Ice Breakers

Aaron coached Whitney's volleyball team again this fall.  They are both having a lot of fun.  It has sparked an interest in the other kids as well.  Dad may just have his hands full coaching lots of teams soon.  Luckily they can't start until the third grade.

Happy Birthday Cassidy

If you know Cassidy at all, it won't come as a surprise that she chose to have a "Rock Star" party this year.  

 They all decorated star shaped brownies.

They decorated their own guitar and I made them their own microphone. (Glittered foam ball stuck on a dowel stick)

Karaoke and dancing.  They also watched "Barbie: Princess & the Pop Star"

Of course, flowers from Dad!

Our dear friend, Lori Richards, asked me if she could make Cassidy a birthday cake this year.  Since her party was right after we brought Grant home from the hospital, this was a huge blessing.  I am so awed by her.  This is a lot of work to decorate a cake.  What a wonderful woman.  I hope I can be more thoughtful of others and think of things that really would be helpful when they are in times of need.

Casssidy's actual birthday was while we were at the hospital.  We recruited Aunt Katie to make sure that Cassidy had a great day, even if Mom and Dad were not around.  Katie picked the girls up from school and took them back to her house for a makeover and a movie.  (Tinker Bell, Secret of the Wings)  Then I was able to meet up with Katie's family, Grandma & Grandpa Ashby and the girls at Golden Corral for a birthday dinner.  (We won't mention that I accidentally went to Chuck a Rama, so I was a little late....I had been at the hospital for three days, I was tired! :)

Thanks everyone for helping make Cassidy's birthday special!

One week later

All of the many prayers said for Grant have definitely been answered. He is doing amazingly well. If not for the visible scars, you would never know he just had surgery a week ago.

I'm still trying to keep him doing quiet things. We are coloring lots of pictures, painting, Legos, target practice, video games, movies etc. He has way more energy than I do.

For Halloween we set him up on a bench on the porch. He handed out the Halloween candy to all the kids. His sisters took a bucket around for him. This is the way to do it. :-) All the candy, no work.

I am getting more hugs from him than I used to. I was worried this would alter his personality, if anything, it has made him even sweeter and more funny. We just love this guy. We are so grateful that he is doing so well. We are also grateful for all the cards, gifts, meals and help that has been given to us. Thank You!