Katelynn turned 16!!

Katelynn FINALLY turned 16!  She has been counting down for months.  She has already had her first date!  I made a small slide show to show her through the years...

Flack/Guillory Christmas Party

It was another great party this year. The kids listened to Twas the night before Christmas while they passed their bags around each time they heard the word "the."  Then when the story is over they each open their bag and get a present.

Jonathon was the narrator. He always throws in some extra "the's" to make it interesting.

Kristoffer was so sweet with his little cousin, Jay. He just loves him so I had to throw this one in there.

Then it was time to sit on Santa's lap. My kids are all getting coal this year so they were sweating bullets hoping to make it onto the "nice" list. Kristoffer has his moments but he usually is a good boy.

Katelynn was super embarrassed by Santa (aka Jonathon's BFF). He asked her how many boys she has kissed this year. She turned all shades of red!

Then my little Connor jumped up there like he is on the "nice" list. I hope he is not disappointed Christmas morning.

Then it was Smashleys turn. She might get on the "nice" list. She has a week to repent.

Kristoffer's Christmas Program

Kristoffer's Christmas program was so cute! Normally they are kinda boring but he learned his part so well. He has trouble retaining information so to watch him do all of the actions so good just makes my heart swell. He is such a cutie!

The Most Wonderful Husband Award goes to....

Jonathon and I celebrated our 15th anniversary yesterday. We went to the Outback and then saw Breaking Dawn. He hated the movie, I loved it. We are polar opposites, so it is shocking that we don't have the same taste in movies. My husband does deserve the best husband award though because he surprised me with a trip to Cancun, Mexico. This resort looks amazing. We have desperately needed a vacation for some time and this is perfect.  You can see where he is taking my by clicking here.  We are going in January and the best part is NO KIDS.  You moms know what I mean.  I can't wait.  I love this man and I am grateful that he forgives my faults and loves me regardless.  I am truly blessed.

Halloween...

Kristoffer and Connor had so much fun on Halloween. First we went to their Halloween carnival at their school and played a bunch of fun games. Then it was off to the church for the trunk or treat. They were exhausted by the end of the night. Katelynn and Ashley are too old to dress up so they hung out with friends the whole night.

Kristoffer was a "Samarai Power Ranger"

Connor was the "Green Lantern"

Poor Katelynn...

It is never good to be woken up by a screaming kid in the middle of the night. You never think clearly and tend to run to that child whether you are dressed or not. A couple of nights ago, we were awakened by a blood curdling scream from Katelynn. We came running out of our bedroom...I'm thinking either one of my kids is not breathing or someone is in my house trying to take Katelynn. We found Katelynn in the hall on the floor screaming because she was in horrible pain. Jonathon carried her to her bed and we tried to calm her down (she was about to hyperventilate). She was in a lot of pain. We got dressed and took her to the ER. They got her in quick, started an IV and gave her some drugs. They checked her gallbladder. It was normal. So they kept her for observation and told us she probably had food poisoning. We still have no idea really but she is back home now, feeling good, and probably needing therapy from seeing her parents in their undies. Poor kid!!

Homecoming week

This week was homecoming week.  The girls had fun stuff going on all week!  Here are some pictures...

Katelynn and Connor

Katelynn and Maggie

Katelynn and Jonathon

Katelynn modeling her homecoming dress.  She is too young to date although she is counting down til that 16th birthday.  2 months from today!!!  She looked beautiful.

Katelynn at the homecoming parade.  She walked next to the soccer float and handed out candy to the little kiddos!

Ashley rode on the volleyball float!  They had a great time.

 

A Week in Sports!!

This was an exciting week in sports at the Flack house. Ashley had her end of the season tournament. They did awesome!

They took 1st place!

Shaking hands after they won the championship game.

Ashley holding their championship plaque!

Posing with her team!

Champions!!!

Football games:

Kristoffer and Connor both had football games on Saturday. They both did really good. Connor scored a touchdown.

In the huddle with coach.

Running to pull flags!

Very focused!!

