Christmas Eve 2006

We spent Christmas Eve at Aunt Monica's house.

The kids had a blast because they got everyone's attention.
Trav especailly loved the attention he got from Lauren.

Monica has a small dog, Trav patted the ground next to him and said sit. The dog sat. Trav was so excited.

Trav and his daddy.

This is officially our picture of the year!

I love it.

Travis could not get over the camera.

Uncle Tommy thinks Trav looks like the Crocidile Hunter (which we have heard more than once). So he taught Trav to say Crickey (however you spell it).

Christmas 2006

CHRISTMAS MORNING AT OUR HOUSE

This time last Christmas we were so thankful that our baby boy was home and with us on his first Christmas. This Christmas went off with out any trouble! We had so much fun.

We did trick the kids a little

Travis got a sandbox, Audrey got the picnic table.

We put all the gifts in the sandbox, put the lid on.

They woke up and thought that was all they had.

Audrey did have a little crying spell. She said, "I thought I was going to wake up with a pony in my back yard."

And she was really devastated!

He kept telling Sissy to sit, and she was trying to explain to him he had to move over!

My camera hog pushing sissy out of the way for his picture.

They finally got it, and openned up the sandbox.

Christmas Lunch at my parent's house.

Trav loves his Zoe (he can even say it!)

Giving Zoey some of his juice
Giving Zoey her Christmas gift. What I don't have picture of his my day having cow. But you try to keep a 2 year old from kissing his PaPa's dog!

Oh yeah, Trav calls PapPaw, PaPa.

I tell him my PapPaw, and he says, no OUR PaPa. It is so cute.

MamMaw's present.

So we tried to do hand prints. With Travis it was impossible. They came out big smudges.

We made stepping stones for MamMaw, Grandma Lindberg, Grandma Nixon, Mrs. Carol, and Granny. Well I should say- Derik and I made them. After Trav left his mark, we put the kids to bed and started over.

My beautiful princess.

MamMaw picks out the best clothes!

The shirt said Daddy's girl

Ok, I wish I could upload video. I will have to work on that. He was so excited thinking there was something under all the clothes, he was throwing them all out.


The kids helping my dad open his present.

Travis wanted it!

I wish you could see her face. It is a baby doll (big deal) on her own horse (even bigger deal)!

Christmas Night and Granny and PawPaw's

She was having such a fun day.

You think she wants to be a cowgirl?
Granny and Paw Paw got him a Tiger that bounces- he would just bounce along has it sang. Totally cute!

Dancing with Tiger again.

When we have guests, he gets it out and shows off for them.

Although we had a fantastic day, this day will always be remember to us as Hailey's day.

This was the night I received a phone call from Hailey's aunt about the accident.

Please, please remember Hailey in your prayers. She has come so far it is unbelievable!

HOUSE BIll 2827

So last week was so bitter sweet!
Last Tuesday we received Travis' new test results.
Of course it still showed the Peanut, Milk and Egg allergy.
He has grown out of his corn, tomato and pea allergy (but he still cannot eat). YEAH!!!
Another praise- all of the nuts- pecan, walnut, almond (Mommy and Daddy's favorite), coconut, and one other- HE IS NOT ALLERGIC TO!!!
We found out 2 horrible things, one that I was totally prepared for. I had been telling Derik for months I knew he was allergic to Wheat.
The thing that totally stop me in my TRACK- that he is more allergic to a HORSE than to a PEANUT.
Now, the blood test could be a little off because of his exposure to horses, but he is allergic for sure.
He has not been exposed to a peanut since September of 2006. Little disturbing that it was so high, considering his exposure time was so long ago.

Of course we had a hunch about the horse, but had hoped it was the pecan pollen at his grandparents'.
It totally devastated me. He talks about his horse in his sleep. But I know he will grow out of it, he is just the perfect cowboy.

So we went out of town, and had a wonderful Father's Day weekend together.

But the best thing that could have happened did!
On Friday House Bill 2827 became a law!
Big thanks to GOD,
Cari Christman and Carrie Simmons in Rep Taylor's office, and Beth Black in Sen Jackson's office.
And of course to our wonderful Representative Taylor and Senator Mike Jackson.

Thank you to my parents for telling me to call both legislatures. A very special thank you to Janis Roderman, my wonderful husband, my mom, my dad and sister, and all the friends and family that supported me through the process. I would like to thank my uncle, Dan, for staying on top of the process and his efforts. Thank you to all the allergy parents.
None of this would have happened with out that special little boy being brought into my life.

Don't be shocked when I am back in Austin!

We are already working on legislation for next session, and I want to add asthma to the mix.
We are seeing a connection with Autism and food, so maybe I will tackle that one day.

Thank you to everyone that called, prayed and supported. You don't know how many lives you have saved!

Winter Formal-December 2006

Monica and I took Skylar and Audrey to see Lauren before her Winter Formal.

This was Audrey being silly waiting for the girls to get ready. I asked how does MamMaw make you feel:




This was her exhausted after her MamMaw dance.