There are many more things that occurred over the past year, but too late to catch up now. I will try to be better about documenting our lives for our own memory! Until next time here are some pictures from the holidays.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Still alive
We are still alive and kicking around here. It has been a winter for the record books and we are all ready (READY) for spring. Lots of illness covered most of the winter. Susie and I had our first kid-free trip in 12 years (awesome cruise to Caribbean)! I had the pleasure of having my appendix removed after acute onset of pain a few weeks back. We also took a leap of faith and completed training and licensing to become foster parents. We received our first placement call this evening, but had to turn it down (the case was more overwhelming than we agreed to take....prayers for all the children hurting in this system). This is an exciting journey and we will see where it takes us. All the kids are doing great and just finished up a fun basketball season. We are now onto baseball and track for the boys...Maeve is going to just relax this season! We also just celebrated Maeve's 5th Gotcha Day. It is so amazing to look back and see how much she has grown and thrived since coming home!
There are many more things that occurred over the past year, but too late to catch up now. I will try to be better about documenting our lives for our own memory! Until next time here are some pictures from the holidays.
There are many more things that occurred over the past year, but too late to catch up now. I will try to be better about documenting our lives for our own memory! Until next time here are some pictures from the holidays.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Summer Fun
Where to begin...
We have had a great summer! The school year ended with Aidan having his cardiac ablation. All went well and we have all reason to believe he will not have any additional episodes of SVT. He was back to school a few days after the procedure and did great.
Maeve had surgery on her left had in early May. She was having a growth on her ring finger that caused the bone to grow towards her pinky finger. It was a pretty detailed surgery, but she healed up nicely and her hand looks great. She has some slight decreased movement of that finger, but the pain is gone.
Maeve also played t-ball. We weren't really sure how it would go since she was in a cast most of the season (very early Summer), but it is a very laid-back league. All went well and she had a great time.
We have had a great time doing fun things around time and enjoying all Summer has to offer. The boys and I have gone to a Royals game--they finally won while we were there! We also got season passes to the Zoo and have been enjoying it.
The boys all did swim team and Maeve has just had fun swimming! Aidan and Cian recently had All-City championships and they both did great! Aidan got 3rd place in freestyle, 4th in backstroke and 9th in breaststroke. His relay team also got 2nd place! Cian got 11th place in freestyle, 9th place in backstroke and his relay team got 3rd place! Fintan did pre-competative and seemed to improve. Not sure if Maeve will be ready for pre-competitive next summer, but I hope so. Some additional lessons at the YMCA might be necessary.
Cian really enjoyed his first year of lacrosse. We didn't know anything about this sport, but quickly became fans. He also attended a weekly summer "camp" for lacrosse, but didn't enjoy it as much as the regular season.
We had a family wedding in Columbia, MO. The kids have all become MU fans, so we had a great time visiting the Mizzou campus. There was a swim meet going on while we were there, so Aidan loved watching it.
Fintan played baseball this year at 3&2. He had a great experience and really loved it. (no pictures!)
In addition to all that, we have been spending lots of time at the lake. The weather this summer has been amazing...not too hot and lots of early rain. The lake level is high! After a rough couple of summers, this has been a welcomed change!
We have lots still planned for the summer, so we will be squeezing out every last drop until school begins (5 short weeks left!). Ugh, it goes too fast.
We have had a great summer! The school year ended with Aidan having his cardiac ablation. All went well and we have all reason to believe he will not have any additional episodes of SVT. He was back to school a few days after the procedure and did great.
Maeve had surgery on her left had in early May. She was having a growth on her ring finger that caused the bone to grow towards her pinky finger. It was a pretty detailed surgery, but she healed up nicely and her hand looks great. She has some slight decreased movement of that finger, but the pain is gone.
Maeve also played t-ball. We weren't really sure how it would go since she was in a cast most of the season (very early Summer), but it is a very laid-back league. All went well and she had a great time.
We have had a great time doing fun things around time and enjoying all Summer has to offer. The boys and I have gone to a Royals game--they finally won while we were there! We also got season passes to the Zoo and have been enjoying it.
The boys all did swim team and Maeve has just had fun swimming! Aidan and Cian recently had All-City championships and they both did great! Aidan got 3rd place in freestyle, 4th in backstroke and 9th in breaststroke. His relay team also got 2nd place! Cian got 11th place in freestyle, 9th place in backstroke and his relay team got 3rd place! Fintan did pre-competative and seemed to improve. Not sure if Maeve will be ready for pre-competitive next summer, but I hope so. Some additional lessons at the YMCA might be necessary.
Cian really enjoyed his first year of lacrosse. We didn't know anything about this sport, but quickly became fans. He also attended a weekly summer "camp" for lacrosse, but didn't enjoy it as much as the regular season.
We had a family wedding in Columbia, MO. The kids have all become MU fans, so we had a great time visiting the Mizzou campus. There was a swim meet going on while we were there, so Aidan loved watching it.
In addition to all that, we have been spending lots of time at the lake. The weather this summer has been amazing...not too hot and lots of early rain. The lake level is high! After a rough couple of summers, this has been a welcomed change!
We have lots still planned for the summer, so we will be squeezing out every last drop until school begins (5 short weeks left!). Ugh, it goes too fast.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Gotcha Day #4
I can't believe 4 years has passed since Maeve was placed in our arms. It hasn't always been a smooth ride, but it has been so worth it. Maeve has changed our family for the better and we are forever grateful to have her in our lives! Happy Gotcha Day Maeve!!
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