Reincarnated As A Mother: Exotic Camping

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Exotic Camping

The Texas cousins are in town (plus Grandpa Bodily's grandchildren in this picture)

so Super Byron offered to "camp" out with the girls last night.

We roasted "dawgs" and of course, had s'mores.

And you can't have a camp out without ghost stories...

Or in our case, Byron's bear stories.

I want you to know, I slept like a baby-- inside the house, with Kean.

And actually, the girls (and Byron) slept great and slept in...

Now it's breakfast time!

3 comments:

Grumpy Grateful Mom said...: That looks so fun. We are overdue to have s'mores and are getting together with more family this month.

I also would have slept inside and let my husband stay out with the older kids. :); July 9, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Marti said...: WHOA! You and Byron *ALWAYS* have the most gorgeous, amazing, well-planned and executed backyard! I should have known you were living it up in style in Idaho! That yard looks amazing!

And yeah, the campers were cute, too!; July 11, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Melissa Snyder said...: What a fun thing to do with your family. The campout looks like it was a great time for your girls and Byron. What a good dad he is.
Glad you slept well too.; July 11, 2011 at 9:37 PM

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Nathan Kean

AKA: Mister Miracle, Keanut and Boy Wonder! And in case you have been living under a rock and don't know his "back story"-- he's made quite a splash getting here! In May of 2009, at 24 weeks his mom went into the hospital with some pretty major pregnancy complications. I (mom) lost all of my amniotic fluid and my placenta ripped. After 11 weeks of grueling and extremely monotonous hospital bed rest-- and COUNTLESS MIRACLES-- Kean came into this world kicking and screaming (sweet sounds for a boy who was expected to have lung issues). We were surprised with the news he has Down syndrome but quickly realized we hit the jackpot with this one and his sweet spirit. After 6 1/2 weeks in intensive care (and lots of scary moments) we thought we were through with the lengthy hospital stays. But no... in July 2012 (a month before he turned 3), Kean was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L). Back to the hospital for another four weeks of sheer terror. Once again, were surrounded with love, support and strength and we've seen our little guy emerge as a giant-- brave, strong and inspiring. He (and we) somehow survived 1,157 days of Chemotherapy (nope, that wasn't a typo). It has been the most brutal, agonizing experience but it has also been tender and beautiful in so many ways. If you have met Kean, you will agree-- he is the sweetest little guy who has a pretty important mission to fulfill on this earth. We can't wait to see what he accomplishes in his life!

Reincarnated As A Mother