Lloyd Family

Ezra turned 7 on March 16th! He was super excited for this event, of course. His breakfast choice was bakery doughnuts. For dinner we dined on tins of herring  (Hanna and I abstained)  and fruit kabobs! Ezra chose, and helped make, a pinata cake.  He frosted and decorated a little cake just for himself. One of the gifts we gave Ezra was an airsoft gun.  I think one of the highlights of his day was having a big airsoft battle with  Zane, Zac and the Lawrence cousins: Bryan, Ethan and Tyson.  Our boys had created a big battlefield on the lawn  (only a part of which is pictured) with plenty of places to hide behind. Good times. We love you, Ezra! You are non-stop imagination, creativity and fun!

Over the last several months we have noticed that Hanna almost always has a sore throat.  She's had difficulty swallowing food and sleeping at night.  We took her to Dr. Mayes, a ENT, who confirmed that Hanna's tonsils were larger than normal  and she would probably benefit from having them removed.  We decided to go ahead with it. The operation was Wednesday of Spring Break.  We arrived at the hospital at 6:40 am and got some lab work done.  Hanna got her first IV! Then we watced TV and read for a while.  We met various nurses, the nurse anesthetist and the anesthesiologist. About 9:00 they gave Hanna the sedative and took her back for surgery.  She said later that she went under within a few seconds.  The surgery took only about 20 minutes and went perfectly.  An hour later the nurses brought Hanna back to me where she woke up some more  and was required to eat a root beer popsicle before she c...

Meet Joe!  Joe is our new 12-week old puppy.  He is super sweet, and gives us all the loves and kisses we can handle! We are attempting to potty train him, which is about as much fun as you'd imagine. We want him to be inside with us for a little while so we can give him lots of attention and hopefully train him to be a wonderful companion!

Kory and I have been trying to take our kids out more frequently.  Recently, Kory took Zane and Zac to dinner and a CSI basketball game.  He also took the girls out to dinner and shopping. Last night  Hanna and Zac accompanied me to CSI's Spring Jazz Concert.  We had a fun time together, while confirming that Jazz music doesn't truly appeal to any of us. Guess it's the little boys' turn next!

Ez lost his first tooth yesterday.  It was about time, since he was turning into a shark :)