Happy Birthday, Luke!

Yesterday was Luke's 31st Birthday!

On Saturday I made a cake and let the girls decorate it. They surprised him with it when he got home from work. His Father's Day gift was supposed to be his birthday gift too, but we wanted to get him something else. The girls picked out a new Bible for him. He loved it!

Lastnight we got to go on a date! Scott and Cassie met us at Outback. After Outback we got some shaved ice. We had a lot of fun! Thanks for watching the kids Gammy and Pappy! 

We had Kimber's appointment at ARCH on Wednesday. For right now we are keeping her on her antibiotic. We had to start her on Mirilax. Apparently constipation can also cause UTI's. I have to keep track of what she drinks and when she goes to the bathroom. Once we get that lined out we are going to see how she does off her medicine. If she gets another infection while on the antibiotic she will have surgery to correct it. If she gets an infection off the medicine, we would have to restart it and would most likely do surgery. It was a long trip, but we are thankful that we might get to stop the meds and not have surgery!

Luke and I gave her a new Cabbage Patch Doll to take with her on the road trip.  She loved it. 

I want to say THANKS to all the people who email, called, texted and commented on Facebook. We appreciate the prayers and well wishes more than you will ever know!




Love,

Meet Tilly

Luke brought a dog home Saturday. She is a five month old boxer. Her name was Sky, but the girls wanted to change it. They picked Tilly. We have discussed getting a dog for a couple months now, but always talked ourselves out of it. Tator is such a good dog. He is perfect. He is very low maintenance. Someone Luke works with posted her on their classified ads. He saw her and fell in love. She gets along well with Tator and Willow. She follows the girls wherever they go.  The only problem we have is that she wants to sleep in my bed.  When she is in the bed, Tator wants in the bed. Luke and I downsized to a queen bed when we built and there just isn't room for all of us. She is adjusting really well and seems to fit our family perfectly.

Back To Reality.

Well, our vacation is over. We had so much fun! The weather was great and the beach was beautiful. Kinnison and Kimber spent most of their time playing softball on the beach. They built some sand castles, flew kites, and played in the pool. Kanyon had a blast. He started standing up by himself, learned to back down the stairs and into the pool. We took a crate of new potatoes and he enjoyed throwing them all over the house. His word of the week was "wow". Luke purchased a blow up boat off  Craigslist.  The kids loved riding in it. When we weren't using it he filled it with water for Kanyon to play in. He loved it! On the Fourth we got to watch the most amazing fireworks ever! They did a huge display at the Gulf Shores Pier. It was seriously the best show I have ever seen.

We stayed in a duplex. We were a little nervous about sharing the house, pool and beach with total strangers.  We couldn't have been more blessed! They were so sweet. They had a three year old boy in their house.  Every day the girls looked forward to playing with him. 

On our way home we stopped at Alligator Alley. We got to hold a baby alligator, feed alligators and watch a feeding show. It was a lot of fun for the kids and the adults!

I am so thankful that we had the opportunity to go on another vacation. We had a lot of fun and wonderful memories were made. We are already counting down to next year! When we left the girls told me they were going to start saving for next year's vacation. As soon as we got home they emptied the change from my wallet.  They love to travel just as much as Luke and I do.