Our Trips to The Coast

We have gone on a few trips to the coast this summer, and here are some great shots of our fun!

Sprinkler & Park Fun

We have had many days where the kids have been able to play outside, and we have all had loads of fun doing it!

Chatfields Visit

My sister came to help my mom  for a week, and then returned in a couple weeks to spend some time with our family before spending the next 5 years in Peoria, IL where her husband is doing his residency. Here are some pictures from our fun!

 

A Stroke of Chance

So I have been gone for a while, I realize, and I apologize. Many things have happened, and I plan to showcase them all. First of all, in early May my mother suffered a double stroke followed by a hemorrhage. Thankfully, and due to strong medicine and hundreds of prayers for her, she has practically fully recovered. In my (non-medical) opinion she is back to normal, and was only a few weeks after it happened. Essentially she had lost her ability to speak, nothing else, she just couldn’t talk. They gave her the meds, and we waited. About an hour after the medicine kicked in, my mom said my son’s name. And then the next morning I woke up to my mom calling me on the phone to say, “Daphne, I love you.” The best phrase I had heard in a what had seemed like an eternity! They weren’t sure if she would ever recover, and here she was saying my name less than 24 hours after it happened. The whole experience was terrifying, eye-opening, and thrilling all in one.  I’m glad it it all over, but it is an experience my family will never forget. Here is my mom a a few days after the stroke with my Uncle (her brother) and Aunt who came down from the Seattle area. Looks amazing if you ask me!

Okay, Okay… get off my back!

Alright, so its been a while. Two months almost, I know. So in that spirit, this will be a long one, I am warning you now. But keep in mind most of that length is pictures.

We have had some beautiful days the last couple months, and this is from one sunny Saturday.

Here is Levi looking at his namesake’s grave, my cousin Levi Wieland. It was the first time he saw it, and he recognized his name right away. I told him Levi was a little boy just like him and that my Aunt Sherrie (who he knows) lost him in an accident. He was quiet and then said, “I’m sorry mommy”. Nearly made me bawl.

Some Easter fun!

We went fishing recently, and the best thing we caught was a Hazel!

 

Justin and I also celebrated our 5th anniversary recently, and as my husband put it, we are looking forward to a trillion more!

We love you all and wish you the best!