Shopping with dad

So, mom had the day off with her mom, so dad and I went downtown to play at the kids discovery museum at the Seattle center.


Just at home, watchin' some, "Cars" on TV.



Shoe shopping with dad...this should be interesting





How do girls do this? This is so boring, even dad was throwing a fit!




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Location:Seattle

Welcome baby Sawyer!

We came over to meet Sawyer for the first time.





Uh oh, momma looks too happy




Can you tell who I am? I'm the crazy kid that can't sit for 1 second for a picture.

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Location:Seattle

Fun at grammy's

Having fun on grandpa's tractor!








Momma and I have the day off!


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Location:Poulsbo, WA

The end of grandma's visit

Well, life is full of bumps in the road. Thank God grandma was there for this one. Nathan was playing on the playground when he slipped, fell, and split his chin wide open. Grandma Powell came into the house as cool as a cucumber. It must have been her nursing instincts, but she found a gauze, and called to Joana so calmly to get the keys, so we can take Nathan to the ER. He had 8 stitches in his chin, but that's not the intestine part. The ER doctor decided to use nitrous oxide to anesthetize Nathan. This was the best choice because it works well with very few side effects. The nurses who were there for the procedure were all so great at working with such a small patient. At first Nathan was a bit afraid of the mask that was delivering the nitrous oxide, but as soon as he sucked in one breath of the gas, he became as calm as could be. When you looked into his eyes for those ten minutes, you could see he was comfortable and really really relaxed. We have never seen him so "chill" in his life. The procedure went well, and as soon as the doctor was done, they turned off the gas. He was clearly not happy about this and tore the mask out of the nurses hand immediately. He proceeded to force the mask back over his mouth, and he inhaled the biggest breath he could muster. When that didn't work, he tried to connect the hose to the mask and try again. The whole room howled at his ingenuity and determination. It was so funny. Anyway, here is some pictures from inside the ER.





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Grandma visits in June

In late May and early June grandma and grandpa Powell came up to Seattle to retreat from the overwhelming heat of Oklahoma. They came up and we all went to Spokane to visit Jeff and Rachel. On Saturday we helped Jeff with some yard work and then played some frisbee golf.
























Craig and grandpa with Nathan








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Location:Spokane

More fun with friends!

So, in late May, Steve rode 100 miles on his bike with Brian, we decided to do the sensible thing and stay at the Timm's home and visit. The kids seem to all get along great. It would be nice to have a big sister for Nathan. She is great at keeping him in line.



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Location:Portland

The long anticipated Spring update

So, most of you already know, but for those of you that do not, Nathan had a seizure on Easter day. It was his first (and only) seizure, but the neuro docs were concerned that this was not a singular event, but a disorder that will affect him the rest of his life. They asked us to come for a 24 hour EEG observation. The pictures below are a glimpse into our fun that day.















Trying to keep a toddler from pulling on those wires is tiring. We read lots and lots of books.

Location:Swedish MC