Great Grandma Docter and the Herzog Grandkids. I LOVE this picture!

My dad at Wild Turkey at the Bourbon Festival in Bardstown.

This was another event filled weekend. I had lots of plans for the weekend since my dad is in town, so Zach thought it would be a good time to take the kids to visit his family. I was able to hang out with my parents all day Saturday. They treated me to an early Christmas present that I was in need of (thank you!!!!). Then, mom and I went to BJ's for a Steel Magnolia luncheon. The CF moms were glad to finally meet my mom. My dad and I spent the remainder of the afternoon trying to get my wireless printer working. It never worked, we went and got another. I ended up working on the printer until 1:30am. I took a short break to meet my parents and their friends visiting from Oklahoma for dinner. Then, spent 4 hours on the phone talking to a man from India. If you know me well, you know how frustrated I was! I had a migraine on top of it.....however, the printer now works!!! This morning, I got up bright and early to meet my parents and their friends for the Bourbon Festival in Bardstown. We went to the pancake breakfast where they had bourbon butter, syrup, and coffee. I do not like bourbon so I had the plain old stuff, but it smelled like bourbon. Then we went around all of the tents. I found a lady that has an awesome stand for displaying earrings and she is ordering me one. My favorite part was the food since I'm not a bourbon girl. I got fresh kettle corn and some cinnamon sugar almonds. Yum!!!!

The kids had a wonderful time at the Herzog's. Zach went golfing with his brother and dad. The boys went to a fire truck festival. Cameron said Trevor was sleeping and missed all of the trucks, but he and his cousin Sam went inside the trucks. He says it was fun. Great Grandma Docter came over today to see the kids. The picture of her with them is so sweet! Thanks for sending that Linda!!

Beautiful Weekend

Searching in the pumpkin patch while we waited for our tractor to come pick us up.

Another HUGE pumpkin.

Mom and Dad (Grandma and Grandpa)

Mommy with her boys.

Climbing all over the HUGE pumpkins.

Cheese-ball! I love it!

Trevor loved the little goat, so he sat down next to it smiling from ear to ear.

Apple at Hidden Hollow Orchard

Big weekend! My dad is in town for about two weeks. I will not be able to see him as much as I'd like since I have to work on the weekdays, but we were able to spend the day with him today. The only unfortunate part of today was that we could not be in Morehead to cheer on Zach for his triathalon. We left a hidden card in his car though to let him know we were thinking of him and he actually got home today before we even did. Beautiful weather for him this year though!!

So, our plan was to go to Hidden Hollow Orchard and then to Henry's Arc. However, the apple orchard didn't have any apples left because the weather made everything come in early this year. So, we decided we could just go out to Huber's as Dad and I wanted some of their seasonal wine anyway. So, Trevor had a nice nap on the way and when we got there we went into the petting zoo kids area. The kids fed a bunch of the animals. Trevor was not scared this time and loved feeding them! He loved petting them and hugging them (even the cement animals that were decoration). The kids went on the big slides and then we got lost in a huge corn maze. We never did find the end of it! Trevor was starving and pretty fussy, so we went straight to get lunch after the kids area. After lunch we headed over to take a tractor ride to go out and pick some apples. They are huge apples and taste great, we picked green delicious. The kids loved them. We did have a problem with them eating half and then throwing and getting a new one, but that's all part of it. It's a bit early for pumpkins, however, we did get one because it was the most perfectly shaped pumpkin and still on the stem. We also got a bunch of fresh bread and pumpkin muffin loafs as well as some pumpkin ice cream, yummy!

The kids both fell asleep on the way home and continued their naps when they got home. I've spent all day yesterday and now all night trying to fix my printer. We did everything we could think. My dad and I took it back, bought a new one and still can't get it to work. I've given up! Very frustrating. I don't know what we are going to do! Very tired, so I'd better go rest before the big week at work.

Labor Day Weekend

Cameron running around with the Jones kids.

This boy loves mowing the lawn. Probably won't as much when he gets older.

Before the U of L game.

Trevor has been going everywhere with these Mr. Potato Head glasses lately.

Trevor picked up this magazine and read all on his own. Zach was so proud!!

