I Made It!

Wow I log on and realize that my last blog was in Feb. just more proof that time is flying by too fast. Well where to begin? We have had a great 6 months, Parker is healthy and doing better than ever. He is responding to the Remicade exactly like they were hoping he would. As of his last infusion in June all of his joints were inflammation free and his last set of MRI's on his TMJs were clear as well. We are praising God daily for this blessing in which he has given us. We have had a fantastic summer full of fun, and traveling. We started off the summer with a trip to SPI/McAllen and it was great to visit all of our old food favorites and visit with my parents, the kids especially loved the beach. Our next trip was to Shreveport for Jambalya Jubilee we were so excited to be joined by Grandma and Paw-Paw this year. I was so excited to share this part of our lives with them and I think they found it very informational. Jambalya Jubilee proved priceless again this year, the kids had a blast and the adults learned so much and had a great time sharing stories and encouragement. On the way home from Shreveport we stopped by Galveston the same as last year and met up with Amanda and her girls and Zach and Darby. We had a blast hanging out soaking up the sun and chilling poolside, Mom even surprised us on day two and came to hang out with us. The kids managed to attend two different Vacation Bible Schools this year between all of our travels and they loved them both. I think that was the first sign that they were getting ready to start school for me. They have begged year after year to attend and were not old enough until this year so of course I found myself on day one crying at the fact that they day had come to drop them off. We finished up our summer this last weekend with a trip to Gruene with the entire family minus Mitch(he had a funeral in Ohio) it was awesome to have the bonding time again, now that the lake has sold it is random that we are all under one roof. We traveled home on Sunday, and Monday was the start of our new lives. All three kids started school, the day I had dreamed about for 5.5 years had finally arrived and I found myself not happy about it, the kids on the other hand were stoked. We marched them in and that was that a few hugs and kisses and they dropped me like a hot cake. Five and a half years of companionship and together time and they didn't even look back, well until 2 when I got a call saying Jack had a migraine and needed to be picked up, then his Mom was the only person he wanted:) We have survived most of the first week and they are all still popping up every morning with smiles on and a kick in their step which I'm sure will be gone soon but I am enjoying it while it lasts. Wow I am exhausted after reliving all of that for you guys but I wouldn't change one bit of it. I am so glad to have had all the time with the kids this summer before school started and would like to thank Mitch for allowing me the opportunity to stay home and raise them all the way through. As we move towards the fall I am hoping that life slows down a little bit, it is crazy to think that I now have one kid in Junior High and two in Kinder. I just remind myself daily how blessed we are to have every moment to cherish and every second to enjoy our many blessings. I would like to thank everyone who has helped me in the last 5.5 years from baby holding, to lending an ear, or chasing a kid, without you guys I don't know that I would have survived twins:)