Kacie, get well soon!

My niece, Kacie got really sick about a week and a half ago! On Saturday, Aug. 16th she was transferred from Holy Rosary to St. Luke's due to complication from Ecoli. Then Doctors diagnosed Kidney failure, pancreatitis, and colitis. That night they did surgery and put in a catheter for kidney dialysis. The next day she aspirated, (got liquid in her lungs) and she had to be put on a ventilator.

Things were the same until Wed. Aug. 20th, Doctors were concerned because she was not breathing above the ventilator. They ordered for her to have MRI to rule out a possible stoke. We are very so excited, because this morning they got the results from MRI everything looks normal! Doctors felt comfortable to get her off the ventilator, so they did and Kacie is doing well! She is still pretty sleepy, but that is to be expected because of the kidney dialysis the medication is taking longer to leave her body!

My sister has started a blog to keep us updated on her progress! Her blog is kaciet.blogspot.com! Kacie we are praying for you and your family! We sure love you and hope you get feeling better soon!

Happy Birthday Braxton!

Braxton is Three! He got a crown in Nursery a day before his birthday and he didn't want to take it off, he even wanted to wear it to bed that night! LOL! The first thing he wanted on his birthday was his crown! Thanks Laura and Lauren for being so good to him! He loves Nursery because of you guys!
This year was really fun, because it was the first time that he really understood what was going to happen on his birthday! He knew he would get a cake, blow out the candles, open presents etc. Every morning for about a week he would wake up and say, "Is today my birthday?" He just couldn't wait! Right before he blew out the candles, Kyle taught him to close his eyes and make a wish! He kept wanting us to sing Happy Birthday so he could make more wishes!
Braxton loves BIG TRUCKS!!! Ever since we went to Grandpa and Grandma's Farm last year he notices big trucks and tractors everywhere we go! It will be interesting to see what he does when he gets older!

Braxton Asleep!

The other night I went in to check on Braxton before I went to bed, and he was asleep on the floor in this position! I just had to take a picture to show Jenny R. that Braxton sleeps with his hands under his head also! It cracks me up everytime I see him sleep like that!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dad and his twin brother, Vaughn's Birthday! We wanted to wish them a wonderful day and remember some fun memories together! Happy Birthday Grandpa!
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Peter Brienholt & Ryan Shupe Concert

After the kids last baseball game we went to a Peter Brienholt and Ryan Shupe concert in Midway! (Ryan Shupe in green shirt, Peter Brienholt is in the back in the yellow shirt)

It was so fun because they made it very casual for the kids. They didn't care if kids danced and ran all over the place. They even invited them to come dance in front of the stage! Towards the end of the concert he did a song where a little 5 year old girl went up on the stage and sang. Mckinley and her friend Sara were dancing until they heard her sing, then they went in front of the stage to check out what was going on! While they were there Peter Brienholt leaned down with the microphone and Mckinley got to sing a little solo, he let about 4 other little girls sing a solo also! I was so sad because my battery died right before she got to sing, but here is a little video so you can picture what I am trying to say!

(This video shows Mckinley dancing and the little girl singing in the background is what Mckinley sang in the microphone...FYI you can hear it better if you pause my playlist music.)

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This was our families first concert together! We had a picnic in the park and just relaxed! Kyle liked it, but his favorite part was playing catch with his friends. Braxton eventually fell asleep because he didn't take a nap, which made it more relaxing for EJ and I. Blake stayed up the entire time and danced all over. He really LOVES music!

Rhino Fun!

A couple of weeks ago EJ rented a Yamaha Rhino for the Father and Sons camp-out! He called me Saturday morning and told me to bring the kids up so they could go on it before he had to take it back! It was really awesome, because it has five seat belts so a lot of people can go at one time!
Anyway, EJ told me to take it for "a spin" with our 3 older kids and his brother Lance's older boys. Well, to make long story short we found a mud puddle and naturally the kids wanted to go through it! The first time we went through Kyle was steering on my lap so we were pretty careful, the mud just splashed up on the wheels. The kids yelled, "GO Again...Faster!" So we turned around and went again, this time a little faster and hit the mud puddle just right to where we all got blastered with mud!





