Update

I'm happy to report that my cousin's 2 year old boy is doing great after his surgery. A week ago they removed a cancerous tumor and were able to get all. Better yet, the chance of recurrence is the same with or without out cemo SO as of right now, he's free to go! He is still healing of brain surgery and he'll need MRIs every 3 months, but WOW that was a close one.

Grandpa Heaven

This was taken in Atlanta a couple months ago. Larkin was a little sick. I gave her some cold medicine and she fell asleep cheek-to-cheek with Grandpa.

More Cancer

My mother-in-law was here for a visit this weekend. While we were out shopping we were talking about a friend of mine who recently found out she had cancer and passed away only 5 days later. I told my mother-in-law that it seems as though every time I turn around someone new has cancer. Later that day I found out that my cousin's little 2 year old boy has a brain tumor. Very luckily, it was only 1 inch and they were able to remove it all. However, it looks like he will need chemo. I saw a bumper sticker that I think sums it all up: 'CANCER SUCKS!' Please pray for Teague Wiggington.

More family photos.

Dog Pile

I was trying to get Rainey to lay down in the bluebonnets by showing her what I wanted her to do. She decided to dog pile me. Larkin followed.

Family Photos

We went back to Brehnam and the bluebonnet fields to take pictures with the whole family. Jim very much enjoyed taking pictures of not just the kids, but the scenery.

Fields of Blue Bonnets

We couldn't NOT get pictures in the beautiful blue bonnets (not to be mistaken with Blue Bells which are actually purple).

The Blue Bell Cow

I think this is the best shot we could get. Kids from Lt to Rt: Rainey, Larkin, Jackson, Ashlyn. And then, of course, there is Larkin hugging the cow's milk sack. Nice.

The Blue Bell Factory

The girls and I (along with my sister-in-law and her 2 kids) made a trip over to Brenham yesterday to visit the famous Blue Bell Factory. The girls weren't so interested in the tour as much as the ice cream you get and the end.

3 of 3

That's it folks. I've ran 3 1/2 marathons in 3 months and 3 days. My 3rd one was this past Saturday in Provo, Ut. The Provo City Half Marathon was pretty brutal this year. Besides the altitude, I had the wonderful experience of running in the freezing cold, wind, and snow. It took about 3-5 miles until I was used to the altitude and I stopped huffing and puffing. It was then that I realized just how much it was snowing. Flakes were getting stuck in my eye lashes and I starting thinking, "Am I crazy?" I decided that if I was crazy, everyone else running the race was crazy too. So at least I was in good company. My sister, Bethany, was supposed to run with me, but was injured during her training. She instead rode her bike beside me. She only crashed into me twice and fell off her bike only once. I guess it wasn't really her fault that she crashed into me...maybe I crashed into her, BUT in my mind, she was riding too close and I shouldn't have to be the one paying attention, RIGHT? Back me up on this one. All in all, it was a tough race, but aren't they all??