Blessings

Just some random things I wanted to share.  I got so busy trying to help Crystal that I got a little behind on a few things.  The first is Charlee turned 21!  So Happy Birthday Charlee your new family sure does love you and we hope you have a magical year.

I finally got Crystal and Amanda to pose for a "pregnancy" photo together.  It's such an amazing thing to see your daughters pregnant together! 

Poor Amanda I'm afraid she's going to have a bigger tummy than she had with Izzy.  She is due on Halloween but already Dr.'s are saying they won't let her go past 39 weeks.  She has two tumors that sit high in her tummy that Dr.'s are watching closely.  If the nucleus in them begin to die it could cause her to go into pre-term labor.  So we are keeping the faith and as always praying. 

Then "Little Miss RaLee" started her Junior year!  I have to tell you with her being my baby this brought many mixed emotions for me...next year I will cry---a bunch!

Getting ready for the first day of school.

It require lots of this...

Every year the RaLee's biggest stresser is deciding on a back pack!  Yes the back pack.  It has to be the perfect one and she likes solid colors so she can draw on them over the course of the year.  So this years back pack is...

A super bright obnoxious yellow!

Ready for school

Her favorite shoes.  She says they are not only cute but super comfy!

Then we are in for another exciting year of Cheer!  This year she is on the Varsity Cheer Squad and let me tell you they work HARD.  Here is RaLee at Crystal's baby shower.  She showed up at the end after the grueling Saturday cheer practice.

Here she is after practice at Charlee's birthday party.  Are you seeing a trend here?  These girls are working SO hard to get their squad, 21 girls in all, ready for that first game.  They are also hoping they qualify for regionals in November.  Cheerleading isn't what it used to be back in my day!

RaLee is a back spotter/base.  It is her job to toss and catch the flyers and keep them safe.  While the flyers get all the attention the people throwing them have to be in super shape!  She goes to a gym every Monday and Tuesday for weight training.  She needs to be able to bench press 150 lbs.  She is up to 130!  Way to go RaLee...Your a BEAST!  She comes home tired, battered and bruised.  One misplaced elbow results in this...

The poor girl is covered in bruises but this was her first black eye.  It actually knocked her out for 30 seconds or so.  She rested a bit and got right back in there.  I'm so proud of you sweety!

This picture we took in memory of Kyndal Ann White, daughter of Crystal's dear friend Cori White.  Kyndal was born still October 8, 2009.  Cori wore a pink flower at her baby shower and then wore that same flower at her daughters funeral.  The pink flower is in memory of Kyndal.  We liked to think of Sage and Kyndal together with Ellie before she was born.  Telling her all about her wonderful family and this amazing place we call "Earth".

In Memory of Kyndal

Pink Booties that we prayed Ellie would get to wear home from the hospital and a flower in memory of a baby girl who went home to the Father - on top of Crystal's baby bump.

Then finally baby Ellie going home wearing her pink booties.  Oh how our family has been blessed.