Soooooo...Huffington Post asked if Craig would mind writing a blog for Father's Day and here it is!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-dismuke/celebrating-a-special-fat_b_3455144.html
"In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us ... nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8
Ursula Madden's Interview From WMCTV Channel 5 News
Ursula Madden from WMCTV Channel 5 News interviewed us at St. Jude for the SJ Dream Home Giveaway. The segment aired on Monday June 10th as part of the "Stories Of Hope" leading up to the Dream Home Giveaway on Sunday June 23rd. WMCTV is airing multiple stories each day to promote the SJ Dream Home Giveaway and we've already seen several patients and staff that we know! The video link is below but it can also be found at www.wmctv.com by searching Ingram the Conqueror!
http://www.wmctv.com/story/22552821/germantown-family-thanks-st-jude-for-its-research-treatments
http://www.wmctv.com/story/22552821/germantown-family-thanks-st-jude-for-its-research-treatments
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| This Is The Screen Shot Of The Begining Of The Segment... Is That A Sly Smile Or What?? |
Saturday June 8th, Bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ingram has been asking to the lake since last year and we were finally able to go Saturday! If you don't know by now, other than going to St. Jude, Ingram's favorite place to go is to see Bob (the boat) and his favorite thing to do is to drive Bob 100 fast! We hadn't been since last year because of Ingram's treatment and we kept telling him we would go when it gets hot. Well it's finally hot and we had a free day to take a road trip to Pickwick for the day.
The first thing Ingram said as we were leaving town was "Thanks Daddy for taking me to see Bob" and we were still in Collierville at this point! He continued all day long telling us thank you over and over again and with each time, my eyes filled with tears. Once we finally got loaded and ready to launch into the water, we realized the battery was completely dead and had to head into the shop to get a replacement; the best thing is that our kids didn't complain at all and the guys at Sportsman's had us ready to go within 30 minutes which was totally amazing!
Once we hit the water, I felt Peace fill my heart and once again tears fill my eyes as the five of us were doing one of Ingram's absolute favorite things! He's gone through so much that he deserves a lake day everyday but he never complained about not being able to go to the lake and then when we could go, he didn't complain about not being able to get in the water. He just deserves the best and he truly had a great day! Instead of his seat next to me in the shade, he took over the front of the boat and just sat there facing out with his eyes shut. He told me he was "sitting like this so I could feel the wind when Daddy drove fast" and that it was his "favorite spot ever!" I mean, seriously, he was so happy and our hearts were so full to be able to let him experience the water again.
All three of the kids love to go to the cliffs and this time Ingram decided he was going to jump! I didn't think he would do it, but he did and he loved it. He didn't jump from the highest one (15 feet), but jumped from the middle one (5 feet) and the smallest one (2 feet) and then he wanted to go back to the boat to drive with Daddy. We drove around and visited the Bosworth's house but they weren't there; that didn't stop our kids from hopping off the boat and playing around on their dock while we waited for them to get home. After we left their house, we ran into the Rowlands and spent the rest of the day on the lake with them! Our kids were so happy to see them and it was the first time they'd seen any of the kids (other than Phebe) in almost a year. We knee boarded, wake boarded, and tubed the rest of the day until we were the last ones dragged out of the water. We made it back from the lake around midnight after a fun dinner at Pickwick Pizza where the kids played on the sand volleyball courts for what seemed like hours while we caught up at the tables over a late night dinner.
The first thing Ingram said as we were leaving town was "Thanks Daddy for taking me to see Bob" and we were still in Collierville at this point! He continued all day long telling us thank you over and over again and with each time, my eyes filled with tears. Once we finally got loaded and ready to launch into the water, we realized the battery was completely dead and had to head into the shop to get a replacement; the best thing is that our kids didn't complain at all and the guys at Sportsman's had us ready to go within 30 minutes which was totally amazing!
