Wow, we have been extremely busy since my last post. Dalton has been doing fantastic at his motocross, we are headed to the Neurosurgeon tomorrow, we know that Dalton has Scoliosis, bulging discs and Spini bifida but are praying that his spinal cord is OK. I never thought I would be ok with my son having all these abnormalities but considering the other options it could be we are thankful. Yes Dalton will face some challenges alot sooner in life than alot of people have to, however he is a strong and determined young man and I have faith that God will be everpresent in his life and will guide Dalton and us to success. So wish us luck as we make the trip to Riley again, after this trip we wait to see the Cardiologist. The girls have been hard at work with their horses, they have been trying to teach Brody to lunge as he is getting very flabby and lazy LOL, Bentley, Chrissy and Sassy are coming along great watch out 4-hers. The girls competes in horsebowl and hippology state contest at Purdue on Sat. and did wonderful. Avery placed 5th individually out of approx. 50 kids on the hippology portion.and her team earned a 1st. Hunter did awesome as well her team placed 1st in Hippology and 3rd in the Horsebowl portion, proud of my girls for all their hard work and dedication. Mckenzie s getting excited about attending the Indiana Academy,Bill and I are proud but sad . She is an exceptional child and will do great but we will miss her tremendously.  Aiden is making great strides in school, he is soooo intelligent for his age, he is amazing he never ceases to amaze me, I can honestly say a day has not gone by since he was born that he has not made us laugh.........God was definitly good to us when he gave us these 5 wonderful children. This video pretty much sums up how I feel for my children and for my savior, better have a box of Kleenex ready.     

Trojan Raceway - 1st Race of 2011 - BIg Bikes

Had a busy weekend Dalton raced and did wonderful he placed 1st in all of his classes and holeshotted 3 out of 4 motos. Bill, Kenzie and I all worked at the track to offset the cost of his racing. We are so lucky they allow us to do that. The girls had some awesome riding lessons as well. They decided Mon. was PJ and bareback day, in other words they were to lazy to get dressed or saddle their horses. Now that the weather is good the girls and Dalton have been riding everyday. Here are some pics of the girls riding bareback as well as my Friesian cross looking very much like a purebreed and also our Gypsy Drum Colt who just turned 1 on the 19th....    

Dalton before he discovered Motocross 

Sooo ready for the weekend, Good times with Good friends!! Motocross! Motocross! Motocross! We are soo lucky to have such a great family of friends at the race tracks. It is so amazing how much compassion and selflessness people show at the track. We have met alot of wonderful people through the years, yes motocross takes alot of time and dedication by the whole family, but we all reap the benefits, not just Dalton, we have made life long relationships and are so Greatful for everyones openness and geniune compassion. We started out doing this for Dalton but dont tell him, we kinda like it too!! But every moment we spend with the kids is time well spent, even when they are being pains.LOL The weather today was so nice, Bill and the kids spent the day outside picking up sticks and doing the regular spring maintanence stuff that needed to be done. Had a pretty good day at work, I had a really uplifting moment today, I was so proud and admiring of a decision a patients family made today, it is so nice when people make selfless decisions and stand by their loved one's wishes, very often people cant see past their own suffering to put someone else first. It is always hard to see someone pass, but it is also one of the most beautiful and spiritually uplifting moments you can ever have or witness, earlier on in my career I wouldnt have said that but now I believe it is a honor to hold ones hand as they pass on, before I felt uncomfortable, but now with experiene under my belt and looking at the bigger picture in life you learn what is most important. There is only so much medicine can do and then you have to leave it to God! 

So yesterday was the opening race of the season for Dalton, he showed some fire and determination he has never shown before and rode really well, hopefully he will keep that up. Then they took off to Indy to watch supercross, Villopoto won this year!  Aiden is home with me today with a nasty cough, however now that he has thrown up and I have given him a breathing tx he is doing some better, glad I kept him home today, would have loved to watch Dalton race today though. Later have to pick up Avery and take the girls to Horsebowl and Hippology practice. Lots of laundry and dishes need to be done, however I chose to tackle my closet instead, it looks wonderful,  now lets see how long it lasts till it gets filled up again. Taking the boys to a new tutor tomorrow in Kokomo, hoping they can help the boys with their self confidence and reading. Tuesday Dalton will have his Echo and MRI we are praying that everything comes back normal. Well I know his MRI will not be normal but at least hoping his spinal cord is OK. Hunter went to church with Dale and Dorothy today and loved being back, she is such a wonderful and compassionate child, I am so blessed to have the children I do. I Love them all soooo much!      I have spring fever, I cannot wait till my Hydrangea's look like this again! Have a great day!

