Happy 6 years and 7 months, sweet Aspen! You are on the "down side" to 7 now. You're already counting how close you are to your birthday. We keep telling you that Bennett, Co-Chri and Dee Dee all come before you. ha!
We started out the month with Dee Dee and Pops in Colorado. We came home on the 30th to this incredible sight! I LOVE knowing that you all will greet us in the driveway if you can. And a SIGN! :) So special and so sweet. We had been gone for 10 days and missed you ALL so much!
You were in Hilton Head with your family while we were in CO, so you were super excited to share your beach finds with me.
We weren't home long before you wanted to play a game! I LOVE that!
Always climbing... LOL
We celebrated your Dad's 33rd birthday this month. We went to REI for him to get some rock climbing stuff from Dee Dee and Pops! This is how you traveled part of the store. LOL Pops is a sport! :)
Dee Dee loves it when you fall asleep on my shoulder!
We went on a double date for your Dad's birthday...
Wacky Day at school... We think you nailed it! :)
Your Dad took you fishing after Wacky Day at school...
The things Dee Dee will do for YOU! ha!
You LOVE Monopoly! Dee Dee beat you today! You're really good at that game though! :)
We went to Burt's Pumpkin Patch... It was 95 the day before and cooled down to the low 70's. We were so excited!
You insisted on having your own wheel barrow!
We love our tradition...
You love to pick out pumpkins for both me and your Mommy!
SO strong!
Your appetite has been better than normal. We're praying you gained some weight...
SOOO sweet!
I love how you ask to have your picture made. I know you ask because you know your Dee Dee loves it! :)
The prizes your Mommy bought you two at Burt's!
We went to a new place in Monroe. DELICIOUS!
We loved seeing Thomason when we came home. You were SO proud to be holding him with one arm...
Your Dada can get your tickle box going!
You earned these from a fundraiser at school. You were SUPER excited!
You and Bennett spent the night with Dee Dee and Pops on a weeknight because your Mom had to be at a bank early in the morning! We made Halloween cupcakes!
You love decorating and baking...
but you prefer an apple to eat! :)
Mrs. Strickland sent your Mom this picture from your class.
WE LOVE FALL BREAK! We went to Crooked River State Park for the week...
As soon as we got there you and I jumped on our bikes and checked everything out!
You are quite the helper! I love to watch...
The places you will hang and climb! HA!
We found a turtle!
and a chicken... LOL!
I love riding bikes with you!
You love to fish with your Dad and Pops! SO cute!
The gnats were so bad that we moved to the playground...
One of our favorite parts of our trip... we took a private boat ride to Cumberland Island. We saw the wild horses and dolphins, sea turtles and even a manitee!
Some yummy snack choices for our 3 hour boat ride! :)
SO excited that you could use the binoculars to check out the horses...
We love Amelia Island State Park. You can drive on the beach.
Looking for shark teeth...
You wrote "I love Dee Dee" in the sand... :)
We spent the majority of the day at the beach. SO FUN!
Catching some bait to fish with...
You love a good sunset just like your Dee Dee! :)
SO grateful you can continue your breathing treatments while we are gone...
Pops and Dada went kayak fishing and we spent the day at Fernandina Beach...
We ate lunch at a place with this cool playground!
Your Mommy loves this ice cream place in downtown but you wanted a gummy alligator! LOL
You were SO excited to get this shark tooth necklace and as of today... you still have it! :)
You were SO excited to come home and scare your Dad with this toy gun! It didn't even phase him. He's a hard sleeper! LOL
It rained some but thankfully not the entire time...
We ate at Down Under at Amelia Island... We ate here when your Mom was not much older than you are!
You REALLY wanted oysters! SO stinking cute how much you want to be like your Dad!
I love your silliness!
The sky had been coming down ALL morning and it was beginning to clear. We went to St. Simons.
You love the ocean!
And fishing! The beach is too hot in the summer but I sure am grateful for October beach trips!
Your Mommy caught a sting-ray!
You were passionate about putting him back in the ocean though! LOL
You can play in the sand for hours!
