taxes

I am so glad we got are taxes done and out of the way! And I am Sooooooo excited about getting the return. We are going to get a new couch with it! We have never had a new couch we have always had handy downs. Which is fine but they only last a few years and then we are looking for a new one. So this time we get to go pick out a brand new one!! Cant wait!!! Money get here soon please!!! :)

A big THANKS

Can I just tell you how thankful I am to have so many great friends. Although most of you don't live near to me I know we are still close in Spirit. Thanks for all the wonderful comments. I love you guys so much and wish we were all closer in distance. So thanks again. Every word helps. :)
Love you guys.
Kathlene

New Goal

Ok so I am not the best at just writing thoughts down for everyone to read. If you haven't notice I normally always have pictures then I like to explain whats going on in the picture. Well I am going to try to be better about just writing down thought and stories.
Ok so whats on my mind right now is not the most positive thing in the world but sometimes your thoughts aren't always happy. Today we found out that there is no way we can have anymore kids at this time. You see we did about 5 rounds of clomid and still nothing they think I need to have my Tubs Cleaned out but that's like 2000.00 dollars not something we can afford without insurance. So we have had to realize that until Nate is done with school and we have insurance we have to give up that dream of having more kids. (just for now that is.) At first I was flustered because we have gone though this already once before Brayden. So I didn't and still really don't understand why we have to go through this again.(I guess I must of not learn my listen the first time:) )
But now I sit and look around me and realized something. I have been blessed with a wonderful Husband and a sweet little boy who I love both very much. I also realized at this time that with Nate in school maybe the lord knows something I don't. though the wanting for another baby is there for Nate and I maybe the need at this time isn't. Its really made me sit and think about the blessings in my life. Yes there is the normal blessing of my family. But Nate and I have been blessed so much this year in Friends and just other things that have fallen in place for us. Maybe right now I just need to look at what the Lord is placing before us and not what isn't at this time. I know it sounds crazy to go from one extreme to the other but I guess that's how my mind works .
I think the biggest blessing I have had this year is my relationship the Lord. I feel like I've grown spiritually ten times more in the past 8 months then my hole life. I guess you could say I have a hard time giving everything up to the Lord. I like to have control of the things in my life and the last while things have been out of Nate and My hands. We have had to trust in the Lord to help us get by. I must say it was not easy for us to do but we have and because of it we have both grown so much. So to end on a better note though I do get sad sometimes that we aren't able to expand our family I also get lots of moments of joy as well. I know the Lord love me and that alone helps.

random things

When we were at Grandma and pa's house the did there little rock band and i thought it was cute how big Brayden is getting. before he couldn't hold onto the guitar without sitting now he can stand and still play.

Brayden was caught reading a book like mommy. layed out on the couch all Coffey just looking at his book.

Where is Brayden?..............

We let Brayden go to Grandma and pa's for almost a week. he as so excited to go with grandpa that he started helping dad pack. it was cute to see what he packed. Ducky...books... oh and cant forget Homer or Rocket...... Thank goodness Dad was helping or there would be no room for clothing. :)

Late on Christmas

OK so i am not so great at posting right after the holidays........... So sorry that it is over a month late but hope you enjoy.

Brayden had a great Christmas he got a work bench and a few books and games from us.

He thought he would help us with the tree. What a good handyman. :)

He got Rocket and a few other small things from Santa. He didn't' want to open anymore gifts after the rocket. He played with it from the time he opened it until we went to grandma and pa's and he got his train set. that was about 5 hours of playing with the same toy. In the car and everything. :)

Oh Christmas tree. On Christmas eve. It looks like a lot but that's because my hubby moved everything up in front of the tree.the back and under the tree are empty so no we didn't' spoil our self this year Nate is just really good at making it like we did.

The snow fall before Christmas was fun Brayden and I made a Snowman why daddy stacked wood for the fire place.

by the time Nate was done stacking wood and us done with the snowman we were pretty cold.

Brayden got to sit on Santa's lap a few times and each time he did want to get off and he would ask for the same thing. Choo Choo train please.....

We went to a collage little Christmas thing and they had a kids center where they were able to make a few crafts then go sit on Santa's lap. This is the star brayden made for our tree.

Nate and Brayden were making a snow ruler.

The first Santa Brayden got to see and ask for his choo choo

Brayden loved putting decorations on the tree. I thought it was cute and he got to do it twice.

Our second tree in a week. Our first was fake and the stand broke on it and started to tumble thank goodness Nate and i caught it and started taking all the decorations off. Take two of the Christmas tree was real and smelled sooooooooo good!

Our first tree that didn't want to stay up for us this year.