We had a fun filled weekend! Friday evening I was able to go out with the teachers I worked with last year. We saw that Drew Barrymore movie (which was way funnier than I had expected) and got dinner. It was very nice to see them and catch up! Then, Saturday we went over to hang out with a bunch of our friends in Louisville for the UK vs. U of L game. Sadly, U of L lost. :( The kids had a great time playing in the backyard and the weather was perfect for the day!! Sunday we choose to stay at the house and have a little down time with the family. The kids played at the house, we played outside, went on bike rides, the boys all took naps (including daddy) and I did a little school work. Trevor had a little accident, he fell out of his chair and his teeth cut his lip. It bled pretty bad, but a popsicle helped and stopped the bleeding. He has a bruise where it happened. Poor baby! Then Monday we played at the house some more and then went to the bluegrass festival to see Hog Operation play. It was such a nice day, the band was great, the kids could run and play, it was a really nice atmosphere. After the music, we went over to a friends house for some pizza and then got home pretty late. Unfortunately, that made for a rough morning this morning, both boys were really tired and a bit cranky! Hopefully they'll both catch up tonight and be good to go the rest of the week.

Kentucky State Fair

Riding the train

The Little Scrambler

Trevor was really tired.

My baby with grandma. He's getting so big, he's a little boy now.

Trevor loving the seats at Freedom Hall.

First rollarcoaster ride all by himself! We have pictures of him smiling once the ride started going.

Cameron's trying to hold Trevor's hand.

Cameron checking out the baby pigs.

Very serious once the ride started, look at his tongue.

Trevor wanted to get in and touch the little ducklings.

Today we went to the Kentucky State Fair. My mom came along too, which was fun. We started in the Expo center because that was where we parked. We also had the double stroller and those booth areas are so hard to get through with it once it gets busy. I was glad we did that first! We found a few neat things, the fair always has stuff you don't otherwise usually see. We had to get through quickly though as the kids didn't want to just sit in the stroller and kept escaping and running down isles. Then we went to see animals. The kids liked the animals in the cages in the expo center the best because they got to pet them. We watched a little of the horse show competition. Trevor liked sitting in the seats at Freedom Hall. He wasn't heavy enough to hold them down, so it kept flipping up, he laughed, he thought it was fun. Cameron on the other hand did not like that! He wanted it to stay down. After the horse show we went to eat lunch and then headed to the rides. Cameron was such a big boy! All the kid rides that he could do would not allow adults. He was hesitant at first, but then enjoyed handing his tickets to the person and getting on. He went on a rollarcoaster, some cars, boats, motorcycles, a spinning thing, a train, and I can't remember what else. Zach and I went on an adult rollarcoaster. It threw my neck around, I couldn't lift my head up for half the ride. I'm getting OLD!!! My neck still hurts from that ride. Trevor took a little nap during the ride part, he went on the car ride with Cameron and looked like he was about to pass out. Right after, he fell asleep in the stroller. Anyway, all in all, a great day at the fair. The weather was great, the boys were good, and we all enjoyed it. Tonight Zach and I are headed to a neighborhood pool party just for adults. We don't know what to expect, but thought we'd try it.

Trevor really thinks he should get a chance to do CPT as well. If we leave it plugged in, he thinks it's so fun to go get it and crawl on the couch to do therapy like his big brother.

The boys used to need their own chairs. Now they will sit together and watch something (at least when they are both in a good mood). Cameron likes to call Trevor his 'little buddy.'

The boys watching a movie in our bed.

Trevor eating his first corn on the cob (Isn't he cute??)

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted anything. Things have been so busy....I know, the story of life! I spent like two weeks preparing for school to start. Last week school started and I've been working like crazy. The beginning of the year is always crazy busy, but the fact that I'm at a new school with new requirements and teaching a new grade means that I have a bunch more to do and I can't use my plans from last year. I feel like I've hardly seen my kids and I'm so exhausted! I know it will get easier with time though. On the bright side, I'm really getting along well with the teachers, my parents, and seem to have a good group of kids this year. I'm still trying to figure out if I will be staying at this school all year, which makes things even more hectic! Hopefully I'll get a better idea about that this week!

The kids have been spending one night a week with Grandma Hoeptner. They go on a different night so that she can enjoy each of them one at a time. We really enjoy having the time with the kids one-on-one too!

