Happy New Year!

We rang in the new year with a trip to a legit BMX track out in Pflugerville. Both kids wanted to take the free clinic from a pro BMX rider.

Kelly, Danielle and I hit the ground running with our new business in the new year. During our second week with Compass, we were lucky enough to meet the founder, Robert Refkin, who visited from NYC. What an inspiration - he's built an empire and not even 40 years old!

Next stop, KC for the AFC Championship game for the Chiefs. Justin was in heaven, even though we lost. Here is the welcoming crew... all of our favorite KC families gathering for us:)

Fisher and Hudson Johnson

Meanwhile, the dads gamble.

Breakfast with Papaw and Grandma Pat.

Slumber party for Olivia and Eleanor.

Lunch with James & Erin McGiffert

Grammy and Nana too!

Fish has his game face on for the Hawks to play the Longhorns in Austin

Two of the best cheerleaders!

Fun to have the kids join us at this year's game.

Cotton candy for the win (not so much for the Hawks).

We ran into some friends

Team Awesome and his outfit flair.

Two teeth lost (bottom), more teeth will be lost soon:)

Aunt Sally teaches us Mexican Train dominoes, and now it's a favorite!

As close to a sister as she'll ever get - reading to Ryan here. So sweet.

Fish and Mom hit the trail for a run/bike ride.

Neighborhood murals

The kids made ESPN for the UT/KU game!

Rewinding to Christmas 2018

I am bound and determined to catch up on this blog. So here goes... my memory is awful, so I'm relying on the photos and videos to tell the story.

A bigger bike for Fisher! 

iPod for Eleanor!

We decided to drive to Florida this year...

As you can see, we brought just about everything but the kitchen sink.

We made it to Santa Rosa! We didn't waste any time getting to the beach.

Second Christmas! Sister excited about her new loot.

Logged in some good cousin time. Eleanor and Elizabeth playing Guess Who.

One of the perks of vacation is cereal that has more sugar in it than at home. A bowl bigger than his head;)

Fisher and Thomas tackling new Legos.

Silly Scientist

Cousins hard at work!

Movie time.

Parents' Night Out with Hales! Sad because it was our last time eating at Red Bar before it burned down a few months later.

Sand Angels

Papa = Jungle Gym

Recovered!

It has been about 5 weeks of recovery, and we could not be more grateful. Fisher wore a boot and consumed copious amounts of oral antibiotics for 4 weeks, and he was a champ throughout it all. Fish had minimal complaints, just powered through it all with such incredible patience. Asking a very active 5-year-old BOY to take it easy was not an easy task, but somehow we all survived.

I look back at the nightmare experience, and it all seems so surreal. How he was rushed into emergency surgery 6 weeks ago and now he's as happy and healthy as can be.

Thanks to everyone for the gifts, calls, texts, and visits. We are surrounded by an amazing tribe of friends and family, and we couldn't have done it without everyone's support.

Despite the drama since his diagnosis, Fish still showed his many silly, sweet, and wild sides.

Waiting for the orthopedic surgeon to give us the news - no more boot after the 4 weeks we already had under our belt OR continued boot wear... Fisher crossed fingers and toes, very hopeful. It worked, only 4 weeks - YAY!

Waiting for the update from the infectious disease doc... more yucky meds, or in the clear? Fisher dressed for the occasion, and we took that fact that he was in the "Fish" room as a good luck charm. Apparently it was because the doc considered him a graduate from his office after 4 weeks of disgusting antibiotics. Fish exclaims, "Woo hoo, no more pokes (shots)!"