Beach Day

It has been a VERY busy start to the school year: soccer, football, social events, and lots of homework.  So after school one day we skipped sports and headed to the beach for ice cream, sunshine, waves and a beautiful sunset!

Bloom Family

 Thankful for these ladies who are truly my second family.  Happy 50th Birthday Miss Silvia!

Back to School Photos

 Colbie started High School this year. She is a freshman at Meadowdale HS.  Ashton has his final year at Edmonds Elementary as a 6th grader.  Colbie is up and out of the house before I wake up so she took her own photos on the first day.  What a good daughter!

Baby Rainn

Bailey and John welcomed their adorable baby boy on 8/8.  He is a big boy who loves to eat and is already loved by so many!  We were excited to go visit him and snuggle him!  We also fit in a trip to the Vancouver Market and the kids had a great time rummaging through Ahma and Hapa's closet playing Dress to Impress in different themes.  Ashton and Hope even joined in the second night.  Themes pictured included: Wedding, Circus and Gangsta. 

Lake Chelan

 

idiopathic subglottic stenosis

Well after nearly 8 years of thinking I have asthma I found out I have a very rare condition called idiopathic subglottic stenosis.  Which means I have an extremely small breathing airway.  After getting sick in December my breathing got really bad (my family called me Darth Vader) which made be get an appointment with a pulmonologist.  Who found out my lungs were fine and then sent me to an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor.  The doctor was able to put a small tube up my nose and down my throat to my breathing path and get a photo and diagnose the problem.  I am so thankful to this doctor!  I had surgery in July where he lasered away inflammation, dilated the area, and gave me a steroid injection.  And although the anesthesia is a  nightmare for me I am so thankful for the surgery.  It has been truly life changing.  I can breathe again, and workout!  And no more inhaler.

Photo before surgery

Chip and Dale

We only fostered Chip and Dale for two weeks, they were three month old kitties with a cold. They have recovered and are now ready to be adopted into their forever homes.