Half of the kids don't even look like they are paying attention but they are supposed to be trying to get the flag. Not sure if they even know who has the ball. That was typical with this age group. Kinda funny to watch.

Kristoffer played really good too. He caught 2 passes and threw the ball for a touchdown.

Huddling with coach! Jonathon also helped coach his team.

Focused!

Runnnnnnnnnn!!!!

Katelynn:

Katelynn's soccer game this week was intense. They played a district team that they lost to in their first game. They did so good. That was the best I have seen these girls play. Both teams were very competitive. The game was tied 1-1 (Katelynn's scored a goal) and the other team got a penalty kick and ended up winning 2-1. We were still very proud of the way the girls played. The other team was getting so frustrated with Katelynn. The defender that was trying to keep Katelynn out of the goal finally just grabbed her by the back of her jersey and tried to pull her to the ground. The girl ended up with a yellow card and our team got a free kick. I thought we were gonna have a rumble cause Katelynn's fists started flying. Unfortunately I have no pictures cause I forgot my camera. Thank heavens Sunday is a day of rest! I'm tired!

No Evidence of Disease!!

The Doctor finally called today. I have been calling him for the past 2 days to get these scan results and they kept telling me they were in meetings. I am not the most patient person but the results were worth the wait. Kristoffer has no evidence of disease!! The lymph nodes that were swollen on his last scan are back to normal and the spots on his liver are unchanged. So now we do not have to go back for 6 months. That sounds so wonderful. Kristoffer was so upset to have to miss school and have an IV put in. He just kept saying, "i want to go home now!" He still doesn't understand everything but when I told him he doesn't have any cancer, he was very excited. He calls it tancer, which is so cute. For some reason it doesn't sound like such a horrible disease the way he says it. I found this sweet picture of Kristoffer from a while ago. His primary teacher gave him a small set of scriptures and he loves them. They actually took the place of his football (he always sleeps with a football) for a time. Such a sweet boy...

Smashley!!!

Smashley had a really good game yesterday! Their team is undefeated and Ashley served for 8 points in a row. She was on fire. Here are some of her action shots.

Focus!!!

She loves to spike the ball even thought she still needs to grow a couple more inches. She has already passed Katelynn by. Now she has set her sights on passing her mama.

Next trip to UNM

We are coming up on our next CT scan! It will be on Sept. 29th. October will be 2 years since his last round of chemo. I can't believe it. When I talk about it, I feel like I am talking about someone else. When we hit his 2 year anniversary of diagnosis I had a lot of tough memories. Jonathon had a lot of comforting to do. Bless his heart, he is my rock! I am sure he would love to trade me in for a lower maintenance wife but he sure is good to me. This anniversary, however, makes me happy. I remember the last dose of chemo. The party the nurses had for him. The excitement of thinking about the future. Being in the middle of chemo makes it hard to think about the future. If this scan is all clear we will then start doing scans every 6 months. That will be so nice and my bank account will appreciate it too.

For now though we are crazy busy with football for the boys, soccer for Katelynn and volleyball for Ashley! Kristoffer caught 2 passes in his game on Saturday. That boy lives for football! It warms my heart to watch!

Between our 4 kids we have 6 games this week. That does not include practices or any other extra activities. I love it though!

Katelynn's tournament

We took our boys and went to ShowLow Arizona for the weekend to watch Katelynn play in a soccer tournament. There were 12 teams in the tournament. Here is a game by game replay...

Game #1: We won 4-2. Katelynn had 2 assists in this game.

Game #2: This was a very intense game. These 2 teams tied 1-1. Katelynn scored the 1 goal in that game but then they went into a shootout. The picture above shows Kate and her teammates waiting for their turn to shoot! Very nervous mama on the sidelines.

We won the shootout and the game. This is the girls shaking hands at the end of the game.

Game #3: We won 5-0. Kate scored 2 goals and had 1 assist. It was a fun game to watch.

Game #4 (Championship game): They played the same team that they beat in game 2. They played really well but they just could not get a goal so they lost 2-0.

So we came away with 2nd place but they played awesome and we were very proud of them.