Thank You!

My brother, Chris, is the greatest!  He wanted Josiah to have something to do & keep him positive through his oral surgery experience & recovery.

So, he sent him a present that he's wanted for a while!

He also sent the patient's little brother a present to help him through it, too!

Uncle Chris sent Josiah "Lego City Police Station!"

He sent Ethan "Miles from Tomorrowland" action figures!

These boys couldn't be happier.  They have played with their toys all day long.

Park West Church also sent Josiah a Get Well basket of candy & balloons.  Very sweet!

Josiah is feeling much better tonight.  He almost seems back to himself.  He will still have activity & diet restrictions for a few days, but other than that, I think the surgery was a success!  We are so thankful for the prayers, texts, emails & social media messages we've received today.  We have the best family & friends!  Thank You!

Brave!

Josiah had his first surgery today...oral surgery.  He has some major overcrowding in his mouth causing his baby teeth to not be able to fall out.  So, they decided to remove 5 of his teeth to make room for the new ones trying to come in.  Josiah has been such a champ about this whole thing.  He hasn't seemed worried or nervous at all.  He walked back to the chair without any hesitation & came out the same way.  He was tired & a little dizzy once they removed his IV, but was soon back to his old self.

Here are the five teeth they removed.  The four canines were supposed to be the most difficult & the lateral incisor was supposed to be the easiest tooth.  The lateral incisor was so trapped by the roots of the other teeth that it's root broke inside his gums.  So, they had to make one incision to remove the root, which caused him to have one stitch put in.  We were hoping this wouldn't happen, but he's handling it so well.  Our little man has been so incredibly brave! 

Wedding Day!

Kody & Logan got married today in one of the sweetest weddings I've ever been to.

Logan wanted a worshipful ceremony to honor God as the center of their marriage.

Dustin & I are so happy for these two young people & pray blessings over their lives together.

What a beautiful wedding day!

Wedding Rehearsal!

Tomorrow, one of our former teenagers is getting married.

Kody Miller is marrying his sweet fiance Logan Waddel.

They are having the wedding on Kody's grandmother's farm.  They wanted a cute outdoor wedding.  Tonight was the rehearsal.  It went really well & I can't wait to see the wedding.

Everyone had worked so hard on the farm all day that they had the rehearsal dinner at Kody's parents' home.  It was an awesome night for dinner, a swim & making smores over the firepit.  Perfect way to have a rehearsal dinner if you ask me.  We had a great time!

First Cone!

I took our boys with me shopping today.  They were such champs, that I also treated them to lunch at Chick-Fil-A.  We invited Daddy to join us as well.

After lunch & some time on the playground, I got the boys some ice cream.  Ethan normally asks for ice cream in a cup, but today he wanted it on a cone for the very first time.  This is a picture of my sweet boys enjoying their ice cream cones together.  I can't believe they are growing up so fast.  Needless to say, Ethan enjoyed his first cone.

Domino Fun with Dad!

These guys are having some domino fun with Dad!

Happy Birthday, Ben!

Ethan's best buddy, Ben, had his 4th birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese today.

Our boys had so much fun playing all the games &

driving all the cool cars...even with Chuck E.Cheese.

Ben had a "Big Hero 6" cookie cake for his birthday, so our boys loved that.

Ben even loved the "Miles from Tomorrowland" toys & pajamas we gave him.

We love Ben & were so excited to celebrate his big day with him.

Happy Birthday, Ben!

Pastor Appreciation Dinner!

Tonight was Pastor Appreciation Dinner at the park.

Josiah loves that his buddies Luke & Aaron are also pastor's kids.  They had a great time playing together at the splash pad & playground.

We had a nice dinner together with all the pastors & their families from the church.  They even gave us gifts & gift buckets for the boys.  We all loved our special treats & our time at the Pastor Appreciation Dinner.

Future Ninja Warriors!

These boys are so excited that American Ninja Warrior is back on TV.  Thanks, Uncle Chris, for the awesome t-shirts that say: "Future Ninja Warrior!"

Fun in the Sun!

It was a beautiful day today, so Dustin moved our water table to our deck.  The boys were so excited!  They put their swimsuits on & had some fun in the sun!