Just a girl thing!

The St Luke's annual Woman's Celebration was this past Saturday. It has become a tradition with me and my girls for the last couple years. We added a few new girls to  the group, Grandma Jane and Aunt Ashlie.  As the sun rose way too early on Saturday morning, we snuck out of the house not so quietly and headed down to Boise Town Square.  There, we boarded a good ol' school bus shuttle that dropped us right at the steps of the Capitol - the start line!

Race time cheers could be heard for each corner of Capitol and Idaho streets . The red and purple balloons dotted the sky and  seemed to flutter to the music of the Boise State band.  The sun was slowly making its way above the tall buildings in downtown Boise to warm our chilly legs.  Kennedy was ready to rock in the jogger and Kate had her new running Nikes warmed up.  The air was filled with excitement and we were ready to go!  Kennedy was in training for Capitol Classic, just ask her, she will tell you about 6  times. 

3 miles logged with minimal complaint and lots of laughs, the Finish Line party proved to be just that! We couldn't pass up a photo op with the new comers claim to fame of finishing a 5K! 

Making our way through the line to gather up our brown bags, we plopped ourselves on some grass and went to town on our fudge-cicles and chocolate milk!  Perfect weather, fabulous company, the St. Lukes Woman's Celebration was da' bomb!  See ya next year girls! 

He's Back

Cole is officially "out" of his wheelchair!  6 long weeks (for all of us!) has come to an end.  We got the thumbs up for the doc and Cole is able to walk. He has a little swagger in his walk now, but that will subside here in about a month!  He is already riding a big wheel like a banshee and has attempted his 2 wheeler!  Most importantly, he will be able to ride his 4 wheeler with his dad on his trip to Sand Mountain at the end of the month.   Cole has been an amazing trooper through out this whole thing with minimal complaint.  For a child that doesn't stop from sun up until sun down - he did surprisingly  well being confined to a small seat for so long.  I personally think he was relishing in the attention, but what do I know, I'm just the mom.  The human body is an amazing machine!  The x ray showed new bone forming already and you can hardly see the original fracture line.
 Our next hurdle will be taking out the rods in a couple months, but thanks to an amazing doctor and lots of prayers, little man is going to be just fine. 

There is a little boy in his kindergarten class that has taken an extreme interest in Cole. He likes to push him to and from different places and is always asking him how he is.  About once a week he brings him a picture that he has colored or drawn on.  His name is Owen (Owen2).  It brings me to tears each time this little boy brings something to Cole. It is so sweet .

(I hope your leg is better - better is spelled backwards!)

Cole has a best buddy that doesn't go to his school also named Owen(Owen1), who by the way, was an amazing friend to Cole while he was in his wheelchair.  He would come over and just sit with Cole and do whatever Cole wanted to do. Pretty awesome for a 6 year old. 

The journey has been long, but like everything else in life, there is always a lesson.
 Lesson learned - we have amazing family and friends.
Oh yea, and thank goodness for modern medicine!!

Run Coley Run!

another 1st day!

FINALLY!  Kennedy got to go to school to stay!

For 2 weeks my little tag along has been wishin, and pleadin' and beggin' to go to school.  She was helping me one day get Cole into class and get situated, she had picked up a bag from home and when she walked into Cole's classroom she hung up her bag on a hook, turned around, waved and said "Bye Mom" and off she went to sit at one of the tables.  With a reluctant chuckle, I quickly scooped her up and explained that this wasn't her classroom and that she soon would have her own hook and her own classroom.  She wasn't havin' it.  Big crocodile tears and lots of "but mom"s came wailing out as I literally drug her to the car. 

The night before, she asked me 4 times if I was leaving her. " You are leaving me right mom?" , with those huge blue eyes and her perfect little smile!  "Yes, Kennedy, I am leaving you."  The morning of, "O.K. mom, you are leaving me right?"  Cole protests every morning for me to stay at school with him and here is my little Ms. Independent who can wait to be dropped off by herself!

Once in the classroom , she wasted no time ditching the mama.  Hung her backpack up, a quick kiss and she didn't look back!  I was expecting to stay for a few minutes and kind of walk her around the room and check it out. Nope, she had it all under control!  I came to pick her up and she started crying because it wasn't time for her to leave.  So preschool was a hit! For both of us!