The Next Day

July 17~ The boys and I slept in the next morning after being up so late at Urgent Care. Griffin had some special visitors and got lots of special attention that day!
Memaw and Finley came over with balloons and treats. (:

Ronan, Griffin, and Finn wearing their souvenir shirts from Memaw and Papa's trip to Maui.

Grammie also came over and brought a special get well present for Griffin.

We had planned to go swimming that afternoon, but since Griffin couldn't get his stitches wet I stayed home with him and we both napped. Grammie took Ronan to the pool at G&G Lermo's apartment complex and they had a really fun time together. I think it was good for Ronan to get a little one-on-one attention. He even brought it up today (a month later) and said how much he enjoyed going swimming with Grammie...just the two of them. He liked getting to ride in Grandpa's green truck and eat cheetos. (: Fun memories for a little boy. (:

1st Stitches

July 16th~ The Greens came over to watch an episode of So You Think You Can Dance and as the show was ending Griffin bumped into the fireplace hearth and got a gash in his eyebrow. ): Earlier in the evening all the kids had been dancing around in the living room, so was sitting on the hearth to help prevent anyone from running into it. Then, later on when Griffin was spinning and lost his balance, I was in the kitchen and no longer sitting on the hearth to protect him. ): I felt so bad! I picked him up right away and he put his head on my shoulder. After a few seconds he started to calm down and I looked at the owie...thinking he would just have a big goose egg, but instead saw blood! Thankfully Amy and Jon were there, because they helped us figure out if he needed stitches and where we should take him. Ronan overhead us talking about stitches and he started getting really concerned, so Jon helped calm him down. We figured it would be tough having Ronan there, too, so we took him to the Chases to play with his cousins (Thank you, Aaron & Becca!), and then Josh and I took Griffin to Urgent Care at Riverbend. We had no idea how long it would take, but for some reason we didn't imagine it would be too long.

We were wrong!! We were there for a total of four hours! It didn't seem to be very busy when we first got there, but as we were waiting several critical cases came in that took priority over us. I understand that it has to be that way, but it was still really frustrating to wait with a two year old for that long...knowing that it would be a quick procedure! We got there at 7:45pm and didn't get called in to a doctor until 11:45 pm, and then it really only took 15 minutes to clean, prep, and stitch up the wound.

Griffin was amazing throughout the whole procedure. He never cried or wiggled or made any kind of fuss. We were SO proud of him! It could've been so much worse, especially because he was getting really tired, but he was such a brave boy! Looking back, Griffin really did a great job with having to sit in the waiting room for that long . He colored and we read books and walked around. I think he loved having the undivided attention of both of his parents for four whole hours. (:
Before heading to Urgent Care...such a tough boy!

The beginning of the big wait...

Finally in the exam room!

Not sure how he still had energy at midnight...Josh and I were getting really tired! (:

Getting sleepy now... glad we thought to bring monkey & blankie (:

Almost Done...

seven stitches!

Griffin was asleep before we even left the parking lot. What a night!

10 years on the 10th

July 10th, 2009
Our 10th Wedding Anniversary has been so much fun to celebrate! Early in the summer we went on an amazing trip to St. Thomas--just the two of us. It was so refreshing for us to have that time together! I really feel that it was a good reminder for us of how important it is to have time away from our kids & the distractions at home so that we can be a stronger team. It doesn't have to be a big vacation (although that was wonderful!), but even planning regular date nights is so beneficial for our marriage.
On July 10th, Katrina and Kenton watched our kids for us and Josh took me to dinner at Beppe and Gianni's . After dinner we walked around Hendrick's Park (where we got engaged 11 years ago) and finished off the night by sharing a dessert at Sweet Life. (: It was such a nice date!

Me and My Love!

Griffin loves sushi!

On July 8th we went to Sushi Domo with the Fuller family to celebrate Jill's birthday! We had our kids with us because afterwards we were all heading to a pool party for the HS group. Ronan was scared that he would have to eat sushi, so he insisted that I make a peanut butter & jelly sandwich for him to bring to the restaurant. (: We were expecting it to be a quick dinner--we have lots of favorite rolls there, so we were ready to order right away.
Me with the Birthday Girl

We ordered a chicken yakisoba meal for our boys that
we figured just Griffin would eat. We didn't know it, but it came with a few little kid-sized sushi rolls...and Griffin gobbled them up right away! Then he grabbed some rolls off of Josh's plate! It was so funny. Ronan ended up eating most of the chicken and noodles. We were pleasantly surprised at how well they both ate (and behaved)--they're getting to be such big boys!

Griffin with a mouthful of sushi!

Happy Birthday, Jill!

Fun with the Henry boys

While my parents were in Maui at the beginning of July I helped my sister, Katrina, with her boys since she was back to work after her maternity leave. It was exciting for my boys to have Finley over to play with and also baby Cedar who was just 2 months old at the time! It's been so long since I've had a baby to take care of, so it was a lot of fun for me. (: It helps that Cedar is such a sweet and mellow baby! We kept things pretty simple and mostly stayed home, played with toys, and watched Curious George cartoons. I really enjoyed having that time to get to know my nephews better!
jammie boys

One of the mornings I decided to give all three boys a bath in my big tub...with bubbles & jets and all. (:

Silly Faces

Such happy boys!

Ronan loved trying to entertain Cedar. He played his guitar and sang songs to him...and Cedar seemed to really like it. (:

On one of the days, when I just had Finn, we walked to a "free lunch" park with Amy and her kids.

Water Fun with Friends

On July 7th a group of friends from our moms group at church met up at Oakway Park for some play time for our kids. It's always a fun excuse for us to visit and catch up with each other as our kids exert some energy. Between the 7 moms there we had a total of 16 kids! We all had a good time and I loved watching the kids enjoying the sun and the sand & water....ahhh, I love summer!!
John

John, Ethan, Ronan, and Griffin

Amy and Emma

Griffin, Kaleigh, and Marcus playing in the fountain

Christian, Griffin, Kaiser, and Ronan

It never fails...Ronan is always the the wettest & sandiest kid at the park. (: He's always been that way. (:

Ronan drying off & warming up before strolling home.

Cuddling with my big boy while Griffin napped upstairs.

June 26th

On Friday, June 26th, we got together with our good friends, the Roots, who were visiting from Wisconsin. The Greens were able to join us, too, so we all met at Best Ln Park for lunch and playtime. Here's a little background on our friendship: Amy and Terra were next-door neighbors growing up and have been friends since elementary school. I met them both at youth group when my family moved to Eugene in '89 and we quickly became inseparable friends. (It's funny to think that ten years later I married Amy's brother) (: We hung out non-stop in middle school and remained friends through high school and into adulthood. I love that we are still close friends to this day and we get to watch our kids grow up together. Since Terra and her family live in Wisconsin we don't get to see them very often, but when we do it's like no time has passed. We had such a fun visit with them! Ronan still asks about their kids and even wanted to invite them to his birthday party. (: We hope that someday the Root family will move back to the west coast! (:

Terra & Jim's twin boys, Kaden and Colson.
(Griffin behind the swings)

Jumping off rocks is so much fun!

Ronan and Kylee balancing on the teeter totter.

Macey and Ethan

Kaden and Colson

I borrowed this picture from Amy's blog--this was the closest we got to a group shot. (:
Amy, Emma, Ethan, Jon, Macey, Kylee, Ronan, Colson, Kaden, Terra, Griffin, me, and Jim