(Can you tell Braxton had sun glasses on? LOL!)




We figured since we were already dirty we might as well go again! Each of the older kids wanted to drive through the mud and each time we got a little more MUDDY!
We had a blast, but getting the kids clean that night was another story... they had mud caked in their hair, ears, face and all over! We ended up throwing away some of their clothes because they were already worn out and too gross to clean!

Take me out to the ballgame!

After watching Kyle play baseball for 3 years, Mckinley decided she wanted to try t-ball. At the beginning of the season she only knew one boy on her team, but she quickly became friends with the other/only two girls on the Mets team.
(FYI Mckinley lost 3 teeth during the season and Kyle lost one.)
She really liked t-ball, and didn't want to miss a game! We aren't sure if she didn't want to miss baseball or the treat at the end of the game, but either way we had fun watching her little red braids flip around while she ran the bases! __________________________________________________
Kyle had fun playing for the Red Sox. He tried something new this year, switch hitting (one inning left and the next right.) He surprised us how good he could hit left!


One of his favorite things was seeing his friends on the other team, like Gavin!
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Braxton and Blake did pretty well considering Kyle and Mckinley had games on Mon. and Wed. nights the entire month of June! It got a little crazy a couple of times when they had games scheduled at the same time, but we survived and had fun watching them play ball!

Go Red Sox!

When Kyle got back home from watching the Mariners vs. Red Sox game in Seattle, he started baseball on June 2nd. He found out at the ballpark that his team is the Red Sox this year! The ironic thing is he played against the Mariners for his first game! My Mom, Teniele, Brandon and Kacie were still visiting so they watched another "Red Sox"/"Mariners" game 6 days later!

Our neighbor Dawson is on the Mariners team so we got a picture of the Red Sox/Mariners players!

Kyle's Seattle Trip

Kyle had so much fun going to Seattle! This was a big step for Kyle (but mostly for Mom and Dad)! He flew by himself to Boise Idaho to Grandma and Grandpa's house. Then the next day they all drove to Seattle with Teniele, Scott, Tammy, Brandon, and Kacie to see Valeda and Melissa.

I was worried about him flying by himself, but then my mom found out a few days before he left, that a girl from my high school was going to be on his same flight! They told us at the gate he could save her a seat! I was so grateful to know he would be sitting by someone I knew!


Kyle did great boarding the plane! I think he was just a little nervous because he kept whispering to me in the airport, but he never said he was scared or anything!
I thought I was going to be OK and NOT cry, because Cynthia was there, but when he started to walk up the runway I couldn't keep it in anymore! I felt silly because I knew he was going to be ok, but it was a BIG reality check to realize he is old enough to fly by himself!


The highlight of the trip for Kyle was seeing the Mariners vs. Red Sox game!

Grandma got Brandon really great seats for his Birthday, they were right behind the Red Sox dugout. Kyle was so excited because he got to sit by Brandon for half of the game!





Tammy and Brandon were able to go on the field before the game started to watch the Red Sox warm up!


Brandon and Kyle were able to get a few signitures on their baseballs!


He also went on a whale watching tour! The captain let Kyle, Brandon, Kacie and Teniele drive the boat! They saw several Orca Whales.







They went on the Seattle Ducks tour, which he said was really cool. They start the tour driving around on land and then they launch into the water and it becomes a boat! Kyle was so excited because the tour guide let him drive the Duck in the water!









They had a lot of fun at the Music Museum!


Grandpa was even getting a kick out of it!


Valeda was jammin' out!


Kyle really enjoying going up the Space Needle! There are so many fun things to do in Seattle! Thanks for taking him with you Grandpa and Grandma!