Welcome 2009

Just in case you were wondering, Yes - giving Rory a noise maker was a HUGE mistake!! The headache it caused was worse than any hangover you could imagine!

Christmas Day!

This was the first year that Rory understood about Santa and Rudolph coming to our house and leaving presents. Bryan and I were happy that it was finally the day that Rory had been waiting for, especially since we had been asked every day since July "Does Santa come to my house tonight??" Brendan was just happy to play with the wrapping paper. We should have known better, we could have saved a bundle on Christmas presents!

Thanksgiving Trip

The happy flyers!! Thankfully Brendan is a great traveller just like Rory! He slept through the majority of the plane ride and Rory kep herself occupied with movies and coloring. Such a blessing these 2 are!

Brendan getting ready to celebrate his first real Thanksgiving!

Rory was more interested playing with her friend Cinco than actually eating Thanksgiving dinner. Oh well, there was more food left for us!

Happy Birthday!!

It's hard to look back to one year ago and believe that we made it to celebrate Brendan's first birthday! He truly is an amazing boy, and we can't wait to see what the next year holds for him!

Trick or Treat!

We had a lot of fun on Halloween. Sleeping Beauty and her Prince Charming had lots of fun collecting all the candy and wearing their costumes! As a side note, for those looking at this picture, yes, we are having another baby...Surprise!!! The newest member of the family is due in late January!

Buddy Walk 2008

This weekend we participated in our first Buddy Walk in Kansas City. It was an incredible experience for all of us! There must have been 3000 or more people there, and there were so many activities for everyone. Rory's favorites were of course the pony rides, the jumping house, and the fire engine! We met some incredible people, including one family whose son was born about 3 weeks after Brendan, and they both have the same heart defect. They even had their surgeries about 2 weeks apart..talk about a small world! We are hoping that we'll still be here next year so we can participate in the walk again!!

Happy 4th!