The Newest Member of the Family

The tramp is huge, and we love it!

The kids couldn't wait to wake up and jump in their pj's!

Dizzy

Us, right before the craziness began.

We went to Lagoon and rode the Tilt-a-Whirl with the whole family!

We thought this was a great idea until it started and we realized we had a lot of weight in there (Toby & I are pretty huge),

and we couldn't stop spinning!

Sam's eyeballs couldn't stop spinning and he was trying to figure out what torture device we had put him on.

Megan and Max were screaming because they were loving it.

I was screaming at Toby to make it stop,

and Toby was just along for the ride.

Playin' in the Rain

The Surgery

The surgery is over and all is well.

It took them longer to find a vein for his IV than it did for the actual surgery.

They ended up using his jugular in his neck! Poor kid.

His adenoids were huge and covered in a layer of slime - so it was good to take them out.

He did not come out of surgery very happy, and every time a nurse came in he would wave bye to them and point at the door.

Once we gave him a drink, he was much happier.

We're just glad it's over so we can move on!

After Surgery

Fingers Crossed

Sam during his sweat test to test for Cystic Fibrosis (it was 80 degrees that day and everyone looked at me like I was a horrible mother).

After going to at least 2 Dr. appointments every week for the past month and a half, and too many tests to count, we think we finally have things figured out. Part of the problem is he has reflux (still can't figure that out) and he needs his adenoids out. So Monday morning Sam gets his adenoids out. There's a lot riding on this surgery. Our very happiness is depending on it. We're hoping that our sweet, happy boy returns because we are done with the beast from the dark abyss that is currently with us.

So cross your fingers!

Easy Hoe?

This is a picture of what we call an "easy hoe".

But unfortunately Toby couldn't remember what it was called.

We were talking about the yard work we had just finished.

Me: The yard looks really good.

Toby: Yeah, I'm glad I got all the weeds out. I love using the...Dirty Susan Hoe.

Me: Laughing so hard I think I tinkled a little bit.

I guess he must know a woman named Susan that's dirty???!!

Sam & His Monkey Twin

We go to the zoo when we need a break from Lagoon and the boys LOVE it.

Max & Sam could watch the monkey's all day.

But we noticed that there's one monkey that has the same color of hair as Sam.

It's called the Golden Tamarin (or something close to that).

It's even a really hyper monkey just like Sam!

See, same color.

Max & Sam could stay there all day.