MUD

This was just today. I love playing in the mud with my boys!

Oh yah, forgot to mention, Levi is walking!

July

Fourth of July

Josiah loved the sparklers!

Sparklers have come a long way since I was a kid!

Mommy loved em too. :)

Camping with Jonna and the Boys

This is right after mean mommy pulled Joe down in the really cold spring fed water.

Getting them to both take a nap in the tent at the same time was a miracle!

Joe's typical daytime attire.

This is how Joe came out of his room the other day after his nap, I promise I didn't put him up to it. Yah, it's a swim diaper! ;)

June

Hi. Well, let's see, what's new to mention. I don't think I've written about the results of Levi's last doc visit, so- turns out he's gonna have to have surgery. Ok, let me remind you what he has. It's called vesicoureteral reflux, which means the urine in his ureter (the tube in between the kidney and bladder) flows backwards up into his kidneys, which can cause serious kidney infection and or damage without antibiotics. Some babies can grow out of it, so that's what we were hoping for, but that's not what the Lord has allowed in Levi's case. We had the option of doing the surgery this summer (to avoid another year on antibiotics) or next summer. Since the success rate is higher the older he gets, and the antibiotics haven't caused any problems, we've decided to wait. So, we're trusting the Lord that Levi is in His hands and He will heal Levi in whatever way He seems best, wether it's through the hands of the surgeons or Levi just being healed with out the surgery. Thanks so much for your prayers! Okay, well, on with the pics...

They really do love eachother, most of the time. ;)

My funny man!

This is what Levi does when I won't let him grab the camera. It's hard to get a picture of him that's not right at my feet because as soon as I grab the camera he makes a bee line right for me to see if maybe, just once, he could get his hands on my camera.

Mom came to visit in early June. It was wonderful to have her here, as always. Wish we could live closer together!

We went to the zoo with Mom, this is what Levi did most of the time.

Tim and Stephanie came to visit at the end of June. It was great to have them here too, and of course, wish we could live by them too!

Ethan

Seth

We went to the waterpark. The boys loved it!