Better days after really rough days; lots of fun

This pretty much sums up the week before last until Tuesday of last week. She was miserable most of the time.


I have no idea what made the change, but feeling better and having fun dressing up

Brandon and melanie being silly

Brandon and Melanie having fun

Melanie and Bella at the hotel

Bella in the pool at the hotel

Swimming at the hotel

Mommy and Melanie; Melanie was very content to put her feet in the water knowing she couldn't get in because of her PICC

Ethan at the hotel

Brandon and Ethan at Chuck E Cheese

Melanie and Bella being silly at the hotel poolside

Daddy giving Melanie a medicine; Bella watching closely

Mommy and Bella

Ethan and Melanie shucking corn

Brand and Melanie hanging out

Resting and looking for shapes in the clouds

Simply amazing to think how far Melanie has come in two months. She was having a blast kicking the ball around. Look at that concentration! :)

Melanie at Sunday school

Melanie peeling carrots

pics

Bella loves to be outside and especially to swing!

Ethan and Bella swinging

Bella's hives

More swinging

Ethan, Brandon, and Bella at the park

I sprayed Ethan with the hose on one of the hot days

More hives on Bella

Brandon 10, Melanie 8, Ethan 6, Bella 14 months

Swinging at the park

Melanie on Bella on the way to the park

Melanie teaching Bella how to play polly pockets

Melanie after abdominal ultrasound

Bella at the hospital for her four-hour long testing

An interesting position to ride in

Easter pictures

Project we made on Easter--a cross with Easter story facts taped on it.

Daddy and Bella

Hunting for eggs

Looking through the eggs

Silly string and bubbles

Melanie blowing bubbles

Getting ready to color eggs

Brandon's eggs

Ethan and one of his eggs.

Ethan with his eggs

Melanie and her eggs--not feeling the best

Ethan and Bella

Melanie and Bella

Bella trying to eat grass

Melanie and Bella taking a rest

Melanie on her bike!

Brandon and Bella

Daddy, Melanie, and Ethan

Brandon, Ethan, Melanie, and Daddy

Bella swinging

Brandon giving Ethan a push

Bella-Boo (we call her that all the time)

Ethan, Brandon, and Bella swinging