Makayla's Birthday Weekend!!

Well, my little princess is now 2 years old. I was thinking about all the changes in her over a year. She now says momma, daddy, hi, and yeah. She loves to eat almost everything she can,and is well on her way to walking someday. We love her so much and are so grateful that she is part of our family. For her birthday, we had a cake, and Makayla got her very first doll. She loves to try to brush the dolls hair and loves hugging it. Saturday night she got to have a sleepover with Grandma McIntire, and Sunday she is having a late birthday party and Grandma and Grandpa Divis'. Everyone sure loves our little girl as much as we do, and we are so happy to have such a wonderful family, who supports and loves her. Enjoy some pictures of her on her birthday.

Picture of the Grandkids, and Evan's 1 Month Old!

My mom took this really cute picture of the grandkids, all of them are laying in a circle. I really loved them and thought I would post them. I also put a picture of Evan in there at 4 weeks old. I am in shock, it has gone so fast and he is already a month old. He is such a sweetie, and even though I am having a lot of sleepless nights, I wouldn't change it. I have had enough kids that I know that I should appreciate the phase their in, cause it will be over before ya know it. Enjoy some more cute pictures.
Evan enjoying Mickey
Ignore the foot in the corner

I love their smiles!

I can't believe my sweet pea is almost 2!

I can't believe it, but Makayla, my little darling is going to be two years old in a week. It makes me sad that she seems to have grown in such a blink of an eye. I do look forward to her talking and walking though. Carrying around 25 pounds of dead weight is not the most fun thing, when you have a newborn on the other hip. She is growing up and loves to eat, eat, and eat. She loves playing with James Micheal, but hasn't figured out Evan yet. My favorite thing about having Makayla is being able to dress her up like a doll of course. Here is an adorable picture my mom took of Makayla in her birthday dress from Aunt Callie and Uncle Brandon. Enjoy my sweet pea!

More Pictures of Evan's Blessing Day!

I finally got some more pictures of Evan's blessing day. He looks so yellow, he had a little jaundice, he is all better now. He already looks bigger than his blessing pictures. Enjoy my litte sweetheart on his special day!

My little boy at 2 weeks!

I can't believe, that I had Evan almost 2 and a half weeks ago. He is growing too much already. His older brother really loves him. In fact, he said "I love his little head." He says the funniest things sometimes. Makayla is still trying to figure him out. It might be a while, before she gets that he is a baby and very fragile. Evan, is fitting right in. Enjoy,some pics of my littlest cutie pie.

Evan's Blessing Day

Here are some picutres of Evan's Blessing Day. I don't have any of him in his outfit yet, but this was after at our house during the dinner on his blessing day. He is getting a kiss from his Grandpa Thomas, which is who his middle name is after. Enjoy my cutie.

For the Love of all things Mermaid

While, I was headed to the hospital in labor, our friends Camille and Chris, graciously watched Makayla and James Micheal until my in-laws got there. While James Micheal was there, he spotted a little mermaid jumpsuit. So, he got to put it on and do a fashion show for Chris and Camille. I had Camille email me the pictures, so I could post them on my blog, and embarass him later when he brings home a date. Enjoy my big boy and his love of all things Little Mermaid.

Birth Announcement

This is the birth announcement my mom made. I loved it and thought I would post it. It is a really cute picture of Evan with his eyes open. Enjoy, and thanks for the great picture mom.

More Pictures of Evan!

So I can't help but post some cute pictures of my little baby. He seems like he is already changing. I can't believe he is six days old already. He is such a sweetheart and loves to eat like a piggy. Enjoy pictures of our little E.T.

Evan Thomas Has Arrived!!

Well, Wednesday night around 5:30 I went into labor. I called James home from school, and we dropped the kids off at our friends house (thanks Camille and Chris). By the time I got to the hospital I was screaming and dialated to a 4. I got my epidural and was very happy. I hadn't made a lot of progress in an hour so my mom and dad and James went to go get some dinner. Well, by the time they came back I was at nine, and eight minutes later I was ready to push. Evan Thomas Divis was born at 10:44 pm. He was 8lbs 9oz., 21 inches long, and his head was 14 cm around. He is adorable and looks very much like James Micheal and Makayla. He is not fussy, and is very alert. We are excited and got to bring him home today. Enjoy the pictures.

Hot Tub Fun at Grandma and Grandpa Mac's!

Well last Sunday we went to my mom and dad's house. We wanted to visit them one last time before I have the baby. Not, that it matters, because I still haven't had the baby! ARGGH! But, we did have a lot of fun. James Micheal, Makayla, and Daddy, got to enjoy the hot tub. I got to sit and watch, cause I am cursed to not be able to go into a hot tub, even though I really want too. James Micheal had fun turning on the bubbles and giggling his head off. Makayla had fun until James Micheal would turn the bubbles on, they scared her a little bit. James enjoyed himself too, and wants to go again soon, I am sure. All in all, it was a great Sunday visit and my mom took some cute pictures. Enjoy!!

