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July 12, 2015

FAMILY! This week was all about family! There was an Armstrong family reunion this week in Enon where family from near (Ohio) and far (LA, Texas, Seattle, etc) gathered for a tasty spread of food and fun at Steve and Cookie’s house. The kiddos played with water balloons and enjoyed watching Kevin fill them up all at one time with a fun kit we got at the store. Todd came to Ohio from LA and was able to spend a few days with us at our house too. Finn loved seeing and talking to him and we ventured to a Clippers game one night too. He has only seen him one other time, during the cruise for Brett and Missy’s wedding, which was a year and a half ago! Plus, he loves that he can say his name and he’s pretty happy about it such that he constantly says “Todd, Todd, Todd” on a regular basis.

Finn and I made a blueberry pie one night and took it with us to the reunion. It was delish, and Finn was an excellent helper as his favorite tasks include dumping, mixing, and taste testing (see the video!).

And of course there were plenty of family photos. Here’s where it all began, of course, the Armstrong siblings! Steve, Jim, Dave, Lora, and Mark. And one with the spouses and a couple cousins included too.

And almost all of the cousins. Everyone was there but Sean. Pictured left to right are Megan, Brett, Scot, Ashley, Jared, Kevin, Ryan, Todd, Jason, Juan, Carmen, Dylan, and Kara.

And then there are the cousins kiddos: August, Ora, Pierce, Quinn, Grace, Estelle, Griffin, and Margaret.

Here’s (almost) everyone who was there!

Here are the Scotts – Jessica, Juan, Lora, Jon, Dylan, Carmen, and Kara. And the Armstrongs: silly Margaret, Megan, Mark, and Ryan.

And a few photos from our trip to the ballpark to see the Clippers with Todd. We ended the weekend with a family dinner at our house. It was a hot day, but a sunny one, so Finn spent some time playing soccer outside with Todd and Grandpa. And one more family photo! And Finn had a fun week with Debbie too with adventures to a fun play day down at Bicentennial park where he planted seeds, met Lou Seal, and had fun in the sun!

June 15, 2015 ~ Nathan Douglas Armstrong

April 19, 2015

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This was the highlight of our week – picking up daddy so he could come home from the hospital! Kevin hadn’t been feeling well for about a couple of weeks, but in particular on Wednesday and when he woke up Thursday morning he decided to go to an Urgent Care. He was diagnosed with a sinus infection, picked up his prescription, and went on to work. By the early afternoon his face was reddening and swelling and he decided to go back to the doctor. To summarize a long story he ended up at Riverside Methodist Hospital with sinusitis and cellulitis (a bacterial skin infection). His nose and cheeks were red and swollen and his sinuses were irritated. He received IV antibiotics and we figured he would just stay overnight on Thursday night, however, it ended up being a 3-night hospital stay. Ugh! He ended up being treated with 4 different kinds of IV antibiotics over the 3 day period along with a topical antibiotic, nasal sprays and ointments. He was released Sunday late morning and will remain on antibiotics and nasal treatments for about 2 weeks. He’s pretty worn out but super happy to be home, and we are super happy he is back!

With the germ factor, and since I’m pregnant, Kevin didn’t want me going to the hospital and risk being exposed to all kinds of things there. Fortunately we were helped by many friends and family. Pat, Brett, and Christy visited Kevin on Thursday night after he arrived at Riverside. Grandma and Grandpa Armstrong stayed for a couple of nights and Finn loved playing with them and providing good entertainment. Thanks to Cam and Christie for watching Finn (or the house as it turns out Finn was in bed!) and taking a bag of things to Kevin at Riverside, and thanks to Jim, Chad, Deven, and James for visiting Kevin at the hospital and bringing him yummy food. We’re thankful for all of our family and friends who checked in often and prayed for Kevin and our family during this whole thing. It was far more serious than we had anticipated and a much longer hospital stay than we had ever imagined. Thank goodness for skype!

Finn sent daddy some flowers in a cool ceramic Jeep that will go in his room after the flowers are done blooming.

And when we picked daddy up Finn gave him a goodie bag with the chocolate chip cookies and some Reese’s eggs 🙂 He was happy to help daddy eat one on our drive home.

I’ve been working until about 11 pm most weeknights and working Saturdays so all the days kind of blend together. I was able to go meetup with Andy, the kids, and Mom and Dad for a pizza dinner on Friday night while they were in town helping the Bethune’s. Finn got a good bear hug from Roro and Graham.

On Friday night Finn and I made Kevin’s favorite, chocolate chip cookies, in anticipation of his coming home. Finn is such a great helper and loves to count while we measure and dump the ingredients. He also likes to turn on the mixer (he actually moves the piece that locks the mixer in place!). And of course his favorite part is cleaning the beater at the end! It’s been a good weekend though catching up around the house with laundry, cleaning, and grocery shopping. Sunday morning Finn woke up a hungry and happy boy. Here he was showing daddy, over skype, how much of his banana he had eaten. Along with two powdered dodo’s!