Wow can you believe this year is already over? I guess when you have such a busy life time fly's right by. This year has been filled with good, bad, ugly, and worse. Thank goodness for all of these or we would never see the blessings we truly have right in front of us each day.
This year we have had two surgery's in our home and many Dr.s apt's like every year but now we have not only Andy to thank for that but Nathan as well. His Asthma has hit an all time high this year and he has been in and out of the hospital all year. The Dr.s have looked for lung disease and immune system disorders and can't really understand why it is so difficult to get his asthma under control. I guess Idaho air just isn't what it's made out to be. LOL So right now we treat him and have lots of E.R visits and pray he will grow out of it.
Our year has also been filled with Kim graduating from BSU w/ a Bachelor of science medicine. He has worked hard for a long time achieving this goal and can I say while working full time at the hospital taking a full load in school and Army on the side and church callings. Kim is the hardest working man I know and we as a family are so thankful for this and how hard he works to provide for us.
We also gave our dog away to another home this summer because of Nate's Asthma and this was so hard for especially me. Harley was my dog for 6 years which for a great Dane is a life time.
Caleb has turned 10 this year and is growing so fast I can't keep up with his clothes. He is in a size 12 or 14. He loves School and is getting good grades he also after years of begging his father and I got a lizard. If any boy deserves it it's Caleb what a good boy he is.
Andy has just turned 8 this last week and is so excited to be baptized as a member of The church of Jesus Christ of Later day saints. If you were at Caleb's baptism two years ago you know Andy was so upset to not be able to be baptized yet he got half way into the water himself. Now it's finely his turn and he is thrilled.
Nathan turned 5 this summer and that was a big change for all of us. He started going to KG three days a week full days and loves it. He does hate riding the bus so we are still working on this area. but the also is passing Andy up in mile stones and is helping Andy learn things wich is nice and difficult sometimes because Andy notices his little brother can do it and he can't. It is a blessing though that Nate is so willing to be patient and kind to Andy and teach him along as he learnes as well. This is just one of the many reasons we love our little nater Tater.
We are so thankful for all that we have been blessed with this year. We are thankful for the hard times so we can more fully see the great blessings we may not always see and notice. And we are waiting to see what next year brings our way. So bring it on...
