JULY 2016
The Weber's took their first Summer vacation (we did two this year). We went to Winnipeg to visit our friends the Housers. It was great to get the kids together and the adults to catch up (we miss them dearly and still think they should move back to Regina). We went to a amusement park called TinkerTown and just hung out otherwise with our friends. Brody absolutely loved the Scrambler ride and the roller coasters (pretty sure we will be rider buddies).
AUGUST 2016
Vacation #2. We went to Edmonton. To break up the trip we overnighted in Saskatoon on the way there and back. WE stayed at the Sheraton (which has an awesome waterpark). Brody figured out that he liked Waterslides and went up and down about 50 times (which I was impressed with as his stamina on the stairs is impressive). We stayed in the West Edmonton Mall Hotel as well. The kids thought it was awesome. We didn't even have to leave the mall. WE did the waterpark (again Brody found a slide he loved and just continued to go up and down), Galaxyland (loved the roller coasters) and we even ventured out and went to the zoo. It was a great relaxing week.
We also went on a train ride in Ogema, Saskatchewan with Grandpa Weber. It was a lot of fun with pop in a bottle even, which the kids thought was awesome.
SEPTEMBER 2016
First day of kindergarten, I can't believe it. I always wondered if we would get this far and here we are starting kindergarten with no restrictions other than talking to the teachers and letting him tell them his limits. It is not secret that he idolizes his big brother.......
OCTOBER 2016
We had a very busy October. Brody received the Guardian of the Month award at School for the virtue of Respect. We were VERY proud of him. Sports also started this month however....we enrolled Brody in ice hockey and he was mad getting ready and then gave us the stink eye on the ice the whole time. When he got off the ice and undressed he came up to me and yelled "I HATE ICE HOCKEY I THOUGHT YOU WERE PUTTING ME IN BALL HOCKEY". Point taken as we could still remove him without having to pay so it all worked out. Also it was Halloween (which this year he absolutely LOVED). Nothing but Chocolate for Brody :)
DECEMBER 2016
Brody had his first ever Christmas concert and it was great. It was nice to watch a Christmas concert with no kids bugging me (I will admit I really enjoyed it). We did a lot of tobogganing as it was a beautiful December so spend as much of it outside as possible. Then there was Christmas...well Brody had to write a letter to Santa, then another, and then make sure there was cookies and milk and then up at 5am on Christmas morning to make sure he arrived. He was appreciative of all his gifts from new socks to the new Wii he got. I hope that continues. We also celebrated New Years Eve with some friends and Brody made it to 1130 (which is impressive as he usually doesn't make it past 8pm)
FEBRUARY 2017
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We had a busy New Year with all of Caine's hockey and Brody starting Basketball (which he is really great at). In February we needed a vacation and went to Phoenix, Arizona. WE stayed it the same place as last time in Maricopa. WE attended one hockey game and the rest of the time we just hung around the pool, went to the arcade (which Brody loved the motorcycle game) and Laser Tag (as they call it there). He says the favorite part of the trip is the restaurant Mom took them to. We all went to the RainForest Café and it was awesome.
We also had our 9 month check up with Dr. Bradley. His check up went well. Everything still looked great and he is still in junctional rhythm when at rest. They will continue to monitor him but we do not have a follow up for 1 year!!! I never thought I would hear that....I am so happy with this outcome and so proud of Brody for being so strong and continuing his battle with CHD with fierce. He likes to tell people about his special super charged heart all the time. I am proud that he is proud of his "war wounds"
