EVA's MAGICAL DAY

She knew what day it was immediately after she woke up she asked to have candy for breakfast. And for the entire day she sang "Happy Birthday to EVA." She had a great day at the gymnastics gym and the OMSI. It was such a fun day and T and G were so thoughtful and made sure Eva was the queen. Here are some pictures and videos from today. Tanner and Grace helped us make the cake last night and it was so fun to see Eva's face when we showed her it this morning.

Happy Birthday Eva Girl!

To the sweetest, most spunky, hilarious, heavenly little two year old on earth-Happy Birthday! Eva, the minute you were born you started crying, but the second they put you in my arms and I spoke to you, you stopped and opened your fresh from Heaven eyes and were content. You are the absolute perfect mix of sugar and spice-you always keep a day interesting and very very busy, but you are like icing on any cake. You stare at us with your giant eyes and say LOVE YOU so sincerely and we just want to inbibe all your sweetness. You make us laugh all day long. Your brother and sister think you are absolutely hilarious. I think you are going to be an amazing woman someday, because in you there is SO much compassion and tenderness and yet you have the drive and ambition to accomplish anything. So, our little sweetheart thank you for two years of an incredibly wild ride and we can't wait to see where life takes us on your journey. (And, tomorrow's journey will take you to a Minnie Mouse cake, a trip to the gymnastics place, and to the OMSI)!

WE LOVE SUMMER

We have been keeping busy going to baseball games and playing outside. Since the summer weather started we have enjoyed every minute of it. The kids have been doing stuff like going to the raspberry farm, gymnastics gym, and the park. As you can see Eva has been living in her swimsuit and sometimes finishes off the look with tap shoes. She loves just playing in the grass, mud, dirt, and water. She makes sure all of our raspberries are picked and that Annabelle is obeying. Grace has been keeping busy by riding her bike and jumping on the tramp. She has loved hooking up the hose to the tramp and jumping in the mist. She also asked me to take the training wheels off her bike and is beginning to learn to ride a two-wheeler. Tonight, Tanner is having a sleepover and Gracie stood at the top of the stairs and yelled in a very sweet way, "good night boys and remember to say your prayers before you go to bed." Tanner has been playing great baseball and switches from pitcher, to catcher, to shortstop, to third. His season is almost over and we will miss watching him play.

PS- Happy Anniversary Babe - 11 years of complete joy. I look forward to every minute more.

Mini Documentary of Grace

We wanted to post this video since we just received it in the mail. About a month or two ago some filmmakers from Doernbecher came and filmed Grace at our house and at the hospital. Although we did not catch it on TV, this was played on one of our local stations as a fundraising event. As we all watched it as a family this evening, Grace broke down from all the memories of her first year of Leukemia. Kim and I, on the other hand, are in awe at where we are today. Looking back to August 13, 2008 we never dreamed we would be almost back to normal. Once again, thank you to all you out there. Our little girl, and our family are deeply grateful for everything.

Surprising News....

We have been waiting to tell everyone until some preventative test were done. Kim is doing great and so is our new baby boy! Kim is due the middle of December, and although her pregnancy is higher risk everything seems to be going well. We are all so excited. The kids have been fighting over names and of course they are all so different. Here is the ultrasound we recieved on June 15.