Big brother....little brother

So Kenneth had his foot surgery on March 19th and he is keeping me pretty busy with his recovery.

Surgery went well.  He was in surgery for 2 hours total instead of 3.  The Dr. lengthened one tendon and shortened another tendon.  She also put some plates in and moved the bone over.  He has a really nice arch now.

He is currently on his second cast right now.  He goes back to the Dr. on Thursday.  He went back to school after Easter/Spring Break.  First week back was a little rough on him.  By Thursday night he was sore and tired and Friday morning he had some swollen toes so I kept him home and elevated his foot all day/weekend.

He is non weight bearing right now.  I can't wait until he is able to get a walking cast.  I think he will do and feel much better then.  I am concerned that his pain level spikes up to a 9 sometimes.  I thought he would be feeling better by now.  Overall he has been a good sport about it and I hope when its all over that he is much happier.

Little brother is missing playing/hanging out with big brother.  Kenny is the one that still sits and plays legos and army guys with Jonathon.  And Kenny hasn't been able to do any of that.  But he is able to go outside finally and this makes Jonathon very very happy.

We have had some nice weather lately so Jonathon has been able to spend sometime outdoors again.  He really enjoys all the animals.  He thought maybe he would try to let Andrew's dog out for him(of course Andrew was not home)

And he has caught his other big brother to help him out in his monster truck!

BROTHERLY LOVE!!!!!  I am so proud of all three of my boys!!!!

Day out with one big brother

Gilbert was unable to attend, but Jonathon and I went to Kenny's graduation at school last week.


We were invited to attend breakfast along with a short ceremony and diplomas were handed out.


I can't believe that Kenny is now officially a Freshman.  All three of my boys are growing up fast.  I kind of lose track of time with the older two.  I really focus alot of my time on Jonathon...making sure he is learning all he can learn.....making sure he stays healthy....making sure he is content and happy...making sure he remains safe....and then I sit back and watch.....


I watch my 2 older boys.....I see how they are growing up to be wonderful young men.  I am so proud of all my boys.


I love you Kenny!  you had a great year finishing up junior high....your grades were awesome!  your art projects blew me away.....you are very talented....Never give up Kenny and always keep dreaming.


Congratulations!   You are a Freshman!  Good luck son.


Thanks for being a great big brother to Jonathon!

morning of graduation

smile Kenny!

brotherly love

Kenny, me and Jonathon(trying to escape)

Fun in the Snow

We finally got a day where there was enough snow to play and Jonathon was healthy enough to go outside!

Andrew and Jonathon

Whiskers

 

Wordless Wednesday

not much

happening around here.  I went to school this morning for a quick visit to Jonathon's classroom.  Jonathon and I walked down to the P.T. room to see Miss Jen and Cameron.  Cameron was at school to check Jonathon's braces for me ~ I was concerned because he has been tripping a lot lately.  We will be making an appointment to see Cameron at his office so he can do an extension on the bottom of his brace to make it a little longer ~ then we will see if he needs new shoes.  Otherwise everything looks good.

Miss Jen thinks that it is just a stage that Jonathon is going through ~ now that he is able to run she thinks that he is purposely falling down ~ sometimes this is very true I will just keep an eye on him.

After school I took Jonathon to Target to get the new Toy Story 3 movie ~ then we stopped off at Kmart really quick ~ nothing good there.  Picked up big brothers from school ~ came home grabbed a snack and watched the new Toy Story movie together.  It was pretty good and Jonathon enjoyed it.  Now he has 2 and 3.  I guess I should get him the first one too.

We decided to do Subway for dinner ~ Jonathon ate part of his ham and cheese sub ~ and some yogurt.  He is getting really good at eating sandwiches.

Now he is playing ~ maybe we will get some puzzles out.

All in all good day!

Fun in the Sun

This morning we decided to pack a lunch ~ grab our swimsuits ~ call our friends ~ and head out to the local Splash Pad/Park.

It was a perfect day to go because the kids were ready to get wet at 10a.m. and it was warm enough to do just that.

We spent some time running around in the splash park ~ Jonathon is getting much better at walking instead of running and keeping his head up to see where he is going.  Then we found some shade to have lunch.  After that we played on the swings, slides and bounce animals.

Great day out with our closest friends.

                                           Splash pad with Kenny

                                                      Jonathon was able to climb very high with the help
                                                   of Nik and Andrew

                                                      Very Happy Boy

We really had a great day and I cannot believe how much Jonathon is becoming a big boy lately!  He climbed really high and it took lots of muscles to do it to just be able to fly down this slide.

We had an awesome day!

Our first snow day!

Our winter storm started Tuesday morning around 9:15a.m.  I ended up canceling an appointment for a quote on a new water system because Jonathon and I had to run out and pick up milk.
It just started to snow when we left.

on the way to Kroger

when we came out of Kroger

The drive home

It continued to snow all day and night

We woke up to alot of snow and no school.

We ventured outside for a few minutes.

Jonathon and brothers playing with his new sled he 

got for Christmas

Standing in the snow with Andrew

This is Jonathon's first experience with snow.  He seemed to really like it, but it was very cold and windy so we only stayed out for a few minutes today.  Hopefully tomorrow will be calmer out so he can play out longer and actually enjoy the snow.

A Day at the Fair

Hi Mr. Cow!

Ohhhh I like this sheep!

Mama Goat and her babies(born this morning)

Meeting the Goat

Lots of Ducks

Quick hello to a Big Horse

Jonathon DID NOT like the piggies........

Taking a quick break

By Far~Jonathons favorite.....He kept clapping!

As always......My 3 Angels........

Lunch Time

Going fishing for a Duckie.......

Got to meet Bugs Bunny! How Fun!

Jonathons favorite pastime~The Carousel

Tired Little Boy after a Busy Day.....

Wordless Wednesday

Hand Me Downs are Great

What ya got brothers?
OOOOHHH A Tent for ME!
Ok Andrew, Let me get in here
This is fun Kenny!
Huh? What?
Thank you Kenny! What a great Big Brother!

Some people may say that we are pack rats, but we say that we just know how to hang onto special items that one day will come to good use and make someone very happy!!!!!

This tent has been in our family since Kenny was 2 years old! And he just decided that it was time for Jonathon to enjoy and start exploring the world of IMAGINATION.