Batman Logan's Birthday!

Our good friends the King's have moved to Texas and we will miss them. Before they left we were able to have one last party together, Logan's birthday.

Batman Logan celebrated his birthday with his best friend Sam.

With the King family moving, Batman Logan and Spiderman Sam had one last fight with crime. These two partners dressed up everyday, four days a week, for three months plus. There is a lot less crime on our street because of these two super heros. Thanks Batman Logan and Spiderman Sam (they asked that we refer to them by these names from now on).

Logan's Birthday Presents!!!

Logan had a great birthday.

Being the good brother that he is, Logan asked Emma to help him unwrap his presents. She was more than happy to oblige.

Here is some of the loot.

On the Road to Recovery

Here is Leah telling us what she thinks about all these tubes, wires, and being in the hospital.

Waiving, "Hello"

This is Leah in her cube. I am not really sure if it is mean or cute. It is kind of like she is in her own little world. Kind of like a little display box. Anyway, the cube provides warmth and humidified air. Upon admission into the hospital we were told she would probably be in for two or three days, then Monday we were told by the nurses not expect her home any sooner than Friday. Then all of our prayers started getting answered, as she reached mile marker after mile marker. Tuesday she started eating. Wednesday she had her I.V. taken out. Thursday she no longer required oxygen. The doctors think that if she keeps this up she will be able to go home Friday or Saturday. Just in time because we are sick of being in the hospital. Anyway, keep praying for her. We hope she will get to come home Friday afternoon.

Six weeks of peace, now back for more NICU fun!

Leah wasn't feeling well all day Thursday. That night Erin and I thought she was showing all the signs of RSV, so Friday Erin took Leah to see the Pediatrician. He immediately wanted us to take an ambulance to Boston Children's. Erin convinced the doctor that she could drive herself. Leah was admitted after 11 hrs in the ER. The only thing they accomplished was an x-ray and I.V. (after seven failed attempts). The doctors here seem to be really excited about spinal taps, both times Leah has been taken to the hospital they have wanted to do a spinal tap. A little over kill, if you ask us. We fought them off this time. Now after two days in the hospital Leah is showing signs of improvement. We hope she will get to come home around Tuesday. Side note: our church ward here has been the best we could have possibly imagined. They have jumped right in lightening our burden. Our home teachers and especially our visiting teachers have really stepped up serving as the Lord intended.

Here is a pic of Leah at the hospital when she actually stopped crying for a minute. She was pretty miserable yesterday and we are hoping and praying she gets better soon. The Nurses are taking good care of her.

Randomness

Here are some cute pictures of our kiddos that I couldn't resist taking.

The Tugs and Pulls of the World

Matthew 16:24-26

24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Many individuals preoccupied by the cares of the world are not necessarily in transgression. But they certainly are in diversion and thus waste "the days of [their] probation" (2 Ne. 9:27). Yet some proudly live "without God in the world" (Alma 41:11), with gates and doors locked from the inside!

Mark it down, brothers and sisters, people too caught up in themselves will inevitably let other people down!

Let us adopt the attitude recommended by President Brigham Young: "Say to the fields, ... flocks, ... herds, ... gold, ... silver, ... goods, ... chattels, ... tenements, ... possessions, and to all the world, stand aside; get away from my thoughts, for I am going up to worship the Lord" (Deseret News, 5 Jan. 1854, 2)

-Neal A Maxwell, "The Tugs and Pulls of the World," Ensign, Nov 2000, 35-37