Snow Day!

We got about 20 inches of snow yesterday, 16 or so on Saturday, which all together just adds up to a LOT of snow! The boys had a blast, Jim got work off yesterday and something like a half day today and we got lucky by not losing electricity (even though we lost Internet and TV)and enjoyed the beautiful views from inside our house. The snow was heavy and bent the trees down in our back yard until they were touching the ground - I don't think we had many break though, unlike our neighbors.

Ethan with Daddy during the storm ....



Jayden catching snowflakes on his tongue.



The boys and their snowman. The snowman was built on the driveway after daddy shoveled so by the time we went out it was only 4 - 6 inches. It was pretty funny looking - Frosty behind the car with his hands out. I didn't get a pic before Jim relocated the snowman. He said he thought about driving over him as quickly as possible but didn't want to disappoint the boys;). Instead frosty now resides on top of one of the curbs of snow in our front yard.

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One Year Mark

Yesterday we celebrated Jayden being hospital free for a year. It was huge! At this time last year I was so worn down and thought we would never make it to this point. We made yummy cookies (which the boys happily ate) and played in our snow and just enjoyed the day together.

He still has a ton of meds and therapies and nursing, but he has made it to the five percent in weight and nutrition is even talking about letting us cut down on the nutritional drinks in a few months. We are going to work on backing off the meds in the Spring and see where that leaves us.

He hasn't had a smooth beginning, but we are blessed by what a winter we have had so far.

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