Once we hit the water, I felt Peace fill my heart and once again tears fill my eyes as the five of us were doing one of Ingram's absolute favorite things! He's gone through so much that he deserves a lake day everyday but he never complained about not being able to go to the lake and then when we could go, he didn't complain about not being able to get in the water. He just deserves the best and he truly had a great day! Instead of his seat next to me in the shade, he took over the front of the boat and just sat there facing out with his eyes shut. He told me he was "sitting like this so I could feel the wind when Daddy drove fast" and that it was his "favorite spot ever!" I mean, seriously, he was so happy and our hearts were so full to be able to let him experience the water again.
All three of the kids love to go to the cliffs and this time Ingram decided he was going to jump! I didn't think he would do it, but he did and he loved it. He didn't jump from the highest one (15 feet), but jumped from the middle one (5 feet) and the smallest one (2 feet) and then he wanted to go back to the boat to drive with Daddy. We drove around and visited the Bosworth's house but they weren't there; that didn't stop our kids from hopping off the boat and playing around on their dock while we waited for them to get home. After we left their house, we ran into the Rowlands and spent the rest of the day on the lake with them! Our kids were so happy to see them and it was the first time they'd seen any of the kids (other than Phebe) in almost a year. We knee boarded, wake boarded, and tubed the rest of the day until we were the last ones dragged out of the water. We made it back from the lake around midnight after a fun dinner at Pickwick Pizza where the kids played on the sand volleyball courts for what seemed like hours while we caught up at the tables over a late night dinner.
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| Well Apparently It's Snack Time With Pringles And Cheetoh Puffs While Bob Gets A New Battery! |
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| "Hang On Girls!! I'll Save You!!" |
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| Full Speed Ahead! |
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| Trying Out A Fishing Pole For The First Time At The Bosworth's Place! |
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| Woohoo!!! Look Who We Came Across At The Lake! The Rowlands!! |
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| Yeehawwww!! Ride Em Cowgirl! Lindsey's Favorite Spot...The Knee Board! |
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| My Happy Guys! Ingram's Favorite Spot! |
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| Lindsey And Sarah Elizabeth Trying To Body Surf... It Didn't Quite Work, But It Was Funny To Watch! |
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| Madison Knee Boarding Backwards! That Girl's Got Skills! |
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| Apparently She Got Daddy's Skills Cause Mommy Can't Do That!! |
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| The Girl Boat...With The Exception Of Harley, The Token Male! Mrs. Stephan, Phebe, Harley The Dog, Meriel, And Madison |
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| Mr. Chris And Council Hooked Together Wake Boarding From Two Separate Lines On Two Separate Boats! |
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| Madison And Phebe Surfing The Tube! Madison's Favorite Spot...Right Next To Phebe Again! |
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| Until Next Time..... |
Wednesday to Sunday June 5th to 9th, The Fed Ex St. Jude Classic Week!!
Ingram was sooooo excited that the "Golf Guys" were back in town at Southwind this week! Ingram had been asking every day if it was time for him to play golf again; last year, we took one of his clubs and he got to hit with a couple of the players at the 11th hole as part of the Little Loopers program for the St. Jude kids and this year he was able to do it again. And again he did!! He took his little red golf club and asked anyone he could if they had a ball he could hit. We purposefully didn't take a ball because it could have been hit out on the course while we weren't looking...yes, it's happened before but on the soccer field during one of the girls' games!
On Wednesday, we got to Southwind early because not only was Ingram getting to be a part of the Pro-Am, but Daddy got to play too!! Craig was asked to fill in for Tony Thomas (Danny Thomas' son) and was able to play with Professional Golfer Mark Wilson for the day! Also in the group were SJ Donors Al Saltiel and Micheal Simmons and SJ Board Member Camille Sarrouf Jr.. They even let Ingram tee off with them on the 3rd Hole. We followed them around for a while before we headed off to caddy on the 11th after lunch for Cameron Tringale and Scott Stallings.
