New pics of the boys

Our friend and an amazing photographer took some new pics of the boys, here they are.... Check her out for good, really afordable pics too! http://mwilkesphotography.zenfolio.com/

Vacation 2010

Ahhh, I love the word vacation. It was awesome. We spent a week in PCB beach at Grana's house. The Blake crew went with us which was great for us and the kids. We had so much fun. Other than the dads and Chandler going deep sea fishing we didn't really do any big acitivies but we didn't have to, the kids enjoyed the beach and pool so much! That was nice on the budget. On the first night, Ben and the Boys and I ate dinner at Uncle Ernies. My favorite! It was great! We had a great dinner at sunset over the water, watching the boats come in. Then we were able to take bread down to the dock and feed the fish and bird which the boys loved! Other than that though we just cooked there and relaxed. Ben, Chandler and Josh all went deep sea fishing on Sat and we took all the kids down to the marina to watch hem come in. They loved it. They got to see so many birds and fish while we waited and then they got to see the boat come in and them unload the fish! the guys got a ton of red snapper which we cooked for dinner a few nights later and had a ton left over. They seemed to have a good time and the little boys really enjoyed the marina.

Ethan was swimming up a storm and a Pro at the beach. he dug holes and built sandcastles and really enjoyed swimming in the ocean. Aiden really became a good swimmer in the time we were there and caught onto the sand building. We spent a lot of time catching little fish and crabs which the boys enjoyed. We even got a huge hermit crab that Ethan found! We had great weather with no rain! Woohoo! I was able to get a few pics of all 3 boys toether, but they weren't really enjoying the photo shoot (they wanted to play) so they are not so good! It was sad to come home, I love having our family together without the every 3rd day daddy missing. Here are a few pics!

cheap fun

Today I let the boys color with markers (outside) on a box...provided an hour and half on entertainment. Too funny. Of course then they had a middle of the afternoon bath because Aiden always colors himself.

Gavin had PT yesterday. He is doing great. Rolling over, really lifting his head and eating baby food. he has only had a few things (bananas, apples, sweet potatoes, peas, pears) but bananas are for sure his favorite. He always sucks his thumb at the same time.

We leave for PCB in 6 days and I am so excited. Very ready for a vacation and I know the boys will love it! Ethan has always liked the beach. i am so thankful we are going to be able to go without all the healthcare equiptement we had a few months ago and we had anticipated still having. But nope, only his monitor for sleeping! Woohoo! I hope everyone does good on the ride down...6 hrs in the car with our crew...

We have been swimming at Grandma's pool a lot and the boys are getting more and more used to swimming again. Its like they have to relearn every summer. But it is fun watching them

We currently haven't done anything else on the basement. We saved a little money for trim, but we know we are going on vacation (at granas beach house...but we still have to pay for food and stuff) so we are waiting until we get back. We get back from the beach on the 16th and leave for callaway gardens for 3 days for Ben's triathalon, fathers day and Ethan's b day all in one. So thats a lot of stuff to pay for.

We just finished a 1 1/2 hr evaluation for the babies can't wait program and Gavin qualified for PT! Woohoo! That is awesome because our insurance only covers 30 visits a year (and we go once or twice a week) so with this program once our visits run out it only cost us $ 16 a visit for 1 hr of PT! This is awesome compared to the $169 a visit it was going to cost. I am so glad we can benefit from this, Gavin is really showing great improvements with his PT. He is even starting to roll over!!

Ben has been out of town all week in Navada for a training with the fire dept. Man do we miss him and I am so glad he is coming home tonight!!! He does so much around the house and with the kids...I do not know what I would do without him!! Ethan is missing him a lot. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing husband and father of my children...He is a great daddy!!

School is out for the summer, Ethan is not happy about it. He does not understand why he still can't go to school. Too funny. I am excited for both the boys to be in school next year, I hope Aiden does well! The 2 days a week and short days (9 to 12) are perfect and then we do school at home in preperation for the future. We want to do home school hybrid with our children so we are hoping we are fostering that learning style with a little of both. The home school theme for the summer at our house is science. Right now we have tadpoles we are watching develop into frogs (thanks grammy : )  )

Well, I need to get onto house cleaning before my hubby sees what slobs we are this week!!

Gavin update: e got released from the hospital yesterday. We stayed 2 nights with a case or RSV. He required a little 02 and breathing treatments but is feeling much better! Thanks for all the prayers!!

We have been so busy!! The sheetrock is done, woohoo! It looks great. Ethan has started Tae Kwon Do, and thinks he is awesome, and is finishing up his soccer season. Gavin is off oxygen and G tube, which is a huge relief. Ethan's last day of school for the year is tomorrow (he goes twice a week from 9-12 to a church preschool), He has been at the same school for 2 yrs and will be switching to one closer to home in sept when he starts again, so tomorrow is the last day at this school. It makes me kinda sad...He's growing up. Watching him in martial arts makes me see how big he is getting. He is not a baby anymore.

Aiden wants so bad to do soccer or tae kwon do, but he's just not big enough. I have been spending special time with him while Ethan is in class at his favorite place "Donalds". Aiden loves to sit in his chair and watch Ethan play soccer, He is a great cheerleader for his big brother.

Gavin is doing great with physical therapy. He is starting to initiate rolling over and his holding his head midline on his own. He his pushing up with his arms during tummy time and bearing weight on his legs when held up. He is coming along great, The PT has been very impressed.

We planned Ethan's 4th B day party at chuck e cheese, I cannot believe he will be 4 next month!

Gavins Blog (NICU)

Here is a scrapblog I did for Gavin's NICU stay. I used parts of my journal and pics. I just finished it.

I guess Gavin decided last night that he was done with his G tube, because he pulled it out. He woke up soaking wet because his continuous feeds had been running all night. When we noticed I tried to put it back in, but the hole had already closed. So this morning when I woke up I called my Ped. He called the surgeon and they discussed and said they felt it was fine to leave it out, so I was relieved. He has been eating great and I didn't think he needed it in the first place. Then the surgeon called the GI doctor and he disagreed totally. He wanted us to take him back to surgery today to put it back in. I was like WHAT! That means intubated and vents. I said "NO!". The GI doctor told me I was being non compliant with his plan of care. I said too bad. As long as he is eating and gaining weight, I said they cannot put it back in. DRAMA! Always. Even the doctors don't agree with eachother. And unfortunatly I know healthcare enough to know that sometimes its all about money.

On a lighter note, here are some pics of the kidos playing. Since the sheetrock is going in the basement, Aiden is enjoying wearing his mask (for the dust) even when they are not working : )