Our First Christmas

Since Shawn and I are going to be visiting our families over Christmas we decided to go ahead and have our own Christmas together at home.

This year I got Shawn diamond earrings and he got me a rifle.

What do ya think?

Well, actually Shawn got me the diamond earrings and I got him the rifle, but I think he looks pretty good in my earrings :)

Macie with one of her Christmas toys.

Finally, A Christmas Tree

Finally, a week before Christmas we decorated our Christmas tree. Well, I decorated the tree and while Shawn found better things to do. But, I did save vacuuming up all of the dropped pine needles for him and putting the star on the top. I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!

Please pray for Lindsey and Andrew

The doctors discovered that Andrew has blood in his lungs. They are going to do the PDA surgery immediately. Please pray that the surgery goes well and that he will no longer have any blood in his lungs. Please also pray for Lindsey. She has a 102 fever and is shaking. Please pray that she will remain calm and the doctor can find out what is causing the fever. Please keep all of them in your thoughts and prayers.
Thanks,Dana

Lindsey went into labor this evening and they were unable to stop the contractions. They did a c-section and at 7:57 pm Adam Russel and Andrew Stephen were born. Adam weighs 2 pounds and Andrew weighs 1 pound 11 ounces. Both babies were breathing when they were born and one even cried. They are now on respirators and in the NICU. Please pray that the boys will have no bleeding in their brains, that their lungs will mature, and they will not develop any infections. Please pray that Lindsey will be able to get some sleep and have a quick recovery.
-Dana

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

Ever since I was little I have always wanted to put lights on the house. This year, Shawn made my dream come true. On Sunday, we put icicle lights on the front of the house. We still want to add another strand of lights on the dormer, but this what we have done so far.

Shawn had me absolutely terrified at this moment.

Macie could care less about what was going on.

I think it looks pretty good, especially when we get that other strand up.

My Amazing Sister

Many of you know that Lindsey and I are not just sisters but great friends. It took many years for us to be friends, but once I finally grew up we became best friends. I treasure our relationship and I miss her so much. She has always been the person I have looked up to. She set a great example for me on how to be a teenager, college student, wife and now mother. Lindsey loves her boys so much and will do anything for them. She has the most positive attitude and nothing is getting her down. Her faith in Christ is amazing. After spending 2 1/2 weeks in the hospital she is not growing tired of it. She is so happy for each day that she is there carrying those babies. She is going to be an incredible mother. I just wanted to share with everyone what an amazing sister I have, and I can't wait for her, Kenny, Adam and Andrew to come home. I miss them so much.

Thanksgiving

This year we had a quiet simple Thanksgiving. Since Lindsey is in the hospital and Casey and Rachel spent Thanksgiving with her side, Shawn and I had my parents over for lunch. I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner (actually with the close supervision of my mom). We had a nice time and I was able to use our china for the first time.

There is so much to be thankful for this year. In May, I married the kindest, most helpful, and supportive man that I love with all my heart. In June, our nephew Luke entered this world and our family. Lindsey is still pregnant with our twin nephews. We are also so thankful for our loving and supportive families. Most of all we are thankful for our Heavenly Father who has given us all of these many blessings.

Update Thursday 11 /16/06

Lindsey had a great night last night. She was able to get some sleep that she was desperately needing. She is breathing much better today as well. Thank you for all of your prayers during this time. The Lord is answering them for us. Lindsey's contractions are minimal and are much weaker. Please pray that they will not increase. Please also pray that she will be able to carry the babies for at least another 2-4 weeks.
-Dana

Update

Lindsey is improving. She had a chest x-ray this afternoon and it looked better. Please pray that the contractions will not start again and that she will be able to get some sleep.
-Dana

Update Wednesday 11/15/06

This morning Lindsey had a bit of a scare. The magnesium that she had been on caused her to have fluid build up in her chest. This caused her to have trouble breathing this morning. The doctors were very concerned about her health and talked about doing a c-section. Fortunately, things improved and she is breathing better. Please pray that this fluid will go away and she will not have anymore problems breathing. The contractions from yesterday have pretty much stopped. Please pray that Lindsey will continue to improve, so that Adam and Andrew can stay in her a lot longer.
-Dana

Update Tuesday 11/14/06

Lindsey has started having contractions again. A drug called Endocin stopped the contractions on Sunday and can only be taken for 48 hours. They gave her one last dose of it after the contractions started. She had also been taking magnesium, but they have decided that it isn't working and are going to take her off of it and try a new drug. Please pray that the last dose of Endocin will stop the contractions and the new drug will start to work. Please keep Lindsey, Kenny, and the babies in your prayers.
-Dana

Please pray for Lindsey, Kenny, and the Babies

Lindsey is at the Women's Hospital of Texas in Houston right now. On Saturday she started having contractions and went to the hospital in College Station. Sunday the contractions progressed and she was transported to the Hospital in Houston. She will be there indefinitely. Currently her contractions have slowed down and have weakened. Please pray that the doctors will determine which medicine works best to stop the contractions. The babies are 23 weeks. Each additional day this can be delayed is very important. Please pray that she will be able to carry the babies for many more days if not weeks or months. Please keep Lindsey, Kenny, the babies, and the doctors all in your prayers during this difficult time.
Thanks,
Dana

5 Months Later

I didn't like having all of our china put up in the cabinets and never getting to see any of it. So I had KMC build us this china cabinet. I think it turned out great. I love getting to see everything now.

Cancun

Shawn and I just got back from a long weekend at Cancun. Since getting married Shawn has been very busy with school, so we decided to take the quick trip to relax and have a good time. The trip started well. We really enjoyed the beach and the water was very nice, but after our favorite meal of the trip we became sick with food poisoning. The last day we spend in bed sick. I don't think we will be going back to Mexico anytime soon.

