Kallie's surgery

On Veterans Day, Kallie had surgery on her left ear to remove the tube and patch the hole.  She has had problems with her ears since she was little.  This was the last tube left from the second set of tubes.  She has had sinus infections and infection in her ears for about 6 months now.  The ENT Dr. wanted to remove the tube months ago, but felt we needed to wait until the infection was cleared up.  Well, the infection just wouldn't go away.  The decision was made to do the surgery and hope that the infection would clear after.  Kallie was given hearing tests prior to the surgery and we will go back in a few months to test again.  She has already had a few surgeries in her life, but having surgery with an older child is much different.  She was very brave and asleep from the first meds before they even wheeled her back to surgery.  It has always been hard for her to come out of anesthesia.  The hardest part now is that she can't go swimming because she has to keep her ears dry.  She is finally infection free, but the hole has not healed.  We will go back to the ENT in a few weeks to see how to proceed.

My Birthday

I have decided we need to be better at taking pictures.  This is the only one from my birthday.  The week before Gretchen and family came for Sunday dinner to celebrate.  They made an awesome dinner for us.  The next Friday night Byron took me to Chick-fil-a for yummy chicken and peppermint chocolate chips shakes.  My actual b-day was a busy day but we ended with a yummy family dinner at Mimi's. (Thanks Moms and Dads)

Halloween

It was brithday friday at work so there were cakes on every floor.

We started our Halloween on Fri.  After school we got dressed up and headed to Blizzard to trick or treat.  We had my little guy Rhett, that I tend for, join us because his mom was having her baby.  We also got to have our friends Jared & Rachel & Ambrey join us. It was interesting to trick or treat with a little ones again.

 After getting lots of loot at Blizzard, we headed straight to our ward Trunk or Treat.  It was crowded and crazy but the kids had fun.  I was not feeling well by this time so we didn't get any pictures, but Byron was sure to get pics of the candy sorting process.

Sorting, separating, and trading.

Fun with Cousins

Byron's brothers Bob and Jay came in October to go to Blizzcon.  I was so happy because Bob's wife Lisa and her kids came along and we got to play lots.

Fun at one of our many parks.

Relaxing after one of our three trips to the beach.

Fun at the beach.

First Day of School

Going to the Zoo

We finally had a day to go to the Santa Anna Zoo.  We live 5 min away and were given passes by the wonderful family that I tend for. 

Enjoying a snack.  We really enjoy our time with our little Rhett.

We watched an animal show and then got to touch the animals.

It's always fun to sit on a lizard, right?

Kallie really wanted a picture with Rhett but he just wanted to play.

Hero Camp

The day after we got back from vacation, the kids and I started Hero Camp.  It's a week long camp put on by the mom's for primary age kids.  Every day a scripture hero was spotlighted.  Then the kids rotate through a lesson, craft, music time, awesome activity, and photo ops for the scrapbook.  Each age group learned a song and choreography to preform at the show on Friday. 

Corbin doing bubble art.

Kallie coloring her leather bracelet.

Jenna and her great friend Mia.

Corbin with some of the other Sergeants. (His age group.)

Kallie and Julia being cute.

We had so much fun being involved in Hero Camp.  It was the first camp put on by the mom's in our stake.  I was blessed enough to work with the awesome moms that put so much time and energy to make it a wonderful experience for the kids.  We all made new friends.  One of the moms made a power point presentation that we watched on Fri at the show.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fqVJdfz4EY&feature=email  
Then we went and partied at the park.  Can't wait until next year.  We are already planning so many fun things.