Trae and Riley also like going to watch. Here they are, pretending to fight with their Star Wars Light Sabers.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Playing Soccer
Luke started playing soccer for the Peoria Park District. He played last year, and had a blast doing it. Of course, sometimes he had more fun playing "Rock, Paper, Scissors" on the sidelines, but that's ok. He loves making new friends, and we have fun getting out of the house and watching him play.
Trae and Riley also like going to watch. Here they are, pretending to fight with their Star Wars Light Sabers.
Trae and Riley also like going to watch. Here they are, pretending to fight with their Star Wars Light Sabers.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Easter Egg Hunt
This morning we went to the Easter Egg Hunt at RockChurch. The boys had a good time, and came home with plenty of candy! And it was finally warm today! Hopefully, spring is here to stay.
Riley only found these 7 eggs, but was so excited about it! He would find one and dust off all of the grass and dirt, look at it for a minute, then put it in his bucket. He had a great time!
Trae and Luke also had fun. It was really a race to see who could get to the eggs the fastest!
It's so hard to get all three of them to look at the same time! Notice the difference in the amount of eggs :)
Riley's favorite thing to do with his bucket - he thought he looked like Darth Vador from Star Wars.
Riley only found these 7 eggs, but was so excited about it! He would find one and dust off all of the grass and dirt, look at it for a minute, then put it in his bucket. He had a great time!
Trae and Luke also had fun. It was really a race to see who could get to the eggs the fastest!
It's so hard to get all three of them to look at the same time! Notice the difference in the amount of eggs :)
Riley's favorite thing to do with his bucket - he thought he looked like Darth Vador from Star Wars.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Make a Wish Update
I know I've already told many people about the latest updates with Trae's wish, but it is our favorite subject in this house to talk about! So, for those who don't know what's going on, here's the latest:
Trae's official wish was to go to the beach and to swim with the dolphins. We heard from our "wish granter" a few months ago, and she asked if she could send us to Orlando, FL where Trae (and Luke and I) will be swimming with dolphins at Discovery Cove. She later asked if we would also like to go to Sea World and Universal Studios while we are in Florida. The answer is, of course, yes!
Well, a few weeks ago, we finally heard from them again with the official dates for the trip, which is June 22-27. We are flying out of Bloomington to Atlanta, then to Orlando, where we are staying. We are getting a ride in a limo to and from the airport in Bloomington. And basically everything else is being taken care of by them: new luggage, spending money, our itinerary, a car rental while we are there, food, hotel, EVERYTHING!
Everytime I start thinking about the trip, I just feel so blessed - like we've won a prise or something. But, I know this trip is really for Trae. He is the one who deserves it. He's gone through more in 7 1/2 years than I will ever go through! I could never say thank you enough to Make-a-Wish for what they are doing for us.
Only 9 more weeks! We are counting down!!!
Trae's official wish was to go to the beach and to swim with the dolphins. We heard from our "wish granter" a few months ago, and she asked if she could send us to Orlando, FL where Trae (and Luke and I) will be swimming with dolphins at Discovery Cove. She later asked if we would also like to go to Sea World and Universal Studios while we are in Florida. The answer is, of course, yes!
Well, a few weeks ago, we finally heard from them again with the official dates for the trip, which is June 22-27. We are flying out of Bloomington to Atlanta, then to Orlando, where we are staying. We are getting a ride in a limo to and from the airport in Bloomington. And basically everything else is being taken care of by them: new luggage, spending money, our itinerary, a car rental while we are there, food, hotel, EVERYTHING!
Everytime I start thinking about the trip, I just feel so blessed - like we've won a prise or something. But, I know this trip is really for Trae. He is the one who deserves it. He's gone through more in 7 1/2 years than I will ever go through! I could never say thank you enough to Make-a-Wish for what they are doing for us.
Only 9 more weeks! We are counting down!!!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
It's been a while
It seems like so much, but yet so little has happened in the past few months to write about. I really have been waiting to write a new blog when something exciting happened, but, unfortunately, we are still waiting for that.
Trae is doing great since his surgery! He is back in school and back in gym class. Besides the scar on his chest, you'd never know he had major surgery only 4 months ago! I am so thankful that we actually made it through those 8 long days in the PICU and that he is back to, or better, than his old self!
As for Chad and I, we both still continue to look for work. God does keep providing for us every month to get through it. I have had a couple of interviews at St Francis but nothing has come yet. I really just keep reminding myself that God is not surprised by anything that happens in our lives, and that He does have a plan for us.
I am actually thankful now that I am not graduating like I planned this May. I realized that with everything that went on last semester (the layoff, the surgery and everything that goes along with that) I was in no way ready to graduate! Again, God knows what he's doing!
So, here's some pics of what's been going on the past few months:
Luke turned 6 in January! Here he is at his party with cousins Christian and Owen
The boys love playing in the snow with daddy. Here they are in the backyard, trying to make a snowman.
Aida and Riley helping me make cookies one afternoon :)
Trae did a Martin Luther King Jr play in his class one day. This is him in front of his paragraph he wrote.
We definitely have 3 rockers in our house!
Singing at RockChurch on Palm Sunday with their Sunday School class.
Trae is doing great since his surgery! He is back in school and back in gym class. Besides the scar on his chest, you'd never know he had major surgery only 4 months ago! I am so thankful that we actually made it through those 8 long days in the PICU and that he is back to, or better, than his old self!
As for Chad and I, we both still continue to look for work. God does keep providing for us every month to get through it. I have had a couple of interviews at St Francis but nothing has come yet. I really just keep reminding myself that God is not surprised by anything that happens in our lives, and that He does have a plan for us.
I am actually thankful now that I am not graduating like I planned this May. I realized that with everything that went on last semester (the layoff, the surgery and everything that goes along with that) I was in no way ready to graduate! Again, God knows what he's doing!
So, here's some pics of what's been going on the past few months:
Luke turned 6 in January! Here he is at his party with cousins Christian and Owen
The boys love playing in the snow with daddy. Here they are in the backyard, trying to make a snowman.
Aida and Riley helping me make cookies one afternoon :)
Trae did a Martin Luther King Jr play in his class one day. This is him in front of his paragraph he wrote.
We definitely have 3 rockers in our house!
Singing at RockChurch on Palm Sunday with their Sunday School class.
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