Yet Another Foot Surgery

So, just to recap, I used to have flat-as-a-pancake feet. Seriously, even the doctor was pretty shocked at how flat they were when I went in to see him to see if there was anything to be done. We decided to insert an implant into my feet that would keep my arches from collapsing down. I also had kind of an extra bone in each feet, on the inside. Those would be removed and the tendon that goes across there would be tightened and that would also help to keep my arches from collapsing. So, in November 2007, I had my right foot. I got pregnant with Devin right after that so I wasn't able to get my left foot done for a while. Finally, 3 weeks after Mackenzie was born, November 2010, I had my left foot done. It never felt quite right. For 2 years I put up with the pain, assuming it would go away eventually. Finally I couldn't deal with it anymore and after talking to my doctor, we decided to take it out. (We figured that even though the implant was right where it was supposed to be, there was enough wiggle room that when I moved my foot certain ways, it rubbed up against my bone and caused me pain!) And that happened March 2013. 

Mom's and Micah's Birthdays

My Mom's birthday is February 18 and my brother, Micah's, birthday is on the 20th, so we usually get together once to celebrate both. This year it was on the 18th.

Ethan, Freya, Lena

Jasper's Third Birthday

My nephew, Jasper, turned 3 in February of this year. My brother and his wife threw a little party for him with family. He is really big into Adventure Time right now so a few of his presents (including the one from us) were from the show, as well as his cake. If any of you have seen the show, I'm sure you know that the cake is Jake the Dog. My sister-in-law Lena made it just by looking at a stuffed Jake they have. I think she did a pretty good job!