sun (february photo challenge-day 8)...

it was a beautiful sunshiny day today.
but really, what shines brighter than this little boy.
so here is a picture of our "son," the one that our worlds revolve around these days!

button (february photo challenge-day 7)...

we took advantage of today's sunshine and grilled steaks for dinner.

so, here's my "button" the grill ignition button! stay away snow, i could get used to this!

dinner (february photo challenge-day 6)...

little one had trouble falling asleep last night + up early this monday morning + no nap at daycare = this momma has cereal for dinner.

10am (february photo challenge-day 5)...

we were busy getting ready for church at 10am this morning and i forgot to snap a picture.

here is max, snoozing away, at 10pm! :)

a stranger (february photo challenge-day 4)

max and i enjoyed an awesome walk yesterday.

we discovered many things that were seemingly out of place.

warmer temperatures, birds chirping, and budding trees...in february?

so this picture, of the buds on the branch, is my shot of a "stranger."

hands (february photo challenge-day 3)...

these hands are always searching, playing, touching, and learning.

these hands are often sticky or messy or into something.

these hands are curious, gentle, and innocent.

these hands we meant for us to hold, guide, and love.

words (february photo challenge-day 2)...

i had to lead the invocation at rotary thursday.

i shared the words from the prayer of st. francis of assisi.

your view today (february photo challenge-day 1)...

finally finished my calendar at work...so much to do!

fun for me...

i am going to do this for me because i think it will be fun.

let's see if i can make it through the whole month!

round two...

we hit the road at 6:30am to head down to children's hospital in milwaukee. max was scheduled to have a second bronchoscopy. his ent and pulmonary doctors wanted to take another look at his airway to see if there had been any improvement. i was up at 4:30...ugh. it was a LONG day!

max took a little snooze in the car. he just put his blanket over his head and was out!

max was such a good boy. he willingly let the nurse do all of her pre-op work...get his height/weight, take his temp and blood pressure, listen to his heart, etc. he even went pee-pee and poop on the potty at the hospital. (we aren't pushing potty training but are definitely working on it right now!)

max and dada were playing cars to pass the time. max lined them all up on his dada's leg. he cracks us up!

i got a great video of max after the "goofy juice" had kicked it. i have to try to figure out how to get it from my phone onto the blog...

the procedure went great. he was in and out in no time. the doctors came and got drew and i to give us their report. they didn't see any changes in his airway. there is still a portion of his lower airway that is still 80-90% collapsed. they did notice, once he was put under, that his breathing was quieter...so that is good news. they also told us that his tonsils are huge. they want us to have a sleep study done in the spring to find out if they are contributing to his airway issue at all and causing any issues. if they find that they are, he'll have to have them out and if they are not, he'll just have huge tonsils! :)

he was a bit hysterical while coming out of the anesthesia. he wanted his mommy! :)

after some time in post-op, he was moved to recovery. we spent about an hour and a half there and then were released!

we stopped to check out this awesome aquarium and then went to have a snack.

max enjoyed some yogurt with bananas and drew and i shared a sandwich.

whenever we leave children's hospital, we take a picture by this yellow giraffe.

here is max with his da!

and a silly picture with momma!

we headed home and drew and max were asleep within 5 minutes! we made it back and spent the evening watching movies and relaxing! we made a yummy dinner and had smoothies after bath time!

i love this little guy!

here are my boys working on their computers at the end of the night! :) max always wants to play with our computer or "check his email!" (ha ha!) so we got him this little learning computer and gave it to him at the hospital. we used his christmas money from g-g and gramps! thanks g-g and gramps! max loves his new computer!