Random shots....

"Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"

Audrey loves to sing and perform but won't allow me to video it.  For some reason while on the cruise she said it was ok.  She did "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" from the movie Frozen.  She even did the interpretive dance moves.    You can watch it by clicking this link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1THZzIo5Gco

Happily Ever After........

We celebrated the 16th anniversary of the best night of my life while we were on the cruise.  April 18th marked the day that John and I met.  I am thankful everyday that I walked into that place at that time and that he chose to talk to me :)

We also had an adorable photo bomber in this picture.

Broken Elbow

A week before our cruise Audrey did 101 cartwheels in the backyard.  When she attempted the 102nd, she landed incorrectly on her elbow and broke it.  She was a trooper as we went through 10 x-rays and a CAT scan to rule out surgery.   A bright pink cast makes everything better!!

Audrey's award

Audrey received an academic award for being top in her grade for ELA (English Language Arts) and her accelerated reading level!  She is such an avid reader and can blow through books so quickly that she has to have her own reading comprehension materials in school to keep he challenged.  I am thankful to her teacher and her Dean for being on top of things and keeping pushing her to achieve.  Her buddy William got the award for Math. 

Cruise

We had a fantastic spring break cruise.  We went with two other families.  It was perfect weather and smooth sailing.  So much fun!

Evan's Surgery

About three weeks ago I took Evan to the dentist for his six month routine check up.  I was shocked when she called me back to the office to look at an xray.  She had found what she was pretty sure was an odontoma tumor.  She recommended we immediately see an oral surgeon and have a CT scan done.  I felt like I went into a bit of a shock but she assured me that this isn't anything to worry about and that odontoma tumors are benign.  That still didn't make me feel a whole lot better. 

We got in with the oral surgeon two days later.  He confirmed that it was in fact an odontoma and that it needed to come out within the next month or it would cause his permanent tooth to go in a different direction and there was no way in telling where the tooth would eventually erupt.  The thing that was worrisome was that he said if we let it go too long it would cause Evan a lot of pain and possible infections.

Of course Evan and I both wanted it out as soon as possible.  A week after the diagnosis we were suiting up for surgery.  When the surgeon opened the jaw bone (with a bone saw) he pulled open the tumor and in it were 12 mini teeth.  As he was pulling these teeth out, the nurses and other doctors were coming in to take a look.  He said in his 16 years of practice he has never seen an odontoma tumor contain that many teeth. Leave it to the Murray to make history for this guy!

Evan did great and is healing like a champ.  And boy does he have a story to tell.