This place is a ZOO!!

Before I get started on our zoo adventure today let me first say that Jackson's surgery went well and he getting around as if nothing happened. We have learned that he will need another surgery in approximately 6 months to finish up. The doctor has decided to do a two step process to help fix Jackson's hypospadeous. For this surgery thye took a skin graph out of the inside of Jackson's cheek to help create a surface that will eventually become a tube. On the next surgery they will pull together all of the extra skin and create a fully enclosed and fully operational penis. I am just glad he is okay and like we all say it is better this is all done now instead of when he is a teenager.

Onto the zoo......

Today we went to the zoo and it was a zoo in more ways than one. This is really the first nice weekend we have had here in Colorado and we decided to hit the zoo with the kids. IT WAS A ZOO!!! A lot of people at the zoo today and I can say it was the first time I have been to the Denver zoo and had such a hard time finding a parking spot. We had a great time with the almost 80 degree weather!! Here are some pictures from our trip today......

My two beautiful children all packed up and ready to go to the zoo

Emma and Jackson in front of the elephant display

Emma in front of the entrance to the great apes!!

Jackson thinking about the great apes!!

Mama and Jackson

Orangutang (I think that is how it is spelled)

Brown Bear

Miniature Monkeys

And finally, Emma's favorite..... The Giraffe

Surgery Next Week. Please Say a Prayer for Jackson

Soccer is now in full swing and Emma is getting better and better each and every game. It is just amazing how much these kids improve after just 3 weeks of doing some simple drills and playing a couple of games. We went ahead and signed up Emma for Tee Ball this coming season. I think Emma will be pretty good at tee ball but you know it goes as a parent all you have to do is provide them with the opportunities and see how they take to those opportunities.

Jackson is just getting over his little chest congestion problem and he goes in for his second surgery to fix his hypospadeous because the first go around they didn't get it quite right. I think the doctor said it best when he said "It is like dealing with plumbing, sometimes you fix a pipe and when you turn the water on there is still a leak." Jackson still has a small leak. It is a minor surgery but Jaime and I are not bigs fans of him having to go under for surgery. It is scary to me. Everyone please say a prayer to keep our little guy safe this coming Wednesday.

Jaime and I are just rolling along and trying to keep up with the kids and life in general. All in all it is going very well. I don't know if any of you out there watch the show Intervention on A&E but it is a show about addiction and disease and how people go through family interventions and ultimately to recovery. Between that show and watching the "Idol Gives Back" show last night we have absolutely nothing to complain about in our lives. There are people out there who have some terrbile problems and need a lot of help. Sad....

Anyway.. Below are some pictures of Emma with her preschool class mascot "Tres". (It was her week to bring Tres home). We also had soccer team pictures tonight and we decided it was appropriate to have her in her soccer garb with the soccer ball in the first shot. The other picture is of Jaime and the kids taken yesterday.... They grow up way to fast!!!! If I could afford it I would have a whole litter of kids running around. Who knows... Maybe we are not done yet. We only get one shot at this parent gig and we plan on making the most of it.