Little Bits of Life

My crew has logged countless hours in the yard as of late and they are loving every single second!  Our schedule has thankfully been less crazy the last couple of weeks, so we are taking advantage of some lazy days.  It's wild that we will be out for summer in just a couple of weeks!!! 

The big kids had another successful fishing adventure with Kay Kay and G. They each caught a couple of fish. Mom even got in on the fishing action and caught her own fish!  The highlight for sure was seeing an alligator. It was a ways away from where the group was fishing, but it provided a lot of excitement for my gator loving little guy!

Walker has been working on a little batting practice. I see many, many days ahead of us watching him play ball. 

He's also been fighting a lot of fires. 

EK had a fun little play date with Lillie this week before going to church. Precious friends!!

EK is still loving tennis. I'm so proud of how hard she works and you can really see her improvement since she began a few months ago. Walker and Emma stayed busy at practice this week by climbing trees. Thankfully we didn't end up in the emergency room. 

Speaking of doctors....here is the latest on Miss Emma. We met with our surgeon last week to discuss the next steps. He said it's time to go ahead with her next palate surgery to lengthen the palate which will greatly improve speech and lessen her hypernasality.  First though, he wanted to have genetic testing done to rule out any unknowns that could cause problems with this surgery. This surgery is a bit more complex than the previous 2 because it is further back in her throat and he will be taking tissue very close to some major arteries that are super important. All that to say, she had her genetic testing done today and the doctor said she looked great. We will get the "official" results next week, but she doesn't expect to see anything abnormal. Also before palate surgery, Emma will need her tonsils out to allow for a better palate closure. So, June 3 is the big day for this family's second tonsillectomy in the last few weeks. Too bad they don't have a deal where you buy one, get one free!!!  Then, 6 weeks after the tonsillectomy, she will have her palate lengthening surgery.  Hopefully all the extra ice cream and Popsicles will make up for the fact that she is having a summer of surgeries!!!