The Pictures I Never Posted!

My awesome best friend Jen had her second little boy, Landon (can I say great minds think a like because I LOVE the name Landon!)She is such a cute little Mommy and she loves her little family. She is the kind of Mom I hope I can be some day. (The blanket we wrapped Ryker in was pieces of my wedding dress that she made into a beautiful blanket for him. Someday I will share the pictures.)



This is the cake I made for Ryker's first birthday. It was nothing spectacular, and really it is supposed to look like a basketball. It was a hard day. We went to the cemetery and had a little talk with our precious babies.



Every Monday, we get the awesome opportunity every Monday to watch this cute little chunk-of-a-guy! It's our little nephew Caden and he is so sweet! He especially loves Skip, and really could sit and watch Skip run around all day! He laughs, smiles, and really is such a funny kid!



Another happening event for the fall was my sister Heather. She was WAY preggo and came down every Monday for her Dr. appts. This was a usual occurence: Heather napping with her favorite dog Skip napping along with her! Another event was her baby shower (thrown by her sistas and bestest friends!) We had lots of good fixins and just had a lot of laughs and tears!



This picture is of my Mom and Heather (can I just say how I pretty much despise the "let's see how big your preggo waist is around". It is rather just mean considering that your waist IS going to be rather extended!

I love my best friends. I love my friends. I love my family. I love my nieces and nephews. I love my many e-friends. I got to spend a lot of time with some of my nieces and nephews this fall, and they are all so cute! I loved that tonight my little nephew Ethan was so happy to see all of his family and was just soo excited! I love to spend time with all of them. This last picture is of Tatum, one of my best friends from high-school (who also works as an RN on the PICU and was an amazing support while Ryker was at the hospital, and me about a month ago. Courtney truly is the best friend a gal can have, and is going to be an amazing Mommy!



The last happening I will include in this post, I do not have a picture for. My sweet sister-in-law Deanna and I got really close this last year. We became part of a club that really we never thought we would be part of. It is the heart-mommy club. It is soo extremely difficult to see your child suffer, especially when they are so little. Gracie has brought Deanna and I so close, and I am grateful for my relationship, friendship, and sisterhood I share with her. Gracie goes into surgery tomorrow morning, so prayers please! This is a scary time, but we are putting forth a lot of faith that she will come home to us soon! Fight Gracie girl! Show them how strong and tough you are!