I love November

I love November mainly because October is over! That was a physically and emotionally draining month! I traveled to Kansas twice and Las Vegas once. I said goodbye to my mom (aka best friend in the world) and then went to Ben's brother's wedding (which was relaxing and fun to attend) and then came home to the news that my mom had passed away, which by this point was a relief because I knew she was finally not in pain anymore. I love her so much and miss her but I am surprised at how well I'm handling it. She must be sending me major comfort from the other side because although I really want to have a conversation with her, I still feel as if she's with me a lot. The funeral went well and I tried to help my dad get things at the house organized as much as possible. My mom hadn't been able to really do much there for weeks and my wonderful aunts did their best, but I tried to get it back to the way it was for him. He's lonely but he's busy with farming and hopefully getting by the best he can by keeping busy. I think that's helping me too. Back to the busy-ness of my life here with my kids. I am 40 days away from having my baby boy, Lucas, join the family and I can't wait! A little nervous and feeling unprepared to start the baby journey all over again but ready too! My great family in Kansas threw me a shower when I visited Kansas in early October and my great friends here threw me a shower last week, so I have SO much great stuff for this baby. I feel so blessed and so spoiled! Although the past 2 months have been really hard to get through, I think I have grown a lot and learned a lot through my trials. At least some good has come from the tragedy of losing my mom so young. I love you Mom. :)

Ok, also some good stuff happened. Halloween, Trick or Treat, Natalie's 3rd Birthday!!! Here are some cute pics.