We’ve been doing our best to enjoy summer in Colorado. Our traveling is done and the girls are back at preschool. So we’ve enjoyed local activities and had some visitors out to see us!
We gave camping a shot for one night mostly to prove to ourselves that we could do it. We might have been a little too aggressive. We were only 20 minutes from home at White Ranch, but we biked 1 mile (uphill) into the mountains to get to our campsite. It also rained, but it made the experience just a little more “real”!
It’s just not 4th of July without a bike parade, watermelon and fireworks in your jammies!
Jason’s given fishing a few tries. It seems Annie is a natural!
Jason’s parents came out for a visit. Jason, his parents and the girls went up to Winter Park to visit Danielle. There’s LOTS to do up there!
We are enjoying our pool a lot this year! We had a broken leg last year and too many seizures the year before… so we’re loving it now!
I’m not ready for summer to end! I’m hanging on as long as I can!
Update on Lily:
We are seeing very slow progress. She currently has between 0 and 2 seizures at night. We are altering our current treatment and still have a couple more treatment options to try. All in the meantime, we’re hoping she’s outgrowing it.
She has started therapy sessions as well. We started with physical therapy and are on waiting lists for occupational, speech/language and social therapies. It’s pretty overwhelming right now. We’re working through what’s going to be best for Lily. We want her to also enjoy swim lessons, gymnastics and soccer. Which are all good activities for her. We just don’t want he to get overwhelmed with “stuff”. So we’re taking it all in stride.
We continue to see behavioral issues we we attribute 90% to medications and 10% to the condition. It’s a challenge. A BIG challenge, but we are working through this as well. We just keep praying we’re doing all the right things for her. We continue to fight for her every day!
But what could be wrong with a 4-year-old who can hit a ball like this?
Holy cow… this last month flew by! We left May 28th for Omaha and I feel as though that was yesterday! I spent a week in Omaha with the girls. Then Jason drove there and stayed a day and we were off to Kansas City where we stayed at Great Wolf Lodge for a couple days. After spending some time with Jason’s family we all drove back to Colorado. I was dreading the drive, but the girls did so well! No fighting… AT ALL… they took a nap, watched movies, played games and went to sleep. Seriously… the driving is easy. It’s living out of a car that’s difficult for keto and meds.
We had about a week after we got back and then we left for Las Vegas to see my mom. We celebrated Annie and Jason’s birthdays while we were there. The girls slept by themselves at Grandma’s house while Jason and I slept a few blocks down the street at the Aliante casino. And THAT was our first night away from Lily since we can remember. Yes, my mom had to endure the sleepless nights that we typically do, but being only a few blocks away made it doable for everyone.
So here are our highlights:
Swings and lots of them! And not just 20 minutes on the swing… a good hour or more of pushing them on a swing! Why do kids like to swing so much? Still, now that were home… more swinging. “Higher, mommy, higher."
The Omaha Zoo. It’s a lot for a 2 and 4 year old. We didn’t make it far, but we checked it off our list!
Cuddles and lots of them! My Annie can make you feel so loved. It’s a gift. She is who she is for a reason! God loves us!
And speaking of which, just like cousin Eddie, she took trip after trip off the diving board with her swimming tutu and googles on. The only thing missing were the socks!
Why don’t all grocery stores have miniature grocery carts? Well, because it would be a disaster, but the girls loved it! How great would it be if they pushed my groceries all the time! Thank you, HyVee!
You’ll go to extremes to entertain kids at a restaurant so that you have the hope of enjoying a drink and a short conversation. Poor Uncle Elmo ate three travel packets full of kleenex.
Great Wolf Lodge. Fun, but Disneyland style of nickel and diming. Lots of fun water slides, but no warm shower afterwards. I might be exaggerating. It was a lot of fun!
**Oops… no pictures from Great Wolf… actually there are pictures but they were taken on Jason’s old phone. Sorry!**
Our first experience fishing. The girls seem interested. I’m just scared of 2 and 4-year-olds with sticks and sharp hooks! Definitely a Daddy job!
I got a night to hang out with my buddies. Oh how I miss them! I don’t get to see them often, but we don’t seem to miss a beat!
Annie turns 3!!! We rented a cabana at the casino pool. I told Annie there is no need for her to go to Vegas for her 21st birthday. She crossed that off her list already! Schwew! I can rest.
Our entire plane said “happy birthday” to Annie right before landing!
This girl is not afraid of anything! Super easy going.
This one is a little more reserved when it comes to water - as she should be!
Since my mom slept with the girls, Jason and I were able to take one night to have a drink. Not something that happens too often.
There are more pics if you’re interested. Just CLICK HERE.
You may wonder what Wagner did while we were gone (although probably not). Well, Drew, a kiddo who lives in our cul de sac, watched him. Apparently Wagner now has a new best friend - Drew’s cat, Cairo (it’s a hairless cat). Seriously?! I thought that only happened in movies!
We had a wonderful time visiting family! It was nice to get away and it was nice to get home and back into routine. Someday we’ll be able to go to Disneyland no matter how much they nickel and dime you! Can’t wait for that! That just might actually be our going-of-the-diet celebration!
