Procedure #15, 16, and 17

Cade got his tonsils, part of his adenoids, and ear tubes put in without any complications. His surgery went very well. Dr. Moe, his ENT, (whom I think is brilliant with the best bedside manner) sat down with us after the surgery. He said "this is what normal tonsils look like, this is what Cade's look like. This is what normal bones in the ear look like, this is what Cade's look like," etc. etc. He also had a hearing screen which revealed mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears that will require hearing aids. I was almost glad to hear this because it can explain some of his speech delay. He should get fitted for hearing aids this summer and hopefully everything will be in place when he goes back to school. I have already met the district's hearing loss specialist and she is fabulous and will be tons of help with Cade. We plan to meet with her weekly until school starts. Cade bounced back from his surgery quickly, as Cade always does. He gives new meaning to the word TOUGH. He did a little bit of this...and a lot of this...
We were bored...

And you know I can't resist snapping a pic of his cute little butt!
He had no trouble picking up with eating the very next day. He was running laps around the nurses station ready to bust out of there. And I let him because in my opinion, we should have been out hours earlier, just sayin.
And Yes Rocky is on his shirt because he is way tougher than Rocky.

The Krugs Don't Make No Skinny Kids!

We love having Bryson added to the bunch. Cade appreciates him amidst all the drama these girls seem to already create.

Loving On Abby and Natalie

We don't get to see our Iowa cousins often so the kids soaked up all the fun they could with Abby and Natalie. This was the morning before Cade's surgery and on this same day we had another pretty significant flood in good ole' NB. Of course it was the day the girls had mapped out every ride they would ride at Schlitterbahn!
They could be siblings. Love ya girls!

Crawfish Boil for 30 years!

My parent's have been married 30 years this May and so us kids decided to throw them a small little crawfish boil. Of course we called up Huck the crawfish master to make our delicious meal. He gave Cade a live crawfish to hold (after ripping off the pinchers) and he was tickled! He ran and got so excited he ripped off that poor crawfishs arm and then dropped him and accidentally stepped on him. After Cade got done with him...
Robyn made these adorable shirts for the kids. I regret that we don't have a pic of them all together in their shirts. Each kid had a different pic from my parent's wedding day on their shirt.
My aunt Jenny (mom's youngest sis) and her family were vacationing here from Iowa during this time so it worked out perfectly for them to be at the party. Abby is missing in this pic...
Tyler brought a new friend...
Nate brought his tractor which was a big hit with all the kids, especially Callie.
Natalie volunteered to be my picture taker. She did a great job. And fun was had by all...
Love Love Love the Doss family

Thanks Huck for the great food!

Congrats Mom and Dad! I can't think of a better match. Thank you so much for your years of dedication to each other and to us. You have been a wonderful example of unconditional love- proof you can make it through anything with hard work and great love. We love you so much and wish you many more years of happiness!