Ingram and the girls both walked from Tee box to the Green with Cameron and they were chatting the whole way down the fairway! I was walking right alongside the boundary ropes down the whole time just to make sure Ingram didn't decided to show Cameron his underwear like he did last year to Scott Verplank! Ingram had told Cameron that he threw a ball in the water last year and asked him if he had one he could throw in this year; I guess it made sense to Ingram since it was fun to watch the splash and of course Cameron was sweet and gave him one to throw and one that he signed for him too!
When it was time for Scott Stallings to come through, Ingram went out by himself and he talked to Scott a bunch. Somehow Ingram managed to get a hold of one of Scott's clubs, not his little red one, and hit a few balls off the 11th tee while they were waiting for the green to clear! Reluctantly, Ingram gave back the real club and watched Scott hit before they headed down the fairway. Once he got to the green, he was just way to fascinated with the water. Luckily, Scott and his Caddy made sure he didn't get too close and fall in; I think he was just looking for his balls that he threw in earlier. Scott was so sweet and gave Ingram his glove after he signed it and Ingram automatically put it on his hand and kept it there until we made it all the way back to the 11th Tee to show Daddy!
On Sunday, we went back for the final day of the tournament and followed around daddy's new favorite golfer, Mark Wilson! We were all there and Ingram was able to shout out "Go Mr. Mark!" on the sidelines and he actually heard him and shouted back "Hey Craig! Hey Ingram!" and even hit a little better after he saw Ingram; we'll just say it was a little Ingram the Conqueror that helped him along! We followed him a little more then headed in to the SJ tent for some cold air and ice cream before we headed out once again to follow Scott Stallings and Phil Mickelson who were paired together. We grabbed a spot on the 12th hole and watched another of Craig's favorites Padraig Harrington come through before Scott and Phil.
After we watched everyone play, we headed back indoors for another set of ice cream and lemonade while we waited for the end of the tournament for another fun SJ kid moment. Ingram and the other kids that were there got to go down on the 18th Green as Harris English was presented as the winner of the 2013 Fed Ex St. Jude Classic! They also got to meet Univeristy of Memphis Men's Basketball Coach Josh Pastner as he tried to make a 50-foot putt for $50,000 for SJ; he didn't make it, but he gave all the kids a hug while he was out there talking to them all. Ingram was able to get Harris' autograph on his ticket to add to his collection for this year's fun stuff.
We had a great time at the tournament and saw all of our favorite ALSAC and SJ guys and gals, especially Mr. Shadyac. Ingram actually said he wanted to stay home and have a pajama day, but when we told him Mr. Shadyac was going to be there, he got dressed super fast to go see him. We were able to see a lot of our favorite golfers and also met some new families from St. Jude. We met the Allen family last year during the Little Looper program because they shuttled the kids back and forth for their caddy times in the golf carts. But this year it was different because their daughter, Ally, has since been diagnosed with Anaplastic Ependymoma and is currently undergoing treatment...this is Ingram's same tumor type and they live here and go to our set of schools and everything. It was totally orchestrated by God for us to be there again and meet them and I about fell out when I realized who they were and vice versa!
On Wednesday, we got to Southwind early because not only was Ingram getting to be a part of the Pro-Am, but Daddy got to play too!! Craig was asked to fill in for Tony Thomas (Danny Thomas' son) and was able to play with Professional Golfer Mark Wilson for the day! Also in the group were SJ Donors Al Saltiel and Micheal Simmons and SJ Board Member Camille Sarrouf Jr.. They even let Ingram tee off with them on the 3rd Hole. We followed them around for a while before we headed off to caddy on the 11th after lunch for Cameron Tringale and Scott Stallings.
Ingram and the girls both walked from Tee box to the Green with Cameron and they were chatting the whole way down the fairway! I was walking right alongside the boundary ropes down the whole time just to make sure Ingram didn't decided to show Cameron his underwear like he did last year to Scott Verplank! Ingram had told Cameron that he threw a ball in the water last year and asked him if he had one he could throw in this year; I guess it made sense to Ingram since it was fun to watch the splash and of course Cameron was sweet and gave him one to throw and one that he signed for him too!
