It seems to be longer between posts than I ever anticipate it being...
We are in AUGUST already! Can you believe it? This year is flying by and we are about to enter "fall" territory which means gearing up for back to school, birthdays, changes in the air (both literal and figurative) and yes, eventually the holidays! But first, let me back up a little and catch you up on our recent happenings.
Brenton continues to astound us with his talking all the time, figuring things out, and newfound abilities every day. We have continued to have a busy summer with a wedding, time with family in Tulsa, and baby showers. Travis and I have friends that were scheduled to be having babies consecutively in August, September, October, November and December!!! To top it all off they are all having baby girls!!! Our August baby jumped the gun and came in July (welcome, beautiful Ellasyn Kate!) so we now have a slight break in August-- but holy cow! Babies, babies everywhere!
On July 4th we spent time at my aunt and uncles in Burns, KS and surprisingly Brenton was scared of the fireworks at first. He warmed up to them, but still was not interested in holding any sparklers or anything this year. He has not ever been afraid....of ANYTHING....so this was new to us! He did really well with it after about 10 minutes, but it was still interesting to see that side of him-- especially when we did not expect it.
On July 5th we had even more excitement as Brenton demonstrated the old philosophy "boys will be boys" for us by breaking his little leg! We were shocked to find that it was broken considering all he was doing was having a pillow fight, but even more shocked as we started realizing all that this silly broken femur would entail.
1 visit to the ER
2 Xrays
1 IV
1 million shocking moments when the doctor explained the procedure and cast that would follow
1 night stay at the hospital
1 experience with anesthesia that came way earlier than expected for me as a mommy
1 giant cast
AND
5 weeks of more fun than we can handle!
(that last one was total sarcasm....just in case you didn't know)
In reality, Brenton has done AMAZING through this whole thing and we are so thankful for his ability to cope and adjust and deal with immobility, etc and the fact that he can communicate with us so well- such a blessing! We are also very, very grateful for all the friends and family members who have visited, helped, cooked, and just sat with Brenton to help us during this time-- and he is thankful for the little presents he has gotten too!
In addition to all of this, my little sister Maranda had surgery on her ear in July and we went to Tulsa to see her one weekend. The operation went better than they had anticipated and we are thankful for that as well.
In work news, Travis is continuing to do small projects here and there for Contemporary Communications and is now gearing up to drive a school bus once again for the Wichita Public Schools. I have spent the past 3 weeks in training at the bank and received a promotion last week and am transferring branches next week. Yes, our lives seem to be eventful all the time! I am so excited for what I will be doing now-- if you would like a business card I will have them soon!!!! and if you would like to come visit me/ bring me some business I will be at the Emprise Bank branch at Central & West St. :) :) :)
On to bigger and better things-- guess who will be 2 on Friday!!!!!!!!! BRENTON MATTHEW WELLS! He is SO excited for his bday and we are excited to. His 2 years of life have been worth millions to us and it just gets better every day! Come celebrate with us on Sunday if you can!
Hope to hear from you all soon!
