Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Life...

Thanksgiving morning with Ammon's own private Turkey bowl. It was seriously the cutest thing ever. I secretly recorded them through a slit in the door.
Run Ammon!
Then I had them "pause" for a photo, so cute.
I love that our daddy likes to play all the reindeer games! He really is the coolest.
Thanksgiving morning, peeling potatoes
Alana set this beautiful spread, great job girl!
Oh, and what would a holiday at the Cothran's be like without some kind of destruction?
Yes, ripping out the downstairs bathroom. The shower and toilet had seen better days.
We are still... working on it. :)
I caught these cuties reading with the flashlight. Busted. But how do you get upset at that? Alana is such a good sister and the boys really love her.
Decorating the Christmas Tree!
And the stockings were hung...
And Ammon learned how to write, a lot!
There are many requests for a 6 year old boy. Santa MUST know about ALL of them.
And then there was this sweet little Halle Gracie. I had the brilliant idea to take pictures of her AFTER church. Such a smart mommy. (Nap time!)
Halle is 11 months old! (on Dec 3rd) She is walking everywhere and gets mad when someone is in her way. She knows what she wants! She has 6 teeth and is already getting her molars! She has the sweetest curls in her hair. She has started to develop her own little Cothran temper but is still sweet as ever. She loves to play peek-a-boo and has a deep little belly laugh. Oh how we love this Halle baby!

Happy Holidays from Halle
Halle at 11 months.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Bum leg


My mom is one AMAZING woman! She has done more in one lifetime than most can do in 2. Unfortunately, she had to have hip replacement surgery last Tuesday. What a horrible thing! She has been in so much pain! It was quite the surgery with quite the scar. (I have been forbidden to show the scar but I do have a picture of it. It is like 8 inches long! oweee) So my Grandma Butler had the same surgery at age 83, my mom now had hers at age 63, and I am preparing for mine at age 43. Seriously, let's all hope NOT. She is just now getting around OK with her walker. She can't bend over past a 90 degree angle and has to be careful not to pop the new hip out or she will have the same surgery again! The Xrays are pretty amazing, showing a new hip socket that is pounded into her bone marrow. They have to cut the leg, then move and cut the muscle in order to cut and take out the old bone to put in the robot one. Amazing what modern medicine can do but still very hard on a body. My boys keep saying she is now a robot :)
I love you mom! So sorry you have had to go through this ordeal. Hang in there!!! We love you and get better soon! (now we are just praying she won't have to do the other leg next summer)