Family Resemblance

I never noticed this before, but doesn't my niece, Emily look alot like my mother?
Or maybe it's just me.

Baby Henry for a Day

Leah and I get to watch Baby Henry today! His babysitter is in Italy so today it's just the three of us.

Eating breakfast.
Doing puzzles. She had to be right there at the table while I fed him.


"I will teach Baby Enry how to play toys."

Hero Worship

Leah loves her brother Zach. She really loves him. She idolizes him.

So when Zach had surgery on his knee, Leah decided she had an owie too:)

Zach

So Zach's surgery went REALLY WELL yesterday:) We were happy to hear that the doctor had no problems at all. He actually said it was better than he had expected once he got in there. He was able to clean up the lesion and hopes that Zach will heal completely and maybe not even need to do the other knee. Yay!
Zach was pretty funny in the pre-op room. Everyone who knows Zach knows that he is not shy and not afraid of talking to adults. The nurse asks if there are any final questions and Zach says "yes, I have two". He wanted to know if he could get a dvd of his procedure and he wanted to know if he could get a handicapped parking sticker for school. Say what?? Dave and I knew he was going to ask for a video. But the handicapped part? No. No we did not know that. The nurse looked at him like she was trying not to smile and said "you need to ask the doctor that". So he did. And he told him they don't do video but he would get some pretty cool still photos. And you want a handicapped sign? Sure! Dave and I just cracked up. He was very groggy coming out of anesthesia and slept most of the way home. We got him settled at home and got his cold pack machine hooked up. This thing is cool. It looks like a heating pad that you wrap around your knee and it's connected to a machine with water in it that cycles through and keeps it at a constant cold temp. It's cool! Dave and are wondering when we can snag it for our knees:) After he rested and slept awhile, I heard a thump, thump, thump on the stairs and who should appear but Zach. Here I thought he would be in the bed for a couple days and totally out of it and totally in pain. But never underestimate the power of youth and strength and good health. He has been up and walking around and we have stretched his pain meds and he is in almost no pain. Amazing. Of course, this is only the first day and I'm not naive. I know he could get worse and I know he needs to rest. So I've been the mean rest police. But he'll get over it. We are very pleased with his progress so far. And very, very thankful for all the prayers and well wishes. We have the best family and friends ever!:)

Zach's New Room

We are making a new room for Zach in the basement. Help me paint, Leah! Look at all those boards. Orange! And look at all those outlets for Electronics Boy. This is where his built-in desk will go.His room's going to be great. He is also going in for surgery on Tuesday. Yikes! Pray for us!

Fun Birthday Activity

Lexi has been asking to make homemade playdoh. Today was the day!

It's pretty easy to make.

I had to make a trip to Jeff's in Blue Grass to get the cream of tartar but that was okay. Got me out of the house for a minute.

Cheese buckets!

Aren't these pretty colors? I wish you could smell them. Fruity Kool-aid flavors. Yum!

Here's the recipe I used:

1 package of Kool-aid

1 c. of boiling water -Pour water on top of Kool-aid to dissolve.

Add 1/2 c. of salt

2 tbsp. cream of tartar

1 tbsp. of oil

and 2 c. of flour

Stir and enjoy!

Happy Birthday Lexi!

Alexis turns 9!!!!!

Polly Pocket cake!

Baby Henry!

Opening gifts.

I ordered a sewing kit for her from my friend Ann Jordan's etsy site. It's super cute and fun. I'll have to post pictures when she makes her pillow.

Attack that cake!