Fall Projects

This fall we have had two big projects. We built Wynn and pirate ship bed complete with fish tank beneath it and "cabin" below... (this is not completely finished!) I'll post a pic when it is completely done and everything is painted. We also built a wall bed for Mom and Dad when they come to visit. That was a fun simple project that I have always wanted to try since some friends of ours in Hawaii had a wall bed in their tiny apartment. Their bedroom transformed into their living room everyday when they put the bed away. I know I've said it before, but I really enjoy our projects together. Its so fun to see what we can accomplish together and try new things. I'm going to try my hardest though to not come up with any new big projects in the near future so we can rest! 

Camping at Anthony

The last week of summer was bitter sweet! My kids were SO DONE with each other .They had been bickering and teasing and whining almost constantly but now we seem so busy since we are back in our routine. We took a few days that last week and went camping at Anthony Lakes with Lindsey and her kids. It was just us moms and the kiddos. We had fun. We did a hike on the second day to hoffer Lakes and swam in Anthony lake after we got back down. Lindsey and I stayed up late after the kids were asleep and freaked ourselves out in the darkness. I was constantly scanning the woods with my headlamp but I am not sure that helped because when some deer did show up, it scared me even more than seeing nothing. I couldn't tell what they were at first and swore a cougar or wolf was staring at me from the trees! Lindsey and our kids are all within a few months of each other in age so the kids all had a buddy to play with and it was lots of fun. They mostly climbed the big rocks nearby and played Paw Patrol. I have never been camping without Andy, much less with kids but I was proud of us for doing it all on our own and getting home in one piece! 

Prearticular Pit surgery

Abby had surgery a month ago to remove her prearticular pit on her ear and ended up with 5 stitches. It got infected every now and then and could cause problems as she got older so we went ahead and had it removed. She was a very good patient. She DID NOT like the IV and as she was coming out of anesthesia kept trying to pull it out, but her stitches are all healed up now and he scar continues to fade. She didn't mess with them much at all after the surgery. It turned out there was a small benign cyst in the base of her pit and that is what caused it in the first place. We are very grateful for the doctor who was so gentle with her and our Heavenly Father's blessings that all went well with her anesthesia. I was most worried about the fact that she had to fast for 12 hours before!