The hoildays

This picture is from New Years Eve. We had very quick interesting holidays this year. With Davids accident and losing our Grandma they just flew by. This year has started off rocky but hopefully will get better. Thank you to all of our friends and family for all the love and support. Here is to a new 2009. Love you all. April, Rusty, Harper, and Benjamin.

She will like it in Heaven...

We found out New Years Day that Rusty's Great Grandmother that was his mom and raised him since he was 2 was dying. She ended up passing away January 3rd around 7:20 am surrounded by family. My sisters watched our boys and we were able to say goodbye. We told Harper that Grandma Stanley is sick and we were going to the hospital to visit her. He told me to get her some band aids. When we told him that she had died and went to heaven he said she will like it in heaven. Thank you to all our friends and family for their love and support. We will miss her so much but know we will see her again. Like Harper said she will like it in Heaven.

David's new helmet.

The Saturday after Christmas David was in a sledding accident. He caught air and landed on his back. He had a concussion that made him suffer from short term memory loss. His friends called and said that he was asking the same questions over and over but they weren't sure if he was just joking but that we had better come and get him. When my mom and Rusty arrived he was still asking the same questions over and over and didn't know we had Christmas. We took him to the emergency room and they did a cat scan which came back normal. The doctor left to get the discharge papers and David went white then blue he reached out for us then went into a seizure. Heidi and I went screaming down the hall to get the doctor back in. They had to give him 4 doses of adavan which stops the seizure but is also supposed to sedate him. Because of his head trauma he was disoriented and scared and ripped the iv out and the oxygen mask off and was screaming not knowing what was going on. It took 4 nurses, mom, dad, the doctor, and 2 security guards to hold him down long enough to get the restraints on and the drugs in him. They ran another cat scan which came back normal again but they admitted him to the hospital. The next day he could remmeber Christmas again and wasn't repeating questions. He doesn't remember Saturday and there are still a few things that he can't remember. They ran an eeg which is a brain scan and that came back noraml as well. He is home now and I told him I never want to witness anything like that angain. Worst thing I have ever seem and I will never forget it. Now David just has a massive bite on his tongue not pictured and a new helmet for future tubing/sledding trips if he ever goes again.















He is so a 17 year old. The nurse came in and asked if he wanted to take a shower. He said yes and she then informed him that after a seizure typically a nurse or mom helps you take a shower. He goes I think I can manage. Then the nurse said someone needs to help you in case you get dizzy of go into another seizure. David again reply's I think I can manage. So I spoke up and explained it slower to him. David because of your injuries you can't shower alone you can either have this nice nurse help you or mom. It finally clicked and he chose mom. We love are David we are so thankful that he is alright and we have been blessed to have him with us still.

Gingerbread Train 2nd attempt

Mommy got to help this time. I know it looks like the train is upright but really was smashed right after the picture was taken. Benjamin! It's good!