LP

Today, Henry had his 16th lumbar puncture. 16 pokes into his spine to inject chemotherapy. We woke up early, and doggie joined up for our trip. It was early... the sun wasn't even up yet. But Henry was still quite happy.

 When we arrived at day treatment, Henry went straight to the toys.

 Owen decided a little TV was a fine choice.

 After waiting for a while, Henry was given propofol to sleep. The procedure only takes a few minutes, but he has to lay flat for 30 minutes afterwards. So, a drugged sleep with doggie is nice. Owen is always so protective of Henry when he sleeps. Owen picked out treats for him when he woke up (he couldn't eat this morning), picked out a new toy, and will always hold Henry's hand and kiss him.

 His first word when he woke: lollipop. A promised treat when he was going to sleep.

 You would never guess, given the picture, that the kid that just had an LP and chemotherapy is the one pulling the wagon. But, Henry is tough... and Owen's legs were tired.

Only one more LP for Henry. In 12 weeks, he will have his 17th and final LP.

Lakeview Pumpkin Patch

Today was a perfect day for the pumpkin patch. Cloudy, cool, and with 16 people. Suzi and Jill's Family, along with mom and dad. It was a great day. The boys were a little photogenic.

 We got to ride a train to the pumpkin patch. Everyone had fun, but Henry LOVED it! Henry and I also rode it back, while the rest of the family rode the boat.

 We tried many times for a group of nine kids. They did pretty good, and a few pictures turned out pretty good. This one from the first shoot: Hay bails.

 Our Family.

 Shoot two (or maybe three): Operation sit on pumpkins

 Lucas' picture of me, taking a picture of Henry.

 Abigail

 Brothers Max and Trey.

 Kate

 Zachary and Beatrix

 Sweet Beatrix

 A lot of the family riding on the boat.

After the pumpkin patch, we all went back to our house for a huge spaghetti feast that Lucas cooked up for us. So lovely to spend the afternoon with family.

Tip-a-Cop

This past weekend was the Beaverton Police annual tip-a-cop, raising money for the Special Olympics. Bob has organized the event for the past few years. The boys love seeing Bob-Bob in uniform, we love being served by the Beaverton police.

 

 Captain Owen.

 Chief Henry.

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I've resorted to bribing Owen in hopes that he will sleep through the night in his own bed. Maybe not the best choice, but it was a great way to reward him with a globe... He's wanted a globe for a while.

So, tonight as I tucked him into bed, I told him he would get a surprise if he sleeps through the night (a new book). Owen asked what the surprise was, I told him he would have to wait and see... He replied with: you know, I've always wanted a trumpet!

Plumper Pumpkin Patch

We went to our pumpkin patch on Sunday. It was too warm for a pumpkin patch, not "fally" at all, but we still had a good time. We picked out a few pumpkins and when on a barrel train ride. Henry LOVED the train, Owen was done after about 2 minutes.

 A tiny little pumpkin.

 I think on steroid week, he could pick this up... but not this week.

Seaside

We all love the beach, and since it's so close to our house, we go there often. This past weekend we went to Seaside. We spent the night, I'll say it was part of Lucas' early birthday present. But really, it was for all of us.  When we got to the beach, the boys were quite happy setting up 20 feet from the stairs. It was far away from the water, 70 degrees and perfect.  After about 10 minutes, Owen wanted to be closer to the water. Henry was fine where he was, but we moved anyways.

 

 Every time a wave came in, Henry would scream and run away. Owen would laugh and run.

After a few times running, Henry decided that he would dig near our stuff. Far away from the water. 

 Post beach warm cocoa. It's really a habit we should break. Every time were are at the beach, we get a cocoa... but it makes them so happy!

 We stayed up "late" to watch the sunset.

It was a great trip. Henry was having a tough time going to sleep, so I was holding him singing to him. After a few lullabies with no help stopping the crying, I started singing Fatboy Slims, "Rockafeller Skank" (Right about now, Funk soul brother, check it out now, funk soul brother) He fell right to sleep. I suppose he really dose love the music Lucas plays for him!

Post Date

Last week, Owen and I went on a date. I asked him what I should wear on our date, and he told me a skirt and lipstick. He wore slacks and a nice sweater. He was a gentleman, and held the doors open for me, unless they were too heavy, then he asked for help. We started with ice cream, then to the 3-D version of Finding Nemo. It was Owen's first movie in  a movie theater. When he ordered his popcorn, he jumped up at down and said, "I'M SO EXCITED!" It was nice to have some one-on-one time with my sweet Owen.

 

We took the 3D glasses home, and they have become quite a hit around the house, or in this case: Fred Meyers.

Sweet boy

Henry is becoming such a sweet boy. If you say "ouch" for any reason, he will kiss you to "make it feel better". The other night, we were at Suzi's house for dinner. Seth had a toe versus fork incident, that caused tears for Seth. Henry stopped eating, got down and went over to Seth. Seth was kind enough to hold still, and Henry got down on his belly, and kissed Seth's toe. He then promptly signed: "eat", and got back up in his chair to finish dinner.

Cannon Beach

A few weekends ago, we went to Cannon beach with Bob and Amy. It was a beautiful day. The boys love the beach. True Oregonians.

 Owen is getting very brave getting in the water. Especially when Lucas is there to  help.

 Henry is always happier to be in the sand. He's quite a digger.

 Post water and sand, we get naked and get into clean clothes. Just look at this cute smile!!