When it was time for Scott Stallings to come through, Ingram went out by himself and he talked to Scott a bunch. Somehow Ingram managed to get a hold of one of Scott's clubs, not his little red one, and hit a few balls off the 11th tee while they were waiting for the green to clear! Reluctantly, Ingram gave back the real club and watched Scott hit before they headed down the fairway. Once he got to the green, he was just way to fascinated with the water. Luckily, Scott and his Caddy made sure he didn't get too close and fall in; I think he was just looking for his balls that he threw in earlier. Scott was so sweet and gave Ingram his glove after he signed it and Ingram automatically put it on his hand and kept it there until we made it all the way back to the 11th Tee to show Daddy!
On Sunday, we went back for the final day of the tournament and followed around daddy's new favorite golfer, Mark Wilson! We were all there and Ingram was able to shout out "Go Mr. Mark!" on the sidelines and he actually heard him and shouted back "Hey Craig! Hey Ingram!" and even hit a little better after he saw Ingram; we'll just say it was a little Ingram the Conqueror that helped him along! We followed him a little more then headed in to the SJ tent for some cold air and ice cream before we headed out once again to follow Scott Stallings and Phil Mickelson who were paired together. We grabbed a spot on the 12th hole and watched another of Craig's favorites Padraig Harrington come through before Scott and Phil.
After we watched everyone play, we headed back indoors for another set of ice cream and lemonade while we waited for the end of the tournament for another fun SJ kid moment. Ingram and the other kids that were there got to go down on the 18th Green as Harris English was presented as the winner of the 2013 Fed Ex St. Jude Classic! They also got to meet Univeristy of Memphis Men's Basketball Coach Josh Pastner as he tried to make a 50-foot putt for $50,000 for SJ; he didn't make it, but he gave all the kids a hug while he was out there talking to them all. Ingram was able to get Harris' autograph on his ticket to add to his collection for this year's fun stuff.
We had a great time at the tournament and saw all of our favorite ALSAC and SJ guys and gals, especially Mr. Shadyac. Ingram actually said he wanted to stay home and have a pajama day, but when we told him Mr. Shadyac was going to be there, he got dressed super fast to go see him. We were able to see a lot of our favorite golfers and also met some new families from St. Jude. We met the Allen family last year during the Little Looper program because they shuttled the kids back and forth for their caddy times in the golf carts. But this year it was different because their daughter, Ally, has since been diagnosed with Anaplastic Ependymoma and is currently undergoing treatment...this is Ingram's same tumor type and they live here and go to our set of schools and everything. It was totally orchestrated by God for us to be there again and meet them and I about fell out when I realized who they were and vice versa!
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| It Took A Long Time, But We Finally Found Daddy...In The Sand! Apparently The Two Holes We Watched Him Play Gave Him Bad Luck; Once We Left, He Was Hitting In The Fairways Again! |
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| Daddy Lining Up His Putt With Mark Wilson Watching! No Pressure! |
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| Ingram Taking Some Pointers From "Mr. Mark" While Daddy Watches From The Back! |
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| Meeting Mr. Cameron Tringale On The 11th Tee! |
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| Walking Down The Fairway With His Girls And Cameron! |
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| One Happy Daddy + Three Happy Kids = One Very Happy Mommy!! He Finished Playing With Mark Wilson, Now He Gets To Play With Us! |
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| Ingram Trying To Carry Scott Stallings Bag |
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| Ingram Showing Mr. Scott Stallings How It's Done! Notice That They Switched Clubs And Scott Is Holding Ingram's Little Red Putter While Ingram Has Scotts Club! |
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| "But I Just Want To See Where I Threw The Ball. I Promise I Won't Fall In The Water!" |
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| "Look Daddy! I Got A Glove Like You!" |
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| Waiting For Scott And Phil To Tee Off At The 12th! |
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| University Of Memphis Men's Basketball Coach Josh Pastner Giving Ingram A Hug! |
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| Look At All Those Cute Kids!! |
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| The Crew With Mr. Rick Shadyac!! |
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| Apparently Ingram Got Bored Waiting On His Autograph From Harris English! What Are We Going To Do With That Kid?? |
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| The Anaplastic Ependymoma Twins (According To Our Girls) And Instant Friends Ingram And Allie |
Thursday and Friday May 30th and 31th, Gotta Love Friends!
