Sherry turned around today in the van to find the boys holding hands and got this picture.
We were on our way home after our first trip to the beach this year. Our primary goal was to get some family pictures taken. Caden is now 18 months and Riley is 3 1/2 years old. Sherry and I agreed when Riley was born that we would get pictures taken every three months during our children’s first year and every six months for the next year. Caden being 18 months made it time to get pictures taken.
We made a day of it at the beach today and it was fun. We packed a lunch. Caden and Riley had a blast. Sherry and I enjoyed watching them play. I forgot to put sun block on, and I am feeling the effects right now. I thing my nose is on its third shade of red for the evening.
It is hard to believe we have come as far in a year. Last year on Mother’s Day we had a baby dedication for Caden. We were looking at a big surgery to fix the massive reflux that Caden was experiencing. Life was much more difficult and we didn’t get much sleep. Now we are able sleep through the night without worry and able to spend the entire afternoon on the beach without the suction machine. PRAISE GOD!!!
We even made it through our trip today without the feeding pump. That was was not planned. We got in a rush and left the house without the pump and jug of prepared formula. That’s OK because we were good little scouts and improvised. It was our own little version of Osborne Survivor at the Ilse of Palms beach today. Fortunately we always carry spare formula powder in the van along with some bottled water and a few extra 60ml syringes. We even keep and extra feeding tube in the glove box. We were able to gravity feed Caden through his feeding tube using a syringe. This allowed us to continue with our day at the beach.
We ended the day grilling some burgers back at home. This was the start of a special weekend to honor the Mommy of the house. Sherry is the heartbeat of this house. She is the best Mom in the world and my best friend.
Happy Mother’s Day to those moms dearest to me: my beautiful wife Sherry, my mom Priscilla, my mother-in-law Darla, and my sister Becke!!!
Bonus pictures from our beach trip today.