4th of July (a little late)

We got to hang out with the Sinclair crew for the 4th and we had a great time. We ate dinner at Tom and Beth's home and of course, it was amazing. Dan, Ash, and Gracie got to hang out for a while, but had to head home before the fireworks started to get little missy in bed. Before the fireworks started, we all loaded in the back of Papaw's pickup and pulled away from the houses so we could see the Wolfforth fireworks. We had so much fun! Brooke and daddy played with sparklers and Brooke loved the fireworks! Here are some pictures from the night!

Nonnie, Nana, and Brookie

Brooke started gymnastics!

Brooke started gymnastics this week. It is her first time taking lessons. She was SO excited and did really good! We definitely need to work on her cartwheels, but otherwise, she did great! Here are a few pictures and I will try to upload some video.

Brooke loved her new pink leotard!

She listened to her teacher like a big girl and did everything she was asked to do! Such a big girl!

A little girl kind of got in the way, but you can still see Brooke in the background!

It is Vacation Time!!

We are in Arlington having our family vacation! We came down Monday, stopping in Providence Village to see my high school bff Jennifer and her son Jett. We had fun catching up with them a little bit! We made our way to Arlington Monday afternoon, stopping in the Frisco Market Street to look around, and got here about 4:00. We settled in, ran to Spaghetti Warehouse for dinner, and came back to swim.

Tuesday, we slept until 9:30 and got up and got ready. We left about 1:30 to head to Tyler. We met our friend long time friend Laurie and her three kids at Chick-fil-A. They live outside of Marshall, so they came in to hang out with us for a couple of hours. Then we went to eat dinner with Misti and Duane and the kids. We have missed them so much since they moved in December! Brooke had so much fun playing with Hadlee and Hunter.


Today was the big day! The day we were going to the ZOO!!! Brooke has been asking every day if we were going to the zoo. We got to the FW Zoo about 10:30 and it was already 91 degrees. Wow -- it got so hot! We got Brooke a stroller so she wouldn't have to walk the whole time and we had a blast! We got to all the animals and she loved looking at them. I am attaching a few pics of her throughout the day. We made it around the zoo by about 1:00, so we left and went to do lunch at Joe T. Garcias. All I can say is WOW!!! I had the best fajitas on the planet there! It was 104 outside once we finished eating, so we came back to the hotel and swam for a couple of hours. We got cleaned up and rested a bit and then had burgers at Red Robin. Once again, a great little restaurant with killer burgers. We have had a great time on our little vacation. We are going to get up and around in the morning and slowly make our way back to West Texas. Thank God for vacation time!

Brooke and her daddy sticking their tongues out at the giraffes. (by request from Papaw!)

Brooke posing with the kangaroo statue. She is so big!!

Friday Update #2 - 9:15pm

We just finished dinner together at the Wright house. It was an emotional dinner, as we feel like we have been through the ringer this week. We have talked many times this week about how difficult life must be for people who don't know our Lord. As difficult as the week has been at times, we always knew God was in control. Mom, Dad, and Poopsie rolled into town around 6:00 this evening. Mom made the trip fine and was so glad to be home. Brooke and I got here about 6:30 and Nonnie wanted to go walking outside. So we went into the backyard. It was so nice outside, so Brooke played in her playhouse and Nonnie sat in the chair and played with Brooke. It was such a blessing to be home, together. God has truly blessed us.

Luckily, I have talked to Kyle the last two days. He has been worried about mom and we have had two short conversations to update him. I am so grateful that he has been able to call. The stress of him being in a tiny village in Peru, added to the stress of mom's week has almost been too much. So they are good and it made my heart feel better. They will be starting back down the mountain in the morning at 8:00am, so I am asking for prayers for them as they start back down. It is about a 4 hour trip down and he is supposed to text me when they get to the bottom. Hopefully, this is the last "mountain" of the week. I thank you so much for your prayers. We attribute our week to God's merciful hand and we know we have had so many petitioning for us. Thank you and much love from the Wright/Reeves crew!

Friday Update #1 - 10:45am

Well, we made it to Friday. What a week it has been. But the amazing thing is that mom and dad are on their way home!!! They were loading her in the car around 10:00 this morning to head home. They had a good night last night. She couldn't get comfy and finally took Tylenol PM around 1:00am and then pain pills around 3:00am and then she slept until 8:15. She sounded great this morning and is just ready to get home! They are in no rush to get home -- dad is prepared to stop pretty frequently to let her get out and stretch. So we are expecting them home sometime this evening. We will have a celebration blog when they get here to let everyone know! Thank you for all the prayers and phone calls and visits this week. We are truly surrounded by an amazing group of family and friends.

Thursday Update #1 - 10:15am

Good morning! Another round of reports from Zale Lipshy! But today may be our last day of reports from the hospital!!! Dr. Madden came in this morning and said that if she continues to have a good morning that they might dismiss her this afternoon!!! We are so excited!

Dr. Isaacson just left the room and we got a good report. He was pleased with her progress. He said that we would continue to watch her hearing and see what it does. Mom said she could hear things out of that ear and he asked if she had talked on the phone yet. He said that would be a true test of her hearing. So... mom got on Loren's phone and she called Bo out in the hall and she could hear him on the phone! Dr. Isaacson was very glad that she could hear on the phone -- he said that was a good sign. He said that they would be dismissing her today. Yahoo!!! I think they are planning on staying at our hotel again tonight and then maybe starting out for home in the morning. But they are excited about a good night's sleep. They were up and down all night with vitamins, vitals, blood draws, etc... Mom is back to her old self this morning. She is spunky and is ready to get out of here! Her face looks so much better. The swelling has gone down a lot and she looks so good!

