Spring Adventures

Here are a few of our adventures so far this spring-

The Northeast has experienced an INSANE amount of rain causing major problems. The pond behind our house couldn't take all the pressure and the wooded area directly behind our house filled with water. It was a bit scary to wake up to the water that close to the house, but we were lucky- no water in the house!!

Three children playing stringed instruments. Emma began taking from Cooper's teacher this month, though she is not actually playing yet.

April Fools Day began with Eggs and Bacon, words floating in the toilets, and ended with our customary 'wear a funny hat to dinner' tradition. Why do I do this every year??? Who knows, but the kids all think it's cool enough that this year they each invited a friend!







Easter!







And no I am not pregnant!

My Birthday. I was greeted with this kind sign and breakfast in bed!



A fun day at the Boston Marathon- also known as Marathon Monday or Patriots Day here in Mass. My friend and co-worker, Kelli, ran the marathon for the 11th year in a row! Amazing!

Prayers are answered!

I'm sorry I have been so long in posting this! If you have not already heard, prayers are answered! Maybe not always in the way we think or when we want it, but our Heavenly Father always hears our prayers!
On Wednesday, March 24, Emma and I went to her follow-up doctors appointment. Dr. Olhms, our otolaryngologist, had asked us to make her follow-up appointment in the Waltham office so she could run all the necessary tests to find out the cause of the hearing loss. Following surgery, it is routine to re-check the hearing before seeing the doctor. After Emma's hearing test the audiologist said that Emma's hearing was above average now. WHAT??? When we met with Dr. Olhms, she said that Emma could now hear at 10 decibels across all frequency's in both ears!! She said that what she had done medically and what she observed during surgery, would not account for this remarkable hearing gain!! She told me that whatever we'd been doing at home (praying) had worked! We go back in 6 months to recheck her tubes and her hearing!
Emma is adjusting to her new hearing. At first, she would get headaches after being in a public place for more than 10 minutes and when she first went back to school, she would suddenly get up from her desk and go stand alone. Can you say sensory overload? She is learning to filter noises, but still cannot be in the bathroom if I am using the hairdryer. She actually asks me to turn DOWN the car radio!! It's amazing and we feel very blessed!
Thank you so much for all your thoughts, prayers, and help as we faced this storm! Life is full of sunny days, cloudy days, and even terrible storms. I know that our Savior, Jesus Christ, will always be with us to help us weather the storm!