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In preparation for moving we tried to get rid of unneeded items. The couch was gone in less than an hour. Nobody wanted Travis and the kids!

Luke's Story

Luke was born 3 June 2010 in Flagstaff, AZ. He weighed 6 lbs 8 oz. He was born with bladder exstrophy, a rare condition. He was quickly flown to Phoenix Children's Hospital where he spent 5 days being monitored. A perfectly normal and healthy baby in every other way, (minus a little jaundice,) he was sent home to await surgery when he was 2 months old.

Saying goodbye before he's airvact to Phoenix.

Precious cargo ready for the flight.

Together again at PCH.

Awake and alert.

First glimpses.

Cute feet just like his big brothers.

Gettin' some sun.

Going home.

Welcome home Luke!

August 2, 2010 Luke was once again admitted to PCH, this time for major surgery-basically he required bladder reconstruction and an osteotomy among other things. Dr. Michael Ritchey and Dr. Lee Segal were the attending surgeons. We are so thankful for them both! After about 8 hours, the surgery was complete and we got to start the recovery process. He stayed in the hospital for 5 days. Luke did amazingly well. His legs were in two bright orange casts for about 7 weeks and we had to keep them propped just so. It was very tricky to keep him in the right position! His medicine regime was pretty intense for awhile too. We feel so very blessed to have had such a good experience with everything. Our Luke is such a precious baby!!!!

Were we called home.

Happy smile =)

The nurses loved him. Who wouldn't?

Gotta love those toes!

Corduroy

We all love a good book and there is nothing quite like falling asleep to a favorite story. I want all of my kids to find the joy in getting lost in the story. There are so many good books out there. I want to find books that nurture and inspire, not just entertain. There are books and there are the "best books." The best books are the ones that instill values that will bring joy, peace and a desire to do good. And yes, Corduroy is one of those books! =)

Spencer and Austin

Spencer and his friend Austin had a great time on this field trip to Sedona in 1st grade. They did some scientific research (Spencer's favorite subject) and...

had plenty of time for silliness too!

More than Frybread

In May, Travis shot his 4th feature, a mockumentary called More than Frybread. G'Lenn came to town to help out. She got to run craft services which just happens to be my favorite place to hang out on set. =) Bria made friends with several of the actors. When she saw them on set she'd say "My friend Mom!"

Who do you think makes the best frybread?

Stories by Drew

Drew loves to make up stories. Here are two of his recent ones.

The Good Guy King and the Bad Guy Knight

Once upon a time there was a bad guy named The Knight and there was a king named Helaman. And the bad guy killed the king, then the king came back alive. Then the king killed the bad guy. Then the bad guy came back alive. Then they were fighting over the treasure. Then the bad guy died. The End

Tink & Peter

Once up time the was a Tinkerbell. Then Captain Hook came and Peter Pan was fighting Captain Hook with Tinkerbell, then Captain Hook leaves then Captain Hook turns good and then doesn’t fight Peter Pan any more and he be’s nice to Peter Pan then the captain of Peter Pan died and then Captain Hook came back alive and died again and came back alive again and he didn’t die again. The End

Papa Lenny's Harmonica

Today Drew has been playing that I am Nana. As soon as Travis walked in for lunch he was informed that he is Papa. Playing the part, Travis asked, "Where's my harmonica?" Drew replied, "You have a shirt with a pocket in it and it's in there."