Birthday Weekend :)

This weekend was a full celebration fest for Kyle's birthday. We had a surprise party for him at Bensi Restaurant with a few other couples on Friday. Kyle had no idea! It was great! He thought his b-day surprise was going to be on his actual birthday which was Saturday the 13th. We did however venture out to Bethlehem on Saturday, thinking it would be fun to walk around the "Christmas City". We found that it was not very accessible and the places that were accessible probably would have been fine had it not have been the Christmas season. We decided to leave the crazy crowds and have dinner somewhere else. Altogether it was great to celebrate Kyle's life. His Birthday, December 13th, is also the one year anniversary of getting out of the hospital and going to Magee. It marks the day of great change! Looking back this time last year, we remember that Kyle was being weaned off his trach, eating pureed foods and sitting up in a wheelchair. It's amazing to think that he is tube free and zooming here and there in his wheelchair. We are so blessed to still have the real Kyle despite the tragedy that he went through!

"The Lord's loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end. They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant! 'My portion is the Lord,' I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him. The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him. It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the Lord." -Lamentations 3:22-26