6-17 and 6-18-13 Hayden and Jacen

Jacen invited Hayden to come play!!

We started out at Krispy Kreme for donuts

Hayden and Jacen

Then we spent the rest of the morning at Science Spectrum.  They had a blast!!!

Vets with all of their puppies in the boat :)

Water table!

Hayden and Jacen

Cockpit :)

Bubbles!!!

Jacen has never been interested in this before, so I had to get a pic!!

Very focused!!!

After lunch and nap, it was bubble time!!!

 Hayden came back again for the morning the next day!!

We started the day at PetSmart looking at the animals :)

 Then to Science Spectrum again :)

Magnet Table!!

 Jacen has never really been interested in the circuits but this time he was!!

 Have to get a cockpit pic every time we go :)

6-16-13 Father's Day

We didn't celebrate big this year, but Jacen's Sunday School teachers are fantastic, and he got to give some stuff to Daddy from Sunday School.

 

 Jacen and I went to Story Time at the Library the week before Father's Day.  After story time, they decorated picture frames and colors pictures for Daddy :)

6-8-13 Jacen Bowling for the First Time

Thank you Braylen for inviting him to Main Event for your birthday!!!!  He had a blast :)

The boys preferred watching the balls and trying to push them back down :)

T-Ball Practices

Some of our friends in our Sunday School class started a T-Ball team that plays in the summer in the LCAA league.  Monday (6-3-13) was the first practice.  Jacen wasn't too sure and had to be convinced by Kristin to go back out on the field.  He was tired, hungry, and hot in addition to having his 4 year old shots that morning.  Oops!!  Thank you Kristin!

 Coach Garrett helping Jacen

 

Coach Dustin with some of the boys

Ice Cream for going back out there and finishing his first T-Ball practice :)

6-6-13
Practice number 2!!!  It was a much cooler evening and he participated much better!!!!

 Coach Dustin helping him bat.  We have since had him practice left handed instead :)

 Waiting to run :)

 "Ready to catch the ball" if it comes into the outfield.  But really staring off into space :)

6-4-13 South Plains Children's Memorial Garden Dedication

Through donations by Hospice of Lubbock, Covenant Hospital, and private donors and land set aside on Lubbock Christian University campus, there is now a South Plains Children's Memorial Garden.  The dedication allowed us to get together with other families who have lost children, say something about our precious children, and place the rock in the garden.  Our special friends Tim, Lisa, and Kelsie Day were there to dedicate Kelsie's twin's rock as well.

Nathan and Courtney's Rocks on the table before the ceremony started.

 

Kyle saying a few words before we placed Nathan's rock.

Daddy and Jacen trying to decide where to place the rock.

We finally decided on a place by Courtney's rock.

Jacen and Kelsie with their twins' rocks.

Saying at the entrance of the Memorial Garden.

Entrance to the Memorial Garden

Our Family

Nathan's rock that is now placed.

6-4-13 Playdate with Briley and Avery at Science Spectrum

We invited Briley, Avery, and Elizabeth to play at Science Spectrum.  The boys had a blast!!!  I think they enjoyed playing together again.  Then we ate at McDonald's but I forgot to take any pics there.

Avery, Jacen, and Briley

4th Birthday Part 2

Jacen decided this year that he didn't want presents for his birthday, but rather he wanted his friends to bring stuffed animals or books to donate to Covenant Children's Hospital.  He has a heart for sick kids.  He still talks about Nathan being in the hospital and even talks about NICU.

 He got to deliver the books, stuffed animals, and extra puzzles we had for the party favors to one of the Child Life Specialists at Covenant named Katie.  She even let him go to the Pedi floor and deliver a puzzle to a patient.  She took pics for us to see, but for confidentiality reasons we won't post those here.  Thank you to all who donated books and stuffed animals!!   We appreciate your helping our precious son who has such a kind heart.

 

We also celebrated Nathan with three balloons.  One from each of us, but of course Jacen wanted to let them all go :)

And a cupcake with four candles

And Jacen left him a car because he wanted to give Nathan a present too.  Unfortunately, he was frustrated with us because he has figured out leaving it at the gravesite it won't get to Nathan.  He wanted to figure out how to get it to Nathan like the balloons do :(

I also spent time reading books to Nathan and Jacen like I used to get to.

As always, their birthday is bittersweet.  Thank you to all who helped make it special again this year!