Snooky Great: July 2006

Monday, July 24, 2006

Back to the dry heat...

We just got back from our vacation to Estes Park, CO. Brad's family has a reunion every other year at the YMCA in Estes Park! We had a great time with family...playing games, hiking, sleeping, watching bears...you know, all the fun things that happen in the outdoors! And yes, we truly did watch bears...Boo-boo, the friendly bear, would visit our campsite after hours to sneak some snacks out of the "bear secure" trash can.

Friday, July 14, 2006

Snooky Greatest

Brad is going to be a bone marrow stem cell donor the end of July. There's an article in the Bakersfield California about him and two others. Here's a link to that article. He had put his name on the list years ago when they were looking for a match for a girl from Bakersfield and then about a month ago they called him up and said hey, we think you could be a match for someone on our list, what do you think about donating. And he said, snooky great, sign me up. So, read all about it here!

Bakersfield Californian Marrow Donor Article

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

After The Excitement

We had a really nice 4th of July. We spent it with friends, we bbq'd and enjoyed watching them set off their fireworks. Here's a photo of our kitties, resting the day after. Logan has a new resting spot, behind the couch with his head partially covered. :)

Mia's Story

Mia was born October 12th, 2007. Lisa's water broke early at 34 weeks and she was in the hospital for 2 weeks because she didn't go into labor. During that time, they noticed a blocked intestine in Mia and determined that she should be delivered down at UCLA. So, at 36 weeks, Mia was delivered via C-section (because she was breech). We know that was a God thing because after she was born we found out her heart had not completed closing off the four chambers (an AV Canal) and a stressful delivery might not have been best for her. We also found out she didn't have an anal opening and her right nostril was blocked. Months later we would find out her skull had fused early. All of these things required surgeries. On May 1st, 2008, Mia had surgery on her skull and suffered a stroke during it. The doctors told us she would only "eat, breath, smile and laugh". People from all over had already been praying for Mia, but so many more joined in and she is truly a miracle because she continues to progress far beyond what anyone would have imagined. This is our blog to document that journey of our little girl, thank you for praying and we hope it will encourage you as much as it encourages us. God is good, all the time!