Summertime pictures

All four kids playing Go-gos which is a new favorite for all of them!

Night time prayers

Loving swimming at the y!!

Water baby lovin the slide at the y!

Bella at the bowling alley

At the bowling alley

Brandon having a sleepover at the hospital in July

Not feeling well; hospital July

Ethan and Bella riding in the hospital

Playing with water in bed!

Child Life had an activity where a bunch of volunteer riders brought their motocycles in for the kids to see. Brandon and Ethan on one of the bikes.

After allergic reaction to albumin.

Riding in the hall at the hospital

Making a cake at fun camp the day after getting out of the hospital

Concentration!

Melanie's special happy birthday Eithene cake!

Cutting the cake!

Getting ready to feed Mommy some cake!

Reading the card from Eithene's family

Playing with the Littlest Pet Shop toys that used to be Eithene's. So special!!!

Bella at the zoo

Lookimg at the monkeys

At the zoo--Melanie is tired

Very tired after zoo

Brandon, Ethan, and Bella at the fair

Bella looking at the goats

Bella carrying her Bible at the fair

Brandon after swimming

Balloons Melanie released for Eithene's birthday on July 31--happy birthday in heaven, sweet Eithene!

Bella likes to push the buttons on Melanie's hospital bed

Grandpa helped the boys build and set off rockets. Ethan didn't like the smokey smell after his went off. :)

Bella is not a fan of the feeling of grass

Brandon, Ethan, Bella and I on our way to the library

Melanie and Ethan peeling potatos

Sibling love

Bella-Boo

Breakfast for Brandon and Bella

Melanie today, August 14, not feeling well

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