Dee Dee and Pops left the beach and headed to NC to hike! You were so confused when you got home from the beach and we weren't home. ha!
You spent some time in the ENO with your Mom and Dad! Such beautiful weather this month...
Dee Dee brought you a chocolate Oreo home from Highlands, NC!
We went to Frontera's!
Your Mommy captured this picture on your way to church. You sure are handsome. You were SUPER excited to wear the shoes that Dee Dee bought you last year! I was so excited to see them on you.
You LOVE to play Monopoly! Dee Dee ordered an "Aspen" version of Monopoly! I can't wait to get it in the mail...
You love to play with your Dada!
Your Dad took you hunting in the back yard and you were SOOO excited.
The first day that I have picked y'all up from school this year that it wasn't HOT or raining. We played with the kite and even pulled it on the back of the golf cart. We had so much fun...
You are quite the artist! I'm SO impressed.
Over and back. Over and back! haha
You were a WISH FOR WENDY "ambassador" again this year. You had so much fun taking pictures for them.
I'm grateful that you can represent CF so well!
You love getting books from the book-fair! You were so proud of your purchase!
You and B had so much fun with your Mommy making these treats!
You even made me my own special one!
Your team WON the tournament and placed 3rd in fundraising! The tournament was on Nelly's birthday. They have raised over 4.3 million for CF in the past 20 years. #grateful
Your team - Top Gun - the overall winner!
I LOVE this picture!
I literally praised the Lord for holding the rain back so we could celebrate Nelly turning 32 at Southern Belle Farms!
You were my flower picking buddy! You said this was your favorite part. SO sweet!
You did such an awesome job!
You've been waiting months to come here...
We all rode the slide down and laughed so hard...
You and I like to compete! :)
PURE JOY!
You were selected to represent the BLUE pig! :)
You've started this nervous habit of putting your fingers in your mouth! We're praying you will stop that soon!
Y'all had so much fun feeding the animals...
"Dee Dee! Take my picture!!!" :)
We all rode this ride and had so much fun!
We finished off the weekend by carving pumpkins...
You did yours ALL by yourself!
SUPER proud!
You couldn't quite hang any longer!
Can you tell you dressed yourself? LOL You have a new found love for bagels! :) We were on our way to Aldi!
We finished the month up by playing Scrabble! Dee Dee had just pulled in from SC and I was on the phone with your Mama and you asked if I was home....! The next thing I know you were at my door. You ran up in the rain and grabbed Scrabble so we could play. You are my twin... my game loving, competitive, fun-loving, analytical buddy and your Dee Dee loves you to the moon and back!
The HUGE news for the month is this:
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Trikafta (elexacaftor/ivacaftor/tezacaftor), the first triple combination therapy available to treat patients with the most common cystic fibrosis mutation. Trikafta is approved for patients 12 years and older with cystic fibrosis who have at least one F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, which is estimated to represent 90% of the cystic fibrosis population."
Thankful doesn't BEGIN to express how we are feeling. We've waited for this moment since you were born.
Life changing! We are praying this drug will be approved for your age (6-12) sooner than later. We are SO encouraged by the ones we know that have improved so much on this medicine.
Thank you, Lord, and thank you to the CF Foundation for ALL they do for you and all with CF!
Dee Dee and Pops signed up to go back to Washington, DC in February 2020, so we can speak on your behalf. We are praying for a CURE and for the 10% of the people that aren't able to take this new breakthrough drug.
You go back to clinic in November.
We are praying:
* For weight gain - your appetite has been good and we're praying you haven't grown more than you've gained in weight
* For a healthy fall and winter
* For your cough to clear up without medicine or a hospital admission
* Your cultures to be clear
* For the drug to help SO many and for the FDA to approve quickly for your age
* For your friend choices and your decisions
* For your Mommy and Dada as they work to keep you healthy
* For your Mom's job and being able to work from home more soon
Thank you, Lord, for a healthy month. You have had a cough but you seem to be getting better.
I pray you have an awesome, healthy, November!
Always know your Dee Dee loves you and prays for you daily! Always and forever!
