Kimberly Photos of the Day....Learning to walk, day 2

 Kimmy's first time "sitting on the floor" in almost 5 weeks.

Baking Becky's birthday pumpkin pie...with no crutches.

The learning to walk video of the day..This kind of gives me me the creeps...but hopefully we will see progress soon. 

Kimberly--in photos.....An Adventure!!

 September 19th...a 2 foot fall off the porch...very, very loud screaming...immobilization...ambulance ride...excitement...

 No breaks...no brace...no pain medicine...not the best hospital experience.

 The mixed veggie  ice pack.

became wheelchair buddies with Grandpa

 A visit to the orthopedic surgeon...complete immobilizer...no weight bearing, no bending...a lot of sitting.

Became wheelchair buddies with Grandpa.

Got out and about..

 But we did enjoy this one last beautiful day of summer.

 She always was smiling....

Went on rides with the big kids.

Made cider at Uncle Jim's house

 she became an expert on crutches!

 She helped decorate for autumn.

 She made crafts...many, many crafts...

 She had an MRI....was told she had a completely torn meniscus and partially torn ACL... "Don't move your knee!!"  (just make crafts while a surgeon is found)

Make homemade playdough....Head to the city to see the sports medicine specialist...

She is still smiling!!

We find out...on October 20th, that the MRI was misread....but after being in am immobilizer for over 30 days she will have to learn to walk again. 

She is still smiling...and she is starting to walk!!

Here she goes!!

The Shrine of the North American Martyrs--August 9. 2015

We made a trip to Auriesville this past August.  It was a wonderful time.  

We took all the kids that could fit in our van.

 

We try to get here at least once a summer. 

Luke knows with way to go....

On the walk down the ravine you read the story of these amazing men who loved Our Lord and the Mohawk Indians they were willing to give their lives for them.

I love that Luke's scapular is showing.

The first chapel is shown below.

This is the "hill of torture"  At the bottom of this valley is the Mohawk River.

The Coliseum...outside and inside.

 

Theresa's Rosary

The memorial for the unborn

Waiting for Mass....What a wonderful day. 

An Anniversary Gift

I haven't had the chance to share the anniversary gift I made for my son and his wife.  

Monday was their 2nd anniversary--all it took was a precut piece of wood, paint, numbers, modgepodge and tiny nails and embroidery thread.

I think it turned out lovely...sunflowers were at the wedding and the brown and yellow (which doesn't show up here as much as it does in real life) remind of that beautiful day. 

We love you, Matt and Alexis!!! 

An Autumn Day in Central New York

It was the perfect autumn day today in Central New York. The colors are gorgeous!

Mark will do anything for his mother, such as heading into the swampy field to collect 5 cattails.

They grow pretty tall...Mark is 6'3"

Good work, Mark.

Now to hand then out to the kids in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard.

I remember doing this in the house when I was little....

I got in trouble.

Now, that's some fluff....just don't breath in, kids!

Go for it, Kim.

We needed to use the dog lint roller when they were done playing with these.

A cattail fluff angel.

Then the kids raked some leaves.

Luke catching some air.

We dumped Kimberly into the leaves...

Whoops!

Kim was a mess!

You go, Gracie!

I did catch 3 snakes on this beautiful day...they now live on Mark's dresser.