Thanksgiving

Wawa , Kent and Eli Brody


Wawa and the baby boys




The boys and WaWa


Sweet Mom Walker



Reagan loved the swing!




Kent, Wawa, Sarah and Eli




Kala, Sammie and Seth




Loves the Jetski (mama doesn't though)



Sarah, Eli and Colton



Eli Brody Walker



Maddie and Reagan on the Trampoline


Uncle Roy and Colton


Kelsey Elaine
























Daddy loves him some Colton




Colton had cheetos all over so him had to have a bath:



Worn OUT



This is actually one of my favorite holidays. I love the decorations of Christmas and the meaning of Christmas but am always stressed at the holidays. But Thanksgiving allows me to really reflect on how lucky and blessed I am.

I have an amazing family. Darla means so much to me. I hope that she knows that no matter what happens in life, SHE is always family.. and we will always be here for her. My dad is also very important to me. He never will believe how thankful I am that we were able to overcome such a bad relationship and mend fences. He is hurting still, but he is on the road to happiness, I just know it. My mom and I have a long road ahead of us. i am not sure if it will ever be the same but at least we can have a conversation with each other.

Nana and Peepaw are my "comfort". When I think back on childhood they are in almost every memory that I have... I always know I have a safe and secure place to go if I were to need it. I can't believe that we live so far away, that instead of seeing them every day like I did for the first 18 years of my life, I have to settle for maybe twice a year. Thank the lord for Alexander Bell :)
Granny and Grandad are also special to me.. Granny raised me in the church so that I would know right from wrong. Grandad always has advice on how to fix anything.. he knows EVERYTHING about fixing stuff, that is for sure.

My cousins have been my rock these past few months. I not only lost my brother, they lost their cousin and we all hurt together. Kyla and I talk so much more now, we are there for each other. Zach and Reed are the reason that Krista is able to smile, they held her hand thru the whole ordeal and still call and check on her. Now, we are all pulling together for our Reagan.. we firmly believe in the power of prayer, and she has so many layers of people praying for her.. the closest layer is that of her family.. I hope she can feel all of our love for her.

The other half of my family, the Walkers are also a big blessing. Mom and Dad are my inspiration of all that is right and good with the world. Unconditionally loving each and every one of their children, always there with advice when we need it and support, even if we don't ask. Their home represents a safe haven to us. No judgement, just love. I just pray that Jett and I can offer that sort of home for Colton and children to come. Roy, Kala, Sam, and Kelsey have always supported us, even though we live so far away.

The Morris family, my adopted family know how much I love them. they are probably tired of me going on and on about how wonderful they are, but they are the best thing since sliced bread to me!!

My sweet sister Krista, I don't know a single person on this earth with a heart as sweet as yours. You are there for everyone, always putting yourself last. You have helped me so much and I know you think we do so much for you, but the truth is you do so much for us! I love you sister.

My perfect son Colton... has given me my smile back.. I just adore him.

My husband is my soulmate, the one I was put on this Earth to love. He is the one who keeps me grounded. He holds me when I hurt and comforts me thru all the crap that never seems to stop. He accepts my imperfections and cherishes me. I could not ask for a better man. I LOVE YOU!

I just hope that each and every person in my life knows how special they are to me. I also hope that you all take the time to let your loved ones know how special they are.

Now what you want to see:

Update on Reagan

My cousin Kyla is keeping me updated, so that Molly and Clifford don't have to call everyone.. here is what she told me today:

So we found out today that what the doctors think she has is a Whelms tumor (if I spelled that correctly). They did remove the entire tumor, as well as her left kidney. She is scheduled for an Echo, EKG and CT of her lungs. Her pediatric oncologist is doing the CT of her lungs because, if the cancer did spread, the lungs would be on of the first places it would go.


They also took samples of her lymphnodes to see if the cancer had spread. Those reports are not back yet, it will probably be after Thanksgiving. The doctor that I work for said that this tumor does have a significant chance of returning to the same spot. The good news is that this type of tumor is not know to metastasis (spread) very often.



Reagan will have to do 28 weeks of chemo beginning December 1. She is a tough cookie, and I know she will pull through this. Thank all of you who have prayed for Raegan and my family.
Your prayers mean so much to us!

Please Pray

Hello,

We just got word that my six year old cousin Reagan (Molly and Clifford's daughter) has a tumor on her kidney that is cancerous. It is from her pelvic bone to her pancrease.She will have surgery tonight (Sunday) to have the kidney removed. They will insert a port and she will be on chemo for a few months. Please pray for the doctors to have steady hands on our sweet girl. Please pray for Molly, Clifford, Zach and Reed as they remain strong for Reagan. Our family has been through so much this summer, this just brings back all the emotions of losing Josh.. I have faith that the Lord will protect her, it is just scary and hard.

Please PLEASE as you are with your own families this week, keep our family in your thoughts..

Love
Shauna

Holiday's are coming!!

I for one, can't believe it is almost Thanksgiving, AND CHRISTMAS!! I made a trip to the mall and could not believe I was hearing Christmas music and seeing Christmas decorations up! WOW..

We are so very excited to be heading to Corpus this Friday! We both are so lucky to have a whole week off of work, so we can have some quality time with the family. We are a bit disappointed that we won't get to see Rogers (Jeff and Kent's football team) play. They made it very far this season, but had a disappointing loss on Friday! The good news about that is we get to see Kent, Sarah and ELI, as well as Jeff, Miranda, Madison and Reagan.. it has been too long since we have been able to see them at Thanksgiving.. so we are really looking forward to this trip!

Here are some pictures of Krista, who handed her crown over to this year's Ms. BRCC.






And here are some of Colton.

How bout them Red Raiders?

Wreck em Tech!


Mommy and Colton love our Red Raiders!

Happy Halloween!!

here are some pictures of our scary spider!!

We went over to Gran and Pop's and had a weenie roast with Tia Leah and Uncle Brandon. Colton had his first marshmellow.... and LOVED IT!







I love my daddy (And the Red Raiders)




Colton's favorite place is in his Pop Pop's car!






YUMMY


Vrooom Vroom




HUH?



My Pop Pop and Gran... i love them!


My Pop and me

Here are some pictures we took one lazy Saturday. Isn't our boy getting so big??