Here we go!

First things first...My best friend Lacy had her sweet little(kinda) boy Julian Travis Curry yesterday morning. He weighed 8 lbs. 6oz and was 21 inches long!!! Here he is and the proud parents. Congrats lacy!

I get to go visit her and Julian in January with Kaden and I really cant wait now. Everyone is doing fine and she is recovering from her c-section.

Ok, so lets see....whats been going on......well we had Cooper Keefer's 1st bday party last weekend.....

So much fun and he's doing GREAT! He goes back in for scheduled surgery in April and we'll go from there, but you wouldn't know anything is wrong with this kid if you didn't know his story, he's just adorable!

KU bball is in full effect and we are having fun going to the games. Kaden and I sit next to Coach Keller's wife and daughter, Kenzie, which is Kaden's little girlfriend, so it makes games fun. For the most part he does really well and gets into the games. He loves yelling "defense" and holding his hands up for free throws. It's pretty cute.

Oh, Thanksgiving went well. We had my granny in town with us, we at lots of food there and then had a team Thanksgiving at Coach Self's that night, so more food!! Then we did the whole 4am shopping the day after, yeah my 82 yr. old granny went with me and my mom, it was a lot of fun!! I have like 2 more things to get and then I'm done with my shopping, so I'm pretty proud. I cant wait b/c all my family from Texas is coming up this year and we always have a blast. My brother and Amber are staying at the "Ballard Bed & Breakfast", so it'll be a wake-up call for them getting up early with a 21mth old!!! Good times, I'm really excited though.

The only other new thing was that Kaden started swim lessons for the first time yesterday!! He did great. He was sooo excited about going in, we had to wait on the side for a while until it was his turn, and he was anxious to get in. Once Ms. Claudine got him and held him for a bit and showed him some toys, the rope, ect. he was ok. As soon as she turned him around to get him all the way wet, he freaked out. He pretty much screamed the whole rest of the lesson, which thank goodness they are only 15 or so minutes long. I understand why now, but she's AWESOME! They did 3 things repetitive the whole time. She made him "swim" to the side and grab on, float on his back, and swim to her from just inches away. He really did great though. It was funny b/c she talks really sweet and quiet to them and you don't think they are listening, but he really was b/c he would be screaming and then when she said "now go to the wall" he would stop b/c he knew he was going under before he got up and to the wall, and he then he would start the crying again. Once he got out he was sooo excited. He kept saying "I whimming in the waten" He was pretty proud of himself and so was I. We go 4 days in a row the first time and then see how often he needs/wants to go. So I'll let you know how today and then next days go soon.

That's about it for now. We are thinking of going downtown to see the Christmas parade with Santa, may be a little cold, gotta go check. Then we are off to the game at 1 and then swimming at 5:45. Then we get to watch the Hammerschmidt kids, cousins, for the night. Busy day.

Take care everyone!