Catching Up....

Wow, I have taken a huge break from the blogging world lately. We have been at Kait's basketball tournaments the past three weekends and I can finally take some time to wind down and get back to everyday things. We did enjoy her games immensely and met a lot of great people! The last tournament was in Chadron this weekend and the girls played awesome! Since Kaitlin and another girl from Crawford were asked to play on Chadron's travel league, they also met some great girls who are wonderful! Chadron ended up taking second in the tournament which was excellent!

This weekend we are having Easter at my house. We were going to go to Gillette to see Josh's brother and his family but they had something come up and were going to be gone so we changed Easter dinner to be at our house. All five of us siblings will be together and our children. :)

Since we weren't going to Gillette, I was really bummed that we wouldn't get to meet our newest nephew Jack who was born in February. Tonight I looked out my front door and saw a little girl on my porch staring through the screen door and it was our niece Alayna! I was beyond surprised and very excited! She came inside and shared hugs before introducing us to her baby brother Jack. What a doll! I was so happy to meet him and got to have a good chat with Rachael (the mom) for awhile before they had to leave. It made my whole day!!!

Well, I am off to get a few things done before I call it a night. I don't know if any of you watch DWTS but I do and I need to catch the beginning on my dvr that I missed earlier tonight. Enjoy the warm weather tomorrow!

2nd Place!

We spent this weekend at Kaitlin's basketball games. She is on the Chadron traveling team. They placed 2nd in the tournament and played very well! We had a great time watching the girls and even managed to throw a mini birthday party at the motel with her team and their families to celebrate Kaitlin's 12th birthday.

Okay...I am ready for some good news!

Our family has had a lot of health 'issues' come up recently. First our nephew Jayce has been having some troubles and has been sick off and on for months with a horrible cough, cold, etc. After having regular doctor appointments and being on different nebulizer treatments, he is now going to Denver this Friday to visit with a pediatric pulmonologist to see if they can help him out.

Then last week on Wednesday Carter had his surgery and it went well. Our niece Maddi who is Kaitlin's age had her tonsils and adenoids out. She however isn't recovering well. She ended up in surgery again early Sunday morning in Scottsbluff due to too much bleeding. After that surgery, she went back home to recover once again. Then she got a fever for awhile and has been bleeding off and on since. Now she will be going back to the doctor tomorrow if this continues. She was going to go today but due to the bad roads, they are waiting. I feel so bad for her. She has lost ten pounds and is only awake for spurts at a time because of all the pain she is in. :(

Yesterday Kaitlin passed out at school. Luckily she was with her teacher who helped catch her fall. I immediately went up and got her and brought her home. Then she went to see Dr. Pelton later on and he did a complete check-up on her. He tested her for mono and that came back negative. We discussed the concerns of how tired she has been the past few months and then he listened to her heart. He said she has a heart murmur with a split 2. He set up an appointment to see a pediatric cardiologist. Kait's appointment is in Rapid on Tuesday morning.

So, with these four kids seeing specialists or having surgery, please keep them all in your prayers. We are wishing the best of course for every one's appointments to go well and for Maddi to start healing properly. She has had a very rough week!!

Carter's Surgery Update

CHUCK E. CHEESE FUN!!!

Carter had his surgery in Rapid City yesterday. It went well and we were home by 2:30pm. The doctor said he has a small bladder that is completely muscle-bound so they gave him medicine to help relax the bladder. This should help him to control things more easily and eventually have no accidents. Today is day one and it went wonderful!!
The night before surgery we took Carter to Chuck E. Cheese to let him enjoy the evening. He had a great time (almost as much fun as Josh...lol) and we all had a great time. Here are some of the pictures from there.
*Got a call from the vet this evening and Maggie's labwork showed no cancer cells. YEAH!!!

Monday

Hey everyone. Just a quick update on our daily lives. I have been busy lately and haven't had time to blog. Actually I am fibbing. I am on facebook way more often than my blog anymore. :(

Anyways...the good news in our family.......Kaitlin was asked to play on Chadron's traveling team for basketball! It is her first year in basketball and most kids her age have been in it for three years so we are proud. She was born an athlete and I am glad she has the opportunity to be on Chadron's team. Way to go Kait!

Carter has surgery in Rapid on Wednesday morning at 7am. We have to be at the surgery center at 5:30am. Since we have to be there so early Josh and I are taking Carter up tomorrow afternoon and we are going to eat at Chuck E. Cheese. Carter is so excited! We figured he deserved some fun time before his surgery.

We are still waiting to hear the results on Maggie's tumor. It has been THREE WEEKS AGO TODAY! I called last week and they said they would call right away when they heard from the lab... I am getting impatient. Three weeks is ridiculous!

Anyways....

Please keep Carter in your prayers on Wednesday as well as my niece Maddi. She will be having surgery on the same day to get her tonsils removed. It's kind of strange that my sister and I will both have a child in surgery at the same time! I know God will be there to hold their hands and to take care of the medical staff. ♥

Have a great week and enjoy the weather!