WOW!! It's been a while!

I'm not sure I even remember how to make a post it's been so long. I will tell you a little about our craziness over the past two months and follow that up with a post of each trip (but that may take a few days).

Note: All Copelands looking for the slide show. I left Little Rock without a copy. Britney is suppose to be posting it for me. I'll e-mail to the Copeland Clan when it is up. Sorry for the delay.

Now, On with our story....

We have had a fun, busy summer with a little bit of craziness. Matt's parents called the last week of school and asked if they could take us to disney world to celebrate Matt and Brooklynn's birthdays, of course we said yes. We were back for a week and then went to the beach with my family for a week. Braeden and Brooklynn went back to Little Rock with my parents. I was suppose to be at home, just Matt, Barrett and me for 10 days and then go to Little Rock on June 28th. I had plans to get all my work stuff and house cleaned and organized, but after only 3 days of the kids being gone my sister-in-law called and said they were inducing her early (it was suppose to be the 30th, and I was suppose to be there). So, Barrett and I packed our bags in 10 minutes and hit the road to Little Rock on June 20th at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. We arrived in Little Rock around 10 p.m., I dropped the kids at my parents and went to the hospital. Little Max was born around 5 p.m. Amy was doing good until I got there. About 30 minutes after being there she started bleeding. She lost a lot of blood and almost needed a blood transfusion. I got to my parents around 3 a.m. and that was the beginning to an interesting trip. I was staying in Little Rock until my grandfather's 90th birthday party on July 5th (my b-day). That week I was so tired, it was a blessing I was in Little Rock with extra babysitting, because I couldn't stay awake. On Monday of the next week my grandfather passed out and hit his head on the tile floor. He came home from the hospital that morning, but returned that evening and didn't wake up again. He went to be with Jesus Tuesday morning. It was interesting, because he had been calling his birthday party his funeral. We had his funeral on Saturday, the same day his birthday party was suppose to be. The Lord was preparing us all for his death. Dado knew it was coming, he had told his neighboor on Sunday that he wouldn't be here much longer. He was preparing me by allowing me to get extra sleep the week before, because the week of the fall and the funeral 2 a.m. was the earliest I went to bed and most nights it was 3 or 4 a.m. It is so awesome to see our Father's plan all come together and everything happen for a reason. I have never seen anyone die before, but when Dado's spirit left his body I felt like I could see him rejoicing with the angels. He was finally home. It was a very spiritual experience, and though we are sad he isn't with us anymore he is experiencing what we all are striving for. Brooklynn asked when God was going to take her to heaven. I told her "when He's ready for you to be there." She said, " well I'm ready now". Braeden said that he thought Dado was having fun fishing with Peter, John and Jesus. We came home on Sunday, July 6th.

On Thursday, Braeden had his tonsils taken out. We are still in the recovery process. He can't raise his blood pressure for 2 weeks. That is the hardest part of the entire process. He felt okay the first couple of days, I woke up the day after the surgery to him boxing the balloons he had recieved. The last 2 days he hasn't felt that great. We'll see what tomorrow brings.