Thankful in Hard Times

So if you didn't know Graydon has been in the hospital 4 times in the last 2 months. With major stomach pains and other problems. They still haven't figured out what is causing all of it but he has figured out that he needs plenty of rest and a good diet to keep it at a minimum. Then on top of all that my daughter got stitches(see last post) She was very brave when she got them out and it looks like it's going to be only a tiny scare. During all this craziness it has been very easy to be sad or worried and not see the blessings that have come into our lives. But I'm writing them down to remind me that there was some good in all of this. First off I got a new sister-in-law, Raye and she is awesome. Next that me and my husband have insurance and jobs through all of this. Things are tight but I couldn't imagine what this would do to us if we didn't have these things. And last is that we have some much family there to support us through all of this. We are lucky that right now we live with my parents and that when I had to take Graydon to the hospital we could leave Kayla asleep and they were there. So I just want to say thank you to all who have helped and will help until we figure out what is wrong with Graydon and that I am trying to see the small blessings hidden behind all the trials.

We are now private!! Now for the craziness.

My little brother Curtis got married on August 14th to a great girl named Raye. They are very much in love and we are really excited to have Raye in the family. I'm very excited to have a new sister-in-law.

Kayla got to be the flower girl. I was really worried if she would do it or not but she pulled through. She was so cute. I held the basket and she would grab a handful and drop it on the ground. It was very cute indeed.

After there was a nice stream running through the park and of course Kayla had to play in it. She ended up falling in but she had fun none the less.

Yeah for family pictures!!! We haven't had a nice picture of us since Kayla was a month old so I was so excited when we got this one.


Well sadly we did have an accident that night. Kayla was standing on a chair trying to get ice out of Graydon's cup. She leaned too far and fell off the chair hitting her head on the table. Lucky for us Graydon caught her before she hit the tile floor but damage was still done. She now had 5 stitches above her eye. It was probably more traumatic for me and Graydon who had to hold her down while they did it. She is acting very herself now.

Beware Swimmers Butt!!!

So I have to tell you I think the above picture is so funny because moments later that diaper actually fell off because it was so loaded down with water. But we have had a simple but fun summer. It's been hot so most activities have included a way to cool off. Kayla absolutely loves her little pool and loves running and jumping in and playing ring around the roses in it. Oh and she does not want to wait for the water to warm up. Lucky for us (yeah right) it's been like a hundred degrees so it works out okay.
Here she is after jumping in for ring around the roses.
Also another summer time favorite is watermelon. It took us a while to get Kayla to try it because to her it was a weird texture but once she finally got some she loved it. If you can't tell by this picture below.
Well of course I had to have some too and my hubby took this picture and I like it for some reason and wanted to share.
So because I try to help reward good behavior in my classroom I have treasures or a store that they can get prizes from. Well I had my box of prizes in my car and I had recently purchases a bunch of hawaiian alais. Kayla thought this was awesome and she entertained herself on the car ride. I was so happy I had my camera with me to get this picture. She was very proud of herself to get all those on.