January - The year of 2011 didn’t start off on a very cheerful note. It was around Christmas time 2010 that the family heard awful news regarding Trevor’s Dad, Mike. His cancer had spread and all of the treatments had been exhausted. This was a very depressing time for the entire family and we just continued to spend as much time as possible with Mike while still blessed to have him in our lives.
February - During the month of February, Trent watch the Transformers movie for the first time and the obsession began. We watched the movie over and over again for months. We now also watch the animated series on The Hub as well. Trent’s favorite transformer is Optimus Prime (Opt) and Bumblebee (Bumba) is a close second. He is sure to point out every Bumblebee we see on the road. We also were very excited to find out that we were adding another baby boy to our sweet family, even though we already knew it was a boy! ;) We decided on the name Cole Sawyer Spradley. When we told Mike that we were having another boy, he replied “I knew it!”, while pointing his ever famous index finger. He now actually believed our method worked, unlike with Trent thinking it was a fluke. He continued to feed Little Trent Junior Mints and M&M’s at each visit and Trent started to visit Mike’s “candy drawer” like so many other grandchildren before.
March - This was a heart-wrenching time for the Spradley family. After a brave and courageous fight like nobody else’s you will ever witness in your entire lifetime, we lost our one-of-a-kind Mike Spradley. This is someone who never missed a day of work in the 6 years of battling cancer. He would drive himself to work and then go into chemo and then drive back to work. Talk about someone who embodies the word “hero”! We still miss him everyday, but he is with us always!! Believe that!!
April - I got the idea to move Trent into a big boy bed and completely decorated the spare room into a “Cars” theme with the Lightning McQueen bed and everything. Did Trent start sleeping in there as planned? Nope. Trevor continued to have him sleep with him in our bed….to be continued. Nana began having Tyler and Trent sleepover together to bond and be close cousins. They love playing together!
May - Trent discovered bath bubbles and loved them! I began my love for Vera Bradley! Trevor got a promotion at school as the Athletic Coordinator for the campus, even though he considers himself retired already. I had the pleasure of knowing I would not be back to school until November as I wrapped up the 2010-2011 school year. Great feeling!
June - Trevor, MaMa and Taylor went on a rode trip to the Kennemer Family Reunion in Amarillo. They stopped by Mikada on the way to break up the long drive. Trent had his first ride on Buck and immediately fell in love and rode like a natural. This was also a big month because Trent started attending a Mother’s Day out program three days a week at Chrysalis Lutheran and finally stopped using his pacifier thanks to his Big Sister and cousins.
July - This month was a blur. Trevor had an evasive procedure to try and get rid of his kidney stone, needless to say it wasn’t successful, but it kept him in bed for about 2 weeks. I was 9 months pregnant and playing nurse maid to Trevor while also taking care of Trent, who had started weekly speech therapy visits from an early intervention program. I was exhausted to say the least.
August - Cole came on August 2nd and was a complete breeze! I laugh and say, “I think he came when I sneezed.” because it was literally that easy this time. He is the easiest going baby and I don’t remember life without him, he is a such a sweet boy! Trevor had another procedure done and finally rid himself of kidney stones. Trent continued school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Taylor turned 19 years old, which I still find hard to believe and is taking another couple of basic classes at Lone Star while trying to figure out what to major in.
September - We sold the “Cars” bed and replaced it with a full size bed, which means Trevor and Trent sleep in Trent’s room and I returned to the King size TempurPedic with Cole. I turned 33 and Taylor got her first job working retail at Charlotte Russe in the Outlet Mall in Cypress. Trevor was busy with football season and I was busy at home on maternity leave with two little boys. Luckily, I had tons of help whenever I needed it from my wonderful mother-in-law and my Mom!
October - This was a busy month, mostly because I knew it was my last month before returning to work and I wanted to be productive. We finally found Trevor a good, used, reliable truck. He looks so good in it! I enrolled Trent in a soccer academy, which he enjoyed only 2 times before it became a fight to go and we stopped going. Trent went to the dentist for his visit and did awesome! We also went trick-or-treating for the first time and Trent fell in love with the whole thing, of course he went as Optimus Prime. Cole had his 2 month check up and did awesome and is growing like a weed!
November - This was a month full of changes. I went back to work. Cole started going to his Nunu’s everyday and loves her. Trent continued Chrysalis, but also got into a speech program at Lamkin Elementary. So, he started going in the mornings to Chrysalis everyday, then a bus picks him up at 12:15 and he goes to Lamkin across the street in the afternoons. He no longer has a nap. A bus takes him back to Chrysalis around 4 for us to pick him up after work. Mornings are super busy getting 2 little ones ready and dropping them off at 2 different places and trying to get to work by a reasonable time. Trent is exhausted when we pick him up from school and is usually ready for bed around 7:30 or 8 now. Trent celebrated his 3rd birthday in November. It was so cute to see him actually blow out his candle this year because he understood.
December - We unsuccessfully tried to potty train Trent this month. We will try again next month. However, we have seen major gains in Trent’s speech progression. He is learning new words everyday and now will try to repeat words you ask him say. He is really starting to show affection for his baby brother too now, which is super sweet to see. Trent is into Christmas this year. He likes to turn the Christmas tree lights on and off, as well as the lawn blow up decorations. These are his jobs. He recognizes who Santa is and gets excited when you talk about presents, “Oooooh!”
Thank you for reading about our 2011. I am hoping next year is full of health and blessings!
Love,
Trevor, Courtney, Taylor, Trent and Cole Spradley
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