jenna's 3rd bday

Emily's first dance recital!!

Emily has been taking dance this past year and she absolutely loves it. I was unsure at first how she would do, as this is the first thing she's done on her own, without mama.

Yesterday was her dance recital and she was so cute and sweet. She was most excited that the "big kids" were coming to watch her dance! She spends so much time watching them at all of their activities, it was so sweet that it was finally her turn!

So proud of my baby ballerina!!

crazy spring

I have been absent for so long, but should know better than to try blogging this time of year.

We've been swamped here with baseball games like you can't believe; add to that a birthday and all that comes with it - party, treats for school, treats for team; track and field day at school, piano recitals, poem readings, science fair, AND potty training Emily!!....on top of all of our regular appointments and practices.

anyways, its no wonder I've been preoccupied!

But I had to surface to get this post in for my journal purpose and I just couldn't wait til June to post about Matthew's birthday from mid-May.

Matthew turned 9 this year and continues to be a delightful child. He is the mellow one of the bunch; happy-go-lucky kid, carefree most of the time. He loves music (techno!?), math, and baseball. He had a party with some friends at a local sports facility....they played dodgeball, football and baseball and he thought it was a blast.

Here's many of the spring events in pics.....

so loved....

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Surgery day is tomorrow at 10am CST to remove Jenna's kidney.

It's supposed to take 3.5 hours.

I will update sometime tomorrow evening.

Thanks for praying.

update: Wednesday afternoon

We are home!! She did amazing and has been such a trooper. Surgery went well and we got released today after she had a perfect night of sleep and has kept down lots of food and liquids.

Thanks for your prayers and support. She's on the road to recovery!