misc pics from the week & the picture that won me the "mother of the year" award

Well, we are trying to heal and catch up on some much needed rest around our house. I am still battling a bad cold, but other than that, we are doing okay now. I want to thank everyone for your prayers/calls etc while Scott has been recovering AGAIN! I love you all. Below are just some miscellaneous pictures from the week.

Scott's birthday was Monday. When I got home from work, JP and I baked him a cake. The cake! JP "helped" me write....there was only room for "Happy Daddy!"

JP, Sandy and Daddy hanging out on the bed and loving on each other....I love these boys!

Me and my baby!

I realized that I will be judged for the following picture. It is the picture that will definitely win me the "Mom of the Year" award! I would like to preface it by saying that we read devotions with JP every day and pray with him throughout the day as well. I am doing my best to teach him the importance of a relationship with Jesus. Even at his young age. He is so sweet when he talks about God. NOW, having said that..... I keep a basket of magazines (my magazines) beside the toilet. When I walked into the bathroom to check on him the other night, this is what I found........

.....surely this has earned me another crown?!!?!!! ( We won't even talk about the other day when he ran into the living room and asked us to turn on FRIENDS!!) LOL

saturday update

This will be short and sweet. Scott was allowed to come home this afternoon. Thank You, Jesus!! He is doing okay. Obviously uncomfortable.

Thanks to everyone for your prayers! Will update again soon.....

friday night update

I have received emails etc. asking about what's going on with Scott. Here is the bulleted version:

• September 21st- Remove rectum/ileostomy surgery
• Sewn up rectal wound with infection inside
• October 21st- Back to the hospital to re-open wound so it can heal from infection
• February 2010- Rectal wound STILL not healed. Another infection presenting itself on the outside.
• Abscess on another part of the "tail" (for lack of a medical word) Very large infection spreading up his back
• LAST NIGHT - Surgery to remove what infection they could.
• Spent the night in the recovery room and moved to a room this afternoon (Friday).
• IV antibiotics for a day or so. Infection is better.
• Hoping (keeping our fingers crossed) that we MIGHT go home tomorrow??? Not sure though!
• His initial wound from the September surgery not exactly where they want it to be. Unfortunately, we could be back in a month or so to "take care" of that. Whatever that might mean. I am choosing not to think about it now.

Sorry for all the TMI details! Some of you had asked. I thought that I would actually try and explain a little. Scott is doing fine. Actually, he is in good spirits for what he's been through and has been going through for FIVE LOOOOOOOOOOONG months.

Thanks to you all for your prayers and thoughts. I will update as I can.

Hey guys!! I say this all the time, but I am sorry for taking so long to blog. I have thought about closing the blog several times, but I enjoy writing when I have the chance. And I know that people like to see pictures of JP. Unfortunately, it is what it is, and without the Internet at home I can only write so much.


Not too much is going on in the Beam home. I have been battling the cold from you know where! As a mother of a three year old, I do not get to take a day off, so I am thanking God for Advil Cold and Sinus! JP and Scott are doing great. You can pray for Scott's grandmother...she is fighting pneumonia in the hospital. UGH!

I promise to do my best to take some cute pictures of JP this week and post them. I hope everyone is doing well!

the griswolds play in the snow

Well, we played in the snow! I will preface this post by saying that I KNOW we are the Griswold's....no one needs to comment on that fact!! LOL JP had so much fun. However, being the unprepared mother that I am did not have snow boots OR a pair of snow gloves. The pair of gloves that he has are knit and not really made for snow. So...we tied WalMart bags over his shoes and we put a pair of socks over his hands and tied more WalMart bags on his hands.

Now that you know that, try to hold your laughter and remember that the point is JP had a good time!!! ;)

Daddy and JP making their snow angels.

JP's favorite part is throwing snowballs.

Pitiful, just pitiful!

Scott's snow angel turned out pretty nice.

Of course we had to wrestle in the snow.

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

When I was a little girl, my mom and dad used to let me hang out their bedroom window and touch the snow. Nanny let JP do that tonight.....it was so sweet!

He loved it. He said, "Oh, wow! I can't believe it! God, how do you do that?!"

Out of the mouths of babes...

jack and the bing stuck

Hey there, guys! I have definitely fallen of the "blog-wagon" and I am so sorry! It is not easy when you don't have the Internet in your home anymore. Please don't give up on me though, I want to get back in to writing more, if nothing else. God is doing some great things in our lives right now, and I know He would want me to use this blog as a platform to share Him.

Having said that, it's getting close to my favorite little Mayan's bedtime and I need to run back across the street. I PROMISE not to wait long to post again. For now, I will leave you with a few JPisms:

• He loves the story, "Jack and the Bing Stuck", aka Jack and the Beanstalk!
• Every time he gets in trouble he tells me to "chill out!"
• On the way to Connie's every morning, he asks me to pray with him! (that's my favorite!)
• Every single day ,(and I do mean EVERY day), we have to call him by another name. For example, yesterday his name was Clifford the Dog. Today, we had to call him Bob. I am not sure where he gets the names, but his imagination is running WILD!

That's just a very small few. Like I said, I am in a hurry! He is growing like a weed and is soooo smart! I love him so much it hurts.

Last Tuesday night, we joined New Spring Church as a family. JP loves KID SPRING and is excited each week when he finds out he's going there! That also does my heart good!

To be continued.....