...tales from our journey through valleys, atop peaks, and everywhere in between - all the while abiding in the shadow of the Most High.
We are purposed to have great positive attitudes, speak life at all times, find joy in the blessing of every moment, and keep living our dreams each day.
Hope you have fun with us!
Well, okay, not the REAL zoo yet (too cold!), but in March we were finally able to get back to one of the Samuel + Trinity's favorite things...the "zoo" at the nearby Polaris Mall. Always crowded with kids - and germs! - we have avoided this place for over a year now, and these two seriously made up for lost time!
Can you tell how excited they were by the CHEESE factor? haha
We were so very excited to spend the day with our sweet sweet Aunt Nayne in mid-February!
It was our first road trip since completing therapy, and we were all pretty happy to get out of town and not care about where the nearest hospital was! Spending some quality time with Aunt Nayne was just what the doctor ordered...on all counts. LOVED IT.
Out to dinner at our FAVORITE restaurant in Springfield
Gorgeous girlies :)
Fun with food
And food monsters ;)
Taking over the apartment...
...with lots of loooooove
and silliness, of course!
The kids enjoy talking with Aunt Nayne as often as possible and send homemade cards so she will know how much they miss and love her. PRICELESS.
Well, apparently, "normal" to our family means FAR less time available for updating blogs! For our part, we are not in the very least of ways complaining, whatsoever. As a matter of fact, when we realized a week or so ago just HOW long it had been since we'd posted an update, it was a sincerely pleasant moment acknowledging that we really have moved on to a new + different kind of "normal life" around here.
So, what does "normal" really mean in this household? (Refrain from the witty interjections, please, all ye who know 'Mom' well enough to have plenty of fodder for that set up...hah). NORMAL to our little ones has become this:
Samuel + Trinity sleep happily in the same room (often times sneakily in the same bunk!), they swap spit from each other's cups and share food, they take fantastically fun baths together, they get dirty, they fall all over the floor (yes, in public too...eeew, but hey), and they generally get along as you might expect any 4 + 5 year-olds to do. WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!!!!!!! No checking blood counts before playing with friends or going to the grocery store, no need to obtain recent medical histories from children they're around, no more way-over-the-top excessive use of hand sanitizer, no more major concerns about bruising or minor cuts, and PRAISE GOD no more ER trips for minor illnesses. (Who would've thought we'd ever be so grateful for "minor illnesses"?) :) In fact, it's more often the case nowadays that we have to convince Samuel he really doesn't have to worry about handwashing ALLLLLL the time...many a sobbing fit has begun w/ his desire to do so when not really necessary...at least we know he was well-trained during his treatment!
He has grown almost TWO inches since the Vincristine has flushed out of his system...and his hair is...well, it's FOR REAL hair :) haha. The pictures tell all.......................
