Saying Goodbye to Grandma...

Our New Year's Celebration was cut short with having to say our Goodbyes to Grandma...

Chloe

Great Uncle Harvey, Aunt Jill, and Abby

Mollie plays with a girl from Uncle Tony's church

Chloe is Out!!

Abby

Abby on January 2, 2009

Shawn and Abby

Kim and Abby

Robyn and Abby

Grammy and Abby

Abby Sue

Our trip to Alton...

We were supposed to leave on the night of December 28 to go to Alton...we were running late as usual, and were debating if we'd leave and how far we would go...my mom called us and told us that my Grandma (who was already in a nursing home) had taken a turn for the worse and they were all headed for the home...as we got in the car to leave, I called to say "we're on the road" and received the news, my Grammy had passed away before they even made it back to see her. She never met Abby, and she adored Mollie and Chloe..no doubt about that. So all of our plans changed, Christmas "celebration" took on a whole new meaning, and we all missed her terribly. She is now in heaven, resting in her savior's arms, and holding my grandpa in her arms for the first time in almost 30 years. I love you Grammy and you will be missed!!

The next morning...

Cousins!! Austin came over and the kids played as we prepared to leave, again.

Out in Alton...

Aunt Sandy holds Abby.

Our little Abby

Robyn, Mollie, Chloe, and Michael

Shawn holds Abby.

Our First Christmas, without Grandma...

Merry Christmas, Abby!

Chloe, Robyn, and Shawn

Mollie and Great Aunt Cathy

Sister...Mom and Aunt Cathy

Aunt Sandy and Uncle Tony

Uncle Tony holds Abby

Chloe opens Presents

Mollie opens Presents

A BIG present for Abby

A daisy play gymt for Abby

Finding solace in the innocence of Children...

Uncle Tony and Abby

Aunt Cathy and Abby

Grammy and Chloe

Sleepyheads

Cathy and Abby

Vicki and Abby

New Year's Eve Dinner...

Daddy and Chloe

Abby

Mollie and Mommy

Our Family New Year's Eve Dinner

Chloe and Mollie

Abby...already asleep!

Happy New Year 2009, Everyone!!

The day after Christmas and Christmas Holidays...

On Our way To Kansas to Celebrate Christmas...

We stopped to feed Abby after we took Jen's mom to Love Field

Michael and Mollie and Chloe

"Daddy's older Girls"

Daddy and Mollie

Abby

Chloe and Mommy

Grandma Joyce and Itsy Bitsy Abby

Grandpa and Grandma admire the newest grandbaby

Brendan was getting ready to leave town..a peek at the newest li'l one

Abby and her Great Grandparents

We left for Manhattan...

SNOW!!!!

Dinner With Our Friends...

WOW, How we've grown!

Mike, Michelle, Coy, and Madeline

Ring-Around-The-Rosy

All the Kids!!

Janna, Brian, Clara, Lilly, and Annie

Mike, Michelle, Madeline, and Coy

Michael, Jennifer, Mollie, Abby, and Chloe

Back at the Farm...

Great Aunt Sandra and Uncle Marty with Abby

Aunt Sara and Abby

Uncle Kevin, Aunt Sara, and Abby

Michael, Chloe, Jennifer, and Mollie

Abby sleeps on a blanket while we all have lunch.

Mollie, Chloe, and Abby

Abby's present

Grandma organizes the opening of gifts.

Crystal, Austin, and Mike

Aunt Crystal and Abby

So sweet!!

Aunt Sara, Abby, and Uncle Kevin

Enjoy this now Uncle Kevin...someday,it will be your turn!