Third Quarter Reports

                                     We are so proud of the kids and the third quarter progress reports they received. Hard to believe just one more quarter and we will have a 4th and 2nd grader...

                                             

                                                 

Steve Smith Football Camp

Jackson was able to take part in the Steve Smith NFL Pro football camp offered on base. There were only 120 slots open to the first to sign up. He was so excited when we told him that he got in and would participating. 

The camp took place on Saturday and Sunday for 4 hours. Jason took him both days and was able to watch from the stands the drills they did. Jason was very impressed and loved seeing the interaction Steve Smith had with the boys and girls. 

At the end of the camp each kid got a autographed t-shirt, football and picture of him.

Jackson will treasure these for years, I am sure!

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter this year! Between getting our traditional cake from our neighbor Frau Lill, to dying Easter eggs, enjoying the celebration of our Risen Savior and having lunch with friends it was a special time.

                                        

Letter to Daddy

Grace is the queen of writing the sweetest little notes to us. It's amazing to me how much love she has within her tiny little body. It just oozes from her!

(This note was written about a month ago, but I'm still catching up on the blog after getting way far behind.)

The care she has for others is amazing to me. She truly, deep down loves and cares about others around her.
Jason's foot hurts...it usually hurts about 80% of the time...if not more. These past few weeks have been busy with appointments with podiatrists, deep talks about to have surgery, to not have surgery, and more appointments. Jason's foot is flatter than a flatter foot. He has always had issues with his feet. It came to a point that he just really felt he needed to do something about it. Thankfully the base doctors are starting to see more civilian patients so Jason was able a podiatrist. He loved the doctor and felt very comfortable with chatting with her about his options. He was tentatively scheduled for surgery on April 15th to have a MAJOR surgery on his foot. It would be 4 weeks on the couch, 8-10 weeks in a cast, more weeks in a boot and then 6 months of physical therapy to learn how to walk again. We talked, cried, and prayed about it for about a week about the best possible option for him.

At this point in time Jason said that he still has good days and still feels that he can "hold out" a little more before he resorts to a drastic surgery. He is having new inserts for his feet made, getting acupuncture, and going to see a chiropractic for readjustments his body needs from compensating from the pain.

We are praying that these together will ease him of his pain and allow him to delay the surgery for as long as he can. 

Until then...these little notes will make things all better!

Sorry for the sideways picture. I could't get it right after many tries on my phone.

(Translation: I am so sorry that your foot hurts. I love you. Write me back. I love you.)

Gaga Leaving on a Jet Plane

Oh, how this day came way too fast! It always does even though each time it's hard to remember. We did some fun, happy, sad, exciting, crafty, relaxing, learning, exploring things while she was here and we cherish them all. We love having her here during her usual winter trip. I (we) are so thankful for the time she spends away from Daddy Don to enjoy time with us. Until next winter!

AJ's Baptism

This has been a long time coming for Jackson. So many times we discussed this in the past and he would get excited about it, but would then back down and say he just wasn't ready. I admire him for knowing in his heart that he wasn't ready in the past and just praying and thinking about it for some time.

We put off the first chance for him to be baptized because we knew that my mom would be here for the next scheduled baptism at church. He was so excited and ready when this day finally came!

Our sweet boy...so proud...and happy! This is a journey that we will take together, learn together, and enjoy. There will be good days, and bad days, but know that no matter what God is always with you and in your heart. We are so happy for you, AJ!