Feeding the trout at the local Bass Pro Shop – it was something to do to get out of the house and stay in the air conditioning!

They also give free samples of fudge!

Someone loves chocolate but any real quantity makes him sick. Free samples are the perfect size. 😀

Staying busy on little house projects

I wish we were in big excited countdown mode for this upcoming procedure. I just don’t know what to expect and I am feeling apprehensive. To make things really interesting, big rain storms and flooding are expected Monday afternoon!

I haven’t had much to write about all week, it seems like we do a lot of the same things over and over. Trevor has been doing well in school. Brendan started with a new PT and that is going well.

We spend a lot of time at the aquarium. I stopped bringing my camera, so of course the octopus comes out for the first time all summer and is crawling like crazy all over the glass. I really need to get a better cell phone. 🙂

Brendan had a follow up appointment with his pulmonologist. She is happy to see that he is active and happy, but he is still not back to pre-op condition. So her opinion is still firmly against taking the trach out now, she wants to wait until next summer. But we will see what happens with his next surgery.

Brendan waiting for the doctor:

We do have surgery at 7:30am Monday morning, the doctor plans to go in and remove that cartilage and explore what is going on in Brendan’s airway. He will be able to tell us more after he sees inside.

Brendan is getting to be a big boy with the “I DO IT!!” attitude. He has done an amazing job with potty training; I think we bought our last box of diapers! He wants to do the buckles himself in his carseat. He even thinks he can suction himself.

We went out to dinner last night. We don’t get out often, but when we do it seems to always be BJ’s Brewery. (The boys call it “the beer factory”) Trevor loves their “meatballs and pasketti” and their homemade rootbeer!
Brendan is waiting for his drink

Trevor shares

Outside the restaurant is a splash pad. I took too many pictures, but couldn’t pick my favorite.

Something is happening in the garage that involves cutting holes in bricks. 🙂 More on that later.

It is still over 100 degrees at sundown, but the weather will be changing soon. We did a picnic dinner at the playground anyway.
Double Decker Boys

Tire swing

Brendan wants to go fast!

The boys were fascinated by this large accessibility-swing

Two boys fit!

The biggest news is that Brendan made it through an entire day today with his Spiderman underwear, not a single accident! He thinks he is ready to be a big boy now!