Every day we would receive a towel creature or object in our room. There is a swan, basket, heart, and a snail like creature.

These unfortunately are our only pictures. We had put off taking pictures until our last day and then ended up being sick. That is ok with us though because we don't need pictures to remind us of this trip. The picture at the top was actually taken right before that fateful meal.

Aggies 6-1

The Aggies are going to a bowl game!!! After 6 wins the Aggies are eligible which isn't as common these days in Aggieland. They played great on Saturday against an undefeated Mizzou. We had a lot less mistakes which really made a big difference. This week we will be playing away at Oklahoma State who has been struggling this year. I hope we aren't overly confident because that is usually when everything catches up with us.

Aggies 4-1

Well, the aggies lost their first football game this season to Texas Tech. It was a heart breaker. The first half we didn't play very well, but we came out strong in the second half and dominated. But, Texas Tech was able to score in the last minute to pull ahead and win the game. This week we play Kansas away, hopefully we can pull out a win on the road.

Wedding Pictures

Last night, I received some wedding pictures that Marian Coleman, our pastor's wife took at the wedding. She did a great job, the pictures look beautiful. The wedding was a blur to me, so I love it when I receive pictures from guests at the wedding. They are always from a different view point and it lets me see what the wedding actually looked like.

Thank you Marian!!! (Isn't her baby adorable)

Aggies 4-0

Wow, I can not believe we are 4-0. It hasn't been pretty but how many teams are still undefeated at this point. After a 2 hour rain delay we came out a little sloppy, but improved as the game went on. I was very impressed by the 12th man. It looked like everyone stayed around through the rain delay to see the game. This weekend will really be a challenge for us. Texas Tech loves to upset us. If we can avoid stupid mistakes and penalties I think we have a chance at 5-0.

Aggies 3-0

This past weekend we went to visit Shawn's family in Fort Worth. We had a great time getting to see them and Shawn's dad fixed another amazing meal. While we were there we watched the Aggie football game. I am so glad we did not go to the game. It would not have been worth the money.

Army definitely came to play and we were not ready for that. We barely squeaked by with a win. Not only did the team not play to their potential, I thought the coaching was very poor. On our last drive we are just trying to keep the ball and eat up as much time as possible. Our running game was fantastic all day, which makes no sense why we would throw a pass and stop the clock. On top of that we try to go for it on 4th down on the 30 yard line. We don't get it and Army had a short field. Fortunately the defense was able to hold them before the time expired.

Even though, we did not have a very good game, we did come away with a win. We are now 3-0. I do not remember the last time we won 3 games straight. It was probably good for the team to have a challenge and still come away with a win. Hopefully this weekend will be easier and we can go 4-0.

Wedding Announcement

Finally, our wedding announcement was in the paper on Sunday. Since I didn't have a bridal portrait made before the wedding, we had to wait for the wedding pictures to submit it to the paper. Then we had to wait awhile to get the digital copy from the photographer. Anyways, click on the link below if you would like to see it.

http://www.theeagle.com/stories/091006/announcements_20060910001w.php

Aggies 2-0

We won again this week. We beat the University of Louisiana Lafayette or as the students called it u-la-la. The final score was 51-7. We definitely improved from last week. The Wrecking Crew might be on its way back. It will be interesting to see how we play a Big 12 team, but for now I am enjoying watch the Aggies when some games.

Football Season

On Saturday, the Aggies had their first football game of the season. I love Aggie football, but I have know idea what kind of team we will have this year. We beat Citadel 35-3. I really don't know what that means for our team. Citadel isn't known to have a great football program. A blow out would have made me feel better. Our team looked pretty sloppy in some places, but the defense came through for us on a couple 4th downs. That is a pretty big improvement over last year. We will see as the season progresses. I would love for us to have winning season and a bowl game. That is something we haven't seen for a while and it is time to get back to that point again. We are off to a good start. 1-0 is a winning season so far.

Gig'em Aggies

Colorado

Last week Shawn and I spent the first time away from each other since we were married. I went to Colorado with my family for a week while he stayed home to study. It was very hard to be away from each other. Neither of us got much sleep while I was gone. It is amazing how quickly you get used to someone in your bed in 3 short months. I think we both agreed we will not be spending that much time apart for a very long time.

While in Colorado, I had a nice time with my family. I enjoyed getting to spend time with our newest family member, Luke. He is the sweetest baby, and he is looking more and more like Casey everyday.

We also went to, I believe, every park in the Vail Valley. I don't think I have ever been to so many parks, but it was fun to watch Lauren run around from place to place. She had a great time.

Happy Birthday Shawn!!!

On Saturday, we celebrated Shawn's 32nd birthday. We had a great time. We went to Houston and ate at Pappasitos. When we got home Shawn opened his present and we had cookie cake. We had a wonderful day together, that was very special after I have been out of town for a week.

Did you know that when you are 32 it takes TWO boxes of candles?

Shawn's Age

My Age

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Lindsey and Kenny!!! They are expecting TWINS the beginning of March. We are so excited for y'all and can't wait to babysit.

Happy Birthday Lauren!!!

Lauren you are growing up so fast!!

Happy 3rd Birthday,

We Love You!!

1998 Ford Ranger For Sale!!!

On Saturday, Shawn and I drove to Hempstead and got him a new truck. It is a Ford F-150, 4 door, 4x4 truck. It is maroon with a tan leather interior. It is a lot more comfortable and roomy. Plus other people will be able to ride with us now.

If anyone is interested in a 1998 Ford Ranger let us know. It is a great truck and is in great condition.