Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Reagan the Super Trooper!!

Reagan was his usual cute self yesterday when we went to the hospital - the "Master of Cuteness" as he calls himself ;) 
He charmed all the nurses with his cute little personality and funny stories.  
He was so brave when they took him back for surgery (of course he was under the influence of "giggle juice" - man was that funny, watching him try to shake it off - hilarious:))..... 
...and when he FINALLY woke up, he was as cute as ever!!!
 
I have no doubt that he will be up to his usual antics in no time at all!! 

Monday, March 26, 2012

Tomorrow...

Tomorrow Reagan is having surgery.  If I haven't mentioned it to you please do not get your feelings hurt - it is just easier for me to not talk about it.  He has had two surgeries prior to this - unrelated to this issue, but all three for developmental issues - and this should be the last.  I finally told him last week that he was going to have to go to the hospital and get stitches again.  He looked a little sad and gave me a big hug and then he smiled and said "I can't wait to get another heart balloon!".  Even though he was only 3 at the last surgery, he remembers waking up from the surgery to me holding a heart balloon for him. ;)  He is such a brave kid.  He always puts on such a brave face and just does what he needs to.  Amazing!!  At his last surgery I watched the other kids and parents going through the same process we were going through, except their kids were crying, some were completely losing it, and yet there was Reagan answering questions for the nurse, and when it was time to go back to surgery, although he looked like he was going to cry, he took the nurse's hand and just waved to me.  Such a brave little guy!!  I have no doubt that it will be any different this time, that is just how Reagan is.  The doctors are saying there will be about a 2-week recovery time, but Reagan did really well with recovery last time as well.  Brandon is going to skip school to babysit all day for Joshua, Jason and Elli.  Trevor has to go to school as he is aiming for perfect attendance for the year ;) .  I am thinking we will be back in time to pick him up, but if not we have some friends here that will pick him up - although I know he is aching to use his bus pass for the first time :).  Sorry if I seem to be rambling on - my mind is so full this morning - which reminds me, my Rajkopp@aol.com email was hacked, so if you receive an email from me with no subject please DO NOT OPEN it!!! and I am sorry :(, we are in the process of fixing it.  These are the little details, outside of the surgery, that fill my mind.  Anywho, will you please pray for Reagan, and our family, tomorrow.  I will keep you all posted about how he does.  Thank you ;)

Friday, March 23, 2012

We have been experiencing some very cool Scooby-Doo fog here on the East coast.  Every morning for the past 4 or 5 days, we have woken up to fog so thick that you couldn't see down the street in our neighborhood.  Some days the fog would clear up, and other days it was foggy all day.  We went for a walk on the boardwalk this past weekend, and you could see the fog rolling in from the ocean, across the boardwalk, and further inland.  It was so thick that if there were ships just off the coast of New Jersey, waiting to attack, you wouldn't be able to see them (see what being married to an FBI agent has done to me :)). 
Yesterday afternoon, the fog cleared completely and we had the most beautiful sunny day!!  This morning, the sun rose high, and we will have another beautiful sunny day!!  I do believe Spring has arrived!!  Note:
...green leaves on my rose bushes...
...green buds on my hydrangeas... 
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...flowers on our "popcorn" tree... 
...flowers on our "cotton candy" trees... 
 ...our friendly neighborhood cardinal sings all day long - you can see him at the top of the picture in the middle (it was so bright I couldn't see that he wasn't centered when I took the picture ;))...
...kids playing outside without jackets and hats... 
 
Yep...I think it is safe to say that Spring has arrived!!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

These little cuties are all ready to head out with Daddy for the first official day of the BIRTHDAY EXTRAVEGANZA!!
The two bigger guys are at school - bummer :(  We will celebrate with them tonight!!

Friday, March 9, 2012

Chicken pot pie and cake....

These are the last of the birthday pics....
Elli's Pot Pie....
Elli's Dooby-doo birthday cake....
Elli blowing out her birthday candles....
Happy Birthday pretty girl - I love you tons!!!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

...more birthday pics...

Elli loved opening her presents - seriously, isn't that the best part about a birthday?  She was so funny - if she tore off big chunks of paper she would just throw them on the floor, but if she only ripped off a little piece, she would say "ewwww" and throw it as if it was something gross...not sure why but the little pieces of paper grossed her out ;) 
Jason bought his sister some bottles for her baby....the kind where the milk or juice disappears when you tilt it up....she spent the day feeding her new doll from Aunt Hopi... 
Reagan got Elli a toy camera...Elli loves to take pictures...this camera tells you to say cheese, and smile, and tells you how beautiful you are....she loved it!!! 
Brandon got Elli a new jacket...I wanted to take a picture of her wearing it, and she wanted to take a picture of me taking a picture of her wearing it.... 
Trevor made Elli some necklaces...she loved them.... 
Another one of Elli's favorite gifts were some shoes that Gramma Pauline bought her.  She put them on immediately and wore them all morning....Thank you Gramma, I love my shoes!!! 
...more pics tomorrow....

Monday, March 5, 2012

Birthday Follow-up....

I am going to post Elli's birthday pictures throughout the week, just to make her birthday last a little longer.  I am going to begin with the pictures of Elli's birthday morning....
It wouldn't be a birthday morning in the Kopp household without....
 DONUTS!!!
Party hats....
and family....
One of Elli's favorite gifts was a doll from Aunt Hopi, Brittany, Jade, and Grace. 
The twins call Elli's doll her twin...what do you think?
She loves her new baby and played with it all day.
I have to tell you that this doll came with a toilet...yes, a toilet.  Quite a graphic one at that - if you can imagine.  Why is it that potty stuff is soooo funny?  
 
Elli walked around the house all day yesterday announcing that her baby pooped....thank you Aunt Hopi, Brittany, Jade, and Grace....Elli loves her baby ;)
More pics posted tomorrow!!!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Happy Birthday Elli!!!

Two years ago, today, our family was blessed with this beautiful little girl....
Colette Elizabeth Kopp
Aunt Patti, Mackenzie (behind the camera), and Lily were all there to welcome her....
Happy Birthday Elli!!