Busted

So…Hayden finally has full permission to defend himself against our feisty, teasing Jace. Hayd thought the day would never come when BOTH Matt and I warned Jace, “You really shouldn’t tease your brother because one of these days you are going to feel well enough-- that we will let him tease you back!”

That day has come. This candidly shot photo tells a great story, right? The most ironic part to Jace was that his mom wasn’t rescuing him but was instead TAKING PICTURES! The nerve.

Christmas was great. New Years was a blast. We feel loved and blessed, and Jace is teasing everyone he’s around. Jace’s easiest chemo month is ahead, because he doesn’t have to go to Primary Children’s, and he doesn’t have to have an LP. Just Vincristine at Dr. H’s on the 13th. When J’dee recently asked Jace how many days of school he usually misses after his chemo treatments, he said, “Sometimes 1 and sometimes 2…but most of the time none.” After his excellent handling of the December LP and his proud presentation in the school Christmas program the week after his last treatment, I have so much hope this is true.

In years past when the boys wrestled with their dad, they begged (in a funny way) for help from anyone in the room, but I never jumped into the pile. I knew they could handle their own, and I would be in the way. Instead I just vocally cheered for the boys saying, “Go Hayden! Or go Jace!” To the contrary, for the last year, when Jace and Hayd would wrestle and rough house, I found myself stopping the fun pretty quickly-- stating that Jace could get hurt!, or that maybe he wasn’t strong enough to handle the play! But this holiday season, things have been different. Instead of stopping the fun, my voice is singing the most beautiful cheer I can utter… “Goooo Jace!”


(Even though they tease each other, they are still best buds.

This is them on Christmas morning in their new baseball quilts.)

Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for staying with us.

We love you.