December 21st

In the waiting room

James got tubes last month. He had 7 ear infections in his first year of life, not to mention reflux, colic and feeding issues. It's no wonder the poor kid cried for 14 months. I'm pleased to say that he is a VERY happy 16 month old and getting TUBES were worth every second of worry preceding the surgery. Here are some very sad pictures. It was so hard to let him go in alone. We were shocked at how fast it was over. It was seriously 20 minutes from the time he entered into the OR to the time they came to get us.




Poor baby


Post-op with Dada

This is James being rolled into the OR with the anesthesiologist.

He was seriously amazing and James loved him. Make sure to listen closely to the barking sounds he makes... I Love it!!

TIme Out!

Gabe, making the best of his situation.

Heritage Park at Christmas

We had so much fun. We saw santa, his reindeer, drank hot chocolate, rode the train, and all in good company with our good friends the Rasmussens.



Gabe and his best buddy Van.

Ode to Summer!

I Can't wait to do some of these things again....in the warmth :)

Feed the ducks.....
Camp with family....
HIKE....
Where's Garrett?.....
Look for Snipes.....
Run in the fountains at the Gateway....
Be outside with friends.......
Ride the train at the zoo.....
Run at Liberty park....
and SWEAT LOTS

Zoo Lights...DEC

We had a lot of fun seeing the zoo-lights. We thought it was free with our zoo-pass, but much to our surprise it was not. But, it was totally worth it. Even though it was freezing, we had a relaxing evening walking around the zoo, enjoying the light and music. The boys LOVED it.
I Just LOVE this boy!




Twiddle-DEE and Twiddle-DUM



The Tigers were very active that night! RRRRR!