Ahh, Home

We're home from Cincinnati Children's Hospital (as of 11:00pm last night.) Kai did amazing, was discharged a day early and right now is running through the house dressed up like Buzz Lightyear. The Malone procedure was a breeze for our little man. I'll try to post some pictures later. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us. The results were evident.

Now I'll Never Win

I just told Ash that the next time Kai bothered him, he should make a big fist and punch the living daylights out of Kai. I'm not sure but I think I just ruined my chances of winning the Mom of the Year award. And I'm sure I was in the top 2 or 3 until now (yeah, when pigs fly.)

Beating the Oil

We returned from a wonderful vacation at Florida's gorgeous beaches this week. I don't know how we did it, but we beat the oil and the beaches were still pristine. As you'll see in a picture below, JD did find one tar ball in the ocean about the size of his fist. I know a lot more is coming and I'm glad we got to experience the beach one last time before the nastiness hits.

My mom and stepdad came with us and braved a week with the "terrible two" (no, they're not 2 years old, but there are 2 of them and they are most definitely terrible!) We had a great time playing in the sand, boogie boarding in the ocean, swimming in the pool, eating ridiculously over-priced seafood, and playing games late into the night.

In a week and a half, we are headed back to Cincinnati for Kai to have more surgery. This is a much simplier operation than he had last year and we will hopefully be back home within a week. We are also bringing Ash with us to Cincinnati so he can be evaluated by the amazing Dr. Levitt (yes, I may be just a little bit in love with the man.) It should be a very interesting week with Kai in the hospital, Ash undergoing testing and David and I trying to keep our sanity. Please keep us in your prayers. I'm sure we'll need them.