Much better late than never

We finally got to celebrate Christmas earlier this month! We had to squeeze it in between Keith's MRI at the beginning of the week and his sedated hearing exam and urology pre-op at the end, but we all enjoyed every second.
















































In addition to Christmas celebrating, we got to spend some time with Cousin Evie and the Smart Family, including Grandma Phyl which was special. It was a quick visit, but fun.





































Aunt Darel and Aunt Chels spent New Year's Eve with Keith and I at the hospital. Pretty sure we were breaking fire codes with so many of us crammed in such a small room, but it was fun. Keith would NOT let them go home that night, so the nurse let his Aunties stay. Chels and Darel slept on the window seat and I slept with Keith in his bed. A night to remember to say the least.

















January has been a very, very full month. I'm going to do my best to catch up!






Keith and I are hanging out in the hospital this week following insertion of ear tubes,
a kidney stone blast and placement of a kidney-bladder stent, all of which occurred yesterday afternoon. He's also received a blood and platelet transfusion while we've (conveniently) been admitted.


Keith went through another round of chemo last week which went smoothly. I know we say this all the time, but seriously, he is a trooper. We thought he would freak out coming back here since he really hasn't had much of a break. We've spent 2-3 days each week at the hospital since his discharge at the beginning of the month and he's been admitted twice. I'm positive he's sick of this place but very rarely complains. He's a very content little guy. He only needs his favorite story book, his movies and his Superhero and "bad guy" toys and he's good to go for however long we end up staying.


We're hopefully out of here today but we'll be back on Friday for a clinic visit, labs and likely another transfusion. But that should keep us out of here for awhile. We can only hope!

While Keith was at home, Grandma Smart, Aunt Chels and I snuck the kids out and had some fun: