June Update

In chronological order:
Hanako's first day of (pre)school, very proud of her backpack.

 Proud and silly.

 Protective older brother. Check out that T-shirt, too.

The day before surgery, getting some exercise. Leigh's physical therapist from her school brought by this special bike.

 Showing some pre-op whimsy.

 

 Post-op melee in the ICU.

 Resting.

 Whoa! Guy loves his ice time.

 

Summer

 Celebrating summer by walking to dinner.

There's a lot of head-checking.

 Beach Babushka.

 Hanako showing off.

Silly Girls

 Silly hats and sunglasses for silly girls.

Resting

At home, resting. NG tube in place for nighttime feeds to combat her ever-worsening weight loss.

Memorial Week

Danny fell while tree-climbing on Memorial Day.

He sustained a concussion and missed three school days with a headache. He felt well enough to host a bed party for his sisters.

Hanako was at full strength and chased some bubbles.

 The Hawk returned to full strength and returned to hockey with a new helmet.

Leigh's strength became depleted and she returned to the hospital.

Round 2

 Princesses are ruling the spring.

Leigh layered up a Cinderella outfit and we went to the Renaissance Faire next door. Surprisingly, we found many bawdy wenches there but few princesses.

Leigh is downing Marinol and chocolate while we wait for the next admission for neutropenic fever.

Late May Update

 Danny continues to like hockey. The goals look huge compared to the "mites."

 He's not taking it hard to the net, he's playing tag. I'm jealous.

 Leigh before she lost all her hair.

 Someone kindly referred to this as "hangover hair."

 Some in-hospital love.

 Resting.

 Exhausted after a shearing.

 Chillaxin' at home.

 Sporty Spice breaking in our new court.