Updating for the end of the year, 2008

Hi all, I haven't updated in so long, I'll be lucky if any of you look at this again. So months have gone by and my babies just keep getting bigger and stronger, and much more mobile...Carter is very close to walking on his own, he walks holding on to anything. Abbi is crawling good now, and standing up on her own, then falling down and finds it funny. She is starting to walk with help..Austin is talking so much better all the time. On the phone it's still hard to understand him sometimes, but in person he is very understandable. He is just growing up, mentally that is, he is still so tiny and petite for a boy. We hope Abbi ends up that way, for she is a chunky now..hee hee...I got to spend all of Oct. with Amy and Bryan and the kids, then the last week, included Halloween and Carter's birthday out in Calif. at Grant and Ash's house for a good week..Amy and kids went with me and Bryan flew in later. Hectic household, but wonderful..I love the early mornings when babies get up and I can go get them out of bed, course Austin walks out himself, and then we all play together while their lazy moms take advantage of grammy being there to do it..ha ha ha..I love it.
This is the end of Thanksgiving weekend, and Lynn and I drove up to Kansas to spend the holiday with his family. Sister and family, and mom and dad. Dad is good, but has no get-up-and-go. Poor appetite, and sleeps alot, but still no pain...Thank you Lord...We had a wonderful weekend together.
Now I just wait for the kids. I will fly out on Dec. 11th and drive back here with Amy and babies...then Grant and Ash fly in on Dec. 20th..we will all go up to Kansas for Christmas too, and Bryan will fly in on Xmas eve...so we will all be together with Lynn's family this year. Dad is really excited about that. We all are. Then kids will come back down to Tx. with us, and spend thru the new year here. Yeah for me!!!! Those babies change so fast, in 2 weeks, they will be doing something else new. Well, I won't update again till after the new year...So Blessed Christmas to everyone, and enjoy the few pic's that I added....Happy New Year...

Been a Long Time....

Hi to all of you that take the time to look at my blog...I am sorry I haven't put anything new on it since August, but, when we are not around these precious babies, or don't really have any new news..guess I just don't think about it.
Right now I am out in Phoenix with two of my babies, and the last weekend of this month we all will be with Grant and Ash over in Calif. So after that time I will have lots of updated pic's to share and stories...
Dad Gourley is doing ok.. He had some of those kemo beads inserted into the tumor in his liver, and the results of that weren't that good. Plus they have found 2 more tumors...so that's 4 now. And of course, that's not good. But he continues to go as much as his strength will let him, he is Not in Pain...that's wonderful, he just has no energy, and has to rest alot. He has lost down to 160 lbs now, so no clothes fit, but, he still looks good. We all are going to be together for Christmas this year...God willing, he will be strong enough to enjoy every minute with all his family...These Great Grandbabies are such a joy to him....Mom and Dad were able to fly out to Calif. and over to Phoenix back in Aug. to spend 10 days between Grant's house and Amy's...They had a wonderful time. And if you look at Amy's blog, she has pictures of Austin putting stickers all over his Pa......and you know Pa loved every minute of it.
Well, soon I will update this blog with lots of new stuff, stay tuned....Love to all that share my blog with me....LeAnn

FANTASTIC NEWS

I just spent the last 5 days with mom and dad G. in Melvern Ks. I drove up there on Monday the 11th, because Tuesday morning dad had an appointment to have that biopsy done that 2 other doctors told him no to, anyway, the Doctor successfully did the biopsy, and the results are Negative!! No cancer in the lymph nodes in the chest wall. So now they are thinking of treating the liver cancer with nuclear beads. But first, mom and dad are flying out to Grant's house Aug. 28th staying till the 1st of Sept. then Grant will drive them half way to Amy's house in Phx. and Amy will drive 1/2 way too, to pick them up, then they will stay till the 5th. So Great Grandma and Pa get to see those babies soon. This procedure set him back a bit, but, I believe he will feel better soon.
Keep the prayers coming....

Pictures from California, July 21st-Aug. 5th

So I am sharing these pictures from my time at Grant's.

Full story down below.....