EK...

Emily Klair is now 10 and I can not believe how fast she is growing up. She has had a rough year but she is such a tough little girl. She is struggling a bit in school, and her seizures have been out of control. At one point she was on 3 different meds. It was like living with a walking breathing real life zombie. She had no emotions, no personality, she didn't care about anything and all she did was sleep. Sleep and sleep and sleep.

In October we were admitted to LeBohenuer hospital in Memphis for another video EEG. She is stubborn,  EK did not have any seizures that week...Nothing NADA!! it was not a wasted trip though. We have found a wonderful Dr. that we love!!! He is so helpful, caring and not about just throwing meds at her.

She has a cast on her foot as I type, haha she is one clumsy girl! She has broken her growth plate in her ankle and severely sprained her ankle. In true pretty princess fashion she picked a pink cast and she is rocking it like a diva.Lets see for those that keep count, she has broken her wrist, her shoulder and now this ankle. Might have to look into getting a bubble for her, seriously!!

Emily Klair does not want people to look at her... (very much reminds me of her aunt Andie in this regard) so she has decided to not play softball, basketball, or soccer. I have to say I am secretly sad about the softball, but she would rather try gymnastics again. I am ok with that as long as she does something. I have convinced her to join the puppet team at church this year and she is doing great. I have always said she needs to do something with acting/drama. Not sure how that would work with the whole no body look at me thing? haha She definitely has a knack for the drama.

She has friends down the street that she loves to go play with and I love that she loves to be outside rain or shine. She is so imaginative, creative, loving, kind, sweet, beautiful, funny, shy, loud, and sneaky. She is a one of a kind girl, and I hope she keeps her personality, she is something special.

Emily Klair I love you so much and am thankful I get to be your mother. You are beautiful inside and out....don't ever doubt that!

Crazy Cousin Fun = Great Gift

 

 This fall my sister's family and our family got together on a Sunday afternoon to take some pictures of the grand kids for one of my parents Christmas gift.

That day was so much fun...the kids played, laughed, ran, got stung by bees (ok not so fun but Karlie was a trooper) and just had a great time together.

Tyler loves Anderson and I am pretty sure Anderson loves Tyler. He says his name and it was one of the sweetest things ever when he started saying it...he would yell "Yler golf" or he would point to what he wanted him to do and Yler would do it. They are great buds!

Not sure that the girls can get anymore drama then they are but it is what makes them so much fun to listen to and watch as they play and interact. 

Karlie, Emily Klair, and Kinsley are all girl, but don't let that fool you, when they are playing they love to get dirty, and are just as rough as the boys!


You can imagine how hard it was to get all five kids looking and smiling at the same time. It was quite the scene..me and Andie both shooting our cameras 100 mph with Warren and Jamie jumping up and down, trying to get smiles and laughs all around. Some great times were definitely had that day...



 We wrote a story and read it as the kids brought out each picture...it was a silly story with fun family jokes and memories....I think Andie did a great job of hanging it..I hope mom and dad enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed taking them!

Time to dust off the ole blog...

It has been a very long time since I have blogged. Almost a year, and what a year it has been. So much has happened. I feel like this last year has went in slow motion and fast forward all at once. There is so much to catch up on, I don't know where to begin?

From my first post till now I have loved to blog. I love the therapy of it, I love to look back and see where I have grown or where I still need some work. I can look back and see how much my children have accomplished or how sweet they were ( come on now they are pre-teens there is nothing sweet about that...haha) or some of our fun, and how crazy our life can be sometimes.

Tyler and Emily Klair are now 12 yrs and 10 yrs old. I know I know, crazy town isn't it!!! When did I get old enough to have kids that age?  They were just in diapers yesterday, right? They are both great kids and I need to do an update post on each of them, and I will soon. 

I am rambling, I do that when I get nervous. I shouldn't be nervous this is a blog. It is my blog I can say what I want, tell how I am feeling, write down my inner most thoughts....Hear me when I say this I am nervous!! I am scared!! I am angry!! I am sad!! I am frustrated!! I am positive!! I am happy!! I am appreciative!! I am ?? I don't know what I am? NUMB maybe?? Shocked?? Confused?? Struggling?? overwhelmed?? I AM ALL OF THESE THINGS and more!

I put a smile on my face and I try to say positive things. I try to tell myself it is all going to be ok. I remind myself that God is in control. I have faith and I know he is bigger then any problem we face. He knows all our struggles, our sins and even our fears. I tell my children these things, and I believe that all of this is true. Here is where I am going to get real for a minute. I do believe these things to be true, BUT I would be lying to myself if I didn't also say that right now my inner core of faith is shaken. I know what you are thinking how can I even say that? I have seen God work in so many ways in my own life and others.  I can say that because right now my heart is breaking. I have every emotion you can have running through me. I am human. I am struggling to wrap my brain around everything.

I really wanted this first post back to be positive. Full of encouragement, and I sat down with that intention. Please understand that this post was written by someone who loves their whole family very much, someone who aches when they ache, someone who is scared for the future, someone who feels helpless, and someone who would take it all away if she could. I pray that tomorrow brings a more positive attitude, but for tonight this is me.