TOTAL RED NECK

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It's obvious that Riley has been spending a lot of time with her Grandpa.

*it is only a toy gun

Thanks for your prayers

David is now home and is recovering quite well. He is able to eat whatever he wants, and just has to take it easy (that means playing lots of video games), soon they will remove his 22 staples from his stomach. Another scar to add to his chest. (he thinks its kind of cool)

CRABS

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Riley and I spent the afternoon playing at a local beach, the perks of living on an island, plenty of beaches to choose from. Riley loved flipping over rocks and watching the crabs run for dear life. She even caught a few and got to check them out, up close and personal. She kept calling them Spiders, I guess in a way they are like spiders, but by the end of the day she learned to call them "Cabs".

Update on David

David is finally out of the I.C.U., the only bad part is, he has to share a room.
David has been quite a trooper, listens to the nurses, tries to do everything with out crying, and he let Riley sponge the inside of his mouth. (pictured above) The sad part is he wants to eat so badly, and now that he shares a room he can smell his roommates food. That has been super tough to handle.

Pray for David

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Yesterday, while David was having a blast at Summer camp he was in a bicycle accident, he was emergency helicoptered to Harborview Hospital in Seattle. Late last night he went in for surgery and is now recovering in the intensive care unit. I do not know exactly what injuries he had, only that internally he had many rips in his intestines. He is hooked up to hundreds of wires and tubes, and is not allowed to eat or drink anything for 5 days. He is in good spirits but it is obvious he is in a lot of pain. (and being a 10 yr old boy he's trying not to cry)
So please say a little prayer for his recovery, pain, and his desire to want to eat. Thank You!

Farmer Riley

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Riley and I went to a party at my friend Mimi's little farm. she has mini horses, cows, chickens, etc. Riley realized that when you are inside the chicken coop the chicks are trapped, making it easier to catch the dumb little birds. Well, she had the greatest time catching them, holding and talking to them, she even tried to take one home.

We had a blast that night, and Riley can't stop talking about it. The only downfall of the evening was when Mimi's cute little kids came running over to me to show me what treasure they had just found, only to realize they were holding a family of snakes. Okay the may only be gardener snakes, but I am extremely afraid of snakes, and guess who had a nightmare 2 nights later. ugh!

Look what I can do

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Riley is quite tricky and a bit of a dare devil, (that's scary for a parent) One of her latest tricks is pushing a chair over to the counter and getting into the high cupboards, I for once didn't have any candy (shocking, I know) but Riley found something even better then candy, pure kid rush ... brown sugar! I love the fact she used the biggest spoon in the kitchen to eat with.

"Mommy try it, it's good, try it, okay Mommy" - Riley