busy, busy, busy!!!

My goodness it was a busy weekend! Bill and I took the kids up to Holter Lake just before the snow started! Thankfully we made it back home before the roads got bad! Then I spent the afternoon baking Christmas cookies with my sisters and my Mom and friend Tracy. It was a blast! We made Trilbies, Snickerdoodles, Peanut Butter Fudge, and Orange Snowball Cookies! YUM! I think I gained 10lbs. just thinking about baking them! I am taking most of mine to a cookie exchange tomorrow night. Next I raced home to get ready for an evening out with my hubby. My Aunt Sherry and Uncle Kim took Bill and I out for dinner at On Broadway. First they presented Bill with a plaque that they had made for him to put on their porch as a way to honor his amazing work. He rebuilt most of the front of their home and yard last summer! My husband is an amazing builder! We ate and visited for about 4 hours! What a nice time! Then we decided to head to Wal-Mart to do some Christmas shopping for the boys that are spending the night up at Holter Lake with Grandma Lila and Papa John! It was soooooooooo nice to be able to start and finish a whole conversation! Anyway we ended the night around 11:00 when Hastings closed! Today was fun too! Lila and the boys made it safely into town from Holter Lake for church and then Lila and I stayed and wrapped presents for the Angel Tree at church. Then we did a little shopping and went home! Lila made it back up to Holter Lake safe and sound and all is well with the Fields Family tonight! Made God richly bless your week! Love you all!

Sing unto the Lord a new song!

Well, after the death of our Grandma Nancy, my children have made me realize that I still have much to be happy about! We spent last Friday evening at my Aunt & Uncle's home to reminisce and just enjoy that fact that Grandma is in heaven now! I am so thankful! This is a picture of Drew enjoying the fire place at my Aunt Sherry & Uncle Kim's home!

Andrew & Jacksen sharing a big snuggle in front of the fire place! They really do love each other! We also went to the Festival of Trees last Saturday afternoon to watch Will sing in the choir for his school. Cousin Sean Patrick was here from Chicago to enjoy the festivities and enjoyed a moment with his sweet little Andrew! Sean and his wife Hope are expecting another baby in March! I think Sean was missing his sweet little boy Finn! I know I was!

If you look front and center you will see my handsome boy Will getting ready to sing! What a total cutie! He did a wonderful job! He is such a joy! Watch out guys he is gonna be a chick magnet when he gets older! :)

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers during the past few weeks! Love to all!

Katy

Giving is Living!

I think this should be my new motto for 2010! I am so thankful today that my sister recreated my blog site yesterday for me! I am also thankful for my many friends, family and the people that God puts in my path at just the right moments. I am so very thankful that I know my Grandparents are in heaven! My prayer today is that those of you who don't know Jesus will ask him to come into your heart today and save your soul! He is the way the truth and life! No one can come to the Father except by Him! I love you all, Happy Thanksgiving!

Good Bye Grandma Nancy

This beautiful little Gramma of ours went to be with the Lord yesterday. I am so sad for me today but I am rejoicing with God that one of his daughters went home to be with Him yesterday! She was a truly amazing woman. This beautiful lady never said an unkind word about anybody! I know that is hard to believe but that is how she lived her life. She had an unwavering strength about her in everything that she faced. She was a mother of 3 boys and a grandmother to 4 girls and one boy. Then much to her delight she was the great grandmother to 8 boys and 4 girls. She was just the best. I will miss her so much but I am very happy today that she is back with my Grandpa and all her sisters and parents that died before her. Love and miss you Grandma Nanny!

Christmas Tree Decorating & a date!

We broke down and got a fake Christmas Tree this year! We are heading to Portland the day after Christmas to see Bill's brother and sister-in-law so we figured a fake tree would be best! I have to admit, it sure was easy and it looks nice. We decided on a white, silver, and gold theme. Will and I spent about an hour decorating. On another note, Drew had his first lunch date with Carla today! Jen and I took them to Pizza Hut and it was so fun! They talked and played and Carla gave him a high five and nucks! We can't wait to get together again! Thankful today for all the many blessings we have been given! Praise the Lord!

Braces

Here is Dano right after they put the braces on! We had this done two days after we got back from Alaska.

Cute huh! He has blue and orange bands, the Chicago Bears colors! Go Bears!

ALASKA!!!!

This is the historic part of Ketchikan. We stayed at the Gilmore Hotel which is the 3rd building to the right in this picture. The tall mountain in the back is called Deer Mountain. That is the only snow we saw.

This our cute littel nephew Wylie! He is 5 months old in this picture. He is such a smiley baby!

And this is Wyatt! He is 1 and 1/2 and is super cute! He really likes to play outside!

This is a picture of Bill and I standing on the pier in the evening. It was so beautiful!

This is a picture of Bill thumbing an eagle butt! LOL!!!