Happy 10 year anniversary and Valentines Day!!!

Who would have guessed 10 years would go so fast. I am posting this to let Elizabeth know that I Love Her more now than 10 years ago. It has been one crazy journey so far! I could not have done it without your love and support. I never could have imagined what a wonderful marriage we have. All the pushing and pulling has gotten us this far. I am looking forward to the next eternity with you the LUV OF MY LIFE!!!

6 Years and Counting

Today is a very important day. It marks the 6 year anniversary of Michelle's second, and life giving, heart surgery. I told that story before here. Today I will just say that I woke up this morning thinking how grateful I am for every moment I have had during the last six years. There have been A LOT of ups and downs. And, honestly I know that I would never have volunteered for this if someone had asked. I am just not the type of person.

But maybe that is where I am wrong. Maybe I did once, get a glimpse and see that I would be able to be a part of this family, and this amazing little girl's life. Maybe I saw some of what would happen and I said I would do it. Why I said yes? I don't know yet.  But I am sure that the next several years will tell. Because if the last six years tell us anything about Michelle's destiny, I am sure that her destiny is great. And I think I wanted, and still do want to watch her grow into the work she is meant for.

Oh, and why would I not put my normal amazing photo of just Michelle here (I mean Michelle is amazing, not photography skills), because this is who she is today. I would never have thought six years ago she would be playing out in the rain and mud, helping and cheering everyone else on. Six years ago I would never have even hoped for this day, but here it is and I will be forever grateful. 

Isaac Daniel

This is my amazing sister, Jana, her husband, Scott, and their little boy, Isaac. Aren't they beautiful together? Isaac also has four older siblings. This little peanut gets loads of loves! I have to admit that ever since I got the text that her water had broke early one morning not too long ago, I have been super antsy to meet him and shower him with hugs and kisses. Hey, I am an aunt, that is what we do!

Today I got a different text. Little Isaac, at 23 days old, was admitted into their Children's Hospital in preparation for surgery on his tiny little heart.

At his two week appointment, his pediatrician heard a murmur. He told my sister that she should have him see a cardiologist to make sure all was well. She got right in and had an echocardiogram this morning followed by a cardiology consult this afternoon. They found out this perfect little man has Truncus Arteriosus and a Ventricular Septal Defect. They immediately told my sister that he needed to be admitted to monitor his oxygen saturation, weight gain, and possible surgery within the week. Later she texted me that surgery is now scheduled for Wednesday. This all came as quite a shock.

Now if any of you who used to follow my munchkins progress before we fell off the face of the bloggy world still happen to read this, pray for this family. My sister and I are separated by thousands of miles now and I want so much to be there with her. But one thing I know, distance does not dampen the power of Faith and Prayer. Please join me and my family as we send our love, our faith, and our prayers to this amazing family!

Six

I did it! I turned SIX!

Mommy is super duper sappy and seemed teary and sad all day. All she talked about is how I used to be so tiny and little and now I am growing up so fast and blah blah blah.... Seriously woman, kept a grip! It is my Birthday here!

We did the traditional "Birthday Breakfast" (it was actually lunch because was getting back from Scout Camp, but since it was Daddy, all is forgiven). We went to a fabulous buffet restaurant that looks out at the beach and lighthouse here. It is also very close to our house. It was perfect.

Then I got to decide what we did for the day. Some of the options they gave me were: Shopping, the zoo, the aquarium, the beach, or cleaning my room. Any ideas which one I picked? Shopping of course! Since I am getting older Mommy let me have a lot more freedom and I picked out all my own stuff! Shopping, you can never start too young.

Then we came home, made RED velvet mini cupcakes. Sang Happy Birthday to me like 39,027,934,203,857,087.834 times. It is my day!

For presents. My parents gave me a Cabbage Patch Kids, and Rapunzel, Flynn Ryder, and Maximus. My Grandma and Papa M gave me a bunch of cooking stuff and and a Cupcake Corer! I can now bake my cupcake and fill them with all sorts of wonderful delights.

It was pretty much a perfect day, but that is not a surprise since it was my Birthday.

p.s. mommy's camera has decided to go mutinous on her. The auto settings over-expose everything, so mommy is having to take a crash course on manual settings. Lets just say she has been a bit frustrated and the number of useable pictures has declined drastically. Just letting you know why there aren't a bazillion pictures above.

The Not So Little Dudes

We are the forgotten dudes. We are constantly stuck in the stroller, the backpack, the carseat, the wagon. Anyplace they (the older two crazy ones in our family, usually the lady) can put us so they go off and have with Michelle and Ryker, because we are "the babies." This stinks! But this week we decided to show them we are no longer babies!

This will be the first time ever that a well-child doctor's appointment will be discussed on this blog. Why might you ask? Because Michelle and Ryker's "stats" have not been something that they wanted everyone to know. On Daddy's side they make above 50th percentile kids. No kidding you say. But there is Mommy's genes to contend with you might think. But even our cousins on Mommy's side are at least average if not also above. Well, Michelle and Ryker have always set their own scale (meaning they usually aren't anywhere near the curve, except for their heads, we like big heads.)

We not only made it onto the scale, we are between 30th and 50th percentile for everything. (Now don't go thinking they adjusted the scale because we were supposedly born early, because we are too old for that now.) This totally rocks since Max was what they called SGA (Small for Gestational Age.) He was even smaller than most of the small babies that are born as early as we were. And Luke, he was also a bit small, around 10th percentile when he was born. But since entering this world we have found food, sun, and fresh air are our friends and we have GROWN!

Well we might be the youngest, but we won't be the smallest or the forgotten ones for long! Look out world, here we GROW!

Easter

We want to share with you some amazing videos that remind of us of what Easter is truly about. Click here

Hide and Seek...

It was a rainy day today. We decided to play Hide and Seek inside.

Luke won.

He is just that good.