A little this and a little that...

This summer has been a great summer celebrating friends birthdays! Some of her friends turned 3 this summer and others 4, the P's right in the middle. And most are sweet little boys, who she just adores being around.

This b-day Party was for a firemen birthday boy, and his Mommy and Daddy in this picture got to put on the full gear so that we all wouldn't be afraid to see firemen. Aren't they great sports?!!! She got to be with her buddy at this party, who is also in her class at school and church. These two are stuck like glue and so adorable together!!!
One day we got to catch up with her classmates at school at a local playground and spray park. They really missed each other, but the Mommies missed MMO the most ;)!! Can't wait after labor day the new year begins!!!

This is one of our neighbor boy's b-day parties. He turned 3!! Adorable!
And this is the other who turned 4! He had lots of his guy friends at the party, but it didn't bother her one bit!! Aren't they cute!!!

We have 6 September Birthdays to come (not including Mommies) that are direct family (Papa Dan, Aunt Erin, Lo, Jilli, Tylo and Conno!!). So we will have lots of pictures and fun birthday parties to come!!!!

THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYERS!!

After a long and complicated 6 hour prostate removal surgery, my Dad came out of surgery late last night. His Doctor said the surgery was successful and it appeared that all the cancer is out and contained in the prostate that was removed. His bladder needed minor repair, but he should have much relief now. Since the size of his prostate was the size of a cantaloupe and a normal size being the size of a plum, it was definitely causing some discomfort with his bladder.

So he was in a lot of pain, but the doctor expects him to be walking the halls today and leaving to return home tomorrow. He does have quite a journey of healing ahead and you can pray for his pain. He said it was a 9 on a scale of 10 and he has high pain tolerance. When he was out of his surgery, he was so glad it was over, definitely saying some "funny Duane" things like where we were going for breakfast in the morning which is something we do most Saturdays. :) Thank you again for your prayers!!! We just praise God for the good reports and being behind the surgery. Now onto recovery....

Praying for Papa Duane

We are praying for my Dad, "Papa Duane" Keller tomorrow and would love your prayers too. He is having his cancerous prostate removed on Friday at 1pm. If you know my Dad, you know laughter, life, love, ND small town boy who just makes ya feel good!!

We would love prayer specifically for our family, for comfort, peace, protection, safety, all the cancer removed, repair of his bladder and swift recovery. He'll be recovering over the coming weeks.

Here are some great pictures of my Dad and the P the other day during some good ole quality time. Giggles and
Secrets...

We LOVE YOU and are praying for you Dad!!!

Holiday World

Took a mini vacation to Holiday World just us, probably the last one before the baby comes. It was in Santa Claus Indiana and look who was there on vacation!!
She got to ride lots of rides by herself and two with Daddy. Her favorite was the roller coaster!!

She spent 5 hours doing this. Jay and I took turns water logged all day, but it was a great day for it!! We went in the wave pool and lazy river over and over. I was spent when we got back to the hotel. She swam so much that I could squeeze her cast!! P.S. She got it off today and it is completely healed!!

Bumper boats all by herself!

Picture time...can you tell she's a Daddy's girl? She didn't want to take a picture with Mommy.

Awe!!!

We had a lot of fun at Holiday World. It was so clean and they had the best water park for any age. They give out free pop all day and their food was really good and cheap. We loved going as a family and would recommend it. The only down fall is that it's 3 and half hours away. So you really need to stay. But I would highly recommend the campgrounds right next door to it. We would love to do that with a group. You can rent rv's fully furnished and golf carts too.

Our next family adventure is the Pongratz Family Reunion in Milwaukee. Pictures to come...