Beautifully written

I found a blog of a couple that I went to A&M with. They sang in the choir at our church, I was barely an acquaintance, but we have mutual friends. I had heard last year, that they had a baby boy with downs. This was surprising to everyone, especially with her only being in her late twenties and him being about 30. Anyway, looking at her blog the other night, I read one of the sweetest letters I have ever seen. If you have time, you have to check this out....it is so moving..............sweetest letter.

Home again, home again....

Matt came home from the hospital today!!! He is pretty tired and weak, but glad to be home. I think it will take him a while to be back to his normal self.

Ella also came home today. Not so sure she was ready, but we are so glad to have her. Maylee and Hadley both were so happy to see her. Maylee was chasing Ella around the house, and Ella was screaming "I chasing, I chasing!!" Hadley was just cooing at her as loud as she could.

Thanks for all your prayers and support!!

When it rains...it pours.

What a week we have had.

Sunday I went up to my parents for the night. The next morning when it was time to go, Ella was telling me bye...apparently she wanted to stay, which actually worked for us. So I left her, thinking I would get her the next day or so.

Well, I got home, and Matt wasn't feeling well. So later that evening, he was feeling so bad I took him to CareNow. I didn't want to take Maylee and Hadley in, so I sat in the car with them, waiting on Matt. THREE HOURS later, Matt comes out. Pneumonia. He felt so bad.

Tuesday he slept most of the day. Then Tuesday afternoon, I kind of started to feel a little "off". I was running a fever and had a horrible sore throat. I had strep throat two weeks ago, so I promptly went to the doctor Wednesday morning.....strep again. Lovely, just lovely.

Matt's mom came into town to take care us. Matt started to feel better, but had this red stripe on his leg. We all were concerned so he went back to CareNow. They thought it could possible a blood clot, so they sent him straight to the ER. After a sonogram, they ruled out a blood clot, and determined it to be the MRSA, a staph infection. It was in his lymph nodes in his upper thigh. They gave him an iv and antibiotics, and then sent him home at 12:30 am.

Thursday I decided to take Maylee to the doctor, b/c she had an infected toe, and I wanted to make sure it was not MRSA (which she had before as an infant). We got to the doctor, she wasn't that concerned about MRSA, but Maylee did have an ear infection.

Meanwhile back at home, Matt's stripe is getting larger, so he goes back to the ER. They decided to admit him. So that is where we are, he is still in the hospital with an iv and strong antibiotics. I think he will be there a day or two longer. Hopefully he can get over this fast.

Oh, and Ella is still at my parents! So it turned out good that she missed out on all of this, and she is being spoiled with trips for ice cream, Chuck E. Cheese, and movies....she isn't missing us in the slightest, she may just cry when she has to come home. Maylee and Hadley are loving the GG time too. Maylee is quite accustomed to the daily Starbucks run!

Easter Fun

We had a great Easter season, celebrating our risen Savior. It is really neat to see Maylee starting to get it. In one of her prayers she said, "...and Dear Jesus I hope you don't have to die on the cross", that sparked a whole other conversation.

We had some really fun Easter egg hunts with friends, school and at Nonnie and Pop's. Lots of fun. Here are some pictures.

Proofs...

I just love photography, I love seeing the beauty it can capture. The photographer that I have been using is awesome. She just posted some proofs from our recent sessions. So if you want a peek here is the link http://www.imagesofgracephoto.com/index2.php, scroll down, click on proofing and the password is: Mahone.

Something just not right....

Ok, so I'm sitting here checking things on the computer, while Maylee is pretending to talk on the phone. These are some pieces of her conversation..."Hi, I just saw your kids on Facebook.." Seriously a four year old talking about Facebook!! Then another bit, "Hi Marianne, I have to go poop"....as she sets the phone down and runs to the bathroom. I'm so glad we aren't that honest on the phone!

Run for the border

Lulu, the sweet lady who helps me out, sometimes will bring her little boy Edgar over when he has a school holiday. Maylee and Ella love playing with him, and I think the feeling is mutual. I think Edgar's favorite thing to do is drive the black car. One afternoon Maylee, and Edgar were driving around, and I went to check on them. I said, "Hey guys, what's going on?", and Maylee responded, "We're going to "Medico" City." I was speechless. It was pretty funny.