Happy Birthday Elaine!

WOW 3 years has gone by so fast!!!! Sitting with Elaine on the night of her birthday, Dec 9, 2006. looking through all her Premie stuff brings tears to my eyes. Each year I show her the Memory box i made for her. It contains all her clothes, some special blankets, cards, and the care pages that many of you wrote on. There are countless ultrasound pictures and its just a box full of memories. Each Year the few days leading up to her birthday are hard for me. I can remember most of what happened each day and how my body continued to reject her little body. Iam amazed at how much she has grown and what a beautiful young lady she is becomming. Elaine you are my precious little girl! HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY SWEET HEART!

Some fun stuff she doing right now:

-learning how to ride a bike!
-she can draw faces now, its so cute!
-she knows 4 colors red, orange, green and blue
-she can say most of her ABC's
- she loves to dance, and sing songs
-she is inlove with anything princess!
-she had a very vivid memory and holds you to it
-she loves her baby brother
-starting to really grasp going potty
-enjoys helping with everything
-loves watching cartoons
and is starting to grow in her understand of Jesus! she loves to pray and read stories about him.



JACOB PETER TROAST!!

Jacob is 8 months old already, that has gone by fast too! he is crawling and pulling himself up onto stuff. He enjoys trying to feed himself, loves bread, fruit bars, noodles and what ever is put in front of him!! He is a happy go lucky dude, unless he is sick,tired or hungry. He is a bundle of fun!!

Life has been crazy around here, both kids have been sick on and off for a few weeks! hopefully they got it all out of their systems. I think each one has been to the doctor at least twice in the last few weeks. Josh caught a cold and I so far have been fairly healthy. We spend thanksgiving at home with family and friends! and then went back to have a family party for Josh's Birthday and Elaines. On her actual birthday Josh and I took her to Chuckie Cheese!! she had so much FUN!! and then that night I took her and Jacob to Applebees. and when Josh came home from work we had cake together. It was a fun but busy day.

We have been living here on the East side for 1 year now. And it does not get any easier for us. We both miss home terribly. Me probably more so than Josh. He is too busy with work right now to think about it. I have been going to MOPS and trying to make new friends. Elaine enjoys this as well.
We are looking forward to Christmas as we will be spending most of our time back home.

2010 will be a busy year again, as we have a couple fun parties planned and My sister Lisa and Her husband Jon will welcome their first baby in the Spring!!