THE DICKENS FAMILY



Prayed for One, Blessed with Two!

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Kayla & Cooper's 3rd birthday party!!

Today we had the kids birthday party at the Texas Avenue Park in Webster Texas. It was a beautiful day even though it was a little warm! We had a great time and the kids had a great birthday party with all our friends and family!! Here are some pictures from the party! Thanks Aunt Lexis for getting some pictures for me!!
Here is our Birthday girl!!!
Here is our Birthday boy!!!

Grandma and mommy worked very hard on the cakes!

Kayla wanted to eat the candy from the table! Yummy Pizza!! This is our little friend Zachary who we met at the NICU Reunion this year! Thanks for coming to celebrate with us Kim & Zachary!!! Here is our NICU buddy Rees who we met while in the hospital. Pops getting some kisses. Daddy was sticking his tongue out at Aunt Lexis! Our Princess!!! Pinata time!!!

Cake time!! Cooper was singing along with everyone!! Too cute



Cooper showing us he is "3" now.
Kayla was getting tired, but she wouldn't put the candy away!!!
Present time!!!




Our friend Rees got Kayla and Cooper these Masks and they are having fun with them already!! Thanks Rees for coming to celebrate our birthday with us!!
The kids had a great birthday and a great party and we are so happy and thankful for all that could come and celebrate with us!! We enjoyed the day and were so happy that we had nice weather!!

Friday, September 25, 2009

Happy 3rd Birthday Kayla & Cooper!!!

Today Kayla & Cooper are 3 and this time 3 years ago my beautiful 2 pound babies were fighting for their lives!! Everything went so fast the morning that they were born as I was in full active labor! My doctor was in my room at 7am checking on me and I had been having contractions since Saturday, but that morning they were going strong and I knew it wasn't right! Dr. Plavidal told me very sweetly that I was dilated to a 7 and that he would meet me in the OR. I was so scared and Larry had gone home and I started calling him and couldn't get him so then I went into panic mode!! I was by myself and scared for my babies as they were being born too early!! By the time we were in the OR, my epidural wasn't working fast enough, so they had to end up putting me under so I did miss my babies being born, which I am still sad about!! They are my first babies and I wanted to see them before they had to put all the tubes and wires on then, but that didn't happen!! Kayla was born at 8:33am weighing 2pounds 3.6ozs and Cooper was born at 8:34am weighing 2pounds 4.6ozs.

Today they are thriving 3 year olds and are healthy and doing great and so smart!! I am so proud to be their mother and Larry is proud to be their father!! I couldn't have asked for more!!! I am so happy that God put these children into our lives and who knows if there are more children in our future, only God knows and if we are to have more than I will take what I am blessed with and if these are our only two, then I am more blessed than ever!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet miracle Angels!! We Love you so much and can't wait to share many more birthday's with you two!!!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Happy Birthday Dad/Pops

Happy Birthday to Dad/Pops. Another year has come to celebrate and we are so thankful that we can celebrate since we almost lost you in 2006! I personally wouldn't know what to do without you in our lives and we are so thankful everyday for you being here with us on this earth!

We hope you have a wonderful birthday and we hope and pray for many more to celebrate here in this life time!!

We Love you Dad/Pops!!!!

Monday, September 7, 2009

Uncle Jim/Pop Pop and Janice's Birthday Party

This past Saturday we went to Trey and Megan's house to celebrate the birthdays for Uncle Jim/Pop Pop and cousin Janice. We let the kids swim and play while the adults talked and had fun! We had hamburgers and hot dogs and lots of birthday cake to eat!!! We had a great time. Thanks Trey and Megan for having us over for the party!! Happy Birthday Jim and Janice!!
Here are some pictures from that night!! My camera went dead so I didn't get some good shots. I will have to get some from Miriam who took some good ones of me and Kayla and Cooper! Enjoy!!


Colton and Cooper! I was waiting on Kayla to come get in the picture! This turned out good!

Kayla, Colton and Cooper!! Cousins!! Kayla finally decided to join the picture!!!

Kayla being silly with her daddy!
Aunt Freida and Kayla!! They both have twin brothers!!
Kids swimming and Janice was jumping!!
My twins!! So cute and so BIG!!!
Kayla had to be by her daddy most of the time!!

Janice, her daughter Natalie and Colton!