JACKSON

Our dog Jackson and in the last
Picture our adopted dog Chewy!!!!

Tessa is Nine Months Old

Tessa or "T" as we call her is nine months old. She makes us smile every day with the funny things she does. She has developed a unique way to move. She scoots on her bottom to where she wants to go. Her favorite way to get around is to walk holding on to our hands. We make a lot of laps around the furniture in our house. Her favorite toys are drawers and the dishwasher. She loves to open and close them. She has discovered the swimming pool and likes to kick in the water. She loves to make lots of noise and claps her hands. She likes to watch Anna and Cole and they all keep each other entertained. She went to the doctor and weighs 19 pounds 13 ounces and is 43 cm tall. She is growing and doing great.

Happy Birthday Corbin

Happy Birthday to the Best husband and Dad anywhere. We love you

Visit with Cousin's

It was fun to have our Partridge cousin's visit us this weekend. They had fun swimming, swinging, playing games, making music and jumping on the trampoline. It was amazing that they haven't seen each other in two years, but they picked up right where they left off. Thank you, Judd and Steph for stopping by on your move west.

Soccer Season

It has been fun to watch Anna's confidence improve from the first of the season to the end. She was nervous at first but in her last game she scored 8 goals. She has so much fun playing and is sad that her season is over for spring. She is already excited to play in the fall.

Flag Football

Cole has been playing flag football through our local YMCA. He has enjoyed playing and has even grabbed a flag or two.

Car Show

Pole Day for the INDY 500 (Cole's First Time at the Track)

Fun day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We had a blast. Great times with Great Friends!!!!

Geist Half Marathon

It was a beautiful day to run. I felt like I had trained well and I got my best time ever: 1:38.

Cole and Polly

Well it has been over three weeks since that dreadful dog bite to the face and as you can see, Cole still loves dogs.....Polly is quite the girl......(NOTE: It was not POLLY who did the biting....she is all sweetness!!!!)

Eight Months Old

Tessa is eight months old. One of her favorite things to do is swing in the backyard. She laughs and has a great time looking at everything. She loves watching Polly and Chewy and patting them. Her other front tooth is finally growing in. She now has four teeth on top and two on the bottom and has proven that she knows how to use them. She has no interest in having any help with eating. She will grab any fork or spoon from your hand and feed herself. She also has no interest in crawling. She grabs both available hands of anyone near her and practices walking. She is a joy to our family and we enjoy each day that we have with her.

12 days since the dog bite

12 days since the dog bite. He is doing great and everything looks really good.

Life Rule Role Model

Day 6 from the dog bite

Today is day 6. Cole let me take his sutures out last night on the kitchen table. He was very tough and did not complain at all, however, I could tell it was very painful for him to have them out. Most kids would never, and I mean never let one take sutures out unless under an anesthetic....so he did great. I think he looks really good and seems to be healing well.

1965 Mustang

Well, I guess we did it...we bought a 1965 Mustang (two weeks ago) which is just awesome...this car obviously will be spending ALOT of time under covers in the garage.....very awesome!!!!!

Day 4 from the dog bite

Well as you can see, Cole is healing very nicely. He still has some ptosis which we hope with time will not be a problem, otherwise, we are encouraged by his progress. He is a tough little guy!!!

Day 2 from the Dog Bite

Cole is doing great....he thought it was like Christmas will all the gifts that everyone brought over to him. He has not been fazed by the dog bite.....he still LOVES dogs.

His eyelid wound is looking much better and for day two (thank goodness for steroids) he is doing very well. We are just hoping he gets all his function back soon and the eyelid ptosis will eventually go away.

The Dog Bite

Well I got a call today at the office telling me that Lori was bringing Cole in as he got bitten by a dog around his right eye. He is a trooper. When he saw me he quit crying and was a tough little boy. He had his superior eyelid (bleph type incision) that was completely open with one of the three fat pads protruding through the wound as the superior orbital septum was punctured. We started an IV and repositioned everything and closed the wound under general anesthetic in the office.

He is quite the kid.....his height level with a large dogs face and his go go go go that led to a snip which ended up being a facial bite by the dog. He was concerned about the dog as he did not want his friend to lose his dog. Accidents happen and I am just thankful we were blessed that although it was traumatic for Cole. Although a bad injury, this could have been much worse....we are just blessed his globe was not punctured.

Cole

Well for the longest time we would REALLY worry about Cole as we wondered if he ever would learn to write his letters and draw....well in the last little while he has really liked the idea of drawing and writing his letters....he is doing really good. He is ready Kindergarten and in his world all he sees is the opportunity to ride the bus with Anna. He told me he can't wait to ride the bus, and he said he is going to sit with Anna everyday.