Awana Awards Night April 29th (Posted 7/28/2013)

We're proud of all three of our kids for the fun they had, the friends they made, and how much they learned about God and His love for them during Awana this past year.  Lila CANNOT wait for Cubbies to start again, and her brothers are excited for T&T to start, too!

 

 

At the end of it all, Nonnie was tuckered out. 

You'll see why below. It was quite a busy night!

How awesome she was in town to see they kids get

their awards.

Lila is second from right.

 

Scotty is on the far right.

Benjamin - Center Stage

 

 

Love this!!!!

VBS June 2013 (posted 7/27/2013)

Lunch Break - Somebody look at me and smile!

We participated in VBS at our church in June. Benjamin and I were leaders (he was my Jr. Leader), and Scotty and Lila were in the camp. Lila did okay, but by Thursday she was tired of being there for a few hours without me. I took her with me on the way to our next activity with my group, and then since Tom was off Thursday and Friday, she hung out with him. Of course, the next week she kept asking when she was going back to VBS and saying she missed it.

At  home that week Scotty sewed himself

a bag - he's really liking the sewing thing lately.

Pastor Jeremy getting slimed at the end of VBS because

we raised enough to build 3 clean water wells .

Scotty with his VBS group (back to the camera)

 

Benjamin with our group. He was a Jr. Leader and did a

fantastic job!

Craniofacial Follow Up - Doing GREAT!!! (Posted 7/27/2013)

June 4th we went back to see Dr. Fearon and the anthropologist (who takes specialized measurements for Dr. Fearon). Lila did great even though we were back at the hospital. We weren't sure how she would do, but she did fine and had a pretty good time even.  He said she is healing well and he doesn't need to see her again until next April (I believe he follows up once a year for a long while).  PTL!!!

One of my all-time favorites - isn't she breathtakingly beautiful?!

And she's just as awesome if not more so on the inside!!!

I asked her if she wanted to wear shorts and a shirt or a dress. When she said a dress I

started to pull one out of her closet and she quickly corrected me and said No! Snow White! We even have a red headband now.

super cool nurse at the Craniofacial Clinic of Dallas that is

the resident expert on the baby starfish. The boys got to see how much they've

grown since Lila's surgery, and even see her feed them!

Super wild and cool spider starfish curled up behind coral.

Okay, that's enough. Back to DS's...no time to look

up and smile for a split second, mom.

photos again of our beautiful girl

 

the whale...

Benjamin conquered running up the back.

Okay, Lila had help.

And I have about 15 pictures of a black whale all by himself because I kept missing the top

of Scotty's head before he would fall back down the back again. So a mysterious force helped him

to the top - SUCCESS!!!!

Thumb Wars...courtesy of Wendy's kids meal.

She looks like she's asking what in the world happened

here?!?! even though she didn't.

What a happy girl, even after all she went through.