Happy Birthday Makayla aka Tax Day Baby

 Oh what a 5 years it has been my little miracle. You wake every.single.day with a smile. You make everyone you come in contact with smile and that makes me so happy. I love how the little things make you happy. You have blessed our lives so much. My tractor loving little diva. Your party was awesome with your John Deere cake and a special guest Morgan :) We love you stinky baby.

   Mommy and Daddy

I Did It !

I loved watching people walk/run 5K's while I lived in Denmark. It looked like fun to get dressed up funny and then blasted with color or mud etc. I vowed when I went into a wheel chair for everything over 300ft I would someday walk a 5K. When we moved back in April 2012 I was in ready set go mode. I have had many setbacks in the last year and it has been SOOOOOO maddening but guess what I DID IT I DID IT. I did not do a 5K but rather a 3K. We joined Color Me Rad and it was to benefit the East Tennessee Children's Hospital so I was determined to go. The bone infection was healed so I had been working,crying,walking and dealing with severe plantar fasciitis. If you do not know what that is well let me tell you it HURTS. Every step I take brings tears to my eyes but I sucked it up and walked. I was the last one along with my mini band of gypsies but we walked and got Oh So colorful hehe. It was great and I have been working hard so I only need Zeus and not the stupid chair( I will always need it from now on but I can hope right ?) Now to introduce Zeus . He is my service dog and is out being trained. We cannot wait for him to come home.

A blast from the Past

Memphis in January

We had to go to Homeland Security in January for a meeting and while we were there we went a few more places. We went to see Elvis Mansion and of course the Zoo. We have a Giraffe named Elvis now ( go figure). Soren of course danced in the streets at The Hard Rock Cafe as well. It was a great trip and Deanna went along to help out. So all in all in was a good trip until.... that dang police man gave me a ticket for not moving when he had his lights on and was on the side of the road. Oh well such is life :) I learned about a new law and will be obeying it from now on. Elvis