Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thanksgiving 2012


We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We hosted everyone over at our house this year. Collin was so excited about having everyone over. He helped me set the table and put out the name cards he made at school at the spot he wanted everyone to sit in. We had a yummy feast of turkey, ham, dressing, macaroni and cheese, squash casserole, peas and biscuits. A southern and delicious meal! We then spent the afternoon visiting with each other and playing outside with the boys.  We are so blessed to be able to spend the day with all of our family. 

Our family has so much to be thankful for this year. Although we have had a few setbacks with unexpected diagnosis's for both boys, we are blessed in that we are finically in a position to be able to pay for weekly therapy for both boys. We are hopeful we will see big improvements in both of them. We are also blessed that Patrick has found a job he absolutely loves and is less than five miles from our house. We are able to sit down as a family for dinner each night which is extremely important to both of us.  His side business is also doing extremely well and picking up a ton of business which was completely unexpected. I am so blessed to have such a hard working husband who has allowed me to stay at home with my boys and spend each day with them. God has blessed our family so much this year and to Him all the glory is due!






Sunday, November 4, 2012

Collin's Last Soccer Game

Today Collin had his last soccer game for the Fall 2012 season.  He had a great season and showed a lot of improvement. This year he was aware of what was going on and ran around chasing the ball each game. He even scored four goals this year! Mommy and Daddy were so proud of him.  Daddy also did great this year as a coach.  He had no clue what he was getting himself into! It was so funny watching him try to get the attention of six four-year olds and keep them on task the first practice. I had to keep reminding him he had to change up the activities often to keep their attention. He quickly got the hang of it and by mid season he was getting hugs and high fives from all the kids all the time. He did a great job encouraging all of the kids and helping each of them feel good about themselves. Collin was so happy to have him out on the field with him each Saturday. Team Thunder had a great season and I am so proud of both of my boys!