Trip to the Midwest

We just got back from our trip to the Midwest. It was a great trip. We helped Ben and Melissa move their stuff out to Minnesota so Ben can start school at the Univeristy of Minnesota. It was quite a drive. Spencer did pretty well, better than I expected. Ben and Melissa, though, they must have been eating something in their car, they seemed a little loopy several times during the 18 hour car ride! :) Ben and Melissa moved into the same complex as Ryan and Angie, who so generously hosted us. They showed us around town and took very good care of us. We were well taken care of. We saw Mall of America, visited both Ryan and Angie's schools, went to Minnesota's State Fair, saw the St. Paul temple, and other sites around town. It was a lot of fun, but I still think the best part of the whole trip was just spending time with Ryan & Angie and Melissa & Ben.

After Minneapolis we headed down to Nauvoo. Spencer enjoyed this ride more than the trip to Minnesota because I could sit in the back seat with him. We stopped in Carthage on Monday evening before we headed into Nauvoo. I learned several things I never knew about the events that preceded the prophets death, which were very interesting. Of all the sites we saw this was my favorite.

We spent Monday evening and all of Tuesday in Nauvoo. The senior couples put on a program Monday night at the cultural hall which was very entertaining. We will say, though, that Spencer was the most popular guy around. All of the senior couples are missing their own grandchildren so they all Oohed and Ahhed at him everywhere we went. We enjoyed the stories of the pioneers, it made us so grateful for everything we have. Especially our car. I can't imagine walking the whole way - it was bearable in a car.

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The doctor called:

So after more than a week, we finally heard back from Brooks' doctor with the results from the MRI. Thankfully it is not as bad as we thought, well . . . he won't need surgery that is. His ACL is not torn, however he has a "high grade PCL tear and messed up about everything there is to mess up in his knee" - Doctor Kimball. The PCL is the posterior cruciate ligament. It is the ligament that prevents the shin bone from sliding too far backwards. The PCL does not require surgery, but will require physical therapy. We still have an appointment with the doctor next week so he can check out everything else that was damaged, but we are so grateful not to have to go through surgery. {For those who didn't know, Brooks hurt his knee pretty bad while playing ultimate frisbee out in Tabby a couple weeks ago.}

Heads Up!

Spencer turned 2 months this past Monday. He is growing so fast. This morning he had a fun time playing on his stomach. He is getting so good at pulling his head up. He doesn't like it for very long, but he has fun for a few minutes and is asleep again shortly after! It's quite a work out to be on his stomach!

Baby Blessing

Yesterday was Spencer's baby blessing. Brooks did a great job on the blessing. He says it was a lot harder than he thought it would be, but still did a great job. It was so fun to have all of the family together and we are grateful for their love and support. Spencer had a rough morning. He spit up several times and was fussy off and on the whole morning (which is not like him at all). We decided that he was just a little nervous, because he was great for the rest of church and that evening (besides those hungry moments, and dirty diapers) Thanks to Robb and Cindy we were able to have a nice dinner at their air conditioned apartment. With everyone there it was a little warm, but definitely better than it would have been at our place with just a little fan.

Brooks, Grandpa Tingey, & Spencer

Papa T. and Spencer

Yep! I definitely think he looks like Grandpa Tingey!

Thanks to Grandma Turnbow for the beautiful blanket and the cute outfit (even though it was a little warm).