Christmas came on us quick. We took the kids to Glendale Glitters for Christmas festivites and took them numerous times looking at Christmas lights.
Originally Kevin and I decided we weren't going to get Graydon Christmas presents, but a week before Christmas I felt horrible about it and went shopping. Noah of course, had a ton of presents she was so excited about opening. After seeing new presents put under the tree, she had a hard time accepting that some of those presents were her little brother's.
Kevin and I celebrated 5 years of Marriage on December 23. We decided since we had the kids we would go somewhere kid friendly and chose Famous Dave's. It wasn't the weekend getaway to the mountains you wish to go, but hey that's life. That night Kevin's parents and his sister were on their way into Phoenix to spend the holiday with us. We all had a great Christmas with each other and as always the holiday came and went.
The New Year came and I was absolutely loving life. I had a great husband, awesome daughter who happened to be a great big sister, and the BEST baby boy. Seriously, that kid does not cry and just so chill. I just didn't think life could get better. February we decided to build a house. We have been in Arizona for 5 years. For military, that's crazy and very rare. We thought we were the exception and decided to stop throwing our money away on rent.
When March came, Kevin recieved a devastating phone call about his father's health. We knew he was on the heart transplant list for a few years now and thought he was stable, but he took a turn for the worse when he got sick. After finding out his organs were shutting down, we decided to take emergency leave and head home to TN. About a week in, the Dr. thought it would be a good idea to stop waiting for a heart and get an LVAD instead. The surgery went smoothly and about 2 weeks later he was out of the hospital staying in a hotel around the hospital.
While we were in TN I did a lot of things on my own since the kids couldn't go into the ICU. Everyone had a fit over Graydon and the BIG boy he is and of course thought the world of Miss Priss. Even though I hated the reason we were home (Kevin's dad being sick), we made the best of it and the kids had a blast there for almost 6 weeks.
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