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May 22, 2016

IMG_6352Family skate at Graham’s 6th birthday party at the Dublin Chiller! This was Finn’s first time on skates (and the first time in a long time for me and Kevin). It was lots of fun! We skated for maybe 40 minutes before enjoying pizza and cake. I’ve included the series of group photos at the end of the party – Finn likes to put on a show once he’s warmed up to the crowd.  Can you tell?IMG_6327 IMG_6353 IMG_6332 IMG_6334 IMG_6339 IMG_6342 IMG_6344 IMG_6345

Ice cream, ice cream, and more ice cream. Or in this case, custard. There’s no such thing as too much, is there?IMG_6317 IMG_6316 IMG_6315 IMG_6321 IMG_6314 IMG_6348

May 17, 2015

I’ve been putting off composing this post as it’s hard to recall the events of the last week and a half. To put it mildly, the last ten days have been hard. Kevin and I went to our 20 week appointment on Friday, May 15th anticipating another regular appointment with good news of progress with our son that we’re expecting 10/2/15. And then, in an instant our world was changed when the doctor gave us the devastating news. The anatomy ultrasound revealed our son has several devastating and life threatening complications. Our doctor made an appointment for us a short time later with a specialist so we could better understand what was going on. We had another ultrasound with the specialist along with an amniocentesis in order to help us gather more information.  It was a long two-day wait before we got any initial results. Sadly, those results indicated that our son has Trisomy 18, and is not expected to live. Each day is hard. My emotions are all over the place. My worst nightmare is unfolding and I only wish we could wake up and this would not be a reality. But that is not the case. We are thankful for the support so many of our family and friends have shown to us. We covet your prayers and are thankful for your support.

On a lighter note, we were able to celebrate Graham’s 5th birthday party at a lovely park in Dublin, one that we hadn’t been to before. It was so much fun with several musical instruments to play, buildings to play in, and automobiles to drive. Finn had a blast – just check out the videos. Not only does he have musical skills, he also is a pretty talented dancer 🙂

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On our way to the party Finn snapped what I will label his first official selfie.  Not bad, eh?
IMG_20150516_135527284_HDRFinn also helped me plant some more outdoor planters on the patio on Sunday.  He loves putting on my gloves and playing with the shovel (or in this case my pruners). If I could only find some toddler-sized gloves that would fit him!IMG_20150517_200125112 IMG_20150517_200153932 And another of my favorites of watching our little boy sleep with all of his cuddly friends. IMG_20150513_225306719

 

May 17, 2014

DSC_0086Check out Finn, liking the outdoor exploration at Grandma and Grandpa’s! We headed to Mansfield on Mother’s Day for a nice afternoon of walking around the yard and hanging out together. All of the kids had fun running about and going back and forth over the bridge. It was a nice, sunny afternoon which was a welcome change!DSC_0070 DSC_0077 DSC_0080 DSC_0084 DSC_0087 DSC_0088 DSC_0090 DSC_0092 DSC_0101 DSC_0104 DSC_0106 DSC_0110 DSC_0115The week was a blur for me, up until Saturday, when we headed over to Amy and Andy’s to celebrate Graham’s 4th birthday.  Where does the time go? I remember heading to Michigan the day Amy texted to say she was in the beginning stages of labor, now Graham is an energetic and lovable 4 year old! Amy put together quite a lovely ocean-themed party complete with cute foods including a homemade fish cake. And there were plenty of photo opportunities in the cute red boat!DSC_0136 DSC_0138 DSC_0139 DSC_0141 DSC_0147 DSC_0149 DSC_0153 DSC_0154 DSC_0158 DSC_0166 DSC_0170 DSC_0174 DSC_0179 DSC_0181 DSC_0195 DSC_0206 DSC_0210 DSC_0214 DSC_0218 DSC_0223 DSC_0242 DSC_0240 DSC_0243 DSC_0247 DSC_0251 DSC_0252 DSC_0256 DSC_0262 DSC_0263

Here are some of Amy’s photos of Finn too 🙂IMG_5084-2 IMG_5091-2 IMG_5093-2IMG_5105-2On the project updates: Kevin is continuing to work on taking down the walls in the kitchen and determining what needs to be moved from within the existing walls and where it can go! We’ve also been tossing around ideas for cabinet colors and the layout of where everything will go – any and all feed back is welcome 🙂 And as if we didn’t have enough projects going, this year we wanted to have some veggie gardens and this weekend Kevin began building them! We may be getting in over our heads, but I’m excited to have a veggie garden. I remember when mom and dad had a big veggie garden in the side yard growing up, and I love that Finn loves to touch plants and smell flowers. I take him in to the seedlings in the dining room a few times a week to check on how the plants are growing. I’m really excited to have a garden where he can watch fruits and vegetables grow! I also planted up some new planters for the patio. It’s beginning to look like spring around here! Now, if I can be home during some of the daylight hours to enjoy it. Not to worry, I’m hoping that beginning this week things are on the downswing at work!DSC_0279 DSC_0283 DSC_0281