James Update

James is still running his race. It seems he has run extra hard all of his life, and the end is no exception.The eeg results show what was expected. Machines were turned off around 5:00 p.m. on July 15, but last night around 9:00 his vitals were all normal. His heart is still strong. We are praying for all to have a peaceful and restful time soon.

We're still around...

Yes, we are still here! Kaden and I have had some busy days driving all over Texas seeing Karl's family and Micah and Jennifer (I put 893 miles on a van in less than one week...Whew!). I will post some pictures later of all of our travels. I have not been as good as taking pictures, so they may be limited!

Kaden and I have been making trips to Sherman. We have a family at the hospital there and our hearts and minds have been in constant prayer for them. James Hawk (who is Karl's age) is brain dead (not real sure what the exact cause was, but a body temperature of 107 degrees for longer than one hour was the result). His parents are having to make some decisions that I pray none of us ever have to see or think of making for our children. He and his family have been a HUGE part of our lives. His dad married Karl and I, I grew up with he and his sister. His mom and dad were our youth leaders and our hearts are just sad for this family at this time.

Needless to say, we have been on pins and needles waiting to hear daily the reports. Please remember to keep the Hawk family in your prayers. They are rock strong and I am ever so glad they are Christ centered.

I will update more later and give you more details of our trip, trips....

Army Kaden

AND HE'S OFF...

Kaden decided he was ready to go and he is on the go! He started inching his way around Wednesday morning and I took this video Wednesday after church.

Brayson has been voicing his opinion lately. The background noise is louder than I intended, but you still get to hear the sound of his voice.

Zoo time and fishing...

Karl wanted to go fishing....Karl always wants to go fishing....Karl wants a boat....At this point, we thought we might NEED one with all of the rain. Since I am unwilling (at the present time) to buy Karl a boat, he fishes when and where he can. A couple of weekends ago Karl took us all out for a fishing outing.

Brazos enjoyed it for about 20 minutes....Then he was done fishing.

Braxton liked throwing the line in and reeling it back in as fast as he could.
Braxton actually caught a fish. He wanted Karl to throw it back in so he could throw his line back in the water. He didn't want the fish, just to tempt them.

This is what Brazos wanted to to rather than fish. Glad we had a backup plan...Way to go Neil!

Andy, Karl and Braxton fishing it up.

Kaden has a new way of using his pacifier. I don't know what the purpose of having it in his mouth. He doesn't do this all of the time but when he does it is fun to watch.

At the entrance of the zoo they had some guys out there spinning plates. Karl was able to get some going for both Brazos and Braxton.

Braxton showing off his spinning ability...

Isn't Brayson such an adorable boy. He has been the smiliest little thing lately.

One of my favorite places to visit at the zoo is the fish pond. The fish get so excited when you start feeding them, most of the time a few will get stuck on top of the mass of fish and Kaden loves to watch all of the movement!

Feeding the goats was not Brazos' idea of fun. His mother insisted and then once he got the hang of it, it was okay!

My family is being held together by braces and shots...

I have an update on my family. Last night we had our Ladies Night Out at church. We were writing all of our prayer requests up on the board and it seems my family literally made half of the board...WHEW! We need some healing! So, I should have done this before now, but here is our list for all of you prayer warriors.

Lyneil is better. Her knee surgery went well and she is as tough as nails. She is close to being 'HEALED'!

Johnny (my father-in-law) is having shots in his back today for his leg pain. He has a nerve that is being pinched.

Sherry (Karl's sister) is having ACL surgery on Tuesday. She has been in a brace since May 15th. She is ready to have the surgery and get it over with.

Chad (Sherry's husband) fell and broke his foot in two places last Thursday. He has to have his foot above his heart until the swelling goes down so they can put a cast on it.

Karl (my husband...he he) is going to have a nerve block done on Monday. He has a lumbar traction unit that has been ordered and he'll start that treatment as soon as we are able to get instructions on the equipment.

Isaiah (my cousin's little ~2 month old) is still having trouble feeding after surgery.

We'll end on a good note...my Granny Zant is doing better. She is planning a trip out to west Texas later this month to see her sister. She is really looking forward to that trip!

We could use your prayers. We are not having to fight the water (personally) yet. I think we'll be clear but there are many others in the flood zone that need your prayers as well.

Thanks PRAYER WARRIORS. I know through HIM we CAN!

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. - Hebrews 13:8

He will always take care of us....no matter what circumstance we are in!

Kaden's 6 months old!

Um, mom did you know I am now 6 months old

I took Kaden to have his 6 month pictures taken and I will just say that it is much easier with two adults than with one. I always spend WAY TOO MUCH money. If Lyneil hadn't been there the first time I probably would have spent twice the amount I did and this time I still walked away with more pictures than any two huge families could need. I promise myself next time I will be better! These are some of my favorites. Hope you enjoy...

The one above is Karl's favorite. This is Kaden's study face. He is just so funny and has such a great smile most of the time that this face was priceless to catch.

Kaden and his dad have been having patting wars. Karl will pat and Kaden will follow suite. It was so fun doing is his pictures. He would pat, pat, pat with such a huge grin and then shut down and get serious! It was a riot!

Love these black backgrounds!

He is moving and inching his way out of whom ever's lap he is in. He moves (rolls) all over the floor. The other day, I left him in the middle of his bedroom floor with toys on all sides of him and came back to find him under the big bed in the room and the next day he ended up under his own baby bed. I can't tell you the feeling of not seeing him in the same place you left him. That first initial shock the first time I didn't see him was a long two seconds. I wasn't scared as much as just shocked...there was no Kaden. It is so much fun watching him. He is arching his back real well and trying so hard to do a backward army crawl. He really hasn't tried to crawl too much. Although, he is getting better about sitting up on his own. He still leans forward a lot, but he is getting there. He is extremely ticklish (everywhere) and loves to be startled!

Kaden and dad at his 6 month check up. His stats were:

19 pounds 10 ounces

27.5 inches long

Random man...

I haven't posted in a while, so here are some random pictures I downloaded (stole) from Lyneil! Thanks, Neil for the pics!! My sweet big boy will be 6 months old tomorrow...I have to go and cry now. He is the sweetest thing to watch sleep. He plays well by himself and loves to sing songs with lots of hand motions!

Is this not the sweetest look you have ever seen?

I could just sit and love on this boy all day long.
Mama Z with some good ol' cuddle time with Brayson

Growing to be like his daddy

Neil and I took the boys home for the Lamar County Jr. Livestock Show. We have not been in years and it was so much fun. Granny and Papa came out to watch Zach, Jayla, Steven, Montana and Makayla show their animals and also to watch Hunter, Eli, Cassie, Braxton and Brazos play in the dirt (I mean show in the Kiddy Class). Aren't they cute. I think Granny could have won a prize all on her own!

We'll end with Amy! All smiles...love ya!