Celebration!!

There are many things we celebrated this past Saturday... The fact that we had our entire family together is a major one!  Bill also became engaged to his girlfriend Angela!  And last but definitely not least Lily Kate turned 2!!!  We had such a great weekend.  Jackson was his usual self, catching lizards, bugs and butterflies and having so much fun playing with his cousin Addie. Ofcourse, I think they must have gotten the wrong invitation because someone led them to believe it was a costume party! 

This trip was definitely needed.  It is so relaxing to be at my parents house.  You know when you are just in a place where you feel safe and loved, that is here for me. With a huge yard for Jackson to explore and two more sets of arms to hold and cuddle Lily Kate, who could ask for anything more!

Update on Tater

Just realized we really haven't sent out any mass emails about Lily Tater since her last surgery and wanted to give a quick update on how our girl is...

She is enrolled in a wonderful school, The Arbor, and she loves it. She receives constant therapy there from the occupational, speech and physical therapist along with her two teachers which are trained by the therapists. We have seen so much growth. She is drinking from a straw and can sit up on her own for a few minutes. She is verbalizing a lot more and we love it! Always laughing unless she is hungry or wants to be picked up and cuddled! Still no seizures since January 2!! She has had a few more genetic tests run and one has already come back and was negative, this one was for Rett syndrome. There is sitll one we are waiting on and it is for a genetic syndrome called CDKL5. It will probably be about 3-4 weeks before we hear anything. As always she lightens our days!

And we return...

We have made it back safe and sound! It was a wonderful trip. Gorgeous weather, beautiful scenery and great family to enjoy it with. Although, I don't think I would do the plane ride again with 4 children under 4!! The obvious highlight of the trip was Whitney's wedding but we also got to enjoy the beach, Sun River and Bend. Oh and did I mention snow in May... yes snow! Lis was able to catch so many good pictures of the kiddos and a few of us adults as well! We are home for two days and one night and then off to Gamma and Boss's for 10 days!

OREGON

We made it!!! We are here in Oregon and enjoying every minute of the beautiful beach weather. Here are a few pictures to give you an insight into all the fun times we are having. Enjoy!!

Check 'em out!

My wonderful sister-in-law, who happens to be an amazing photographer, took pictures of our kids with my brother Jae's children. Check them out on her website... www.purdyphotos.com
Our password is barclay. Enjoy!

Up and Blogging...

As a first time blogger I have no idea what I am doing... hopefully the learning curve will be small! I have taken a leap into the unknown to put up pictures of the kids and it seems to be a great way to keep family and friends updated on us. So here we go-



I am counting down the days left in school, which happen to be ten for me! The next few weeks hold to be very busy. We are leaving for Oregon for Justin's little sisters wedding. We have planned to make a vacation out of it, so we get to spend a few days at the beach and then head to Bend for the big event. Following that we are going to the homeland, ALABAMA!! Spending ten days in lower Alabama with my parents should be a blast. While there we are having Lily Kate's 2nd birthday party. Check back to check out some pics of our travelling days!