You know, this week has been a week of metaphorical and literal 'mountains' in our lives. The anticipation leading up to mom's surgery was torture on mom and the rest of us. Just not knowing what to expect and the worry for mom was about to eat us alive. But we knew that our God is in control and that mom is covered by his healing hand. So once Monday was over and mom was out of surgery, I felt like we had scaled that 'mountain'. Then we got a phone call that night from Kyle. He was letting me know that the guys had made it up the mountain to Cordova. This mountain, part of the Andes mountain range, is 13,000 feet above sea level. The road up the mountain is one lane on most stretches and is treacherous at times. So once we knew he was safe on top of that big mountain, there was another mountain we had conquered! Poopsie shared some wisdom with Kyle before he left - she said that God won't send Kyle anywhere that God's grace won't protect him. And we felt that way with mom too. We know that God had our whole week in His control.

So, as I speak, they are taking her IV out and we are about to get her in the shower to wash her hair and take a bath. Then as soon as they get her discharge papers ready, we will get her across the street to the hotel! I will post again this evening. As I have said before, we can't thank you enough for all your prayers for mom. God is good, all the time!!! Love!

Wednesday Update #4 -- 9:00pm

We just retired to the hotel for the night. Loren and I helped mom with a sponge bath earlier this evening and got her zebra pjs on her. She felt SO much better to be in her own clothes. They told her she could take a shower and wash her hair tomorrow, so she was pretty exited at that news. We left her and dad at the hospital and ran to get some dinner (we had to eat at Pappadeaux's before we left Dallas!) We went back by to check on mom and dad after dinner and they were doing good. She had eaten half a grilled cheese, some chicken noodle soup, and a cup of applesauce. She hasn't been very hungry, but she said she knows she has to eat to build up her energy. She was tired, so we got out of their hair so she could rest and so we could rest as well. It has been a tiring, week, but we are so glad mom is doing better. Love!

Wednesday Update #3 -- 3:45pm

We are now hanging out in the 5th floor waiting room. Some friends from Lubbock came up to visit, so we have just been visiting and catching up. We were sitting here and in walked Nonnie!! We were so surprised to see her! They told her the more she was up, the better she would get. So by golly, she is going to be up and around! She came and sat with us for a little bit. Brooke sat in her lap and they just loved on each other -- they have missed seeing each other this week. She started getting tired, so they headed back to her room and she is resting now. But here is the great news -- her doctor came in after they moved her up here and said that she would be up here 48 hours!!! Which means that she will probably get dismissed Friday!!! Yahoo!!! Nothing is in concrete, but we were glad to hear the words "go home"!!! Love!!

Wednesday Update #2 - 2:15pm

Mom had a good morning. They got her up and walked up and down the hall with her. She did really well. Loren, Brooke, and I got to the hospital about noon and went up to see her. She was pretty worn out, so we offered to leave her alone sso we all went down stairs to eat and let her rest. Of course, while we were eating, they called and were moving her to a room. Typical. So we finished eating really quick and loaded everything up to head to the 5th floor. Brooke was SO excited to see her Nonnie and I think Nonnie was equally excited to see her Brooke. I asked mom how the trip up here was and she said she walked the whole way. They put her stuff in the wheelchair and mom pushed the wheelchair up here. She is pretty wiped out now, so I think we are about to go down the hall to the family waiting room and let her rest. We are just so thrilled to get her out of ICU so she can have some peace and quiet. So thank goodness for answered prayers. We appreciate all your diligence in praying for mom. We feel like she is finally on her way to healing! Love to you all!

P.S. *She is in room 526.

Wednesday Update #1 - 9:00am

Good morning! Well, we are now on post-op day two and are hoping for a good day. They got mom up yesterday afternoon late and she sat in a chair for about 30 minutes. She was pretty queasy and wobbly, but she did really well. We sent several shifts of family through during that time to distract her from the dizziness. She said when she laid back down that she could tell the dizziness wasn't as bad as it had been earlier. She had a good evening. She had a few bites of Jello and some tea and water. They kicked us out of ICU at about 6:30, so we ran to have some mexican food at a great little restaurant called Ojedas. After we ate, Poopsie and Debbie kept Brooke at the hotel for us and Dad and us kids went back up to see Mom. She had been watching Dancing with the Stars and was just chilling. They got her up to use the restroom while we were there and did really well. It took three nurses to stabilize her, but the nurses were impressed at how well she did. We left about 9:30 as she was getting tired. So it was a good end to the day.

Dad and Bo headed back about 7:30 this morning. I talked to dad about 8:30 and he said she barely slept at all last night. They made her sleep at a 30 degree angle to help decrease the swelling in her eye. He said her eye looked much better and that she could actually see out of it! But she is exhausted. He did say that she had eaten some broth, jello, and drank some tea. During the surgery, they had to cut her jaw muscle, so she isn't able to chew at all right now due to the pain. The PA for one of her doctors came around earlier and said that they were dismissing several patients this morning from the neuro floor, so we are hoping that they can get her moved up there this morning sometime. Debbie is leaving around noon today, so we sent her and Poopsie on up to spend some time with mom and I am here at the hotel with two sleeping girls! Everyone is worn out. We will head up after they get her up to her new room. Brooke and Nonnie are going to have a great reunion when we get up there. They both have been waiting to see each other! That is what I know for now. I will update when we know more! Thanks for your prayers! Love!