A summer day.

 Abram and Isaac

 Jacob

 Isaac getting a night crawler.

 Abram getting a bass lure.

 Isaac catching a blue gill.

 Playing with a duck.

 A quick lunch.

                   Cousins stopping by with the boat.

                                                 Exploring.

Cooling off in the Lake.

Isaac catching a trout out of the creek.

Swimming to the other side of the cove.

(A duck is swimming along in front of them.)

Jacob on the rope swing.

Hello there playful duck...

A couple of trout for the freezer.

(For some reason most of the dates are wrong on the pictures??)

More fun in the sun at the creek... :) despite diabetes..

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Tubing down the creek.

Having fun jumping off of rocks into the water.

Catching critters.

                                       A fun way to cool off.

                                         Lounging and chatting.

                                         Catching crawdads, frogs and salamanders

                                  Ready, set, go!

                                I will not let diabetes stop us/him from doing what we have always done.
                               My boys are VERY active all year round. I plan on letting them/Isaac stay that way..
                               We are new to this life with diabetes..activity of course means more chances
                               of lows.. He plays sports-hunts-plays-for hours on end...etc.etc.etc. We will  find
                               a balance. I know that there will always be crazy bg numbers but we will try

                               our best to keep them within range as much as possible. I hate to think of all the

                               statistics out there. But this is a new age..better care...better tools to work with.
                               Parents that are more educated about diabetes. More is known now that in years
                               past..how tighter control can make such a huge difference. I think cwd will be
                               changing these statistics...they can write their own futures...
                               Thank you Lord for insulin and the better treatments for tighter control..
                               I pray for a cure for our loved ones having to live a life with type 1 diabetes. I thank
                               God that Isaac is still alive..that all my boys are still alive.. Children die everyday that
                               have never been sick a day in their lives...So I am thankful for what I have now....
                               God has been so good to me.

                                            

Some things going on around here this spring...

A fun water balloon fight.

   

                                      Cousins having fun swimming together.

 

Abram floating in the creek.

                                            Isaac rowing in the creek.. ha

 Isaac (my youngest son) playing in the creek. They love to build dams up and down the creek.

                             My middle son Abram.. He loves to fish..   :)

My oldest son Jacob (#10), just got back form Murfreesboro,Tn. His baseball team won first place in the conference, district, regionals and sub-state. They were 1 of only 8 teams to make it to the state tournament in Murfreesboro.

Isaac and his cousin Sarah playing on the trampoline.

                                          Thank you Lord for your blessings.

Church youth trip to Grandfather Mountain, NC.

A nice view.

                                               O.K. Fellars..Thats close enough.

                                          Forrest Gump curve

                                           450 lb. black bear

                                                Marty and Misty

                                           The swinging bridge.

                                             Marty and Isaac on a ledge.

                                        The 1 mile high point in the
                                        middle of the bridge.

                                               Rock climbing cousins.

                                          Isaac with his walking stick.

                       Jacob with Abram and Savannah
                       in the background checking out the views.

                                              Abram up a tree.

                                        Having a picnic lunch.
                                        Behind the rock is a very high cliff..

                                              Jacob, Abram and Isaac after
                                              crossing over the bridge.

                                                                           Isaac.

                                                                          Marty

Our family :)

Thank you Lord for a wonderful day!

Also while we were there I met a woman who commented about our JDRF walk shirt...She ask if someone I knew was affected by type 1..of course I told her about Isaac and she went on to say that her grandson was diagnosed a few years ago and that her daughter who is a scientist switched her studies and  is now doing research for type 1 diabetes and that they had been having great success with beta cells growing much faster in space..and of course that would help lessen the need for donors for transplantation, etc..

I was not expecting to meet anyone on top of that mountain in NC affected by type 1.. You just never know..  :)

A spring bouquet and another fishing trip :)

 Tulips from our flower beds..

 My oldest son Jacob. He spotted a huge catfish under that tree.

 All three of my boys doing their thing..lol

 Isaac my youngest son, headed to a new fishing spot.

 My middle son Abram, laughing at something his brother was doing.

We had a fun day with great weather. 
  The Dr.'s have changed Isaac's insulin dosage "again". He is doing well. Jacob is very busy with baseball season now. Abram will be having a birthday soon. Time sure does fly by.
Thank you Lord for your blessings on me.

A spring day at the lake

We enjoyed a beautiful day at the lake..My oldest son is on a trip to Gatlinburg for the Tennesseee State FFA Conference. So my youngest two and I decided to go fishing. They fished while I took pictures and soaked up some son. My youngest son Isaac was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in December 2010. He has adjusted well and is my little hero. I am so thankful for the Diabetes online comminity! :) It is a blessing to read blogs about other families dealing/living with type 1. God is good all the time :)