Prayers for the Rices

I am going to make this quick. My cousins are really sick and they need your prayer.s  Grayson, Cooper and Claire all have RSV. Grayson is very sick and is being transferred from Plano Presbyterian to the Children's Hospital in Plano.  Cooper is struggling and Claire was discharged from the hospital Tuesday but is still having trouble too. Please pray that God heals this family once again.  They have been through so much and need your prayers.  God, please watch over my Auntie Kelly, Uncle Andy, Grayson, Cooper and Claire.  Please comfort them, heal them as you have before and help them to know how much we love them. 

Christmas, Christmas Time Was Here

 First and foremost, Merry Christmas! It's a little past due but since Daddy is too frugal to give me money for Christmas cards, you can consider this my card from me to you.

 My Christmas was awesome. I got to see all my grandparents, Gammy Sheryl and Uncle Bobo and Uncle Raleigh and Auntie Jessica.  The only people I was missing were the Rice and Weidemann clans.  I got lots of great presents including this super one you see me opening in this picture...Hug Me Elmo. I picked it out and put it in the cart myself.  Too bad Mommy and Daddy ended up buying it for me because 1) it terrifies me and 2) it is getting recalled for catching fire. Parents of the year over here!

 Here I am with Daddy all tuckered out after a big Christmas Day at Mimi and Pa's.

You might be wondering how Leland fared for Christmas. Well Mommy and Daddy forgot to get him a present but, no worries, he staked early claim on my tent from Uncle Andy and Auntie Kelly.

Did I happen to mention I love chocolate chips? So much so that I went into the trash after mom threw away an expired bag.  They tasted fine to me!

 I have also mastered the art of getting up on the dining room chairs.  Mommy and Daddy thought they were tricky getting a bar-height table but I am quite the climber.

I had my 18-month check-up and am still hanging out in the 75th % for height at 33 inches and 55th % for weight.  I am healthy as ever...well I was until we went to the doctor and picked up the stomach flu.  After 18 months, I finally initiated Mommy into motherhood by projectile vomiting on her for 10 hours now.  She kept trying to get me to puke in the trash can but I found her to be a much better target.  After 3 loads of laundry, several baths, and a can of Lysol wipes, she's given up on trying to keep us clean until this passes.

I am leaving you with a picture of me and my Mimi.  Mimi has her colon resection on Wednesday and we are all saying lots of prayers for her and Dr. Moore and her care team that Mimi has an easy surgery and speedy recovery.  It will be a long couple of weeks of recovery for her but we know God has seen her through lots the past few months and that He will heal her once again so she can get back to snuggling me.