Well 2012 is drawing is a close and I must say I am glad that this year is done with! Don't get me wrong for all it's trials and hardships, it was certainly outweighed by blessings, great times and most of all miracles.
I have been contemplating what my New Year's Resolution should be eventhough they usually fail miserably within the first week just like everyone else's resolutions do...I'm talking to you fat girls hogging up the treadmills at the gym for most of January.
But I do in fact have a resolution and that's to update the blog more often, not to toot my own horn eventhough I am truly awesome as a daddy blogger, father, lawyer, explorer, mountain climber, and silk weaver, but many people have told me that they love reading the blog and I should do it more often....so your wish is my command...maybe..hopefully....probably....maybe.
Okay back to the kids.....
Thanksgiving and Christmas were great times, and sandwiched in between was our annual trip to Vegas...and yes the girls went to Vegas with us...why wouldn't they? I mean Vegas casino's scream kid friendly...so after Piper, Maizy and I went and hit the craps table, went shot for shot on whiskey, and fought a bouncer at a club, we found time to hit the PRCA National Finals Rodeo. Actually, Maizy and I stayed in the room because she was getting a bit tired that night, so Piper, Mommy, Papa and RaRa hit up the rodeo at the Thomas and Mack Center. Piper loved it to say the least. She loved the buckin' bulls and all the horses too.
The trip to Vegas was a great time, I got to drink my "hard to find" microbrews while Papa Dave looked at me wondering how I could drink that weird sh*t....his words not mine.
Christmas fast approached after we returned, and we had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas (even if it was terribly exhausting) but it was even more special by the fact it was Maizy's first Christmas! It was certainly hard not thinking how close we may have came to never being able to do such a thing with her...makes me even more thankful for all the wonderful blessings that our family has been given.
We went to Topeka on the Saturday and Sunday before Christmas to do the holidays with my family, we hit up Aunt Tanzy and Uncle Allen's on Saturday, and my Grandmothers with my brother, his fiance Stephanie, and my mom Sunday. My sister Heather was unable to make it this year as she just recently took a new job in a new location and was not able to make it...no worries though we will do Christmas whenever she can get back for it! It doesn't matter what day you do it on as long as you are together.
Piper's big present from Santa Claus as a giant Disney Princess Castle that sings, dances and generally irritates the living sh*t out of me...but the look on her face when she opened it was fantastic. When she realized what it was her face lit up and she said "it's a dream come true!" Never a dull moment with these girls!!
Well in closing I just want to say thank you to all of you and your kind words, thoughts, prayers, comments, etc that you have provided our family this year. It was certainly a difficult journey but it was our journey and we made it through. Just this last friday we celebrated the 6 month anniversary of Maizy's heart surgery. She's certainly come a long way from that skinny little girl with a broken heart to a lively, beautiful little girl that hollers, rolls both ways, tries to stand, and loves to bounce around in her exer-saucer. She also loves watching the chaos that ensues whenever her big sister is awake...I am sure she thinks she was born to a pack of crazy people. But in all seriousness thank you to you all, too often we get caught up on the tough times and how we don't have all the "stuff" we think we need...none of that matters as long as you have a loving family and friends...and food....and shelter....and socks....probably some booze too.....
Thank you all, Happy New Year, We love you, Best of Wishes for a New Year, and LIFE IS GOOD!
Love,
Justin, Traci, Piper and Maizy
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