Sorry I forgot to rotate the pictures!

We have received so many wonderful Christmas cards already and it is so nice to hear from everyone! We just got ours out today and what a task it was to get a good picture. I will post some pictures of the kids the day we were taking them. They really were pretty good and we did get ONE good one so that is all that counts.

In the last couple of weeks we have taken both Regan and Kael to the doctor. Kael's one year well-baby (a little late) and Regan for her cough. They both got shots that day, Kael 6 and Regan 2. Both were screaming so I am glad that Ryan was able to go with me. As for Kael, he is in the 85th percentile for both height and weight and most people refer to him as an OX but Ryan refers to him as his future lineman. When he was born he had a PFO (patent foramen ovale, or a hole in his heart). We were suppose to do a repeat echo at 12 months but his new pediatrician decided that she did not want to put him through that so we will do one at a later date. He is being referred to an opthalmologist due to his eyes. He has always had somewhat lazy eyes and they turn in a bit. This was due to prematurity they say and they just want to check and make sure he doesn't need anything done.


As for Regan we are still struggling with the chronic cough. She was on Singulair for a long time back in SD and she seemed to do well. When we moved here we put off her Dr. appt and finally her cough has gotten so bad that we needed to get her checked out. Her new pediatrician said she is not able to write a script for Singulair (some Colorado law) so we are being referrred to an asthma/allergy specialist whom we aren't able to see until Jan. 9. We returned two days later because she was coughing so much she was gagging and threw up once. They did a chest X-ray that looked fine(which we suspected). She was put on albuterol which is an inhaler(she tolerates this very well) but it doesn't seem to do much for her. The Dr. said she would get her a steroid if this didn't work so that may be our next step otherwise we will wait until Jan.


Tomorrow both Regan and I go to the dentist. This will be Regan's first time and she is very excited. I hope she is just as excited about the dentist next time she goes! She is going to a children's clinic so it should be fine and they are obviously used to working with kids.


Thursday Regan has her Christmas program for school and Ryan will even get to attend! This will be the first event he has been able to go to so she is so happy that he will be there. They are having a party afterward for the kids and their families so we are looking forward to this. She will have the next two weeks off so it may get interesting around here.


My mom and dad will be here on the 22nd and we are very excited to have them come spend Christmas with us. Ryan has Christmas day off so we will be able to celebrate together. They are leaving on the 26th and then we are actually going to Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 2-3. Ryan got an interview for a second year position at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. We are both very excited for this and hopefully it will all work out. He also has an interview here but it would be for a first year position which would be fine also. Haven't heard from any other ones yet!


Not much else going on except that we finally have some snow. We only have a few inches and it melted a lot today but we should have another dusting by Christmas. All of you skiiers will be happy to know that the slopes are up and running with the several feet of snow they have recieved in the last couple of weeks. Many were worried about the skiing this year but they have been dumped on pretty good!


I will try to update more pictures from Regan's program and Christmas in the next week. We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and we will be thinking of each and every one of you!





Love, The Garrys

Happy 29th Birthday Ryan!

Our Family at The Red Rocks

Everyone hanging out at our house. There were 17 people here so it was nice and cozy! Kael and Dawson enjoying some time away from the madness.

AT THE RED ROCKS

From top to bottom: Grandpa and Grandma Garry and Regan and Kael. Stan and Mary and all their grandkids. The Nelson family: Brad, Kristin, Kali and Shaw. The Darrin Garry family: Darrin, Holly, Grayson, Carson and Dawson. Ann Garry and Caileb.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. All of the Garrys were able to come and celebrate with us. We went to Ryan's cousins house for Thanksgiving Day. I think there were over 35 people there (17 were from the Garry side). We played cards, watched football and the kids played out in the snow.

On Friday the girls went shopping and we got some great deals! After shopping we took the kids to Chuck-E-Cheese and then went downtown Denver. The Holiday lights were turned on so we walked the 16th Street Mall and sang with the Carolers. It was very cold but we had a lot of fun.

On Saturday everyone went to the movies and then we took a trip to the Red Rocks. We really wanted to go tubing or sledding but there wasn't enough snow so they were not open. Maybe everyone will come back after Christmas for that?!?! We also wanted to go see the Zoo lights but they aren't opening until next weekend. Again, maybe after Christmas!

Everyone left early on Sunday morning and our house was very quiet. Regan really misses everyone and had a tough day, bored I am sure.

Christmas will be here before we know it. My parents are flying out on te 22nd to spend Christmas with us. We thought we would be alone for Christmas so were very happy to hear they are coming. Ryan has Christmas Day off, but will be working double time the other days.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Love, Ryan, Kari, Regan and Kael

The whole Garry clan came for Thanksgiving and to celebrate Christmas with us. We were so glad everyone was able to make it (except Ann's boyfriend Ryan). We had a great time and were very sad when everyone had to leave.

From top to bottom: Carson, Regan, Kael and Dawson singing "Ring around the Rosie". All the cousins. Caroling at the 16th Street Mall Downtown Denver. Caileb and Kali rang the bells and Carson danced with one of the carolers. Everyone watching the carolers. Kael trying to stay warm in his stroller.

Kael feeling better after a trip to the ER

I had to bring Kael to the ER after a fever of 106. Turned out he had his first ear infection. He was already feeling better after two doses of meds.

Enjoying a warm fall day at the zoo

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Regan was a witch and Kael was a Tiger. They had a great time at the Children's Museum and then trick-or-treating that night. As you can see they made a haul!

We would like to say CONGRATULATIONS!

to my cousin Brant and his wife Kay who were married in September.

We wish we could have been there!

Love, Ryan, Kari, Regan and Kael

GO ROCKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wrestling with Uncle Rich

We have been very busy since we last updated. First we attending Adam Bierbaum and Amy VanFossen's wedding in Omaha the 6th of October which was so much fun. We were able to see many college friends and their families.

Next we went to Sioux Falls to see the Garry side and then on to Paullina to see my parents. My Grandpa came with us so it was also very nice to see him again. We visited Pumpkinland and Regan and Kael had a great time (sorry, no pictures).

At the end of the week we took my grandpa back to SF and went to stay with my sister and her family for a couple of days. We were so happy to see everyone again even though it had only been a little over a month since we had seen them last.

We returned home last Saturday and my brother and his wife were already here. We took in a Rockies game which was awesome! We got tickets for Sunday night, yes the night it was raining. We had great seats only about seven rows from the top. They were great because there was an overhang which kept us dry the entire time! We weren't cold or wet so it can't get any better than that. We also got to cheer on the Rockies to a WIN. GO ROCKIES!! We really hope we can get some cheap series tickets too.

Last week we did some sight-seeing and tried to be good tour guides. We went up into the mountains and it was snowing a lot. We drove by Arapahoe Basin(a great place to ski) and it was packed. The line to get on the lifts was so long we couldn't believe it.

We are preparing for some snow tonight, I think 1-3 inches. Might be cold at the Broncos game tomorrow! It is suppose to warm back up by Tuesday so hopefully that snow will be gone. I am taking the kids to 'Boo at the Zoo' this week so I will update pictures later.

Hope to talk to everyone soon!

Having Fun at Grandpa and Grandma Andersons

Kristin spoiling Kael, All the kids were singing 'I'm a little teapot'