Scattergories. . .Tag from my Friend Sarah

SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things. Nothing made up! You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME: Brittany
BOY NAME: Boston (My nephew's name that will be born in January!)
GIRL NAME: Brooklyn (My beautiful daughter)
OCCUPATION: Blacksmith (do they still have these?)
COLOR: Baby Blue (Double points!!)
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Boots
BEVERAGE: Banana Milk Shake
FOOD: Berries (all kinds, strawberries, raspberries, bluberries etc.)
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Bath tub
A PLACE: Brittany, France (yes it really is a place!!)
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Beauty Sleep
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: BE QUIET!!

Now I Tag..Brittany Whipple, Cajsa Whipple, and Jacks!

Brooklyn's Kidney Update

This pic has nothing to do with her kidneys it is just a silly picture of Brooklyn with Shad's deer antlers on her head. But I thought I would update everyone that was curious about her kidneys. On Nov. 20th I took her to get an ultrasound of her kidneys to see if the stent helped her blocked ureter. We got some bad news. Our urologist at Primary Children's said that there was just as much fluid in her right kidney as before the stent was put in, so he recommended that she have major surgery on her ureters to fix it. It will be on Dec. 15th at Primary Children's. It will be a 3 hour surgery and she will have to spend at least one night in the hospital. So we ask that all our friends and family keep her in your prayers that she will be healthy enough to have surgery so that we can get it done this year since we have already met our deductible for the year. Thanks for all your continuing love and support!

Happy Halloween

The kids had a blast this year with Halloween. Shad was relieved that Brooklyn decided to be something other than a princess this year. She chose to be an angel instead. Chandler didn't really have a choice and we dressed him in a Batman costume. Chandler didn't last too long. He tried to climb out of the stroller before Shad got to him and figured out that gravity hurts sometimes as he bonked his head on the sidewalk. That ended his night. He went back to Grandma's house and helped her hand out the candy to all the other kids and really enjoyed doing that. Shad stayed out with Brooklyn for quite a while. She had so much candy in her pumpkin that Shad had to carry a bunch for her because it was too heavy. They were sure fun to watch.By the look on her face I think she is pretty excited to get started. Yes that is a HUGE Candy bar!
We went to a Murder Mystery Dinner (Thank you Mike and Alisa!) and Shad was dressed as John Wayne and I was Gloria Swenson (whoever she is). It was fun to go and be among friends without the kids. John Wayne was a suspect but in the end it was Jimmie Hendrix that was convicted of the murder.

Brooklyn's Surgery

Brooklyn had to have her surgery early. On October 24th they took the stent out of her ureter. She was just in so much pain everyday so instead of Nov. 20th they took it out on Oct. 24th. Everything went really smooth. We have to go back to Primary Childrens this month for more tests to make sure everything is still good, so we will have our fingers crossed.


This is Brooklyn before surgery, right after she put on the hospital pajamas. She was REALLY excited to put these on, she loves them!

This is Brooklyn on the car ride home from the hospital. With her "Hospital Buddy". Before surgery they get to put the mask on the doll that Brooklyn made and look at pictures of the operating room so they aren't so scared.