Hawaii

Aloha!! We made it! The girls did amazing on the plane! We have been having a blast with our cousins for Thanksgiving and going a 100 miles an hour each day, but wanted to take a little time out to throw up a few pics.….

Kait is feeling great and just loving every minute of time together! We are so blessed to be hanging with our family in Hawaii and will update as we can ☺
Love to you all!!

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Halloween

Well I know I'm SUPPER biased but have you seen a cuter Mini Mouse? Or a more perfect look alike Alice in Wonderland??? I don't think so!! :) We had SO much fun dressing up and showing off our looks for the night.... I'm kinda worried when I see both my little girls with make up on but they loved it!!! I'm pretty sure that was the best thing about last night for them, oh and all the CANDY!

Cotter Carving

This is the 5Th annual Cotter Carving. Mommy and Daddy are supper competitive but I told Daddy he better watch out the girls are about to start giving him a run for his money. This year they both told me exactly how they wanted the pumpkin faces....Already showing true Cotter creativity :)

Pumpkin Patch

We are off in Harvest fashion to our regular pumpkin patch (same as last year) and it was so much fun to look back at last year and see how much she has grown! The girls already know our family traditions and always can't wait to get started :)
Kaitlyn couldn't stop talking about our family fun and a little bunny that got out of the cage. We all tried to rescue the little guy...but couldn't. They both have such sweet harts and want to help anyone or anything that needs it. It's great to see them growing little by little :)

Two thumbs up!!

Some times the two thumbs up I give Kaitlyn gives her so much Joy!
I get so wrapped up in all the errands and house work and laundry and schedules I forget to slow down to look at my special girl and smile and give her two thumbs up.
She's never going to be 3years old again. She's my biggest fan and said the other day how much she wants to be a mommy just like me....and she will (Thank God)
I thought wow, if she wants to be just like me I need to slow down, pray lots more and spend time loving and encouraging this girl! Time is flying by and in a blink of an eye she will be a mommy :)























This last week we got the ok to spend Thanksgiving in Hawaii and we are so so excited!! God is so good to us and we would have never expected to be headed on a family trip a year and a half ago but we are and we are thrilled!! We hope to send you some pics of Kaitlyn being a bathing beauty on the beach.....we are rejoicing in God!! She is healthy and we will be spending time as a family!! Thank you to all that continue to pray for Kaitlyn!!

Look I'm dancing!!

Kaitlyn has been doing great! God continues to keep her healthy and strong! We started her in dance class, something she has wanted to do for a long time :) It's so fun to have something that she's doing that's all her own and normal!! It's just sooooo cute to watch!!

Tomorrow we start another round of chemo and she gets a spinal tap, please pray that all goes well! Our appointment is at 9am and will last for a few hours....

I started a woman's bible study that has us learning a verse every week, this last weeks verse was supper specially to me when Kaitlyn was first diagnosed and it's still encouraging to me even now!!

"Thank you God for sending out your word to encourage us!! "

Joshua 1:9

'Be strong and courageous, do not be discouraged, do not be terrified, for the lord your god will be with you were ever you go.'

VBS (vacation bible school)

One of the biggest blessings for us this summer was having a chance to attend Vacation Bible School! When I remember back to last summer we couldn't even make it to the concert one night and this year we were able to go the entire week with out getting even a cold!! It was truly a gift from God!
I was able to be a teacher with both girls in my class and God used me so much throughout the week showing other kids His amazing love! To know that Kaitlyn's buddies were with her having fun every day was so fun to watch! You never grow tired of watching kids worship with unabashed joy and they did that! We listened to Jana Alayra's music day in and day out!! We could sing it in our sleep! Some times I would grown and then catch myself, I knew that this was such an important time for us all to be together worshiping God and I couldn't have asked for more fun! Just when I think I'm going in to be the teacher those little guys always teach me something.... Jana was like the beetles to thees kids they just wanted to touch her and watch in wonder as she performed but I think mostly they saw her joy and excitement for God and a way to express that and they went for it with out holding back and I know God wants me to do the same!! To jump for Him and point to him and dance for him in front of everyone.... and our girl was with the best of them and I said to God

"thank you, thank you for saving her and letting us be here together worshiping you the way she wants with out holding back at all!! "

Fun times....

With Mrs. 'B', her Sunday school teacher, who made every Sunday amazing and full of God's love!!
Making silly faces at mom with big sis!! I just loved this one....so goofy and full of LIFE!!
Being so cute holding a new puppy (don't worry not ours) :)
Love faces to mommy always makes my hart melt.....and can get her pretty much anything....