This was an awesome weekend, although much too fast! Zach and I were in desperate need of some time together. While I went from seeing the kids all day every day to hardly at all, Zach and I also really needed some time. Zach has also been so busy. He's been working out a lot and doing some serious soul searching and spiritual searching! He's been doing a lot of reading and self-improvement activities. After 45 days, I can still not say what has brought this on, but he seems to be a much happier person than I've seen in years! So, my mom was nice enough to take the kids Saturday and night so that we could go on a date. It was kind of like a teenage date. We went to the movies during the day to see "Step Up 3D." That was Zach's first ever 3D movie, neither of us quite understand why people like 3D so much, the visual quality is just not nearly the same. Then we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for a CF fundraiser that another team was doing. Over the coarse of the night, they had over 500 people. It was really quite an impressive event! They had a silent auction, a special menu in addition to the regular one, specialty purple drinks, the waiters even wore purple wigs and the CF Teams shirt! After that we stopped into Incredible Daves to play Blacklight Bowling (which neither of us were very good at!). We played a few arcade games, it was fun. Then we went to the Comfy Cow, an ice cream place that has gotten pretty popular here that we had never had the chance to go to. Then we came home and enjoyed spending time together and of course, sleeping in this morning (7:30 is now sleeping in for us:) After we got up, we cleaned, and cleaned, and cleaned. It's hard not to take the opportunity while the kids aren't here to mess it up right away. Zach cleaned and organized the garage and the basement. I cleaned the entire downstairs, swept, mopped, did all the laundry, and bathrooms. Then, we watched Date Night On Demand with a HUGE breakfast that I made. The movie was hilarious and it was really nice to have the time together. After we got the kids today we came home, had dinner, and then took them to the pool. Trevor got his first sting, a sweat bee stung him in the pool, we had to strip him to get it out of his shirt, but them we swam more. I can't believe tomorrow is already the start of another work week. How will I do 5 days????

Trevor Loved the Slide

Nana and Trev at VBS

Trevor climbed in the cooler, there is nothing he won't try to get in if he can!!

Going down the slide into the pool, over and over, he loved it!

Cam jumping off the diving board. He didn't need any pushing to do it. He tried to get in the steps, but they were so far down he said he just wanted to jump and asked if he could go off the board. There was no stopping him after that!

The summer is flying by! I haven't got everything on my summer "to-do" list complete! This last week the kids had vacation bible school each evening. Actually, Trevor was too young this year, we did one night and he didn't go back. Cameron loved it. The last day they did a little performance and when we had to leave, Cameron cried the whole way home and was hysterical for a hour in bed because he wanted to go back to bible school and he knew it was over. Might have been the result of coming down from a sugar high, who knows. This weekend we went to stay at Zach's parents house. They were out of town, but were nice enough to let us stay and invite some friends over for a pool party. All of our friends were very appreciative to have a pool to hang out by on such an extremely hot day! This entire summer has just been WAY too hot! It is much easier to be outside when there is a pool. I usually like to be in a lawn chair for most of the time, but our two boys never got out of the water. Ever since the boat day on the lake, Trevor loves big open water. He tries going in the pool before he has a float, whether we're in there or not, no fear!! I was terrified he'd drown. So, Zach and I were in the water mostly the entire day. The boys swam for a little over 5 hours straight and only went in because it was past bedtime and they were forced because it was getting dark! Very fun! It was really nice to see all of our friends as well and their babies.

Tonight Zach sang at open mic night at our church. He did great! He's getting more and more into playing his guitar at church and singing.

Tomorrow Trevor and I are going to go visit Papa at the hospital. It's his third week and I know he will enjoy to see Trevor for a little bit. He'd like to see Cam too, but I don't want to risk Cameron picking up something there, so Nana will watch him while I take Trevor for the visit. Then Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday I have work all day, professional development days! I'm supposed to be able to get into my room the following Monday. I am nervous about getting set up, I will have 4 days (if it doesn't get delayed due to construction). I don't know what supplies are in my room, how I'm going to organize, how much I need to bring from home from the stuff I had in my other room. It's not the same when you move grades and schools. I'm nervous about it. I need to practice with my new active board too so I don't look like a fool when the kids are there. So, the week after that, school starts!!! Basically, summer is over!!!! Man, seems like there isn't much of a summer these days for teachers with all the stuff that we have to do once the kids are out and then the prep that has to be done weeks before they come!

Oh, we got Skype set up and tried it with my dad tonight. Pretty neat. The kids are going to love being able to see someone while they talk to them!!

