Muscle Man

Go Jojo Great job Jordan....

We enjoyed a cookout last night with our baseball family.

This week after school the boys did a lot of this...I love when they play nicely together. :)

Ball Video....

This is Jansen doing what he loves....Chris and Jansen having been working on a new swing for the Spring season. Jansen doesn't play T-ball. This is just the best way to get a swing perfect...He is playing with the 7/8 Marlins and Chris is the head coach.

GA Cardinals

Ryder, Hoolie, Kyle, and Jordan

I found this on my computer today and wanted to share. These are 4 sweet little boys. We had spirit day earlier in the year, and they all wanted to wear and support our team.

GO GA ACADEMY CARDINALS!!!

Pre-op Stage 2

Today we had pre-op for stage 2 reconstruction. We had a long wait, but the boys had fun meeting 2 new families going through the same process. Both of these families were from out of town, and it made me thankful that we live so close to Dr. Jones office.

waiting...........

waiting..............................and finally after an hour we got to go back to the room.
Jansen got a good report and Dr. Jones talked a little about the surgery next Friday, Feb. 4. It will be about 2 hours long. We will continue to watch the "problem area", to make sure it continues to heal.
If Dr. Jones needs to clean it up a little bit he will do a "pinch graft." A lot of times when they do the ear lobe formation, they have extra skin, and instead of throwing it away he will use some of it to clean up the "problem area." If he does this, it doesn't require stitches or any cutting. Jansen is very excited about the next stage. Once we get stage 2 over and healed, we will wait until June to continue on. This little boy has LOTS of baseball ahead of him and he doesn't want to miss any of it.

(1-24-11) 10 weeks since surgery #1......4 weeks revision #2.( Stage 1 of 4 )

Check out the outline of his "new ear!!!!" He still has a little healing to do, but we are all so impressed with the work Dr. Jones does. When Jansen looks at it, he just grins!!! :)

Weekend Fun...

Our Saturday started out at GA Academy. They work these boys hard at the clinic twice a month. Jordan
Thomas
Jordan and Thomas
Ricky and Chris helping with the clinic

Caleb

Ryder and Jordan

Thomas and Kyle

Chris doing what he loves....

Jordan and Hoolie
Then we headed over to Homeplate for the Marlins practice......

Grant

Jansen

Jansen and his perfect swing...This boy amazes me.....

Then we headed to Stars Mill High School to watch my cousins team Brookwood High School vs. Southwest Dekalb girls play Basketball......

Dad and Jordan

Jonathan and Chris

Chris trying to be young....Please remember Chris...this is the sport that messed up your knee and ankle....Don't jump to high :)

Chris

Jansen watching every second of this game

Go Brookwood..My cousin is the head coach in white.....

Scott and the girls

Brookwood WINS!! Great Game Girls.......

While we were at the game I won 3 door prices...A publix's gift card, a cute bag, and ..........

drum roll please.............

a year membership to Homeplate.....Can you believe this?...My boys are already at the cages enough.... Chris is in heaven....Jordan is a member of GA Academy and now Jansen has a year membership to Homeplate...If you ever need the Kenty family.....try these places first.

We had a busy, but fun Saturday. We got to see family and enjoy a yummy dinner at Outback.

Sunday Fun:

Chris and Jansen have already been to Homeplate to turn in this certificate and practice a little ball....Jordan and the Cardinals will go at it again today. I will enjoy a quite house, watch football, and get us ready for the week.

Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings
2 cans crescent rolls
1/1/2 cup sugar
2 granny apples
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 sticks butter
1 can mountain dew

Cut/slice/peer apples
Roll apple in crescent roll
Melt butter, mix sugar and cinnamon
Pour on apple and then mountain dew


Bake uncover for 350 for 30-35

Serve with ice cream

I just made these for my sweet family last weekend and I wanted to share with everyone...YUMMY!!!

Special Friends.....

When Jansen was born I will never forget how lonely and lost I was. I knew nothing about Microtia and knew no one that I could relate too.


Chris came across someone when Jansen was a baby that knew a family that had a special little boy like us. I will never forget the night Molly called to talk about our babies.

Molly- you have been a dear friend to me over these past 5 years. I thank God for putting me in contact with you....After 5 years... and lots of blogging, facebooking, and phone calls, I finally got to meet Molly and her wonderful family. Molly and I

Nathan(Molly's son) has completed all 4 surgeries...and his new ear is wonderful. They had an appointment with Dr. Jones today and we knew it was a perfect time to finally meet.

We also got to meet up with our new friends The Burrows. Their son Greyson, just completed stage 3. Courtney....thanks for all your wonderful advice over the past few months.

While we were at the doctors office, we all met The Birch family. Their sweet little Sophie will be having stage 1 in February. Renee-I am here if you have any questions or need a shoulder to cry on.

After everyone met with Dr. Jones we headed to lunch at Uncle Julio.

Jansen, Jordan, Nathan, and Greyson

Renee, me, and Molly

Sophie

Greyson and Nathan

Nathan and Jansen

Our special babies

Nathan and Jansen

Greyson and Jansen

Jansen and Sophie

Renee, me, Molly, and Courtney

Molly and I with our boys

Leslie, Rod, Andrew, Chris the kids being silly Jordan, Nathan, and Jansen

Our lunch today will be something I will NEVER forget. I hope Jansen, Greyson, Nathan, and Sophie will remember this day too. These are 4 special kids.

Now a little about Jansen's visit with Dr. Jones....

We finally got a good report. Dr. Jones cleaned up Jansen's ear and we have very little cartilage showing!!! Everything is healing and blood is flowing again. The healing will continue and now .....It's time to move on!!!!

Stage 2: February 4...Formation of the earlobe.