Videos from throughout the Year

I was going through Videos that I had captured using my mobile phone and realized that we have not shared many of them.  If you are a Facebook friend, you saw these recently, but here they are for those that have not.  By the way, please let me know if you would or would not like to be automatically copied on any of our Blog posts (sort of a Facebook-lite).


Jarrett from raking some leaves late last year.  I love how he's digging leaves out of his coat at the end.  It reminds me of the "fun" side effects of playing in the leaves.

Sarah and Jarrett doing what they love to do when there's a wall or a hill.  Jump and roll down.  Sarah is definitely the dramatic one acting for the camera!

Sarah, Jarrett, and Adam Scharnagl (cousin) Ice skating over the Christmas Break.  They're doing pretty well considering we make it on the ice maybe once per year and the rental skates have absolutely no sharp edges!

Lyla walking and her limited vocabulary.  Who teaches kids to ham it up for the camera?

Jarrett and Sarah from this past Saturday.  For a blog titled "At the Greenway", this is our first ever video of things we love to do on the weekend at the greenway.  This was in the middle of an 8 mile bike ride the kids made it through.  We had a great time despite a few spills on the little hill in this video.

Merry Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas!

May 2010—Paul and I went to China for 2 weeks and brought home our little Lyla Ying Wuerslin.

Elementary—Jarrett is in Kindergarten and loves it (what a relief), especially since I am his Room Mom.

Running—Paul ran the Boston Marathon (2hr 53min) in April.  We had a wonderful time in Boston!

Running---Becky ran the Dowd Half Marathon here in Charlotte (1hr 56min)…not as fast as Paul! 

YMCA Sports---Sarah & Jarrett played soccer this year with Paul as coach & Jarrett is playing Basketball

China Doll—Our little “China Doll” is now walking and trying to talk.  We are thrilled with her progress!

Hiking—We went on a family hike to Stone Mountain, NC and had a blast!  It is worth going to see the falls.

Report Cards—Both kids are doing fantastic, but BOTH got a note saying they could be neater…hmmm

I am (Becky) still at home, and this year I have Lyla to keep me company…I am loving life!

Sprint—Paul is still with Sprint (12 yrs). He is working hard and has been doing a ton of presentations.
Tap, Jazz , Ballet & Piano—Sarah (2^nd grade) is still in dance & is now trying piano.  She is learning fast!

Morning workouts (5am), Toastmasters, Triathlons, Marathons, Coaching—sums up Paul’s year

All healthy—Lyla’s palate surgery went well and she was back to normal 3 days later!  What a tough girl!

Salvation—God offers it through Jesus to the world, and our family has been touched personally by that grace this year.

We hope you have peace and joy this Christmas in Christ Jesus!  Love,

Paul, Becky, Sarah, Jarrett and Lyla

We have shared more pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/paulbeckywuerslin/2010Family and video slideshows here:

Lyla is home from operation

The surgeon came by on rounds at the hospital this morning and said everything looked like it was going well.  Lyla had been able to eat some "real" food this morning, but she has remained a little fussy.  Still some bloody nose and stuff that we have to occasionally wipe, and she is pretty tired, but it certainly isn't the 24x7 screaming that we thought could be the worst case scenario.  She is now home.

Thanks for the thoughts, prayers, and notes of encouragement.

At the hospital

We are getting ready for the first big step since we have had Lyla back to the U.S. Surgery this morning and coming home tomorrow.

She just left us and is off to surgery. Will be done by 10am.

Really nice new Children's hospital here in Charlotte. It's been updated since the almost 6 years to the day that Jarrett was here for his 'little' stay.

Paul.wuerslin@gmail.com - (704)879-1406 - Sent from my Sprint BlackBerry

Update on Lyla

Hello Everyone!
 
We are over the Jet Lag and are doing well!  After several doctor's appointments, here is the update on Lyla:
 
The Pediatician's appointment went well.  He referred us to a Therapist for her (crawling, walking, speech) and an EENT (eye, ears, nose and throat).  Her blood work came back normal and she is healthy...well, a little under weight for her age....but we are working on that.
 
The Craniofacial Surgeon saw her yesterday and he said that because of her age, he will be able to do the entire surgery at once.  He said there might be an issue with where her gums need to meet, but he won't be able to tell until he does the palate.  He said she might need a bone graf to bridge the gap.  He did say she will have speech problems, and at this point, we do not know to what degree,  but that is why we have a therapist coming to the house for an evaluation. 
 
The EENT appointment was today.  Lyla has had chronic ear infections.  He said there is no stopping them, and that with her condition, it is inevitable that she would have infections all the time.  The best way for us to stop them and stop her constant use of antibiotics is to put tubes in her ears.  That procedure is being done on June 8th. 
 
The therapist comes next Tuesday to evaluate Lyla....that's all!
 
By the way, with Diane's help, Lyla has been eating very very well!!  Today, for lunch, she ate (all homemade), Yellow Beets, Carrots and Sweet potatoes in one bowl, and the other bowl had Peas, Kale and mashed tofu....YUMMY!  She gobbled it all up!!
 
That is all!
 
Sarah and Jarrett are really loving her...of course, we are too!
 
Love,
Becky

Back home and catching up on sleep and other things

We've made it home!

It's been almost 24 hours since we've been home and we have a lot to write about from the final leg of our journey.  I think we'll work on that tomorrow.

In the mean time, we've been able to update our photos at Picasa, so you should see new pictures above and in the main link at right.

Thanks for those that have contacted us already, and we look forward to seeing the rest of you all soon!

Now for some REST!

Traveling home

Right now we are in the Tokyo airport at a public lounge trying to get some energy out. Lyla did well on her 2nd plane flight. She has a cough, but fell asleep after some crying. Actually she finally calmed down right on take-off - those extra Gs and roar of the engines helped! Slept for 2/3 of the flight and then we had to keep her constantly entertained for the rest of the 3+ hours.

Next leg is 11 hours to Minneapolis. We get in sometime in the afternoon for our "home" time zone, but it will be in the middle of the night for what we are used to for the past 2 weeks. Our final leg gets us to Charlotte at 6:30pm local time. Becky isn't feeling all that well, and besides Lyla's cough, let's just say we're searching for more clothes because her little GI tract must be a little off (and overactive)...

We didn't get a chance to talk to the rest of our kids for the last couple of days due to scheduling and time zone differences, so we are really missing them! Can't wait to see them - only about 18 more hours!

Those! were! for! Becky!!!

I'll be home soon honey - Paul


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