Fish tank

So we have this salt water fish tank it's only a 20 gallon. 

We have been wanting to get our 55 gallon set up for some time now and I think it is really going to happen.

We went to Home Depot and bought the lumber we were going to need and went home and got to work.

We got it all built and put the tank on top

Added rocks Patrick got his sump all hooked up and we started to fill her up.

It was a little cloudy but thats typical. we ran tests and the water was perfect we just had to let it cycle for a week or so.

look at how clear it is :) 

We drip acclimated the fish to the new tanks water and put the babies in their new home.

We got a new clown fish or Nemo has the boys call them. I think we are going to have to call one of them Marlin.

Papa

This is my Papa, he is 89. Recently he was walking with his walker and his arm popped they took him in and sure enough he broke it. After taking a closer look they said he had cancer. We'll first things first they put a rod in his arm so it would heal and did a biopsy while they were In there and found it is Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. They found it in his colon, arm, abdomen, but it is probably all over. They gave us a few treatment option but they would all be hard on him and most likely wouldn't make his life longer so we opted not to treat it. He had to be in a wheelchair for a while after surgery, but he is getting stronger and we think he will be back to using his walker soon. Which is great news! They are giving him months don't know how many. It's not good but it could always be worse.

Love you, Papa

Christmas Decorating

I am normally am very ready for Christmas and all of the decorating but last year the radio stations started playing Christmas music right after Halloween and it really messed with my brain. I wasn't ready for it to start and it made me kind of Scrooge like. We'll this year with thanksgiving being so late and the radio stations backing off until the week of thanksgiving, it helped give me the time I needed. We had thanksgiving and the long weekend so we set up the tree it was really nice. Gabe was excited to help and I think that really got me in the mood, kids can be really good spirit lifters.

The last few years we have had blue, green and purple ornaments so when I found, all of this for $10 I was really excited.

Sara Evans

Well the other day I got an offer from Patrick's grand parents to go to the Sara Evans concert. They had tickets that they weren't going to use. I called my best friend Abbi and told her she needed a babysitter. 

It's been forever since we have had a much needed girl date :) 

Raelynn Yvonne

As an only child I've always wondered if I would ever be an aunt. We'll now it has happened, thanks to my wonderful husband having 2 sisters. This is my niece Raelynn.

Isn't she so sweet.

Here are some pictures of her with her cousins.

New Beds!

The boys have all been sleeping in toddler beds which have the same mattress size as a crib. They all still fit but I think Shawn was getting close to being to big for his.

 Recently we got them all twin size mattresses but they hadn't been able to use them because their room just isn't big enough for three of them. We'll over the weekend we bought them a bunk bed and got it all put together so they can use their new beds.

Needless to say I think they really liked them.

They haven't decided who is sleeping where yet. I think they all kind of want the top bunk. As long as they don't fight they can sleep in a different bed every night if they want.

Veterans Day Parade

Now that Shawn has entered first grade he is old enough to join Cub Scouts. I am pretty sure Patrick has planned for this since Shawn was born. They were both excited to go sign up. Any way the time has come and he is officially a member.

Yesterday he did his first big thing as a scout he marched in the Veterans Day Parade.

Here comes the pack

Gabe, Wesson and I had a great time watching the parade and looking for Shawn and Patrick to march by.