The kids are just too cute sometimes, dancing together in the car. They were running around hiding from each other this morning for about 15 minutes. It was pretty cute!

Trevor's been a bit fussy lately, he has a tooth coming in and he's getting over a virus. Cameron has been his usual busy self. It's been so hot, we've had to stay inside.

Here's a video of Trevor lifting just like his daddy does, blowing out air when the weight gets over his head and everything. He thinks he's so strong. Too cute!

Clinic Visit

We went in for Cameron's regular check-up at the CF clinic. He only gained a quarter of a pound, but he grew a half inch. He's staying steady on the growth chart. We are going to try to decrease his Miralax and see how that goes. He was able to try blowing into a mask that is attached to a computer. This helps to give lung function numbers to the docs. Cameron had to try to blow out the 16 candles on the computer. He thought it was fun! He did really great the first couple times and then started humming rather than blowing and blew lower numbers. We'll try again next time. Everything else looked good though, we just need to put some more weight on this kid! We are also going to start Probiotics with him daily. I think I'm going to join him in that, can't hurt!

Things have been busy here! We just completed a week long visit from my sister, Erin. My dad was also here for about 3 days over the 4th of July. We kept ourselves busy each day it seemed like! Last weekend we went to Churchill Downs for Downs After Dark. We were in Millionaires row and it was a really nice evening! We didn't win much, but didn't lose much! Unfortunately, as we were leaving, a drunk driver was playing bumper cars and hit US!!! We are still trying to work out if he has insurance or not, but everyone was okay and it could have been worse!
Then we hung out at the house for fireworks. My friend Melinda came down to visit with us and my whole family was here. We had plenty of huge fireworks going off in the neighborhood and we did some of the smaller ones ourselves. The kids played in the pool and the backyard most of the day. It was really fun! My sister and I took the kids to the zoo one day and to Huber's Farm another day. On my sister's birthday my parents rented a boat out on Taylorsville Lake. That was a really fun day. The kids did great and LOVED the water!!!! They are like fish, we couldn't get them out! Cameron just loves jumping in the water now that he's more comfortable in the water. We should have brought a float for Trevor. He wanted to be on his own, but of course he couldn't swim, so someone had to be holding him the whole time. It gets tiring treading water for so long!! If we didn't watch him carefully, he'd be heading down the ladder without us, he was ready to go!! My sister left a couple days ago and the kids were very sad. Trevor is still walking around saying her name wondering where she is. Erin....MOVE CLOSER!!
A very sad event also happened this week. One of the mothers in my support group for CF lost her daughter. Our group really came together for support! We all attended the visitation at the same time with our husbands and also the funeral the following day. It was very hard. It is reality slapping you in the face. Many of the moms kept making sure I was alright, telling me this wouldn't be Cameron's future because meds are so much better and there will be even more in time for Cameron. I wasn't really the most sad for Cameron because I feel there truly will be a control for Cameron, this is why we need to keep fundraising constantly!!! I just felt for the mother so much. I can't even imagine! It was the most touching 'Celebration of Life' I have ever been to. Most funerals are like weddings, so cookie cutter. The same things are always said and it's just so generic. This service was officiated by someone who knew this girl and took the time to learn even more. He read directly from her bible, he had true touching stories about her. The whole thing was very personal and touching. Very sad, but very touching! I can't imagine and hope to never go through such a thing with either of my children!
Cameron goes on Tuesday for his CF Clinic check-up. Hopefully they will say he has gained some weight as he lost quite a bit when he was sick last month. I will post to let you know.

Erin's Birthday - Taylorsville Lake

Trevor just loves his grandma so much. He always wants to be around her.

Finally learned to love being in big water. Couldn't stop him from climbing in on his own by the end of the afternoon.

Trevor fell asleep not a couple minutes after the boat was moving. Couldn't be that comfortable, but he was OUT!

Cameron loved swimming with his Aunt Erin. He wanted her to come jump in with him each and every time. Aunt Erin got a lot of exercise!

Driving the boat with Grandpa.

Cameron became comfortable in the water this year from swim lessons. Now, he LOVES jumping in the water. He must have jumped off the boat 50-100 times that day!

My little cutie in his life jacket.

Erin and I at the end of the day.

4th of July

Watching fireworks with Aunt Erin.

My sister and I

Swimming all day

Why does he love the mud so much???

My boys