4th of July 2012

My mom has been in the hospital for several weeks now. They still aren't 100% sure what is wrong with her but they think she had a major virus that shut down parts of her nervous system. She is in a rehab center right now trying to regain movement and mobility in her legs and hands. Over 4th of July she was still in the hospital so we packed a big picnic lunch and set up camp in the hospital pavilion. Everyone but Jamen and Scott were able to make it. We missed them, but it's always nice to get together with who you can when you can.

There was a couple of these water features. We were yelling at the kids to stay out of them for 40 minutes straight, but eventually gave up and just let them soak their feet.

We surprised mom with a tablet. She can't type or write or hold books or anything right now so this will help keep her entertained and stay in touch. She was very surprised. She said she'll have no idea how to work it but we assured her we'd help her out.

After the picnic we went swimming. I forgot Spencer's life jacket so I had to hold him the whole time. He doesn't realize he can't swim so there were a couple scary moments when he ran to the deep end and jumped in. It wasn't a very big pool though and it was only our family there so luckily someone would get to him within a few seconds. In the picture below you will see Spencer with a squirt gun. He figured out how to do it by himself and he loved. Much to the chagrin of everyone else.

After a pizza dinner we did poppers and sparklers at Amber's house. Then we drove home to Cedar and were able to see the fireworks as we drove into town from the freeway. It was a great 4th.