Just because

I just think he is such a cute kid. Love him!

Red Cliffs hike

A couple weeks ago we were itching to get out and go on a hike, but it was a cold rainy day. So we had to go south to get a warmer hike.  We took our friends Jen & Reko with us since they are still new to the area and hadn't been to Red Cliffs yet.  It was a lot of fun!

The whole group

I think Jen and I both about had a heart attack during this part where T.J. was making this climb on his own (not in a backpack).  Steve had Heber on his back, which is why I was the one helping T.J. make his excursion. I didn't want all three of my family's lives on the line all at once. :)

This is another view of the climb T.J. made with our help.  Yes it was a decent sized drop with a pool underneath. Needless to say, T.J. was carried in a backpack on the way down.  I was not about to attempt him to climb it again.

He preferred this ride on the hike back anyways. :)

Surgery

T.J. had an inguinal hernia that we found a few months ago.  We finally got the surgery scheduled so they could fix it this last week!  We were at the hospital bright and early...6:15am!  T.J. was the first surgery of the day for his dr, because they don't like to make little kids go hungry for too long, and he couldn't eat anything at all because of the anesthetics.  He was actually really excited at first, because it was new and Steve and I wisked him away from home first thing when it was still dark.  While we were driving to the hospital TJ said "this is fun Mom!" haha

 T.J. is one cute kid!! Not scared of what is coming yet still... :)

They gave him little games to play with while we waited.  This picture is proof of how early it was.

They asked TJ if he wanted to ride on the bed to go into surgery, or if he wanted to ride the wagon.  What would you pick if you were that age? Of course the wagon!! This was the saddest/hardest part for us as parents. Letting him ride away without us!

  This was T.J. right after they brought him back.  He was definitely out of it still. Eventually he got enough energy to want his popsicle that they promised him before he went in.



All in all he did great! He was walking around by the next day.  The first day was his hardest for recovery, but today, just two days later, I almost can't even tell that he had anything major just recently. He is running and jumping already.  I'm so grateful we have the medical technology that is here today!