A little catch up

Oh my.  Just like that and it's been a month and a half since I last posted.  I do have an excuse though, I promise.  I'm one month post second surgery, which was a doozy, but am finally starting to feel somewhat like my old self again.

Pre surgery, we had a very fun 4th of July with a community party, neighborhood party with a ton of awesome fireworks, and a fun trip to Grandma and Grandpa Peterson's house.  I will just leave you with some photos now!

There was a little parade followed by tons of bounce houses and other fun stuff.  The only downer was that on that very first bounce house the kids went on, Baeo decided to jump off the slide and landed on his head, which turned into a trip to the ER and a neck brace.

The day after the fourth, we drove to Kennewick to spend some time with Derek's family.  The kids had a blast, as always.

And just like that, the month of July came and went.  Here are some stats for July...

Number of hours in the OR: 8
Number of emergency room visits: 4
Number of x rays/CT scans: 3
Number of days in the hospital: 10
Number of episodes of Honey Boo Boo while in the hospital: Too many to remember and I think my IQ has dropped significantly.
Number of blood draws: 12
Number of Heparin shots in the stomach to prevent blood clots: 20
Number of catheters put in: 3
Number of ambulance rides: 1

Okay, I'm not complaining, even though it may seem like it.  All I have to say is that July was rough and I really don't want to see another hospital again....until October.

While that was going on, Derek took the kids to see Thomas the train!  Today was the first time I saw the pictures and they sure looked like they had a blast!! Okay, since I wasn't there, your guess is as good as mine as what went on, so I will make up my own story on how I think it went.

Here are the kids so excited to have their Thomas tickets!

Braedon's wondering why they didn't punch it like they did on the Polar Express.

Adi couldn't care less.

Checkin out an old train.

It's Thomas!!  Oh, my gosh it's really Thomas!!!  Oops, I think I just peed a little. (Said Braedon)

Trains!  I wonder how I can break up these tracks and make a complete mess before getting caught. (Thought Adi)

Clown are so not cool anymore.

But Thomas totally is!

Loving the train ride and the wind in my hair.

Drrr.....(okay, when I came across these photos, and there are like 8 of them, I could not stop laughing. Totally at the age where you can not get a regular smile.  Just wait until I bust these out when he's older.)

CHEEEEZZZZEEEE!!!!!!

The fun filled morning ended with some tunes:)

And...that's a wrap folks!