WHOOPS!

Well I've come to my senses...I'm back, I will keep this up!

Things have been SO quiet over the last year that I felt no need to post, sad but true! We gave Skyler the year off from any major surgeries/procedures. The kid developed a bit of a complex from all the visits...anxiety much?

He's a trooper.

Where to Start....

Last I wrote we were just celebrating a LARGE victory over insurance coverage! I swear to you I have NO idea where we would be now (even with out major surgeries this year) with out medical for Skyler. To let you in a little secret...Mike and I were members of a church years ago, and even baptized with them, Skyler even. We fell out of the "routine" of church and faith for so many reasons that aren't acceptable. But since our victory in March '10 we have learned to become more reliant on God. We feel it was a sign to us. He has begun to lead us on so many journeys, that the insurance battle was just the beginning.

June 26, 2010

I ran my first 13.1! Yes Miles. No joke! It was hard, but OH SO WORTH IT! I ran as a member of Team in Training. Team supports The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I raised $2500.

I ran in honor of a dear friends little boy Christopher "Topher" Hastings. Tho he's not diagnosed with Leukemia he is battling a rare cancer that affects the liver. I caught the runners bug. Since June I have completed another half marathon a full (26.2 miles) marathon (BTW, NEVER AGAIN) and a 10k. I'm still figuring out what is next. Fun fact tho, Mike has decided he enjoys this as a pass time as well. It's kind of cute to be able to run with him, even tho he's a million times faster than I! We WILL become Half Marathon Fanatics soon.

Birthdays!

Both the boys had their birthdays in August. We actually took them to SilverWood with their cousin James and Aunt and Uncle. We as a family decided this WILL be a annual thing! Family is SO important!

And the Rest of the Story...

Well not so much more to update on. We are doing well. Mike has been able to stay busy with work this winter, maybe a couple weeks off total.

Skyler is doing great in school. Seth is doing well. We sure miss Dana, we took him out because of Mike's sporadic schedule and the $ we were missing from work. But the boy needs preschool soon! He is one smart cookie!

Christmas was great. We took the boys to Great Wolf Lodge (we are a water family, can you tell?) they were very impressed and not so concerned that they didn't have much to open this year (phew).

Last Wednesday I turned 30! EEK! It wasn't as bad as i thought it was gonna be. The only bad part was waking up at Children's that morning as Skyler had a few teeth pulled the day before. But we went home soon after breakfast.

This past weekend me and 12 of my friends (who are AWESOME!) spent the evening at the Tulalip Casino! VIP style! it was SUCH a blast! Each and every year from now on

I'm gonna be 30.

Till next time

Casie and Family