Total Colectomy Time

Most of you are aware, but this Tuesday, the 16th, Danielle will be having her colon removed at Baptist West Hospital here in town. Since her hospitalization in August of last year, we knew this may be a possibility but after a CT and colonoscopy last month, doctors have recommended to take the sucker out and the sooner the better. She will be in the hospital for three to five days, then will take six to eight weeks off work to recover. Curt and Marty are in now and will stay at our house with Ainsley until Danielle is discharged, at which time they'll take her back to WV with them, where she'll spend a week with them and a week with her Nonne and Pappaw.
I'll update Danielle's progress via twitter @scottytaylor and we ask for your good thoughts and prayers. Thanks!

"Back to school… back to school…

To prove to dad that I'm not a fool
I got my lunch packed up
my boots tied tight
hope I don't get in a fight."

Scotty is back to school!

WVU classes started on Monday and Scotty is among those enrolled. We're so proud! He'll be taking online classes to complete his final 27 hours over the next 3 semesters and get the degree he so much deserves. He'll be finished in December, and from there who knows what the future will hold.

Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers through this journey!

Christmas Vacation

Christmas with Ainsley was an absolute blast this year; though we believe she now thinks Christmas is the entire month of December... not just the 25th. She never once asked for more presents or expected any gifts necessarily, but yet all month long kept receiving them and therefore we're sure she doesn't exactly get the meaning yet!

Since we spent Thanksgiving with Danielle's family, Christmas was spent with Scotty's! We started this tradition last year to cut down on the traveling and driving, yet we still managed to travel from Morgantown to both Summersville for the Taylors and Glen Dale for the Wilsons. No complaints here though. Wouldn't trade the way we spent our time for anything!

Enjoy the pics from our Christmas Vacation - as always there are a ton!