Thank you to all our helpers through Sunday

I wanted to post a big, huge thank you to all my helpers from my surgery June 4 through this past Sunday! I really appreciate all the help, care, and concern that everyone has shown me and my family! I could not have been able to come this far without all of you! Thank you mom for cooking food for us so we'd be able to feed the kids! You are always the greatest mom in the world and always care enough to do whatever you possibly can. Thanks for coming up to help us for the day and trust me, we know if you could have been here longer you would have in a heartbeat. You're the greatest, as always! Here is a little thanks to all the helpers we had in order of when they came to help:

Thanks to Daddy for "running the house" and taking care of me in the first few days and the entire following week. I know it's hard to do a job that you aren't used to on a daily basis, but you did so well! I know you have an even greater appreciation for what I do on a daily basis and I am very thankful for that! Daddy was attentive, caring, and just plain wonderful to Mommy! What an amazing husband! I am truly blessed and lucky to have you! I really hit the jackpot when I snagged you up!

Next, I want to thank my cousin Nicole for all of her help on my surgery day and in several days/ weeks following! Paul could not have been so attentive to me without you taking the boys for us. I know adding another 3 to your 2 is not ideal, but you were wonderful and amazing to do that for us! We love you very much and appreciate all your help in those early days of surgery, in the week following by helping Paul out with the kids, and last week coming over to visit Amy and help her pass the time and watching the boys! Again, I am blessed to have a wonderful cousin who I can rely on when it really counts! So, thank you!

Brooke and Peyton

Third, we want to thank Nanny, my sister Amy! Of everyone, she had the most work to do for the longest period of time! Though you don't have kids, you could have fooled everybody! Nanny did an amazing and awesome job with all three boys, even when she was so tired she could barely stand, she never stopped helping taking care of me and the house and the kids! Nanny cooked, cleaned, did clothes, dishes, and managed to keep her sanity, most of the time...lol! You were wonderful Amy and I promise when you have kids one day, I'll be there to help you out as well! I owe you big time! I could not have been alone last week and you took time off work and everything to come and help me out and I will never forget it! I know how lucky I am to have such a wonderful sister! Lastly, but not least, (I should have more help later this week) I want to thank my brother Glenn, Uncle Glenn to the boys, and his girlfriend Racheal! They came up late Friday after work and stayed through Sunday on Father's Day to give Paul a break from the boys and help us out! Glenn, I have to say I was surprised that you actually changed a diaper, yes only a pee-pee diaper, but I'm so proud of you! Glenn and Racheal took the 2 big boys to Chuck E Cheeze Saturday and they had a blast! I heard more about it yesterday! They also took them to Cabela's and got Daddy a Father's day gift for us which was really sweet to do! They finished the day with ice cream for all of us! It was a wonderful treat to have you two visit the boys and take them away for a day! Thank you so much for holding the baby while he was fussy, those poor teeth, and for making sure that Mommy didn't have to hold him and hurt herself anymore than I'd have to this week! You two did great we were so happy for the visit and the time you put in to all our kids and helping with the dishes, etc.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! It is good to know who you can count on when you really need it! We appreciate each and every one of you!