"bootzy" is officially back

Two weeks down and the hard cast is off. "Bootzy" is officially back. I never thought I'd be so excited to have that stinking boot back! Now I've got me a niiiice fat scar :) and a niiiice fat 2 1/2 inch screw in my heal to fix my deformity :)

Daelyn's Pre-K graduation

What? Really? My baby is about to start kindergarten... Doesn't seem right! She really loved her preschool, Lord of Life. She says she had the best teachers in the world... Ms. Courtney & Ms. Norma! They WERE awesome!

Surgery complete...

Ankle surgery has put me in the bed for 2 weeks and recovering for a minimum of 6 weeks... They fixed my ruptured tendon and put a 2 1/2 inch screw in my heal to eliminate future problems.


So, don't think I didn't make Jarod move my bed down into the family room... right in the middle of everything! Otherwise, I would go crazy by myself! No worries, I've got a huge list of projects to work on while I'm stuck in the bed :)

I am so grateful to all who have called, emailed, sent texts, brought food, flowers and watched my children. It's amazing the love I have felt! Thank you!

Florida trip...

now that I'm in the bed... hmmm... I can blog! but since nothing exciting happening now, I'll blog about presurgery fun :)

My mom & 3 sistas... Two are crazy preggo and Lorna & I are just sain (well, not exactly) :) We made our way down to FL for Lana's baby shower. It was a luau to go along with the surfer theme room Lana is doing for... "Easton"... I think that will be his name but not official.

This is Lana's first baby, Alexis 12, and thinks she is the mom! right Lexi? She definitely has her say so when it comes to baby Easton! Lexi plays softball (not on 1 team but 3) so Lana let her miss 2 games to be at her shower. Wahoo!

I didn't realize until we left the beach that my camera was on black and white. I was sick to my stomach :( These would have been so much cuter in color! My luck!

This is Adler in the "bathtub" daddy dug for them :)

2 Week Road Trip

We decided to take a road trip...since school is out, Daelyn starts kindergarten in the fall, nothing major happening in RS, I will be out for a couple months after surgery in June and mainly because Jarod will be traveling for work the next 2 weeks and we really want to see him :) WOW! I feel like I must justify myself...

Since I'm the worst blogger... here goes my attempt to play catch up. Although, I probably won't be able to post pics until we return... boring! oh well!!

We started off in Asheville. Jarod's aunt Gloria works at the Biltmore so they went for a tour & bike ride. We swam and had yummy Mexican for dinner. From there we headed to Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg TN. We took the kids on a monster truck ride (1st and last). WOW! interesting!

Then we went to the dinosaur museum and to Ripley's mirror maze. We ended up in Etowah TN at "The Little Children of the World" Headquarters for a weekend family reunion.

My grandparents, Dean & Peggy Houk (mom's parents), were celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary and this is what they wanted... so they hired cooks for all the meals. and we all had our own apartment with a mountain veiw.

Lots of beautiful scenery, mani, pedis, card playing, biking, and NO cable/cell service/Internet for 3 days (unheard of and yes I feel completely disconnected from the world). This was SERIOUS family time!! and believe it or not.... NO drama!! WOW!!

Then on to Macon... more pool time while Jarod works. Then to Savannah (our old stomping ground). I must say that it's much different on Riverstreet as a married parent of a 5, 4 & 2 yr old than a young single college student!! It was so fun. We had dinner at "Vics on the River" and then went to River Street Sweets for chocolate and pralines.

Next to Tallahassee FSU and finally end at my sister's house. We'll go to the beach a few days and then her baby shower is on Saturday. Tuesday I have my doctor's apt to schedule my ankle surgery. Recovery will be 6-8 weeks so I'm prepping myself all week that I will ask & accept help during those weeks of driveless recovery :)

The Dog Cake

Happy 4th Birthday Adler! Adler has a favorite stuffed dog named Oscar, so this is where the doggy party theme came from. It was so much fun planning and making his cake!

It's been a tradition since I was a kid that mom made all my birthday cakes and so I've continued that on with my kids. Just recently I've learned to make fondant thanks to my friend Lisa. I now call her my "supervisor" and she probably wishes she hadn't taught me as it is a very time consuming and I can't seem to pull any of it off without her!! She's actually the one who sent me a picture of a similar dog cake and told me "if I was a good mom, I'd make that one!" I really didn't even consider it until I searched and searched the internet for something easier and still cute. To my dissatisfaction, I found nothing comparable and decided to go for it. She actually carved his body because I was too sceeerrrddd!

The kids made dog tags, crawled around on the floor searching for all the hidden dog bones, ate out of dog bowls and went to dig all the balls out of the sandbox outside....

Notice his new shirt that uncle Joshie & aunt Sonia gave him from San Fran. He's hasn't taken it off yet except for a bath. This will replace the brown Australia one they gave him for Christmas that too small but he still wears everyday. These Lego's are his special gift from mamaw & Grandpa in Indiana.


These Lego's are his gift from mamaw and grandpa in Indiana. He got to pick them out individually when we were at Lego Land at Disney! He had a blast and has been building 24/7 now!! Thought mamaw & grandpa would enjoy the pics... What a special birthday!

Happy Easter!

I'm super proud of the girls and their Easter dresses! These are the 4th set of matching pillowcase dresses I've made. It has been really fun learning to sew!

Girls being sweet to their brother!