wow...

does anyone else see how small that number on the right keeps getting? crazy!

our BIG puppy

he's not even a year old, but he's getting so big! we are trying to teach him his "place" in the house. he's showing improvement!

christmas 08

Christmas for our family began in mid december. the day after caleb's birthday party we celebrated with lance's parents. we missed being with kent (lance's brother) and his new family this year, but hopefully we'll get it all together next year. it was fun to watch the kiddos enjoy opening together and get excited for and with one another!

great picture of the kids with grammie (most recently coined "gram" by allie) and poppy!

christmas morning was interesting to say the least. here is a pic of the christmas tree cinnamon rolls that were a tradition in my house growing up. it was fun to begin those type of things in our own home. this is the first year since we've had kids to wake up in our own home on christmas morning.... it was special - made even more special by the fact that lance had poison ivy and we had no water (gotta love living in the boonies)

caleb enjoying cooper's gift before he did. cooper's our dog (i should post pics of him soon... he's huge) we are slowly teaching him about his bed... right now... he just wants to eat it!

christmas morning presents.... handy manny tool box was a hit!

allie's excitement for her own bath soap, lotion, and body spray.... stocking stuffers are the best!

this has to be christmas 2008's best picture... caleb playing his electric guitar in his unders and stocking cap - what a rocker!

by lunch time we were at my parents house for total chaos! here are seven (youngest not pictured) of the grandkids waiting patiently for their gifts.

my aunt robin brought silly string for the kids... look close to find allie... she wasn't slowing down for a picture!

with seven girls in the house.... caleb quickly figured out what he could do around there! we were at my parents for three days and i think he did this or rode the big tractor a dozen times!

one last photo for mom and dad! what cuties!

we had a great holiday. the thing that blessed lance and i the most was that allie's prayers after christmas were not about gifts and stuff, but she was praying at night and thanking God for time with all her different family members! it was touching to hear that. we are grateful for the Lord's grace in covering her with that mentality in this consumer driven world.

lazy days

we have managed to string together several lazy days around the sisco home. the time has been so sweet... quality time with the kiddos is especially needed since our newest family member will be joining us in about 8 weeks.... yikes! we wanted to post a few fun pics of the things they've been up to.

lance had both kids outside yesterday when allie found a piece of sidewalk chalk. she ran over to the driveway wrote something and then said, "dad, come see, i wrote my name!" seriously... it may look like toddler scrible, but this old kinder teacher was really impressed.

allie has been having fun with "make up".... or chapstick!

posing for the pic with pretty lips and some jewlery.

the boys decided to wash the cars and caleb has not had this much fun in a long time! he was thrilled to be daddy's little helper.

hard at work!!! thanks buddy!

****christmas pics and adventures to come soon!!!****

better late than never...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB!!!

we've had something going on everyday since caleb's birthday party and i'm just getting a chance to tell everyone about his big day. we had lots of family come in and help celebrate and it was really fun. the day began with all of us (both sets of grandparents, sis, mom, and dad) waking him up with balloons and the birthday song. He was sleepy, but loved all the attention!

i made him a firetruck cake (his request) and i think he liked it! that is all he wanted to eat all day.

the gift opening went in rounds because he just wanted to play with the things he got and would become uninterested in what else there was to open. He also had LOTS of help from his big sister (as you can see).

one of his big gifts was a new trike... this is a man trike... check out the size of those tires. his feet are just starting to reach the pedals. i think he'll be fast by this summer.

Christmas time at the siscos

christmas has been so much fun this year with allie. we've had some amazing conversations about what we are celebrating. i love hearing her remind caleb that christmas lights remind us of the light of the world, Jesus! and that Jesus was the BEST gift ever given! these are precious memories! here are just a few snaps of us enjoying our tree at home.

reason to celebrate!

we just had our two year check up with the pediatric cardiologist today. i was so proud of our little man. he laid still on the table and was all together just soo brave!! we were pleased for Dr. laird to report that everything looked great with caleb's heart. there was no sign of narrowing veins, the actual spot of the surgery still looked clean, and his lungs looked great too (which is another indication of heart problems). on the drive home i had a great time praising the Lord for his continued protection of our precious child. i definitely have not taken health for granted since December of 2006. i wanted to share our great news so that you could join us in praising our mighty God!