Last Couple Days of August

Here are some highlights from the last week of August.

All 3 boys had their doctor visit together.  Here are their stats.

• Nyles:  Height 4'9" (78%), Weight 94lb 6 oz (91%).
• Carter: Height 3'9" (30%), Weight 45lbs 14oz (45%).
• Hudson: Height 2'9" (21%), Weight 26lbs 11oz (33%)

Hudson playing w/ his leaf bubble blower, then just laying in the sandbox.

On Tuesday, August 30th, Steve had surgery (I took the day off work).  He had a vein oblation.  He had some of his veins removed due to the blood clot he had a year ago.  The blood clot had stopped the blood in his leg from flowing correctly.  Dave thankfully was able to take him.  As Steve stood up to leave, his incision started bleeding again, so he had to sit down, change his bandage and wait a while longer.  They were finally able to come home that afternoon.  Steve then had to lay down (keep him leg up) the rest of the day.

Steve's leg w/ the bandages where they did the oblation.  Steve ready to go.

While Steve was resting, I went to take the boys to martial arts.  I closed the garage and left, not noticing anything.  Well as Steve was laying down on our bed, above the garage, he heard a big bang.  He then went down to look inside the garage, and noticed the spring had broken.  He called me and told me to NOT open the garage.  Steve then called the garage repair company to tell them and ask when our new garage door was going to be there.  Ironically they said they just got it in.  They checked their schedule and were then able to get us in on Thursday for our new garage door to be installed!  

After we replaced the garage door motor, we technically didn't have to replace the door.  But since it was needing to be replaced, we figured we my as well as order one.  It of course took a few months to get in, and it just so happened that the day our garage door spring broke, our new one came in.  They were then able to "squeeze" us into their schedule since it was urgent.  Thankfully we had one car out of the garage as well, so we were able to take the boys to school and back the day before they could come.  We are thankful we followed the prompting to order the door at the time, even though it wasn't needed just yet.  It was definitely a blessing/miracle/tender mercy of the Lord.  

The spring that broke on our garage door.  Hudson likes to come up to Steve or I and say "hold you."  While Steve was elevating his foot, Hudson came up to him and said it, so Steve held him.

Hudson playing in the water, then using the broom to "paint" the sidewalk.

He LOVES being outside and playing.

Later playing ball w/ Piper, Hudson climbed into the water table.  Then Piper dropped the ball behind Hudson in the water table.  Then taking a bath w/ his "Baby Shark."

It's been SOOO HOT!  We've had record heat, above 100 degrees.  Cute Hudson bum.  Our new garage door getting installed, and the new spring for the door.

The old garage door vs the new one.  Steve had to put bolts in the old one because the previous owner backed up into it while in still in the garage, causing the panel to separate.

Cute Hudson sleeping.

Great quote.