Lately and things to come

Life is getting pretty exciting around here. 1 more week of work and then we are off for Christmas break and hopefully waiting for the arrival of our precious Emmie. Sawyer is getting very excited about Christmas and he is starting to understand what it is all about. His teacher said that when she asked him what Christmas meant the other day he said, "It is Jesus's birthday and all the way to 25!" (meaning the 25th of December, we have a countdown candle and he is very ready to get to the last day) He continues to entertain us and amaze us daily.

Sawyer is continuously talking about how big he is getting, especially now that he has a new big boy car seat. He wants to grow big like daddy so bad, and the sad thing is that he probably will be before we know it. Life is moving way too fast! He told me the other day that after Christmas he would be big enough to drive the car, ha ha!

Last week Chris went on a business trip and Sawyer and I stayed at my mom and dad's house, or according to Sawyer, "we took a trip to Nanny's house." He loved spending a few days there and sleeping with his mommy at night, but it was good to get back home and in our routine. My dad had his knee replacement surgery last week and is doing well. We are praying for a full and speedy recovery! Between my dad's knee, my mom's back problems, and me being 9 months pregnant we are quite a helpless family right now! My poor sister is going to have to take care of us all, ha ha! :)

I will end the update with a little bit of sad news. We recently had to say goodbye to our sweet dog, Barbie. She was diagnosed with cancer this summer and finally got to the point where we had to put her down. It was a VERY SAD day! Last winter we said goodbye to Rocky and less than a year later we lost Barbie. It is lonely not having a dog around here, but we are relieved to know that they are both pain free now. Sawyer asks all the time for another dog so I am sure we will give in and get him one after we get into our new routine of being a family of 4. Let's face it, we are just a dog loving family. So here she is, our sweet precious Barbie Darbie Wilks that we miss dearly...