Happy Thanksgiving!!

We have so much to be thankful for!! I remember last year wishing so much that Zech would be home, now this year he is!!! He really enjoyed his first Thanksgiving! He played with his cousins, ate lots of turkey, and then fell asleep! Some friends are over now and he is playing in a tent, having a blast!! What a blessing!! In twelve days he will be having his surgery. Please keep him in your prayers. The x-ray came back, and his spine is fine. Thank you Lord!! Macey found a sponge bob pillow and gae it to Zech, he loves it! Well, good night and happy Thanksgiving!!

Zech Doing a Sound Check

Zech playing the air guitar


Zech's doing a sound check for Tom's band. He looks chubbier than he really is!!

OMG! This is a great video and song!

On Our Way to Hearing!!

Zech does have fluid behind his ears. He goes Dec. 9th to have tubes put in his ears, his tonsils and adenoids taken out, and an ABR test done(some test on the brain to check his hearing). It's a two hour surgery, but he should be able to come home after. His tonsils are extremely large, that's why he has trouble sleeping. It should help him breath better, so he'll get a better night's sleep(they said he has sleep apnea). I wish we could go sooner, but it's all in God's time!
Zech was a little scared today. He's been to the doc several times since he's been home, so I don't know why he was scared. I comforted him and he got okay. Hopefully when it's all done, he will not only hear better, but feel better too.
We're all very excited to get this done.
Also, Sunny is now with Zech's foster mom. I am so excited that he is in a loving home. Please keep Sunny and a boy named Wallace in your prayers that they will find their forever families soon.
Thanks and God Bless.

Oh How Time Flies By!!

I can not believe I haven't posted in so long!! Everything has been going great here. We have sent the final adoption papers off and are just waiting for a court date. Dec. 1st we will have been with Zech 6 months! I can't believe it's been that long, but at the same time I feel like he's been here his whole life!! Monday we take Zech to an ENT(ear,nose, throat) specialist. I am almost positive they will want to put tubes in his ears. I hope they do it soon. We want to take him to Michigan, but I would like that done before we go.
Last Saturday, Tom's band played at the Coffee Shop. They did an awesome job! Some people got up to dance, and Zech got up there with them. When they sat down, Zech ran up on stage and danced and played the air guitar. I asked a friend "am I just having a mommy moment, or is he just cute as heck?" They said he was cute as heck, so it wasn't just me! OMG, where is a video camera when you need one. There were a few people there video taping, so hopefully one will give me a copy!
My toe is still hurting, but the swelling is down quite a bit. I'm still hobbling along.
Megan and Macey are still working quite a bit. Megan and Nick broke up a couple weeks ago. Megan was sad, but seems to be doing okay. There are three different guys calling the house for her now, so I think that makes her feel good. We do miss Nick though, he's been in the family over two years, it's kinda hard to just not have him around now.
I'm sure there's a lot more to catch up on, but this is the jist of it all.
God Bless!

Pictures from Yesterday

Halloween!

Yesterday was so much fun!! Zech was Sponge Bob Square Pants. Megan made his costume, too cute!(Will post picture late tonight or in the morning). We went to a local church that had a trunk or treat. They had bounce houses and Zech did so good! He was actually able to do it by himself. We had taken him to a bounce house before, and he didn't have the strength to climb or the coordination to stand up, but he did great last night! Megan went with him to make sure he was okay, but he didn't need any help(except to get him out because he didn't want to leave). After that, Tom and Zech went to my mom and dad's to show them his outfit. I went with Megan to a haunted forest, we had such a good time! I didn't get home until 2:30 this morning. When I went to bed, Zech woke up and put his arms around me. I absolutely love his hugs and kisses!!! He is such a special child!!! The other day, I was reading a blog that had a picture of their child that has some physical issues, Zech rubbed the photo and said "Awwww", then put his head on my shoulder and started to cry. How amazing is that to be 4 yrs. old and have such empathy for another child!!!!! My goodness, what we should learn from him!
Well, on another note. Mom, Dad, and my nephew Tripp came over on the four-wheeler today. Zech wanted a ride, so dad, Tripp, and Zech went for a ride. I ran into the house to get the camera and stubbed my toe. It took my breath and brought tears to my eyes. I got in the house (after taking the picture) and my toe was killing me! I took my sock off and my pinky toe fell to the side. Needless to say, I was worried that something else might be broke because it hurt so bad. We went to a healthcare facility and my toe is broke. It was a complete break, but not much they can do except tape it up (which dad and Tom had already done). Still hurts extremely bad!! But, this too shall pass.
Until next time.......................