It's been too long . . . once again!

I keep vowing I'll get better about posting sooner, and then it becomes 3, 4, 5, 6 weeks and it still hasn't happened.  And now I don't even know where to begin . . . so much to tell.  I never posted pictures from the 2nd half of our vacation, which included the NFED National Conference which we look forward to each year.  It was in O'Fallon, Illinois this year and we once again had a great time!  Here are a couple pictures from our days at conference.

Chris and I at the NFED 30th Anniversary Gala

NFED Family event to the waterpark in O'Fallon, IL

Ryan, Nollan, Tyler, and Zemery 

Nollan, Tyler, Zemery, Ally, Ryan, and Brett

 Tyler, Ryan, and Zemery at the talent show singing "Bleed Red" by Ronny Dunn

Zemery and Tyler - not happy to say goodbye:(

Tyler, Zach, Ryan, Grant, Lauren, Audrey

Andrew, Nollan, Ben

Ryan and Tyler saying goodbye to their sisters, Morgan and Ally

We dropped Ryan off at Camp Mennoscah on our way home from Illinois and he stayed there for the next week.  We got home and hit the ground running to begin  plans on our inaugural Huxman Run 2 Sweat benefit event, a run to benefit the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias (NFED).  We will be holding this event on October 1, 2011 in Moundridge, Kansas.  We are still working on many details, but feel things are going pretty well so far.  There will be a 1 mile walk/run, 5K, and 10K.  We are excited to contribute to our favorite charity, the NFED, in this way.  We'll keep you posted.  Please go to Huxman Run 2 Sweat to find out more information about why this organization is important to us.  If you feel led to contribute, you may make contributions to the NFED through our event on this page. 

 

 

We celebrated Grant's 3rd birthday.  Wow, can't believe it's been three years already.  His birthday came and went, he had many gifts given to him including underwear, but he still has absolutely NO interest in getting rid of his diapers and trading them in on monster truck underwear!  UGH!!!!!  Hopefully, some day soon we'll get this accomplishment taken care of and overcome that hurdle.  I did download a "Potty Boot Camp" book that will be used one of these weekends when things slow down:) 

 

 Tyler loves his brother and got him a gift:)

Ryan is such a good brother and was proud of the "monster trucks" he bought Grant . . .

which Grant had asked for:)

Scooter from Mom and Dad . . . has to keep up with big brother Andrew:)

Birthday cake made by Uncle Kent

 

School starts this week . . . I report tomorrow for 3 days of inservice and then Ryan and Tyler start on Thursday.  Grant will start Preschool I next week Tuesday and will go 2 days a week, every Tuesday and Thursday.  Andrew will start PreK next week and go 3 days a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  Everyone will be in school (except Chris:)  Ryan started Middle School (7th grade) football and Mom is the head Middle School volleyball coach . . . both having completed 2 weeks of practice already.  Tyler will begin soccer in the next couple weeks . . . or as soon as his leg heals enough to play.  Definitely busy times are here!

This last week Tyler had a little bit of an accident . . . he was playing hide and seek in my mom and dad's pasture (in daylight), and ran into an old cattle panel and got a nasty "hole" in his lower leg.  This called for a visit to the immediate care clinic to get it stitched up.  The doctor had to put a stitch that will dissolve underneath, and then added 6 more stitches on top.  He's recovering quite well and will be fine, although he'll have a nasty scar to show from it.  The following picture is not the most beautiful, just warning you, but wanted to give you an opportunity to see why I called it a "hole".  Never quite seen anything like it before.  I'll show you the "after stitches" picture also for a comparison.