and the Christmas fun continued !!!!

 Our annual night of lights with our fav's  ....

so many laughs and silliness

Lunch and a little shopping on Birch St.

Throw in a basketball tournament .... Great job Granada



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nicole enjoyed her friends for an evening of games and hot chocolate ..

While Mark, Ryan and had a fun at

a Christmas Eve Eve Ugly sweater party .....

 

 

 



the holiday season

Is in full swing  ...

We enjoyed a great evening of fun, just the 4 of us !!

 yummy BBQ for dinner, a walk around the Pike,

a drive through Long Beach and a walk

along the canals of Naples ....

What a great tradition

These 3 sure know how to keep things lively ..

Merry Christmas

 

Enjoying the slopes again .....

 

Ryan had a great time boarding with his buddies again !!!!

Thanks for the invite !!!

 

This was a first, not only 28 degrees but snowing (really snowing) the whole time ...

I think his fingers and lips were cold for 24 hours .....

 

Great Day!!!



Nicole had quite a week .......

My little girl left for school today looking so grown up, dressed in her suit and heals, very prepared for her Junior speech !!!

There are moments that we look at our children and think how did we get here already !!!

Thanks to her teacher, we got her grade the same day ....

Nic you rocked it !!!! 40 out of 40 .... way to go

 you continue to make us proud every day !!!

and then I am reminded of your fun loving, youthful spirit ...

 

never a dull moment in high school from speeches to assembly's ...

Hours and hours she spent at school preparing with her class council to get this assembly ready !!!

Ugly Sweater white out 2013 .. was a success

 



Christmas card outtakes !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 Today was the day !!! It's time to pose for our Christmas card photo's. Sounds pretty easy, right ???? Well not when it comes to these 3 !!!

Laughs and silliness were on overload, great pictures, hmmmm!!!

Watch your mailbox for the finished product ...

 

So thankful for .......

Thanksgiving is a time for

family, turkey, traditions, Shirley temples, football and so much more !!!

 

It is also a time to look back at what we are thankful for and I have so much !!

A wonderful husband, who works so hard for our family

2 amazing kids, who always keep me on my toes

my family, great friends, my healing knee, and so much more !!

 

 Tradition is my favorite part of all holidays !!!
 

Always take our annual cousin picture !!
love these silly kids !!

 Papa, you rock !! And don't ever smile when the camera goes off !!!

 our annual family Thanksgiving picture (we are missing Leigh Ann this year)
 

Opening weekend !!!

These boys are to funny...

I'm not sure are they 13 or 23 ????

yes, they watch the snow reports

yes, they reviewed the prices

yes, they couldn't wait to hit the slopes !!!

So. the slopes opened on Sunday and we were on the mountain by 8 on Monday !!

The new board and bindings were ready

and off they went !!!

 

 

 

Yes, that's a medic splint on Cade's arm, a sprain wasn't quite what they planned.

Cade you sure are a good friend, to let them board a bit more !!

 

 

These boys love this !!!



It's a teenage right of passage ...

November 20th ...

Ryan got his braces on ... Top & Bottom

bring on a few days of soreness and a

good looking set of teeth (in a year and so )

 

 

Going in ...

getting there !!!

Ahhh, you're still cute buddy !!!!

the hunt was successful !!!

He found the perfect one !!!

 

This makes one happy boy !!!



Update ......

 

My CT Scan results are in and Dr. Lowe and I spent a while going over the results and

 trying to come up with a game plan.

It shows there is incomplete healing in the peripheral margins of the patella and incomplete healing at the central union. There is a osteochondral defect at the patellar apex. Moderate prepatellar soft tissue edema. Along with some tendon thickening.

Haha, with that all said .... it's not healed yet !!!!

So, do we go in and operate so he can poke around (his words), he wants to remove the large pins to help my pain, but doesn't know if it's healed enough. Or, do we wait and see if any more healing takes place, then operate. Well, Christmas is right around the corner and he said there is isn't a right or wrong answer. So we wait .. we hope !!!!

In six weeks we will re-x-ray, maybe even re-CT scan and plan surgery, with hopefully a bit more healing ..... We wait !!!! In the mean time I'm hoping to get re-approved for more therapy to help strengthen my leg and get more mobility.

Keep you posted !!!!