Petition for Preemies

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Today more than 1,400 babies in the U.S. will be born prematurely. Many will be too small and too sick to go home.

Instead, they face weeks or even months in the intensive care unit. (NICU). These babies face an increased risk of serious medical complication, and death; however, most eventually will go home.

In order for more babies to continue the fight that Cole won and to overcome the battle Christopher lost, please consider signing the Petition for Preemies. Click above!

Happy 8th Birthday Cole!

We celebrated Cole's 8th birthday with another Buckeye themed party. Cole had a few buddies spend the night. We cheered the Buckeyes on to a win against Wisconsin. Happy Birthday Cole!





Not too excited to receive socks and underwear.



A little better reaction to a new bike.



Our yearly tradition, signing Happy Birthday to our Angel Baby Christopher as we send balloons to Heaven for his birthday celebration.



We hope you enjoyed your day Cole! We are so very greatful for your healthy life and great personality.

Fall Football Fever

O-H-I-O. No matter what rank the Bucks are, we still love them and will always cheer them on.





We are also cheering on the Olentangy Orange High School Pioneers. Our nieghbor, Olivia is a cheerleader and Alyssa is a fan! Thanks Suzie for the great Pioneer cheerleading outfit. Go Pioneers!







Another team we are cheering on this fall is Cole's team, the Eagles. As always, Cole is doing great (even with a sprained ankle half way through the season). Keep up the good work Cole - Go Eagles!

A great run that set up a touchdown the following play!

Niagara Falls and The Battle at Fort George 1812

Brady's boy scout troop went to Canada in September to participate in the reenactment of the battle of Fort George. On our way to Fort George, Niagara on the Lake we made a stop at Niagara Falls. We also rode the Maid of the Mist, a first for both us.





A 12 second clip of the Falls while on the Maid of the Mist:



The first evening at camp, the 6th US Company G Brigade enlisted in the US army and gave a toast to President James Madison.







The next morning the boys headed into the Fort for artillery training.





The British Red Coats, which were the Canadian Scouts



The US scouts represented the US Army



After three hours of training the 3002 scouts paraded through the town of Niagara on the Lake.





"Troops at ease!" The boys were given free time in town and they celebrated their long morning of training with a bottle of coke and a snack.





Off to battle! The battle lasted about an hour. Pure boy heaven; screaming at each other, shooting caps from their muskets and playing war. I was wearing a red shirt, which made it perfect to blend in with the Red Coats, which is how I was able to get right in the middle of the battle. Nextyear I'll remember to bring ear plugs!





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You might want to grab your earplugs for this clip of the battle.



Great job Troop 844! We look forward to next year!

Mr. T to BFF and Archibald

Our summer pet project started in May with the purchase of Mr. T, a tadpole. Watching his growth process into a bullfrog was fun and a little bit stinky. It took about three months for his back legs to come out.



Alyssa waiting for her 'prince to arrive'...



Then another three weeks for his front legs to come out...



Once his front legs appeared, his 3 inch tail absorbed in about a week.



Mr. T's named has changed to BFF (BullFrog Forever). As soon as he really 'ribbits', we'll be finding him a nice pond to live in.



We took Archie and BFF to get blessed at St. Michael's for Blessing of the Animals a few weeks ago.