Stansel Journey: Christmas 2016

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Christmas 2016

Christmas 2016 has come and gone. It was a good Christmas for our family. We stayed home this Christmas. We did go to my husband's brothers house (which is near by) for Christmas eve dinner and then Christmas day lunch. Kayla enjoys spending time with her cousins. We are so thankful this Christmas that Brandon was home. It was his second Christmas, but his first one at home. Thinking back a year ago when he was in the NICU, I am so glad we have all that past us and that he was home with us this Christmas. Rachel and Haley enjoyed opening their gifts and are getting a break from school for 2 1/2 weeks.

We are grateful for our family and that we got to spend Christmas all together this year. We are also so very grateful for the birth of our Savior. We wouldn't be where we are today with out him.

Here are some pictures of our Christmas:

Pictures in front of the tree. Couldn't get one with Rachel smiling

Haley

Kayla

Brandon

Our Christmas tree with all the gifts

Girls opening gifts

Brandon playing with a new toy

All dressed for church

Rachel not in this picture due to a lack of cooperation

The picture below was taken a couple of weeks before Christmas. I was planning to take one of Rachel and Haley but just ran out of time. So here is Kayla modeling for mommy. I had seen others doing pictures like this and I wanted to try it. I think it turned out ok.

4 comments:

gramjenDecember 31, 2016 at 1:01 AM
Glad you had a happy Christmas and wishing you all a happy new year
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UnknownDecember 31, 2016 at 1:28 PM
Such a lovely family Christmas, you are blessed Amanda. I hope you all have a very happy and healthy 2017 xx
Catherine
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Karryn and RogerJanuary 18, 2017 at 9:31 AM
You are such an awesome Mom. how do you do the book picture with the light coming from the book?
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Thomas and I were married in January 2007 in Houston, Texas. About 8 months later, we were excited to start a family. After a diagnosis of infertility due to PCOS and endometriosis, we were devastated. With the help of infertility treatments we were blessed with twin boys (Brian and Brendan), but unfortunately lost them at 18 weeks due to an incompetent cervix. Unwilling to give up on our dream to have a family, we tried again, but our second try resulted in an ectopic pregnancy. On our third try we were surprisingly expecting sextuplets. On August 4, 2009 at 22 weeks 6 days, we welcomed 4 girls and 2 boys - Haley, Braden, Dallin, Ashlyn, Rachel and Kaitlyn. Our sweet angels Braden, Dallin, Ashlyn and Kaitlyn passed away and returned to our loving Heavenly Father. We have been so blessed to have Haley and Rachel at home with us. They have been home from the NICU since February 2010. They are doing well and growing. They are miracles! We love them and have been so blessed!

We have been so blessed to have added another miracle baby to our family. Kayla was born December 9, 2011. She was born at 36 weeks, 5 days. She is a precious miracle and we are so glad she joined our family.

Our last little miracle, Brandon Thomas joined our family on December 14, 2015. He was born at 36 weeks, 5 days. He was 9 pounds, 7 oz (big boy)! He has spina bifida, but he is doing well. He is such a happy boy!! We love our little boy and are so blessed to have him in our family.

You can contact us at stanseljourney@gmail.com