Catch-up #1

Here are a few things we have been up to over the summer:

T-BALL

JAXON did T-ball and loved every minute of it. He was so great and loved it when he would hit the ball out of the "field". He is a good batter and also is good at catching. When he gets older he want to be a catcher - unfortunately they don't have them in T-ball :)

Watching his other team mates batting

Swing batter batter swing....

You're up next bud!

What a cute little guy!! - We love you!!

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BEN

My cute little brother -BEN- spent most of July and August in the hospital - complications with his Crones disease. They wanted to keep him in to try and get him healthy enough for surgery. They found that he had a HUGE abscess and he had to have a drain put in his side - it was so gross to look at. A lot of the time he was on a really restricted diet. I felt so bad for him - sitting in his hospital room day in and day out. Jodie (his girlfriend) was so good and stayed with him everyday and slept over 99% of the time.

Finally in August they did surgery on him - they took 6 inches from his intestines, removed a hernia that he had from all the throwing up so much over the last year or two, and they cleaned up his abscess. Luckily he didn't have to have a "bag"

Trying to make the most of his time in the hospital
Ben we are so happy you are finally getting back on your feet!

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Lake Powell

We went down to the condo at Lake Powell a couple of times this summer. We all had so much fun. The 2nd time we went, it was just all the girls with the kids until the last few days when Jodie's parents and sister came down to join the party. We have so much fun, even if we are hanging out, swimming at the pool, or watching movies together!
I LOVE it down there - it is so BeAuTiFuL!!

Millie LOVED jumping in - and loved floating around with her arm bands - she was cracking us up!

Mckenna, Josh & Jaxon - hanging out & having a blast in the pool

Jax & Jacob(below) taking a rest from all the swimming

Jumping off the boat

Best Buds!

Me - wakeboarding

Jodie, Lauren & Josh on the tube (Jaxon would NOT get on after our first trip down there when the tube stated going under with Kent, Jax and me on it)

I just had to include this picture of Millie - she had just woken up - CRAZY hair!!!