So, it's been a LONG while since I have blogged.  We, like everyone else have been pretty busy.  We had a great December and even better Christmas.  I always feel blessed to be able to celebrate our Lord and 
Savior's Birth!!  We have ushered in 2011 with a vengeance.

We have celebrated two of our boys getting a year older (well, Tyler will be 15 tomorrow).  Evan, the baby and Coolest Kid Ever turned 5 and Tyler is about to turn 15,  Wow where does the time go???? 

We are starting our third month with Jack's diabetes.  He has done so good.  I can't believe actually how well he is doing.  How can a 7 year old decline a cooking, that he loves by the way, because he is told it isn't good for him; but a grown women can't stop eating all the crap she eats.  He is a true example for me and I am finally figuring that out.  His blood sugars have been pretty good with just the diet. That's right he hasn't had to have any insulin!!!! 

He and I are getting ready to start a clinical trial.  It is studying the genetics of the disease, its called the Natural History study.  It is for people who have a family member with Type 1 diabetes.  They will check our blood for antibodies (they are what attacks the Islet Cells in the pancreas that causes it to stop working) to "predict" how likely we are to get the disease.  Because Jack hasn't tested positive for them yet this is the only study we could get him in right now. 

Wish us luck!!!

A Little About the Kids....one by one: Evan

Evan is your typical youngest of five, spoiled!!! At three years old, he thinks the world revolves around him!!! He is a very sweet boy who still loves to snuggle with mommy and wrap his arms around my neck. I hope that last for awhile. He does have a temper as do all the kids (that is from me) and he doesn’t like it when he doesn’t get what he wants. He has been known to show himself in the most inappropriate places!! We are working on that, I have to help the older kids remember that just because Evan wants something doesn’t mean he should get it!!!


He started preschool at Kenwood Heights this fall, he is our fourth kid to go there, we love it. We are the “old” parents too by the way. Surprisingly he goes without crying, Caroline and Jack had so much trouble going to preschool, but Evan goes without any fuss. I look forward to seeing how his personality develops, so far is very different then the other ones.

He is a great kid and has defiantly completed our family. It is really funny how God knows just how to make things perfect. That is what our family is PERFECT.

A few words to describe Evan:

About to be FOUR

Boy

Cuddly

Demanding

Emotional

Funny

Good for the ego, mine.

Hot headed

Innocent, yeah right

Jack’s “bef friend”

Killer smile

Loving

Mommy’s baby

Neurotic

OCD, aren’t they all

Precious

Quite demanding

Remarkable

Sponge Bob loven’

Television addict

Under the table

Volatile

Wants to learn

eXcited

Youngest

Zinger