Catching up

Wow...it's been awhile, again!
The baby was in the hospital for fever and for fluids at two different times in the past month.
So, I've been tired.
Finally though, we were able to visit home last week for a couple days!!!
We went on so many errands, got so many things done, but relaxed so much in the midst of it all.
I had to go buy a new camera, so we've been taking a bunch of pictures to figure it out.
The last day we were at home, the girls and I got our hair cut and styled at Lisa's salon, Alexander's.

Lilly loves to dress like a rocker girl, and wanted this fun, new style for her hair.

Lisa loves to cut Lilly's hair because she likes big change.

In the picture above, you can see Lilly's new boots too. She thinks they are so cool.

Maggie needed new shoes too. Her bubble gum pink Converse shoes were falling apart on top, bottom, and the sides!

Maggie's teacher, Christie, said that when she got new shoes, she'd give her $2 for the old ones so she could use them for an art project.

So, we got Maggie these Converse-like boots/shoes from Children's Place. Maggie loves 'em, I don't.

Publicis brought the supplies to make Halloween bags this week.

Here are the girls working on theirs.

Don't Maggie's lips look like Julia Roberts' lips?!

I think JR is pretty, but when I zoomed in on this on the camera, JR was my first thought!

Josh's bag

The front of Lilly's

What Lilly's bag looked like inside

Back of Lilly's bag

Maggie and her bag

Witchy Maggie-with this picture, I think her nose and smile loook like a cat's face.

Andy, Daniel, and Kelly came to visit! I love it when the whole family is together, even if only for a short time.

Lilly's eye

Kelly, Lilly, Maggie

Fighting cabin fever at the Ronald McDonald House

This 'n that~

While we were at home, we got to enjoy some yummy, homegrown TOMATOES and veggies from Mary and Lisa (different Lisa than hair stylist)!!! I was missing real homegrown tomatoes this year since we aren't allowed to have a garden here.

I'm done with Athena's baby quilt finally, and am just about done with the baby's and Jacob's! As soon as they're done, I'll be posting pics of those!

The adoption is coming along! It really should be complete within weeks now. I can't wait!

I realized today that all conversations I have with other people revert back to the topic of leukemia...someday that'll change.

This week, I ask that if you pray for our family, please continue to pray specifically for no delays. No delays would mean that we'd come home weeks before we would if there were delays in treatment.

Delays happen when counts aren't high enough to give the next dose of chemotherapy.

I also ask that you would pray for the little ones and their families, who are up for significant procedures this week, that will either bring elation or a closer relationship with mortality. It hurts to watch good friends go through such pain.