Post Vacation Busy!

The day after we got back from the beach I had to load the kids back up and drive to Arkansas Childrens Hospital for a special appointment for Ryan. Ryan had tubes when she was 2 and once they came out the holes never healed up. Since it has been over a year, we were referred to a specialist. The doctor was very nice and thorough and explained all 3 options to me: 1 - cutting her head open to remove tissue to make a patch for the holes, 2- cutting cartilage out of her ear and placing it over the holes, or 3 - making tissue in a lab and placing it over the holes, but this option is experimental and may or may not work and will require several follow up visits.  Well, I didn't like any of those options so I told the doctor that and just asked "what if I do nothing?" He said he will test her hearing and if it is normal then we can test her hearing yearly and check the holes yearly and wait. But if her hearing is abnormal or she begins getting lots of ear infections due to water getting in the holes then I will need to pick one of the options. There is also a slim chance they will heal up on their own. So, we go back August 30th for her hearing test - I am asking for lots of prayers for a normal test and for these holes to heal up on their own so I do not have to make a decision on how to fix them!

Thursday night was Open House for Noah. He had to move buildings this year so we are both a little more nervous that we were last year. Thankfully I know his teacher and am so grateful she will get to help mold his mind this year! I have heard nothing but good things about her and I can't wait for her and Noah to get to know each other better.

For Fun Friday last week we decided to stay local and had to do some indoor activities due to the rain. Meme and my nephew Paxton joined us for their last Fun Friday of the summer (we get one more bonus one due to the delay of the first day of school). First we went to our local library and the kids each got their own library card. They were so excited about this. They read 5-6 books while we were there and ended up checking out about 6-7 each!

After a quick lunch at McDonald's we went to The Painted Canvas and each kid got to paint their own picture. They LOVE doing this and it was on our Summer Bucket List so I am glad we were able to squeeze it in. It is SO hard to let the kids do the painting all on their own. I did help Ryan outline her unicorn so she could focus on the bigger parts, but she insisted on doing it mainly on her own.

That evening  I continued Fun Friday with my friends! We had dinner at The Old Bank and then watched Girls Trip in the VIP recliners. Dinner was really good and the movie was hilarious. I laughed until I cried and I haven't done that in a while. After the movie we decided to go to see our friend Talen at work since she couldn't make it out with us for a few drinks. Before we knew it, it was 2:30 a.m.! It was so much fun and much needed!

Saturday we celebrated my niece Alex's birthday with a pool party. The kids swam for hours and had the best time! After the pool party we meet my friend Alicia and her son Davey for pizza and bowling! We all had the best time and laughed so much!

Sunday the kids and I went to church followed by lunch and little school clothes shopping. Noah was supposed to start school this week, but due to the road construction at the school it had been delayed a week, so we get one more week of summer! So, when we get extra time we do what we do best - we are going on a little trip! ;)

Rainy Church Cuties :)