Thatcher's Story

Thatcher's Story
I didn't want this to get lost in my list of posts, so I am creating a place so that everyone can easily access this link. Please read this touching story about baby Thatcher, our friends son who was born with a rare liver disease and is in need of a liver transplant. Jessie has worked closely with Brad for over 4 years and I became friends with her while working at WSA until I left last spring. Thatcher was born a month before Braden and this story really hits home for me. When I look at Braden I think about how incredibly lucky I am. This could just as easily be our him going through this. Jessie will most likely be the living donor for Thatcher and they are in need of our prayers! I promise you will be touched by reading this story. Thanks!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Fourth of July

We cant have a Fourth of July and not be at the lake. We went to Grannie and Pops this weekend (just a quick trip, drove down on Saturday morning and came home that night) and had a great time visiting with family. Connor was so excited to go fishing and see his new cabin that Grannie, Pops, Pete, and An Am have been fixing up for him. It looks fantastic and who would have thought that Connor would already have mail in his mailbox! We got to take a little boat ride with the pontoon paddle boat. Connor really enjoyed it. Although Daddy did pretty much all of the work. Connor and I were just along for the ride. Connor was also very excited to go on a tractor ride with Pete. We had a good visit with Grannie, Pops, Pete, An Am and Brian and Benita joined us later in the day. We split before the fireworks, but got home just in time to see plenty of them. It sounded like WWII in our front yard and Connor was scared silly. They had the whole street blocked off in front of our house. The view from the interstate was quite beautiful though. We got our own fireworks show without the noise!



Ok, Brad and Pete may kill me for putting this on here, but I couldnt resist. They paddled the boat all the way across to the dock from the other side. It only took them 8 minutes...






3 comments:

Betty said...

Once again...a beautiful family moment captured with priceless photos! Love it!!!

GrannieT said...

Well! Once again you make our "little piece of paradise" look beautiful. An Am is pretty good with your camera too. It was great seeing you all. Hopefully there will be more fishing trips before summer ends. Love you all!

Rachel@AllergenFreePlease said...

Connor looks like a pro fisherman :)