Trunk or Treat

We had a much needed night of fun and family.

No doctors. No sickness. Just good times.

Adam makes a super cute police man :)

 Matthias was Captain America but did not love the mask. He looks pretty awesome huh?

 Brittany looks pretty even as a vampire.

 Awww my little Alyssa Princess

 My beautiful Kaitlyn vampire

 Our church had a chili cook off, a couple games and "trunk or treating" for the kids. 

Trunk or treating is a safe way for kids to trick or treat all in our church parking lot :)

Kait in a doughnut eating competition

 Kaitlyn fishing

 Alyssa fishing

 Brittany fishing

 Kaitlyn trying to help Matthias fish :)

 He liked the fishing prize though :)

 They had it so the kids could color the table cloth..... Here is some of Kaitlyn's coloring

 Kevin says I complain that I am never in the pictures so he snapped one so he could plead innocence ;)

 Brittany and Alyssa in a doughnut eating competition

 Brittany won..... Do not ask me how she bends her neck that way

 All 5 of my amazing kiddos

 I think I may have given Matthias a weapon by accident LOL

 So daddy attached it to the rings on the stroller so he could not use it to hit

 Just because I thought this candy was cool.... an ear :) FYI it was yummy too

Tonight was probably one of the best nights as a family. No fits, lots of thank yous etc.

I am definitely feeling the love and prayers offered on behalf of our family and I am thankful.

The kids have 2 more nights of Halloween ahead. One with each set of cousins and they are super excited!!

Thanks Grandma and Poppy for our super cute costumes!!

Quick Adam update: Today was the best day Adam has had post surgery. He went 6 hours between pain meds. His pulse only went up that one time, so I gave him his meds. He has barely cried. He has not needed oxygen. Today Adam almost seems like his old self.

Lots of Pictures :) Adam's surgery and more

Matthias and Adam got to meet a dog for the first time. Matthias liked it :)

 Someone is NOT afraid of the bath

 All clean :)

 Ready for surgery

 This made me laugh..... This is in the surgery waiting room bathroom

 Adam got some new hardware in his hips

 My poor little buddy

 These balls contain medicine similar to an epidural and were put in the nerves of his hips to block the pain.

 Finally holding my baby. It was not an easy task :(

 His little feet are so swollen

 Everyone keeps asking.... here is what diaper changing looks like. This hole wraps around to the back also.

 I think he looks pretty comfy..... I think this was 3 days post surgery and we were still in the hospital 

 Finally got some visitors 

 I think he liked having company

 Wagon ride :)

 EEG

 They had to make his cast bigger, so they sawed it open and inserted this wedge.

As if the cast wasn't awkward enough :P

 Poppy and Grandma came to visit

 Going home... finally

 Our fun new car seat

 Someone looks excited to be home!

 Matthias loves building with anything he can find....Shoes are his favorite though.

I call this a shoe choo train

 Loving being home with my girls

 All of our new medical equipment... an oximeter

 oxygen tank and carrying bag

 Alyssa wanted a picture lol

 8 spare travel tanks 

 an oxygen machine

 This is why we need all that stuff.... oxygen saturation in the 70s

 I was sleeping on the couch to keep an eye on Adam and 2 little ones hijacked my bed

 So, I have decided that I need to make teaching Matthias the difference between boy and girl colors a priority :)

 This mask came in the mail and Matthias liked it lol

 Daddy taught Matthias to feed himself

 He did awesome

 We found a costume that will work for Adam

 Mean Daddy scared Matthias

 Poppy and Grandma took us to Chuck E Cheese. 

Matthias loved it!!!! Even though the pictures don't look like it.

 Alyssa wanted Adam to play animals with her...

Also, I am pretty sure I adopted mini Hulk.

Matthias tore his bedroom door off then hinges.

He was building against it and it made him mad so he just ripped it off the hinges.

A few weeks ago he punched my dad's cupboard door and split the wood.