I didn't take too many pictures of our vacation this year.
I've been trying to "be more in the moment" on our outings.
We took our annual trip to San Antonio, where we stayed four days. IT WAS FUN as always!
We stayed at a great hotel. We had great dinners. Went to Sea World and the water park. Saw great shows. Sat in the "Splash Zone" for everyone of them! Rode great water rides. Swam until we wore out. Had a trip to the HOSPITAL ER. Had dinner with a wonderful friend
The trip to the ER is what I'm sure you want to know about. Let me start off by saying, if you don't believe in God or his Angels, then you obviously have not met Austin! I love my God. I also love our angel we have watching over us. I truly believe it's my mom. The day I was giving birth to Austin, I could see her in the room, although she had passed away two years prior. I've since seen her the birth of Tyler and Carli. With Austin's mental disability and seizures, there have been way too many times to count, that situations concerning him having a seizure could've turned horribly bad. I believe his guardian angel, my mom was taking care of him.
The last night at Sea World was no different. We were waiting on our shuttle to take us back to the hotel around 9:30pm. Austin was standing behind us when he had a "drop" seizure. He fell completely face forward onto the concrete. We weren't sure what we were going to see once we turned him over. He just had a couple of scrapes on his face and some blood coming from under his chin. Apparently he landed more on his chin because he had a gash in it. The park officer let our driver know what happened and the hotel said that no matter how late it was, they would come back to get us. The park EMTs cleaned him up and checked him out. Told us he definitely needed stitches. The shuttle picked us up and took us back to the hotel around 10:30pm. Anthony and Austin then went to the ER. Took x-rays and Austin got FOUR STITCHES! They got back at 4am.
Now, here's some awesome God things about this situation:
Austin's injuries were so minor compared to what truly could have happened. I try not to think about what could've been...tragic!
From a standing position, falling face down, nothing blocking his fall, not even his hands, onto concrete!
Once on the ground, his head was only inches away from the cement column.
Someone near by with a first aid kit that had gauze in it so I could hold on his chin.
Another person with a bottle of water to hold on to his cheek in case it was hurt.
The officer, the EMT guys, our hotel staff.
Austin's seizure wasn't bad at all. He quickly came out of it and was talking perfectly by the time we left the first aid center at Sea World!
The hospital was next door to Sea World!
Our Hotel was across the street from both!
He was the perfect patient at the hospital. No one could believe it. He was so calm and still. Never even cried!
You better BELIEVE I spent the entire night thanking God for that night!
The hotel staff felt so sad for him. They sent up this nice and comfy blanket for a get well present! He slept nice, never complained about pain and we all woke up and checked out of our room.
We headed to eat with...
MISTI! My looonnng time friend that I haven't seen in 20 years! She brought her beautiful family and we had a wonderful, wonderful time! I didn't want to leave her!!! I'll post some pictures next week of us from back in the day.
It was definitely a trip to remember. Good and bad. But we NEVER let the bad interrupt us! We keep on a truckin'!
These lil' blue peeps are starting to invade our house now.
Wednesday night,I hosted a 
And that's all the pictures I have...the food came out, margaritas were poured, the scents were being smelled, and the conversations were terrific! Oh the laughter!
A CUPCAKE!
It just looks perfect in there!
I can feel the summer is starting to wind down (a bit). We have less than a month till we start school. This is the week when I start the school shopping, Carli and Tyler each have well check-ups, and Carli has a dentist appointment. But we still have some time left and we will enjoy it!
