Case...

Is a crazy, energetic, lovable, sweet, caring, wild CHILD of mine... He is just so happy (well, most of the time). The poor little guy did have strep throat two weekends ago and it was miserable (for him and Mommy & Daddy). He wouldn't eat, didn't sleep well, had a fever of 103.8 for a few days and just whined and cried. The antibiotics did not kick in like Mommy thought they should but finally we rounded the corner last Tuesday before our visitors arrived. He is back into full Case mode and forgetting he was ever sick. He has learned to crawl up on the couch and uses ALL his might and energy to get up there and once he does, thinks it is the best thing in the world! I told Ryan he is working off all of the "snacks" he eats by getting up on the couch. The kid LOVES TO EAT...he goes to the pantry multiple times a day saying "cacker" (which is cracker and might I add that the small container he carries around ALL day long usually has something more healthy than "cackers" in it. He runs/walks quickly swinging ONLY his left arm for some reason and I have been teasing that it is because he has his snack cup in the other. I obviously feed him 3 meals a day but feel like the little guy wants to snack constantly. Guess he takes after his Mommy, Auntie and Grandma Neill :) We are trying to move to one nap a day and it is working for the most part. LOVE LOVE LOVE this little guy...

Cousins Visit

Last week, my cousin Jacie and her family came down to Texas for their family vacation. The boys played SO well together, it was cute. We attempted to go to a Rangers game (it got rained out) but still had fun. It was so nice to have visitors and another little "boy" for Case to play with (all of his friends are girls :) Thanks for coming to stay with us, Henderson Family!

Race Day

Some of my friends and their families joined Ryan, Case and I for the Head for the Cure 5K race this past Saturday. It was a COLD morning but we weren't complaining considering we were walking for people with cancer :) It was so amazing to see the support that my Mom has through my "Texas" family. The race was the first annual one in North Texas and they were working towards a goal of 500 participants, they ended up with almost 2500. It was great. My Mom is up at Mayo clinic this week for her preliminary testing prior to surgery this coming Friday. She will have a tube place in her brain that will administer the measles vaccine. She will then have surgery again on Tuesday to once again inject measles and remove what the surgeon can of this ever so awful tumor that keeps coming back! We just keep praying and praying that it will miraculously disappear this time around! Case and I are flying into Des Moines on Friday and then driving up to Rochester on Saturday with Kelsey and Kirby. Should be an interesting few days in a hotel with a 15 month old but we will make it work! Thank you for your continuous prayers and thoughts for my Mom!