Timmy's 3rd Birthday!!

We had a blast celebrating Timmy's 3rd birthday!! On his actual birthday we went to Chucky Cheese, where he had fun riding the toys and playing the games!! We were all so tired after playing all day. We then had a party for him at my parent's house over the weekend, where close family and friends came to celebrate and party. The theme was Sponge Bob (Timmy's choice) and he went crazy between the presents, pinata, & cake. We really appreciate all of the help that went into the party and for the support everyone gave us. It was really hard to celebrate without Tammy but we made the best of it. Some of his favorite gifts were his gun from Uncle Pete, a Harley Davidson baseball cap, a cook book, and a bike/video game thing...and he LOVES his clothes.

Pictures of Tammy...

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Pictures of Tammy...

I'm working on an ABC book about Tammy for Timmy's Christmas gift, and I thought I would post some of the pictures that I've downloaded of Tammy for you all to see.

Mak's First Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving up in WI with both of our families. Our little turkey had a blast swimming at the condo, eating whipped creme (compliments of Grandpa Jensen, who shot a blast right in her mouth, straight from the can!!), playing with Audrey, and visiting family. It was wonderful spending such a long weekend up north. It was hard celebrating without Tammy, but we did our best to focus on the blessings in our lives. Timmy Ray & Timmy Lee went to Alabama to spend time with the Adams. One holiday down and another to go. Please keep us in your prayers!! This time of year has been very hard on us all but we are VERY thankful for the two children in our lives who keep us laughing and smiling. I call Makenzie my little joy bug because she seems to make me smile when I need it the most...and Timmy keeps us laughing everyday.

Mexico!!!!!

We just got home from a week in the sunshine and ocean. We spent every day at either the pool or beach, watching the kids have a blast in the water!! We have two little fish. The family vacation was a HUGE success...the airplane rides...not so much. On the way there, someone had a medical emergency so we had to stop in New Orleans. While it was kind of stressful, Makenzie got to take a picture with the pilots in the front of the plane (Timmy was more interested in playing at the time!!). He was so good on the plane rides. Once we got there, we were brought to the most beautiful rooms. Makenzie slept wonderfully for us. She was a little crabby at the beginning of the vacation but eventually came around to her normal self. Timmy had an awesome time and really enjoyed exploring, eating, and non stop playing. It was a perfect balance of playing, relaxing, talking, and eating. Timmy loved the unlimited french fries and pineapple smoothies and Makenzie got her first taste of banana ice cream. The weather could not have been better and the kids couldn't have had more fun. All of us really savored the time to relax and play while we realized how precious it was to have the opportunity to show the kids another part of the world. While we really missed Tammy not being there in person with us...we know that she was watching and laughing with us the whole time.

PICTURES...

Here are the pictures I mentioned in the previous post..

So many smiles...

You will be able to tell that the last couple of weeks have been a blast for EVERYONE...especially the kids. Between dressing up as a cow & cowboy to jumping in a pile of leaves, we have been enjoying the beautiful fall weather. I included pictures of when my cousin Mandi and her babies came to visit. Timmy had a blast with Abbie (and Mandi, he did steal the pink cell phone!!). It was alot of fun to get together but it made me wish that it would happen more often!! We also went and meet baby Audrey (as I mentioned before), so there are pictures of that too!! We took a last minute trip out to IN to visit with Adam & Annette and Kenzie's boyfriend Austin. Other than the lack of sleep (which was our own fault!!), it was a blast. The following weekend we had game night at our house. It was enjoyable to share our home with our friends and a cute little lady bug named Madeline. :) The kids had a blast in their costumes and Timmy stole all of Makenzie's candy. Today we made a pile of leaves for Timmy to jump in and went for a "hike" in Grandma & Grandpa's woods. For the rest of the week we will be getting ready to take a vacation to Mexico. We are all looking forward to the sunshine.