Trip and the NICU reunion

Our trip to visit my grandmother went good. The kids did good riding on the trip. It was so good to see everyone especially my grandmother. Despite a recent sickness she looked really good. Kristen loved playing outside and loved having her Meme, Papaw and Aunt Kelly with her everyday. Both her and Lauren had them wrapped around their little finger. Here are some pictures from the trip. We will be making another trip in July for my grandmothers 92nd birthday.

My dad and Granny Ruby with the girls

Lauren loved the porch swing

Kristen making mud pies

Lauren taking time to stop and smell the flowers

Kristen with her signature pose and her Papaw right after eating strawberries

Lauren in the bathtub...she didn't know what to think about it

They really do love each other

On Sunday we went to the NICU reunion. We saw a few nurses and one of the doctors that treated Lauren. It was good to see everyone. We are planning on going to visit the NICU in the next few weeks so we can see more of the nurses. Lauren was shy and didn't look at any of the nurses. It was at Maymont Park and despite the heat, it was very nice. They had ice cream, cotton candy, bouncy things, music and you got food to go feed the animals. We met one lady and her 18 year old daughter. Her daughter was born at 24 weeks and weighed 1 lb 7 ozs. It was good to see her all grown up and hopefully one day we can tell our story to another young couple and give them hope that yes, one day they will be 18. Here are some pictures.

Lauren with Patty, one of her nurses

Lauren with Dr. Tarrant

Lauren with Tracy her physical therapist while in the NICU.

Lauren enjoying the animals at a distance. When they poked their heads through she didn't know what to think of them.

Kristen feeding the animals, well she actually just threw it at them.

Last but not least, on Monday night we had spaghetti. This is what Lauren looked like after the meal. She knew she had made a mess and thought it to be quite funny.