Another Shunt Revision

So Camryn was still having issues with her shunt and so we needed to go in for exploratory surgery to see why it wasn't working for her when it was clearly functioning. She needed a shunt with more sucking power, so last Friday we went in again to get it done, and wow what a difference. She recovered faster, she was ready to go much faster, and she stopped napping all day long! Some pictures to share :)

Cam brought her bear, "PinkBerry" to the hospital to keep her company. He was made by one of Dan's co-workers, Cheryl and her daughters. It's her favorite "friend" to share the experience with.

Imagine Cam's shock when she got out of the tub when running around the corner to this man.


For all of you who donate to the Ronald McDonald house, Thank You, he really brightened her day :)

So since she is still doing well, hopefully this is our last surgery for quite some time!

It's good to be home...

Doesn't her face just say it all?

You know you're bored when...

When you start taking pictures of furniture because you like the color combos and think they're great inspiration for scrapbooking you don't have time to do...

Another Hospital Stay :(

Since Camryn went unresponsive for 90 minutes the ER admitted her about 2 hours after her ambulance ride to St. Paul Children's. She just seemed drunk, never a good sign.

After all the initial tests showed she wasn't having surgery that day,

they finally let her eat :)



Then it was upstairs for more tests...
including an EEG




While we waiting for all those tests to come together, we went to one of the many playrooms the hospital has to offer.


I like to call it the room with the view!


I must admit, I love how she keeps her spirits up when she has to stay in bed for long periods of time.


Hopefully the new setting will prevent us from having to go back soon :)

Monday's waiting experience...

For those of you who catch Camryn's updates on her site, you know that last monday we spent the whole afternoon at the Gillette's Clinic. OH.SO.FUN. Davin and Elli found a way to keep themselves busy, LOL



Cam just wasn't herself and we later found out that her ventricles still hadn't come down :( But home we were sent to wait :(

Pancake Breakfast at Easter

This was one of my favorite passtimes as a kid. We did tons of fundraisers at church to raise money for all the youth activities that we wanted to participate in. We used to sit at the griddle, oven, frying pan making pancakes, bacon, and sausage. The younger ones made orange juice. This was the sole fundraiser that we were able to go to Atlanta for the youth gathering. It was a BLAST!

Well now we were able to go and help support the kids that are going in 2010. They weren't as good at serving as we were, nor did they catch on fast, but boy did they learn alot. Like the fact that my son takes pure advantage of "all you can eat" and two sausages are not enough for Elli, and for Mikayla, the more orange juice the better!!!

Glad this isn't more than once a year, there will be new kids to torture next year :)

I just love easter, don't you?

Despite the recent discussion about what the eggs stand for, we did color some eggs...


good thing these are hard boiled :)

From our house to yours!

Enjoy the day everyone!!

Practice 4/9

I'm thinking about playing with these, but I am not that familiar with photo shop that I would show them yet :)

Outside and goofin' around!

Chalk, Bikes, and playgournds... So much fun being outside goofing around :)