Our trip to Disney World!!

We had an amazing time on our trip. It was so nice just to relax and have fun and not even think about cancer! All of the kids loved it. I have posted a slide show to show some of our fun times!

Bye Cancer, We Won't Miss You!!

So the CAT scan came back with great results.  No sign of cancer!!  So what do we do now...we are going to Disney World!!  Now I know how all those athletes feel after working so hard for what they want and then they are asked that question!  What are you going to do now?  Kristoffer does still has some spots on his liver that look like scar tissue from when the tumors were shrinking!  We will monitor those spots closely to make sure they do not start growing but the doctor feels like they will be fine!  In 3 months we will have another CAT scan to check these spots.

 I don't know how to thank my family and friends enough for all that they have done for us!  We couldn't have made it without them.  I have the best in-laws, the best parents, the best sister and brothers, the best cousins, the best aunts and uncles, and the best friends.  So many people have donated money, time, food, babysitting, cleaning my house, toys for Kristoffer, tutoring for Kristoffer, rides for my kids to school and sporting events.  Many family members stayed the night at the hospital with Kristoffer so that I could spend time with my other kids.  They were able to have fairly normal lives thanks to all our family and friends.  Connor is probably not sure if I am his mom or if it is my sister in law Kristi!  Kristoffer thinks Aunt Becky can hike the ball the best.  Everybody has helped in so many different ways and we definitely could not have made it through this without all of the help!

This has changed our outlook on life. Sometimes we just get caught up in our own world and need to remember others as they go through difficult times. We have a whole new look at the world and we need to be more giving and more productive members of society.  That is my new years resolution (a little premature).  Usually it is to be more organized but this year I will have to have more than one!

Precious moment

This is a rare moment in our house. Usually our boys are wrestling. They were so sweet and very engrossed in their movie! They didn't even know I was taking pictures! I wish we saw more of these quiet moments! I love them!

Pumpkin carving

Ashley and Connor had a great time carving their pumpkins on Halloween. Kristoffer was bored after about 10 minutes. So he never finished his pumpkin!