The Craziest Week in the Last Four Months.

So I really haven't been keeping my blog up like I should but once you read this you may understand a little as to why. This last few weeks has been a rollercoaster! We will start with updating on Robert. It has gone back and forth for a few weeks now whether he would enter Airborne training, which would extend his stay until July 12. It is an honor to have it offered to a member of the National Guard, and a once in a lifetime experience. Plus Robert has been dying to jump out of a plane :) . Thankfully the Lord has helped to make this decision for us and Robert will not be going. Things didn't quite work out and there weren't enough open positions. So he will be home in 11 and half days!!!! Yahoo! He has had so many wonderful experiences and I can't begin to tell them all. But to give you a few highlights. He has managed to get his two miles to 13:22, which is a whole two minutes less than before he left. He became GFT (Ground Fighting Tactic) Certified, which was earned by getting beat up by a rather large drill sergeant. Well, not beat up but beat. He held his own and reached whatever the criteria was to qualify. So yay! He has also completed a seven day Field Training Exercise where his platoon is dropped in the middle of no where and they have to go through the experience of being at war. They are attacked, clear buildings and vehicles and protect their camp. On the last day, wearing all gear and carrying all supplies they hike around 20+ miles back to camp. They call it the Honor March. Once there they have a ceremony called Turning Blue ceremony where they are officially soldiers. I can not express to everyone my pride and love for Robert for what he has accomplished, sacrificed, and achieved. He truly amazes me.

Also this week has been CRAZY. My little Jason Wyatt has been a sick boy for quite awhile, probably three weeks or more. So we went BACK to the Dr. on Tuesday and to shorten the story a little by 10 pm he was being rushed into emergency surgery to have his appendix removed. This was probably the scariest thing I have ever had to deal with. I am sure it is probably a pretty common surgery, but in the moment on my own it was terrifying. He pulled through like a trooper and was released the next day from the hospital. He has been home recovering since. He is doing really well and we are hoping he will be back to school in time for Kindergarten Graduation. I have to thank Debbie for dropping everything to come and stay with the other boys, and all the friends who have stepped up and helped out. Oh then on Thursday morning I got notified by the school that Cody was in the office and had ran into a wall (funny story), and broke his tooth. Well upon inspection, he shattered his front adult tooth :(. So we got to spend three hours at the dentist office on another emergency visit getting it filed and reconstructed. Again, he was also a trooper and really didn't even cry other than from a little embarrassment because he ran into a wall. Apparently he was racing a fourth grader and trying to look cool and "lost control and slammed into the wall". I know it sounds like Nascar, but no, this would be elementary recess. So needless to say I am contemplating having the entire family committed to a padded room for the next eleven days. Here are some pictures of Jason in the hospital. We had to capture the moment for Daddy when he gets home. Next post should be about Robert's Homecoming.

Ok, so no pictures, it won't let me post them. I will try again later. Have a great week all.