The whole crew took a trip to Dr. Sandusky's office while Madison got on her bottom braces. Normally Ingram and Lindsey are running around the office trying to pester Madison, but that didn't happen today. They were on "Dismuke Lock Down" and were so quiet that even the rest of the staff didn't know they were there until about 30 minutes later when I let them go say "Hi!" to Madison. They behaved very well and even played together quietly too. The total opposite happened around 9pm when they were in the middle of the street with Daddy doing their daily soccer drills. They were already loud, but when we had some unexpected company drive by, I'm pretty sure we woke up some neighbors!! Big Dog and Mrs. Jackie stopped over and Big Doggie (Ingram's new name for him) and the kids got into another ice fight; this is not the first time ice chunks have been thrown from Big Dog's truck, but they always go the same way...everyone throwing ice at each other then Big Dog finally gets the cooler and starts dumping ice on each of the kids as they go running and screaming with the biggest smiles ever on their faces. We love these kind of drive-by's!
Friday we all, except for Daddy of course, slept in pretty late and it was soooo nice! Our only responsibility for the day was heading to Phebe's birthday party at Sky Zone; this was no regular birthday party either...Phebe, along with Chris and Stephan, were coming back in town for the first time since moving to the Dominican Republic a year ago. Madison was so excited that she made us get to the party at least 30 minutes early because she wanted to be the first one to see the Phebe. Ingram and Lindsey were excited too and passed the time by playing baseball on the steps and the ramp and inside waiting to see everyone. While Madison jumped, I took Ingram and Lindsey and we found a Baskin Robbins and I told them they could get whatever they wanted. Lindsey got two scoops of Chocolate Fudge in a waffle cone with M & M's on the side and Ingram got a side of Gummy Worms and no ice cream; he also ended up stealing some of Lindsey's M&M's!
Once we got home from the party and Baskin Robbins, the girls ran with Daddy while we waited on our company to get in town and the kids were soooo excited to meet them. The guys, Ben, Joseph, Matt, and Matthew, were stopping for the night on the way to Chattanooga and a friend of ours asked if they could stay the night. They were great and the kids were so excited to have new folks in the house. Since the girls and Daddy were sweaty from running (and Ingram riding his scooter while Daddy ran), they all decided to jump in the pool before we headed to dinner. We've never had 4 college dudes in the pool at once and it was crazy how much water was out of the pool from them and the kids and Daddy doing flips, gainers, cannon balls, can openers, and belly flops off the board. The waves alone could be heard over the kids yelling and laughing and announcing what they were going to do. Some days I really feel sorry for our neighbors with our noise level!!
Since it was 8pm already and Ingram hadn't napped at all, we quickly made it to Russo's and the kids ("the kids" now includes the guys) played tag outside of Russo's while the band played on the patio. Lindsey had a mean game of Hangman going on with the guys, but in typical Lindsey style, it was a totally crazy phrase with punctuation added into the dashes for guessing. "Your Odd!" was her phrase that they had to guess which led to a grammar lesson by Joe and lots of laughter by the rest of us! I guess since school's has been out for a week, she's already forgotten everything Mrs. Berry taught her; it's going to be a long summer making sure she remembers everything to be ready for 4th grade. We made it home after 2 pizzas, 3 kids meals, and 2 entrees later to have Madison, Lindsey, and Ingram sleep together in Madison's room while the guys took had the back and Ingram's room...and all his Thomas the Train blankets to stay warm and his stuffed animals to snuggle!