Good and Bad

Well I have bad news, Makayla got her swallow study re-evaluation today, and well it showed the same results. She still has deep penetration, and is still aspirating on liquids. Makayla's speech therapist and I were just in shock. She has been doing so well with eating and drinking. We still feel like a nose tube for fluids is not the right choice for her. She would constantly be pulling it out, and a g-tube is major surgery. So, we are going to continue with the thickened liquids, and pray she stays healthy and doesn't get aspiration pneumonia. James and I are relying on the Lord and feel like the tube just isn't the right choice right now. But, if she does get sick again, and it is pneumonia, we will probably have to do the tube. Either way, we just want what is best for her and she seems happy, so no big decisions yet. Now, to lighten the mood I wanted to show you some cute pictures of my babies, playing the piano together, they are so darling. Love them to pieces.

Ode to James Micheal

James Micheal has been getting so big lately. He is definetly a little firecracker. He loves playing with his dad. James was trying to get him to do a flip, but every time he would grab his legs, James Micheal would act like he was jumping and just let go. He sure had a fun time though. Below are some pictures of him being silly with dad. He also said something really funny the other day. We have been talking about the baby a lot to him, and we were in the car on the way home, and he asked if baby Eban was coming soon. And we always tell him not yet he is still cooking in mommy's tummy. James Micheal said,"Oh, he is cooking us pancakes for dinner." James and I just laughed and laughed, and then James Micheal laughed, of course he didn't know why, but it was sure cute. He also loves the little mermaid,and wants to watch it all day long. I have no idea why, and it is probably killing his dad that he loves such a girly movie. But, it was my favorite movie and so I think it is cute. He also asks why to everything. We tried to ask him why after everything he said the other day, and he got annoyed and said,"Why you keep saying why? Stop it." We were hoping he would see how annoying it is, but the next thing we said, all he said, was, "WHY". Either way, he is such a sweet heart and we love him very much, he is excited for his baby brother to come, but we will see how long that lasts.

Makayla's New Shoes

Makayla recieved her new orthotics for her feet. She is doing very well with them and is even taking steps with help. She can stand on her own two feet for at least a second, she is still afraid to let go, but the shoes are definetly making a big difference. Hopefully, she will be running around the house soon.

Christmas!

Sorry, it has taken me forever to document Christmas. This baby is wearing on me and I can't wait till he is out, 30 more days!!!. Anyways, we had a great Christmas. We went up to Mom and Dad Divis' house for Christmas Eve, we made candy trains which are my favorite Divis tradition. We also, went up for Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Divis', which I think is a wonderful tradition, and we love going. We were convinced to stay Christmas Eve night, because the roads were terrible and it was snowing like crazy. We were happy we stayed till morning, and got to spend the morning, watching Dustin and William, get very excited over their new Wii, which is pretty awesome. We got some great presents for the kids from Aunt Laura and Uncle Craig. Thanks again you guys, for the nerf ball shooter, for my very crazy little boy, luckily he isn't strong enough to pull the handle yet, so he just asks you all day if you will help him shoot you. We went home Christmas morning early, and James got to talk to his brother Jordan who is in the mission field right now in Brazil. It was a lot of fun to hear his voice. We then went home and had Christmas morning at our house, James Micheal was surprised that Santa knew to go to both homes, amazing how that guy works. Later that day, we had Christmas dinner with my family. My mom and dad brought the fried turkey, yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy!!!!! I have a deep love of fried turkey, it is so good, and not Christmas without it. Liam and James Micheal had a lot of fun together,and we had a fun time playing a game of, "Would you rather!" Which is a lot of fun. I only have pictures of Christmas morning at our house unfortunately, but we really had a great time and made a lot of fun memories. Oh yes, another fun highlight that I don't want to forget so I am writing down is James Micheal puking Christmas Eve at 2:30 in the morning. He ate way too many M&M's. Luckily he wasn't sleeping with us, but with William and Dustin. William was kind enough to clean it up and Dustin was kind enough to tell us what it looked like. What else can you think of that is brown and in a pile. James and I had a good laugh and went back to bed, and James Micheal was all better afterwards. We love are family and are thankful for the time we get to spend with you guys. Enjoy the pictures and Merry Christmas.Getting excited unwrapping a present.
Makayla having fun with a new toy.
James Micheal's new plane and train set all put together.James with his wireless headset.
James Micheal and his new train set.
James Micheal and his new plane set.

Snow, Snow, Snow!!!

Well, we haven't been able to have a lot of fun in the snow, but James had fun shoveling the snow,well not really, but he did pose for some funny pictures.We got a total of about 2 feet, a record breaker. James Micheal then proceeded to follow him and try to strike a pose too. What a funny little guy. Enjoy the pics.