The Draz Fam

The first official weekend of the summer has been beautiful so far. The Draz Fam has been swimming twice each day and enjoying other outdoor adventures. After yesterday’s morning swim the guys headed off to Gander Mountain for some special fish bait. You see, after spending hours playing a fishing app on the iPad, the [...]

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The Friday before Memorial Day was beautiful! Drew and Ry began the day planting flower boxes with mom. When finished, the boxes were hung around the pool for all to enjoy. Drew is very proud of the end result! He had so much dirt clinging to him that Nikki had to vacuum him before the [...]

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… at least that’s the message this first grade teacher attempts to give to her grandchildren. The Draz kids are growing up surrounded by books. Making collections of things is a popular hobby. There are so many interesting things to collect: coins, stamps, rocks, vintage toys. One only needs to spend a few minutes on [...]

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The Draz Fam has been waiting for the start of the swimming season; during the summer swimming is a daily activity enjoyed by all. The pool is finally open and they are back in the water. This year Karli is old enough to enjoy the water; she sits on the steps and pours water from [...]

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For the last couple of days Drew has been repeatedly saying, “I love my life!” Sometimes he even sings or chants the phrase. There is absolutely nothing that could make me happier than hearing those words, especially after the last two and a half months. Quite honestly, when we took Drew in for surgery on [...]

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About sixteen months ago, defying all odds, Karli joined the Draz Fam. Karli was conceived in vitro, frozen for many months and not given much of a chance by the doc on the day of her transfer. Nevertheless, she was born a few days after Christmas and has done nothing but bring joy ever since. [...]

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Because Drew is sick. Yes, we were just beginning to feel we’d conquered the major obstacles regarding his recovery from surgery when he became ill. So, now we are doing his treatments five times a day (each lasts about an hour) in addition to the therapy for his hip. We’re all a bit tired, but [...]

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The weather has cooperated as we’ve tried to keep Drew occupied while in his body cast. The boys have done some fishing with their dad. They’ve caught some little ones; apparently the big ones aren’t biting yet.

Surprisingly, at least to me, Drew’s favorite part of the adventure is holding the leaches.

On Friday Auntie brought a [...]

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A good friend sent a live ant kit to the boys. They loved it. Drew immediately began to sing the ant song as he watched them. Usually I include only short videos. However, when Drew sings it is like magic. I think he has the sweetest, softest little voice I have ever heard.

Thanks, Scott!
Nana Barb
“God [...]

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After a busy weekend, Drew returned to the doctor this afternoon. Since he is still in his cast, we have some special equipment to allow him to ride safely in the van.

Once we arrived Drew had an x-ray, followed by a trip to the snack machine.
Drew chose a candy bar for himself and a doughnut [...]

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