Friday we all, except for Daddy of course, slept in pretty late and it was soooo nice! Our only responsibility for the day was heading to Phebe's birthday party at Sky Zone; this was no regular birthday party either...Phebe, along with Chris and Stephan, were coming back in town for the first time since moving to the Dominican Republic a year ago. Madison was so excited that she made us get to the party at least 30 minutes early because she wanted to be the first one to see the Phebe. Ingram and Lindsey were excited too and passed the time by playing baseball on the steps and the ramp and inside waiting to see everyone. While Madison jumped, I took Ingram and Lindsey and we found a Baskin Robbins and I told them they could get whatever they wanted. Lindsey got two scoops of Chocolate Fudge in a waffle cone with M & M's on the side and Ingram got a side of Gummy Worms and no ice cream; he also ended up stealing some of Lindsey's M&M's!
Once we got home from the party and Baskin Robbins, the girls ran with Daddy while we waited on our company to get in town and the kids were soooo excited to meet them. The guys, Ben, Joseph, Matt, and Matthew, were stopping for the night on the way to Chattanooga and a friend of ours asked if they could stay the night. They were great and the kids were so excited to have new folks in the house. Since the girls and Daddy were sweaty from running (and Ingram riding his scooter while Daddy ran), they all decided to jump in the pool before we headed to dinner. We've never had 4 college dudes in the pool at once and it was crazy how much water was out of the pool from them and the kids and Daddy doing flips, gainers, cannon balls, can openers, and belly flops off the board. The waves alone could be heard over the kids yelling and laughing and announcing what they were going to do. Some days I really feel sorry for our neighbors with our noise level!!
Since it was 8pm already and Ingram hadn't napped at all, we quickly made it to Russo's and the kids ("the kids" now includes the guys) played tag outside of Russo's while the band played on the patio. Lindsey had a mean game of Hangman going on with the guys, but in typical Lindsey style, it was a totally crazy phrase with punctuation added into the dashes for guessing. "Your Odd!" was her phrase that they had to guess which led to a grammar lesson by Joe and lots of laughter by the rest of us! I guess since school's has been out for a week, she's already forgotten everything Mrs. Berry taught her; it's going to be a long summer making sure she remembers everything to be ready for 4th grade. We made it home after 2 pizzas, 3 kids meals, and 2 entrees later to have Madison, Lindsey, and Ingram sleep together in Madison's room while the guys took had the back and Ingram's room...and all his Thomas the Train blankets to stay warm and his stuffed animals to snuggle!
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| Ice Fight!! |
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| "No, Don't Get All The Ice...I Need It For The Drinks!" Said Big Dog Only To Pick Up The Cooler And Dump It On The Kids! |
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| It's A Big Dog Special!! High Flying Madison! |
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| "Careful Big Dog!!! Watch Out For His Port!!!!!!" Yells Over-Protective Mommy |
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| Leaping Lindsey!! |
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| Of Course, They Needed To Wash Off From The Ice Fight! And Yes, Ingram Is Swimming In His Underwear! |
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| Two Happy Girls!! Madison And Phebe! |
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| Swimming With The Guys! Check Out The Water Outside Of The Pool! The Diving Board Was Getting Lit Up!!!! |
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| Russo's Dinner With The Guys! You Never Know What's Going To Happen With These Kids!! |
Tuesday and Wednesday May 28th and 29th, St. Jude Friends and Moving Friends :(
Tuesday was a super fun day for the kids! The girls got to go to St. Jude with Ingram to have his sinus x-rays taken and to meet with the ENT to discuss the results. He's been battling a pretty major sinus infection for the last few months; we thought it was just allergies since everyone in Memphis seems to have allergies, but when he had his MRI on April 29th, they saw some pretty full sinuses and the poor guy had never complained! His x-ray showed great improvement, but they felt the need to start him on 3 different medicines to really get him all the way better. We're hoping that these next few months of medicine will have him all clear and dry so that he might get his port out at the end of the summer after his next MRI in July. Speaking of 3 new medicines, Ingram is definitely great at medicines and we all know that, but he used a nose spray, chewed a chewable pill, and swallowed a pill all for the first time the very same day! He was so excited about it that he has been telling everyone he's seen about it. We also got to see Bailey and play with her while we were at SJ for his appointments. Bailey and our three monkeys took over the Toddler playground in between D and E Clinics and had a ball playing with all the balls and blocks with each other.
