My sweet little nephew!!

Marshall - 2 mos. old

As many of you know, Marshall has been home now for over a week and is doing GREAT!! He is on the highest dose of medication that the Dr.'s have ever seen, but they feel like as long as it is helping him they will continue to keep him on it. He continues to grow and LOVES his food. I had the wonderful opportunity of spending the day with him and Kevin and Marcy yesterday and had a total blast. He is so special and has such a beautiful spirit about him. He is a very happy and content baby and always has a smile on his face. I just sat and held him the whole time and didn't want to let him go. I can't wait for he and Caleb to become best little buddies and play and laugh together. We are so grateful for his ongoing progress and for the love that he has brought to our family. We love you baby!!

More Hawaii pics.

Beautiful sunset on the Sheraton beachNapali Coast

The Napali Coast - BREATHTAKING!! It was so beautiful!

The famous Kauai lighthouse

Opeaka (sp.) Waterfalls

Hawaii Cont....

Syd. playing on Lydgate BeachGrandpa and Grandma cruising around in their convertible

Poipu Beach - Our favorite

There are roosters everywhere you go in Kauai

Beautiful Kauai - Jan. 2009

These two Hawaiian Monk Seals played right on the beach while everybody looked on. Braden looking for whales

The kids had SO much fun snorkeling and saw so many different kinds of fish

Syd. with the sea turtle in the background. It was amazing to see all of this sealife!!

It's very clear me to now why Kauai is called one of the most beautiful places to visit!! It was so lush and green everywhere we went. We had a wonderful time, and enjoyed spending time with our SWEET little children!! (Accept for when they were fighting, arguing, teasing, complaining because we were going to see another waterfall, mad that they HAD to go back to the beach, sick of riding in the car, trying to get each other into trouble, tattling, the list goes on and on!!) The beautiful sunshine and 82 degree weather helped take all of the craziness away!!

Traveling husband = some perks!!

So, we are off to Kauai!! Yes, my children are spoiled, but I do have to say that it helps that the trip is covered by "frequent flier miles" and "Hilton points". We are SOOOOOO excited and can't wait to share all of our pics. and adventures!! Wish me luck....I've never traveled with a one-year old before!! (Kerrian, I miss you and DESPERATELY and need your advice!!) Here goes!! ALOHA!!

Marshall Update!!

Marshall has made amazing progress over the past two days. It has been quite a tough road for this little guy but he continues to show us just how tough he really is. The wheeziness that he has been experiencing been a concern to the doctors, but due to the many S.V.T. episodes that he was having they were hesitant to scope his little throat. So, finally yesterday morning the E.N.T. team was able to go in and see that 90% of his airway was being blocked by old scar tissue from the ventilator. Miraculously he has been breathing through a space the size of a pin hole. The Dr. was shocked, and said that it was completely unexpected. They were able to fix most of the blockage, and hoping for the rest of the swelling to go down. He is sooooo beautiful and doing GREAT!! We are so blessed and want to thank you again for your thoughts and prayers!! It truly is the reason why is healing so well!! We love you all!

What a cutie!!

Such a proud Grandma!!

Just a quick update on Marshall....

Marshall was admitted to the hospital on Monday and was given additional medication to help keep his heartbeat normal. At 2:00 a.m. this morning, he went back into S.V.T. and had to be re-admitted into the P.I.C.U. (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit). The Dr.'s started one more medication and are hoping this will help. We are so grateful for all of your love and support and cannot tell you how much your thoughts, prayers, and concern mean to our family. We will keep you posted!!