Fun continues down south

So happy for Sunshine and vacation

Early morning walk with my babe. I mean truly if brief one on one moments with each of my kids is all Ryan and I aim to do this week, it's worth every second. These moments are the most special. 

Emma is excited beyond belief that she found a sand dollar. She named it OCEAN.

Wouldn't be Springtime without Hilton Head!

24 hour stop in Savannah was so much fun for our family. They loved the joint hotel rooms and they loved a quick "kick off spring break trip to Publix." We ate an entire gallon of ice cream sittin outside. No complaints from anyone. :) 

 

 Beautiful Savannah. Silly face Griff. He still won't stand up straight because his belly is sore, but he's a trooper. Hanging in there! It's just so nice to be in 70+ degree weather.

And we have arrived!!! Yahoo!! Always a Saturday night pizza night for our first night in Hilton Head together.

 Rainy Easter Sunday but a heated pool makes all the difference in the world. No one batted an eye. :) And although there are no pictures of our great Easter Church service, it was an awesome morning together worshipping at a church in Hilton Head.

 Rainy Easter Sunday continues...Grady's first few steps on the beach and first sight of the ocean. Rain and 75 degrees--no worries for these kiddos.

 He didn't stay dry for long. This little boy just ran and ran and ran. In the water, out of the water...repeat. So happy.

Who needs an Appendix?!

Well we thought it was just another Sunday night, family dinner at the Moan's house. Griff had been telling me all day that his tummy hurt, and very clearly pointed to one spot. As the day went on he started to develop a slight fever and lost some energy. He did not eat dinner and by the time we got home from the Moan's house he could barely walk into the house. Nonetheless he fell asleep---but only for a few hours. 11 PM we arrived in the emergency room at the Toledo Children's Hospital.

1:00 AM. Still waiting on tests, doctors, answers...poor kid could hardly sleep. Very confused and quiet.

 2:45 AM. I sent Ryan home and Griff gets an IV. Not fun but man was this kid brave. He just said OUCH and didn't cry at all. I cried when he wasn't looking because who in their right mind wants to see their son get an IV. Ugh. Poor buddy

We were admitted to a room on the 5th floor around 5:15 AM. Griff and I slept about 2 hours.
We walked around the floor and found a play room---waiting to see a surgeon or a doctor that had some answers.

Dr. Cline finally came to see us and determined Griffin needed to have his appendix out. Emma and Daddy arrived and kept us company until they came to take Griff to surgery. Griff was feeling pretty miserable. He wasn't allowed to eat or drink, and he had no ability to lift himself up. His fever was pretty high at this point.

Surgery was a success: insert popsicle!!!

First smile I have seen from this boy in almost two days. Ahhhhh. So glad he's ok and now he can begin to recover. So proud of my brave boy.

The next day he gets visitors and is one happy boy. Slow moving but happy to be feeling better.

Family dinner at the hospital was quite the event. Ha! But Griffin loved the company and his siblings sure do miss him. This is the last night here. (stayed a total of three nights at hospital)

And now we leave. Thank you Jesus...

 All smiles now that he's home. Ahhhhh