Wednesday was a fun and sad day all at the same time. We got to have the Huelskoetter kids over for the day while the moving truck loaded up their house for their move to Chicago. Madison and Anna are the same age, Lindsey and CC are the same age, and Luke and Ingram are pretty close as well. The girls have played on the same soccer team with Germantown Legends for two years and you could say they're all a little attached to each other. The first year, all four of the girls played on the same U10 team even though Lindsey and CC were to young, but the next year, they played older and younger on separate teams. Luke and Ingram have spent a lot of time together with practices and games at least 4 times a week and then on the weekends too. They all go to each others games and the younger girls can create mischief every where they go. We started out at the Dogwood Playground and then headed to Moe's for lunch; we also had to test out a new ice cream shop next to Moe's and of course had a little too much fun there! Afterwards, we swam at the house until it was time to take them back to their empty house. We're going to miss them, but I feel certain a trip to Chicago may be in our future...but not during the Winter!!
Wednesday was a fun and sad day all at the same time. We got to have the Huelskoetter kids over for the day while the moving truck loaded up their house for their move to Chicago. Madison and Anna are the same age, Lindsey and CC are the same age, and Luke and Ingram are pretty close as well. The girls have played on the same soccer team with Germantown Legends for two years and you could say they're all a little attached to each other. The first year, all four of the girls played on the same U10 team even though Lindsey and CC were to young, but the next year, they played older and younger on separate teams. Luke and Ingram have spent a lot of time together with practices and games at least 4 times a week and then on the weekends too. They all go to each others games and the younger girls can create mischief every where they go. We started out at the Dogwood Playground and then headed to Moe's for lunch; we also had to test out a new ice cream shop next to Moe's and of course had a little too much fun there! Afterwards, we swam at the house until it was time to take them back to their empty house. We're going to miss them, but I feel certain a trip to Chicago may be in our future...but not during the Winter!!
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| Ingram Lining Up For The First Of Four X-Rays! |
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| He Needed Just A Little Bit Of Help For This Tricky Pose! |
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| "I Want To Sit In The Chair." "No I Want To Sit In The Chair." "Girls, Y'all Can Both Sit In The Chair With Me!" |
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| Breaking All The Rules At SJ Once Again! |
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| The Dodge ball Champs...Ingram And Bailey! Madison And Lindsey Are Requesting A Rematch! |
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| Breaking News: Monkeys Have Escaped From The Zoo! They've Been Spotted At The Dogwood Elementary School Park! |
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| Lindsey And CC With Some Pretty Awesome Faces! |
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| Ingram And Luke With Bad Guy/Good Guy Faces! |
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| Madison And Anna With Some Pure Awesomeness! At Least That's What Madison Said. |
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday May 25th, 26th, and 27th, Memorial Day Weekend!
We headed to the Memphis Zoo along with everyone else in the world on Saturday!! It was so crowded, but also such a beautiful day that it was totally okay. Since last time they got to feed the elephants, they were dying to see them again; I think they were secretly hoping to get to go "backstage" again! We didn't go behind the scenes, but an even more exciting thing happened according to the kids...one of the elephants pooped right in front of everyone!!! Everyone in the crowd, including the adults, started laughing but then it quickly turned to "ewwwwww" as one of the other elephants started playing with it. After you get over the gross factor, it was funny watching these huge elephants play like toddlers! We also went to Stingray Bay and got to touch the stingrays as they swam by us; well, at least Lindsey and Ingram did.
