Ear Tubes & Christmas Cookies

Yesterday, Bryson had ear tubes put in his ears!  We have been battling ear infections and residual fluid and knew it was time to get it taken care.  Grandma came down to be here with us and help our.  I was a little nervous about it but everything went great.  It helps when you know you are in good hands too, we have a wonderful ENT! 

Bryson gave us some laughs once his versed kicked in!  He was a little loopy! 

 He had a little bit of a hard time once he woke up from the anethesia, lots of crying!  But once we got him home he snuggled with me and that did the trick. 

 He was feeling so much better after his nap so we decided, with the help of Grandma, to make sugar cut-out cookies.  (I think we had more fun than he did).

 I think they are the most beautiful sugar cookies I have ever seen! I can't wait to set them out for Santa to eat!

Let the Holidays begin...

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our families and then came home for the annual Christmas decorating weekend!
Sheldon the Elf showed up and we had a little helper while decorating the tree!

Pictures of Fall

I haven't had a chance to post for a while!  

Life has been a bit of crazy but we have still had time to enjoy the fall so far!

We had a fun time visiting Cabella's on our way home from a trip to MI!

Bryson LOVES the cool camping chair we got him from there!

Pumpkin picking
and decorating!

And of course, the everyday chaos they always makes me smile!

A Day Out With Thomas...

A few weekends ago, Jenna (Jeff's sister), Michael & Holden came down to Columbus and we went to see the "real" Thomas the train!  

It was a fun day and the boys had a great time and so did we!

A visit to Michigan

As most of you know, my sister had to have her baby at The University of Michigan so that he could undergo emergency open heart surgery shortly following his birth.

So the Sunday prior to their surgeries, Jeff and I headed up the MI. 

C.S. Motts at the University of Michigan is a fantastic hospital.  They do a wondeful job not only in pediatric medicine but also in making families as comfortable as possible while you are there. 

Jeff and I were there for 5 days and then I returned for an additional 3 days. 

 

 

In that time, we kept Bryson quite entertained.

Never did I think I would see the day that Bryson would be playing in a U of M gym.

Bryson loved playing with Chris's brother-in-law Nate!

Bryson was such a trooper everyday, spending almost all of the day at the hospital and being off schedule!  This was him the whole ride home yesterday!
Baby Liam is holding his own.  You can read all about his progress HERE!

Family FUNd Walk

On Sunday, August 19th, I organized a Family FUNd Walk/Run to raise money for my sister Angie Sugar and her husband Chris to help them with their upcoming journey in Michigan.  We had more than 300 people participate that morning! 

 The support and love that people have shown to these 2 people has been so amazing!  

A special thanks to everyone that was involved in making that day a success! 

 And thanks to Uncle Dave for taking all of these great pictures!

Myrtle Beach

The week of the 4th of July, we headed South to Myrtle Beach!  

We had a wonderful vacation!

With some fun on the Beach...

Fun at the pool...

Fun family nights out...



We were so lucky to have Aunt Amanda along with us!  We had so much fun with her and she was a HUGE help!

Fun with the Bulls...



Family FUNd Walk

Thanks for the wonderful 13 years, Copper...

Copper as a puppy





 COPPER

September 29, 1999-

June 22, 2012

Today we had to say goodbye to our sweet and loyal dog Copper. 

Copper has been such a wonderful friend and he has been along for quite the ride...

 residency, fellowship, cross country move (he became quite the air traveler during those days), and so much more. 



One of my favorite pictures of Copper and Chloe together

Over the past few years, we have watched as Copper's health began to decline, and sadly, due to circumstances that were beyond our control,  we had to say goodbye to him today! 
It was an agonizing choice for us to make but we find comfort knowing he is going to a place where he will be happy and at peace.

We Love You, Copper!
Thank you for the wonderful 13 years!



Daddy Turns 40!

In May, Jeff turned the BIG 40!  

I threw him a poker night at my parents house!