new and exciting

 Caleb has amblyopia and possibly other eye problems. We recently visited a new ophthalmology specialist and got a new prescription with directions to wear the patch 2 hours a day. It was a fight in the beginning but he does pretty well with the patch now. Chris feels his pain, literally, as he wore a patch for years ALL day long. 

Chris text me a few weeks ago to let me know he was fueling up in Memphis and would be flying over our house on the way back to his base. Both of the boys were napping so they missed the excitement but I made sure to document it. 

Chris and his mad flying skills

 The other morning I went to brush my teeth and Caleb decided to play dress-up with baby B

Easter and Blessing Day

Bronson was blessed on Easter Sunday. It was a beautiful blessing and a wonderful day. We celebrated with food, Easter treat hunt, and coloring eggs. My family came to visit and meet Bronson. They all gave lots of love and attention to the boys. Caleb still asks about Nona and Papa coming to visit.

 proud Big Brother with Bronson on his special day

 Caleb with his Easter spoils

 coloring eggs with my fam

 Papa & Caleb

good fun

Fire

We took a tour of the Memphis Fire Museum. 

They feature:  a room of miniatures, an old fire house, 

 hands on activities, 

 old fashion fire engines,

 a fire pole, and even a simulator complete with lift and hose to put out a fire.

Caleb was in heaven

New Baby Photos

 Welcome to the family baby Bronson. We are so excited you are here! Love, Mommy, Daddy, and Caleb

40 1/2 weeks...

 Yep, still pregnant but that's okay. As Chris puts it our children have to be evicted from the womb. While we wait we took a tour of Daddy's work. Caleb was in heaven.

 Chris's mom is here to stay for a bit to help care for the kiddos, thank goodness!

 In Daddy's seat and helmet.

 New "Big Brother" blanket from Grandma 

New Job, New Year

It's been so long since I've updated the blog I feel like so much has changed. We've had Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and A NEW JOB! It's kind of a bitter sweet thing to be leaving Las Vegas. I am loving winter in the desert, probably my favorite time of year! The leaves are falling and we've had "cold" weather (in the 40s and 50s).

A little recap on the last 3 months:

October: Caleb got glasses and he looks pretty smart!
Halloween: Caleb went as Spiderman, I was a bee, and Chris wore a Transformers T-shirt (his idea of dressing up). Caleb loved running from door to door trick-or-treating and watching all the other kids in their costumes.
November: Chris (and I) were going crazy with all the nonsense from his job. He had been job hunting the last few months, went to a job fair here in Vegas, and thankfully got a follow up call a few days after the job fair. He was offered and accepted a job with AirEvac. We are so excited for this new opportunity and are grateful for such a blessing in our lives! Shortly we will be relocating to Arkansas. I've joked that we should make moving a profession because we do it so much; this will make our 10th move in 10 1/2 years of marriage. We were able to join our families in Utah for Thanksgiving this year and were excited to spend time with them before we go.
December: Chris began and completed an intense training course with AirEvac, complete with Night Vision Goggle training (NVG). We are so proud of his hard work and diligence for a new job! While Chris was gone Caleb could hardly wait until his daddy came home and asked about him constantly. He often says "Can I go to Arkansas with Daddy and work at AirEvac?" He can tell you daddy now flies a Bell 206 and flew an red A Star in Alaska and a blue A Star in Las Vegas. He is fascinated by a flight magazine Chris brought home and wants to know the name of each helicopter and what it does.
I've stayed busy with school, packing (with Caleb's "help") and growing the baby.

baking bread

Christmas dinner by candlelight 

  

 

best buds

 We hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season. We wish you the best for 2013!

Oh Baby!

We are VERY excited to announce we are expecting baby boy #2! Caleb enjoys announcing he is going to be a "big bruder". I jokingly told Chris the Lott family must feel the need to repopulate the earth with boys (ours will be the 8th boy in 10 grandchildren). Honestly it doesn't matter to us what the gender is, we just want him to be healthy.

You may or may not know we have struggled with infertility in the past. Before Caleb came we didn't share too much because it was a painful subject for me, especially among family and friends who seemed to have no trouble having all the babies they wanted. When we moved to Arizona 5 years ago we made several close friends who have struggled, and some that still are, to have children. Their support and strength has taught me a lot. Long story short after more than 4 years of tests, treatments, surgery, and more tests we were blessed with Caleb. 

It was looking like we would have to travel down the same path with all of our children. We put off infertility treatments this time for many reasons mostly due to the lack of insurance coverage and Chris being gone to Alaska for 6 months. Finally this spring I was overwhelmed with the feeling that baby #2 needed to come to our family and it was our responsibility to get him/her here. I knew from experience it wouldn't be easy emotionally or financially but it was something we needed to do NOW. As it happens I found out a few weeks later I was pregnant. To say we were shocked and surprised is an understatement! In more than 6 years I have NEVER gotten pregnant on my own, and many times not even with IUI treatments. I didn't think it was possible. I am so grateful for this new little one, and feel the miracle of answered prayers in our lives.