been able to come! ;)




We recovered from the mass amounts of food we ate and Mike headed out for golf the next day bright and early. When he came home, I went out shopping and to a movie with Ana. I scored some good Black Friday sales and we saw the movie 'Precious'. WOW...what a movie. If you have the opportunity, please seize it and go see it. Incredible acting and what a sad story!

Saturday morning we all woke up at 6 m sharp and headed for a 5K race in downtown McKinney. Jacob really wanted to do it because he wanted to get a medal, but we thought it was way too far. I figured we'd walk most of the way, but I thought even so that it was too far for his little legs. Much to my shock, we ran the whole 3 miles!! He insisted on keeping running even thought I asked him multiple times if he wanted to stop and walk a minute. We did the 3.1 miles in 33 minutes. I was amazed and so proud of him!! Unforch, I forgot my camera. Major duh!

Yesterday was the last day of the long holiday week so we took the day to decorate for Christmas. The boys went and got the tree while I decorated the house. They came home and we all decorated the tree together. It looks beautiful even though only the top part has ornaments on it! I have never had to do that before but Eden is a little maniac!! 10 bucks that the tree is pulled down at some point.....and I'm not kidding! Wild child!



Ta da!! (If you click on this picture to enlarge it, notice Parker has a bald spot on the top of his head. He got crazy with the scissors AGAIN! Dennis!!)


And lastly, baby girl has learned to smile for the camera! When I say "smile!" she says "Cheeeez!" and shows me all of her teeth. Too cute!


So there you have it....the last 3 weeks of our life. Now that I am caught up, it will be easier to blog! When I have sooo much to blog about, its hard to find the (at least) 30 minutes to do so!

I am thankful.

Oh this Thanksgiving Day I am super thankful. Thankful for all of my wonderful friends who make life so, so fun. Thankful for my beautiful home and my awesome town. Thankful for the glorious life I have! And mostly, thankful for my family. I have a mom and dad who love me and support me in everything I do. They made me the person I am and have always been there to guide me, but not control me! Thankful for my in-laws who appreciate me, for my strengths, but mostly for my weaknesses (its easy to love someone for their strengths!) For my Grandmother whom I am so close to and have a very, very special relationship with. She is one of my favorite parts of life. For aunt and uncles who I am so lucky to be so close to and I consider friends! For my husband who supports me and loves me even though I am a brat, and affords me a wonderful life. He is amazing father!! And lastly for my 3 beautiful children. For Eden who is the love of my life. She is my baby girl and my life is complete thanks to her. I never knew what I was missing. For Parker who has the most precious soul of anyone I know. He is the quirkiest, sweetest, most genuine person. And for Jacob who is the smartest, most driven (albeit stubborn!) little boy that I could imagine. When he was laid in my arms 6 years ago he changed my life forever. He made me a mom. He made me who I am.

So Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Take time to reflect....it's worth it.

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.

Hospital

Here are some pics that I took in the hospital. The quality is not-so-good because I took them from my phone. No, I did not bring a camera with me. I honestly didn't even think about it when I was packing for the hospital. I am so glad this experience is over. I hope to never be back again!! Praying for no flare up! (which they say can happen. UGH!)

Pre-MRI

Out of MRI but still asleep. FYI....watching your child go under anesthesia is NO FUN AT ALL.

Night One

Poor baby girl!!


Eden loved looking out the window at the horsies! "Neeee!, Neeee!!!"

The phone in our room was her favorite part of the whole experience!

YAY! Brother came!!

sunday

Nothing much to update today. She is sleeping in my lap, receiving her IV meds as I type. She is such a good girl, doesnt pull on her IV lines or anything anymore. She's being a little angel! I expect for everything to go well tomorrow and for us to get out of here. Ana is coming to relieve me later so I can go home and shower. Thanks to all who have helped and sent things for Eden. We are blessed.