Catching Up

Life has been crazy busy and I have been a very behind blogger.  We have been in MN two weeks.  My niece graduated and so I came early to help my sister do all the things my mom would have helped with.   Abby had a great party and Mark (with the help of my brother) made 350 tacos!!!  He fries his own shells and people LOVE them, it was Abby's request.  Yesterday I spent the day with my sister-in-law as she started her chemo treatments.  I was hoping to spend some time again with Diana but between Sienna's surgery and my busy schedule it is not going to work this time.    We sure wish the MN weather was nicer but Hudson has been able to swim in the lake a few days and yesterday spent the afternoon fishing with his sisters.
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While I have been gone three friends have met their sweet  babes.  When I was in YWAM 20 years ago my leader was Todd.  He was engaged to Vickie at the time and they still run a YWAM base in NC.  They have waited three years to bring home their daughter.  Vicki is a gifted writer and I know I will love to watch her blog about their newest daughter Gabby.  I met Courtney not too long ago.  She recently moved to our town and mutual friends introduced us.  They were waiting to travel to pick up their baby Caleb when we met and since we have been here have traveled and returned home.    I can't wait to get back home and meet this precious boy!!!  My other dear, dear friend Melinda is in China right now with their sweet son Ben.  Melinda had me as her secret sis when we were waiting for Hudson and was SO faithful with prayers and gifts.  She only lives about an hour from us, Kailee and her daughter Myranda share the same birthday and have become friends and we are blessed to call them friends.  This is their second adoption.  They have a little girl Shayle that came home shortly after Hudson and we are excited to meet the newest member.  Hop over to their blogs and see their adorable little ones.  Please pray for these  families who are getting used to the "new" normal, most of you have been there and pray for Diana and miss Sienna.  Many of you have also been thru surgeries with your little ones and know the anxiety that goes along with surgeries.   For those of you who received TA's in the last couple weeks, can't wait to watch you go and will be praying for you....I never get tired of watching families brought together.

When we get home from MN we will be making another visit to the neurologist.  Hudson has had at least one more seizure two weeks ago and suspect seizure's during the night.   We are hoping to keep him off medication but will see what his Neurologist says.  We will also have his sleep study July 9th and then will hopefully be able to switch surgeons after that.  We have been on hold with surgeries and speech for two months now and need to get the ball rolling with something.    Hopefully just intense speech therapy.

I posted lots of pictures below playing catch up over the last month....hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

My dad's backyard..