We taught Lindsey's Sunday School class at church and Ingram decided he wanted to go to the third grade class instead of going to his three year old class. He definitely made it more interesting for the kids and surprisingly wasn't a distraction. Once we were home, the girls roller bladed, swam, biked, ran, and played soccer the rest of the day and night. Daddy took off Ingram's training wheels and we all attempted to teach him to ride his bike. It didn't go too well, but it was pretty sweet watching Madison, Lindsey, and Megan try to teach him to balance without his little wheels.
Monday was another day full of running, roller blading, swimming, and playing. We headed to the park around lunchtime and played in the tennis courts with the West crew even though not much tennis was happening. Ingram has decided that his new favorite sport is tennis and always asks to play it; the only bad part is that he has no idea how to play yet. The comical part is that I'm the one attempting to teach him how to play and I'll just admit that I'm a terrible tennis player! We took over a tennis court and all 6 kids raced around on roller blades, rip sticks, bikes, and plain old feet the whole time we were there. We also did have 2 tennis rackets and one ball and took turns playing tennis since we were on the tennis courts. Ingram got it over the net a couple times and was very proud of himself! If that wasn't enough physical activity, we headed to the Wilkins house for a Memorial Party that involved a zip line, a pool, a basketball court, and the biggest kickball game known to man! With the adults outnumbered by the kids 25-17, there was a lot of food and fun had by everyone there...and miraculously no one got hurt!!
We taught Lindsey's Sunday School class at church and Ingram decided he wanted to go to the third grade class instead of going to his three year old class. He definitely made it more interesting for the kids and surprisingly wasn't a distraction. Once we were home, the girls roller bladed, swam, biked, ran, and played soccer the rest of the day and night. Daddy took off Ingram's training wheels and we all attempted to teach him to ride his bike. It didn't go too well, but it was pretty sweet watching Madison, Lindsey, and Megan try to teach him to balance without his little wheels.
Monday was another day full of running, roller blading, swimming, and playing. We headed to the park around lunchtime and played in the tennis courts with the West crew even though not much tennis was happening. Ingram has decided that his new favorite sport is tennis and always asks to play it; the only bad part is that he has no idea how to play yet. The comical part is that I'm the one attempting to teach him how to play and I'll just admit that I'm a terrible tennis player! We took over a tennis court and all 6 kids raced around on roller blades, rip sticks, bikes, and plain old feet the whole time we were there. We also did have 2 tennis rackets and one ball and took turns playing tennis since we were on the tennis courts. Ingram got it over the net a couple times and was very proud of himself! If that wasn't enough physical activity, we headed to the Wilkins house for a Memorial Party that involved a zip line, a pool, a basketball court, and the biggest kickball game known to man! With the adults outnumbered by the kids 25-17, there was a lot of food and fun had by everyone there...and miraculously no one got hurt!!
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| What Are Those Elephants Going To Think Of Next? |
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| Since We Haven't Been Able To Go See Bob The Boat Yet, Ingram Took A Turn Driving This One Instead! For Some Reason, He Never Could Pass The Boat In Front Of Him! |
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| Madison Tried And Tried, But She Just Couldn't Keep Her Hand Down To Touch The Stingrays...She Must Have Her Daddy's "Scared To Death Of Stingrays" Gene! |
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| Madison And Megan Trying To Teach Ingram How To Balance! |
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| You Want This Football? Come And Get It! |
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| The All-Sport Tennis Court With Isabelle, Gabby, Daniel, Ingram, Lindsey, And Madison! |
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| Ingram And Tommy...Partners In Crime! |
The Above Is A Clip Of Ingram Going Down The Zip Line.
Play Close Attention To The End When Daddy Nails Him With The Football!
He Loved It And Went Over And Over Again!!
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| This is Only Part Of The Kick Ball Game...25 Kids And 17 Adults! |
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