Wow, this is certainly the longest "blog break" I've taken. Honestly all of our energy has been spent trying to keep our family afloat in the midst of chemo. The great news is that Mark's PET scan he had in March showed that the cancer is no longer detectable in his body. He still has to complete his 8 infusions (last one is next Thursday), but we have peace knowing that the chemo did it's job. In the absence of the blog to keep a record of life, I've continued taking photos. I thought I'd share a few for those of you who have missed my kids :-)
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| Starting with the lowlight: Moments before Torin vomited all over me in one of our local restaurants. I was alone with all three kids. Looking at the pictures I took, I should have known he was sick. It was a mess. I was embarrassed. I haven't been back since :-( |
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| Afternoon at the beach...with ice cream. |
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| I think Mark is going to have a serious hunch from working so much with the boys' on lego projects. #worldsbestdad. |
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| Guess who? :-) |
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| I take waaaay too many pictures of her. I had to hold myself back on this post to try to keep some gender balance between the kids' photos. |
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| More time at the beach. We've been to the beach once or twice a week in April. It helps that it's 5 minutes away. |
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| Night before Easter I realized I forgot to buy basket stuffers. Oops. Fortunately I scrounged a few things I had tucked away for a rainy day. Kids were over the moon, and there wasn't even any candy. |
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| Ridiculous. |
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| Three hams. |
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| Ashen is going to lose his bottom teeth any day. I've been taking lots of pictures of him lately to preserve his "baby smile" in my photo annals. He makes me swoon. |
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| I had the honor and pleasure of being at my sister's birth on 4/6/12. My sweet niece Avalie was born in the wee hours of the morning. She is perfect. |
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| My third niece, Hannah, was born four days later 4/10/12. I cannot get enough photos of her by text from my brother. She is amazing. |
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| Ashen and Bereket loved holding her too. |
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| #cousinlove |
