BOBBY'S BIRTHDAY

WELL ON 9-19 BOBBY TURNED 8.

BOBBY JR. 9-19-2000

YES MY FIRST BORN TURNED EIGHT AND I HAVE THE GRAYS TO SHOW IT! WE HAD A LITTLE GATHERING WITH FAMILY AND A HAND FULL OF FRIENDS! WE STARTED AT SPORTS CONNECTION WITH JUMPING AND BOUNCING IN THE INFLATABLE ROOM.

SAMANTHA SLIDING INTO BOBBY & ANTHONY!

THEN THE OLDER BOYS (INCLUDING DAD'S) WENT INTO THE LASER TAG ROOM. THE KIDS HAD A BLAST. SPORTS CONNECTION DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARTY ROOMS AVAILABLE TO WE WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE FOR DINNER, CAKE AND CONVERSATION.

BOBBY & ELI GETTING READY!

UNCLE SAL & DADDY B GETTING READY!

MY CAKE W/THOSE STINKY SPLAT BALLS (BAD IDEA)

BOBBY HAD A GREAT DAY AND GOT SOME AWESOME GIFTS. HE GOT SEVERAL LEGO SETS (HE LOVES LEGO'S),A JUMP RAMP FOR HIS BIKE (FROM ANTHONY), A HUGE REMOTE CONTROL CAR FROM NANA & POP AND AN ELECTRIC RAZOR SCOOTER( HE'S BEEN ASKING FOR ONE FOR A WHILE NOW) FROM GRANDMA & GRANDPA. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT CAME YOU MADE BOBBY'S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL.

BOBBY ON THE RAZOR!

Update!

Well this morning I woke up to give Chewie his meds and it is amazing how good his leg looks. All the different pill I gave him yesterday have paid off today...He looks so good. Chewie got a couple of more years in him! We are so happy.

Good News!

We had a vet appointment this morning and Chewie is out of the woods!

So in all they found 7 obvious puncture wounds on his left leg. Several b/t his toes and one big one on his ankle. The only major concern now is rotting skin. The vet has put Chewie on every drug under the sun (just kidding). He has a pain killer, an anti-inflammatory, 2 antibiotics, ect... my counter top looks like the vets office. Anyway, I was told this is a long recovery process. He has to be on medicine for about 3 weeks. All this for a stupid copperhead bite! Let me tell you the next time I see one of those poisonous snakes I'm going to KILL IT!!! Here you can see all the bruising that is starting to move to his to his chest.

Since this has happened my kids have brought home every book in the school library about venomous snakes. One book said durning the cooler/cold months copperheads live in a den to stay warm. I've been wondering since this happened at night (and it was cool on Thursday night) if when Chewie went out to pottie he stepped in a den.

Anyway...we will be putting out SNAKE AWAY on Sunday!

Poor Chewie!

Chewie 2006 in Aunt Bea's house

Hi guys-

For those of you who don't know Chewie got bit several times by a venomous snake(copperhead, rattlesnake, cottonmouth or water moccasin) last night. These are some pictures of his left leg. His fever is between 104-105 and he is taking pain meds and antibiotic. He made through the night so we are hopeful he will recover!

Wallie & Chewie in 2005 b/f Wallie lost his leg!

For those of us who have animals you can understand they are part of the family. We have had Wallie & Chewie since they where 6 weeks old. They were my Christmas present the first year we were married. They were our babies b/f we had babies! They are always happy to see you even when your having a bad day. So even when I complain about them...I still love them!

Christmas 1998...my gift from Bob

This is Thor (Joe & Brandi's dog) smelling Wallie & Chewie in the laundry basket Christmas Day!

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school started!

First day pictures!;-)

Monday was Bobby's first day of 2nd grade

Today was Anthony's first day of kindergarten

I got the "come on, mom" look!

OK... that's better!

Anthony's first school bus ride!

Look at that smile!!!

Wow both my boys are in school now!

Florida Pics

GETTING READY TO GO UNDER!

WOW, IS THIS A POSE OR WHAT...THIS ONE IS COMING OUT WHEN HE BRINGS HIS FIRST GIRLFRIEND HOME!

NIGHT SWIMMING... WOW DO WE NEED A POOL

ANNA & TONY W/BOBBY & ANTHONY

NONA PLAYING W/ANTHONY

ANTHONY & BOBBY LOVED PLAYING W/ CODY

ANNA & TONY W/THE BOYS

ME W/MY NONA (GRANDMOTHER)

WOW...FAY!

OK, FIRST OFF... YES I'M CRAZY!

I WENT DOWN TO FLORIDA ON WED. TO SEE MY GRANDMA (91), MY AUNT & UNCLE. I HAD BEEN PLANNING A TRIP TO FLA. FOR A WHILE AND EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A TROPICAL STORM I WAS GOING TO FLORIDA.

THE FIRST 6 HOURS OF THE DRIVE WERE OK (W/2 BOYS WHO LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE PLAYING THIS WAS TORTURE) ONCE WE PASSED JACKSONVILLE AND DAYTONA WE MET FAY! WOW! SHE WAS INTENSE....THE CARS ON I95 WERE CRAWLING...WE DID 45 MPH FOR THE NEXT 4 HOURS. I MANAGED TO KEEP MY COOL AND REALLY CONCENTRATED ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS EXHAUSTING. I WAS ACTUALLY CONCENTRATING ON DRIVING IN A MONSOON. WE SAW SEVERAL CARS THAT HAD FLIPPED OVER COVERED IN WATER. I GUESS THESE CARS HYDROPLANED AND LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED IN THE PROCESS (WHICH AT THAT MOMENT I PICTURED MYSELF DOING AS WELL) THE BOYS GOT SCARED WHEN THEY SAW THE WATERS RISING AND THE CARS FLIPPED OVER. ANTHONY FREAKED OUT!!! HE WAS CRYING AND WAS REPEATING OVER AND OVER THAT HE WAS SCARED.

BY THE TIME I REACHED EXIT 118 OFF I 95 MY NERVES WHERE SHOT. I CALLED MY AUNT AND UNCLE TO LET THEM KNOW I WOULD BE THERE SHORTLY. THEY INFORMED ME THERE NEIGHBORHOOD/STREET WAS FLOODED. THEY HAVE AN SUV AND HAD TO COME PICK US UP FROM A HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT B/C I COULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR TO THEIR HOUSE.

THE WHITE THING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER(STREET) IS MY AUNT & UNCLE'S MAIL BOX WHICH IS AT THE CURB.

THIS IS HOW THE MAJORITY OF THE STREETS LOOKED IN THE PT. SAINT LUCIE AREA. WE NEEDED A PADDLE BOAT!

ONCE WE GOT TO THE HOUSE I WAS ABLE TO REST AND VISIT W/ MY GRANDMA, AUNT & UNCLE. THEY JUST BUILT A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE W/SCREENED IN POOL.

MY BOYS WHERE IN THE POOL...MORNING,AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THEY HAD A BLAST! I'M SURE MY AUNT & UNCLE WHERE WHORE OUT BY THE TIME WE LEFT THIS MORNING! THE BOYS ALSO ENJOYED SPENDING SOME TIME W/THEIR GREAT GRANDMOTHER.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME THANKS AGAIN... TIZI (AUNT) ANNA & TIZI (UNCLE) TONY!

I'M TIRED I'LL POST MORE PICTURES TOMORROW...GOODNIGHT!