This has been a crazy week filled with Dr appointments.

  This is a picture of Stella a year ago!  She was admitted into the hospital for 3 days because of this weird abscess she developed! Crazy!  Luckily Dr. Olson was able to take her back to the OR and drain it for her.  The point to sharing the story of a year ago is #1. I really have no record besides the events in my brain and #2. It happened again. AWWW!

(Sorry Matt, its the only picture I have of the whole event!)

This time the infection started out on her thumb and moved to her belly!  We are not sure how it spread to her abdomen but it did and was causing her a LOT of pain.



It was so weird.  It started out as these little red spots, that looked like a zit and then within a day became hard and huge like a boil.  Then started to spread across her belly.  Monday we took her to the Dr and they decided to give her a shot of antibiotics.  Tuesday they gave her another shot of antibiotics and Wednesday they kicked us out the door and told us to go to a Plastic Surgeon.  Luckily she hasn't had any fevers or they would have admitted her.  Now we are just placing a silver, yes silver patch on it.  Its pretty cool, the silver is suppose to draw out the infection and hopefully by next week they wont have to put her under to drain the rest! 

 But she is still her crazy, happy self! 

Biggest Slacker

I figure its time to start blogging again! My goal is to be more diligent on journal writing for my family! We have a great time looking back at old pictures and post. Plus I taught a lesson Sunday about the importance of record/journal keeping.......and I don't want to be a hypocrite! Right?? So no recap of the last year and a half, just the pictures I have saved on my computer will do. I don't want to get overwhelmed so we are starting April 1st!

My little boy isn't so little anymore! Cannon had his 9th birthday on April 11th. I love that little man. He is so strong willed yet very tender hearted. The other morning he melted my heart. The kids love racing each other to the bus stop. Karlee thinks she has to win all the time or she gets really mad and pouts. Well they were about half way there and Karlee tripped and slammed into the cement (HARD). I wanted to run out there so bad and pick her up and make sure she was okay, but I stopped and started watching what she would do. Cannon realized Karlee wasn't racing anymore and turned around and saw her laying on the cement crying! He immediately turned around and ran to her side! He gave her a big hug and helped her brush off her hands and knees and they slowly walked side by side to the bus stop together!

I couldn't believe it! Its such a great feeling as a mother to know your kids really do love each other.

The next day was his birthday. All he wanted was a gift-card so he could go pick out his own presents. He spent his gift card on a few presents of his own and put one back so he could have enough to buy Karlee a Barbie!?!

Shocked yet again! I can't believe my little boy is growing up to be such a great person with a huge heart!

Happy Birthday Cannon! We love you!