Sydney is 5!!!!!

How in the world can all of my childrern have birthdays within a three week period? We must celebrate a lot at the end of tax season!!! Sydney had a birthday party at Sweet and Sassy over the weekend. If you don't know what Sweet & Sassy is beware, it is a salon for little divas like Sydney. We had 13 little girls from the ages of 31/2 to 7 getting updo's, manicures, makeup, and dressing up to walk the "runway." What an absolute riot to see all those girls pretending to be the next Princess or Miss America. Karroll and Major decided to stay home because there was going to be more female hormones than Major can deal with in two hours.

We leave for San Antonio next week to meet with a urologist for a second opinion about Major's bladder. I think we are going to take the girls too and make a fun day trip. We might go to the zoo or the Riverwalk since the girls complain that we never go away on vacation anymore. Poor mistreated girls!!!! We are still waiting to set a date for Lucile Packard in California. They are still verifying and getting permission from Major's many insurance companies before we fly out West. I think we are going to join with Childrens Organ Transplant Association(COTA) to raise more funds for Major's transplant. The Miss Georgetown pageant wants to donate all the proceeding to Major's fund so we are working on getting donations that can be tax deductible. With the thought of moving to California for several months and trying to maintain a home here in Round Rock, I am a little nervous about the logistics of everything. And some people worry about "what's for dinner" while some of us worry about keeping a child alive. It is all about perspective and priorities.

Happy Birthday Major

Happy Birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear miracle Major. Happy birthday to you!!!! Wow, I can't believe that the little boy who was given very little hope is now two years old. We had a very small party for Major including the five of us and June and Greg. Unlike last year when we had over 100 people at our house on the coldest day of the year. We are going to San Antonio to meet with a urologist on February 8 to get another opinion about his bladder. Lucille Packards transplant team from Stanford also wants to evaluate Major out in California in the next 6-8 weeks. According to the tranasplant coordinator, "We can help Major!" What a blessing and also a scary thought that one of us may have to move to California for a few months if transplant is done there. I know the good Lord will work out all the details so I will put it in His hands. Here is a mini video of Major dancing to his new boom box with a little help from his sisters and Ms. June.

Taylor on Ice

Taylor has a new love for ice skating. Only in Texas can you ice skate in 60 degree weather on the roof of a Whole Foods Store. I love Texas!!!!

Sydney's curls

After reading my cousin's blog about her daughter wanting to have a perm, my nearly 5 year old sweetie started asking for curls too. So we tried the good 'ol pink rollers and voila!!!! She alternates every other day with either straight or curly hair. I am nervous about the teenage years with this one!

More medical opinions for Major

I hope you all are doing well. We continue to stay very busy in the kids lives. UT starts back this week so I go back to teaching on Thursday. Since the weather has been so great here, the kids are having a great time riding bikes. Even Major is testing the road on the baby ride. Got to love that pink helmet! Poor guy has some girlie hand me downs. The doctors here in Austin are running out of ideas for Major's bladder therefore delaying a transplant. We are going to meet with a specialist in San Antonio in February and hoefully will fly to Stanford soon after to meet with the best pediatric kidney transplant surgeon and urologist in the US. This doctor has written more articles on tranplanting kidneys into little boys like Major who have had serious obstructions in utero. I am believing that God will continue to bless Major's life with a transplant in 2008.