MCKENZIE

We finally got the phone call we have been waiting for. McKenzie has been accepted into the Indiana Academy..........We are sooo Proud of her. She is an amazing girl and we are sooo happy for her. It is mind boggling to think that she will be able to graduate from high school with an Associates degree and already have her first 2 years of college completed as well if she chooses to take that route......which I hope she does because this could save us some major $ in the long run for her college career, the cost is a fraction of what it will be once she graduates.   I am sad to see my first born go away soo soon, we will miss her terribly, but this is an opportunity of a lifetime and I refuse to hold her back. It is a honor to just be considered for this school let alone be accepted. She will be so much more prepared for college than the average high school student. 550 students applied to the academy this year and only 150 get accepted!! WOW! I would like to say Bill and I had something to do with her success but it is all her, Kenzie is a self starter and needs no motivation, she is an awesome child we are sooo blessed to be her parents. This move will make her selections for colleges so much broader, colleges seek out these children. I see a bright and wonderful future ahead of this wonderful young lady. These next 2 years are going to be intense for her and she will have to study like she never has had to before but I believe she is up for the challenge. She is a responsible, and talented girl. She was so happy to hear the news. She said finally I will be with people like myself and who understand me!! She will have a sense of belonging and accomplishment. We will support her nomatter what!! It will be hard to let her go, but I know we have prepared he for the world and she is very determined to stick to her moral and to succeed. Sometimes loving means letting go, however hard it may be we gave her wings now we must let her fly!!!!! SOOOO PROUD OF OUR BABY GIRL!!!!  WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH MCKENZIE LYNN PACKARD     

Good new from the back Dr today he says that Daltons scoliosis doesnt need any treatment at this time, he cant be sure at this point whether it will progress as he grows but he sees no reason to keep him from racing, Such a relief to hear this news. We will still need to see a Nuerosurgeon due to the questions involving Daltons Spina Bifida Occulta he was born with to rule out any Neurotube involvement and also he will have an echo of his heart due to the spina bifida being congenital, also a MRI of his spinal cord. So we will pray they come back good.   

We have had quite of bit going on since my last post. We are now dealing with some more health issues with Dalton, some unexpected ones, that we are praying do not alter his lifestyle. I took him to Riley hospital Friday in desperation looking for some answers to his stomach problems and came out with a bigger problem that we didnt expect. He has developed significant Scoliosis complicated by his malformed vertebrea he was born with. We will see a spine specialist Wed. and hopefully get a prognosis and plan. But I am expecting to have further testing before we know to much, with Congenital Scoliosis sometimes the heart, Kidney and lungs can be affected so I imagine they will have to look at those organs as well, Dalton is very concerned about how this all will affect his Motocross career.......he cannot imagine his life without it....frankly neither can we.....but his health is our number 1 priority, we are hoping for the best, please keep him in your prayers. Emotionally this is reaping havoc on us all! On a brighter note I took the girls to the Illinois Horse fair Sat. they always enjoy their time around horses, however I would have to say we Hoosiers have a much better program..........No offence Illinois people!! We enjoyed seeing our Friesian friends, we only wish they had more time to spend conversing with us.........Hunter was soooo looking forward to helping warm up the mares, but I believe they all were to stressed out to remember this. So we stayed to watch their performance and then headed home, the 4 hour drive there was OK, but the drive home was kinda hairy as it was spitting ice all the way, I was never sooo glad to see my muddy driveway in my life! We are still waiting to hear from the Academy to see if Kenzie makes it in, we could sure use some good news about now!! Work has helped me keep my mind off things so thank goodness for that!  The girls and I have been planning a trip to Kentucky to take some riding lessons so if all goes as planned we will be going with some friends over spring break and taking Sassy, and Bentley! We are getting spring fever it has been nice to see the sun shine the couple of days it has peeked through. If the Dr. OKs it Dalton has his first race of the season this Sat. and then that night he Kenzie and Bill will go to Lucas Oil Stadium and watch Supercross they are super pumped for that, and then race again the next day......they are gonna be exhausted come Monday morning, I am hoping that this will all help Dalton keep his mind off of things, however it will be up to the Dr.s if he is allowed to do any of this.......We are praying for Good News. It is soo hard when your child is going through something and you cannot help them. Being the mom I always want to make it better for him, and I cant this time and it is driving me absolutely nuts!    

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (NIV, John 13:34-35)

Let me make myself clear, if you do not like what I write in my blogs Do not read them!! No one can force you to do so. My last blogs were written after some heartfelt Dr. appts and meetings at schools. To be honest I was looking for some comfort and guidance and to my surprise I have been attacked and verbally abused. What a Sad day it is!!!

I do not pretend to be anything I am not, I am not perfect in any realm of my life, and I never will be! We have the same problems and day to day issues that every family deals with, and I refuse to let anything or anybody ruin our happiness and success's!!!