Chrtistmas Baking!!

Well I'm running a little behind but I need to catch up so... a couple of weeks ago we decided to do some Christmas baking. I remember growing up we always made cookies with my mom. I wanted to start this fun tradition with my kids. I figured things might be a little hectic in the kitchen so we invited grandma to help. The kids had a lot of fun, all 4 of them!

Pics At The Park!

Well a couple of months ago I got the brilliant idea that I wanted to take the kids to the park to take pictures. Picture People is cute but way expensive and a lot of work because my kids are not good posers! With all that's been going on the pictures kind of got pushed to the side. Finally, this last Saturday we made time to do it. It was cold outside. 49 to be exact. I didn't want pictures of the kids in big jackets so I strategically dressed them in thermals and long sleeves thinking they would stay warm. Not the case. We got a few pictures, not sure if any of them are framing quality but hey are cute! After about 10 minutes Ezra was crying because his fingers were cold and they hurt. Mikey's nose was ice cold and Brooklyn's face was all red. We put them in the car with the heater on full blast and by the time we got to the pizza park they were warm! The bad part is I'm not really sure if we got any usable pictures. Sigh.........

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year Thanksgiving has a new meaning for me. It will still be a fun day full of food, family, and more food and fun but this year it means so much more. My family has been going through a very difficult time the past few weeks and it has really taught me a lot. I have so many things to be thankful for and I want to share just a few. I am thankful for my parents. I learned just how important they are in my life and my kids lives and how quickly that could be taken from me. When you face a situation where you may not have the chance to see someone again in this life every little detail about them brings on a whole new meaning. I am thankful for my mom and my dad. I am thankful for medicine, technology, and doctors. Without these things my dad would not be here this Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for my husband. Even though he can be a stinker sometimes, like right now, he supports me in everything I do. It's not always easy but he makes it possible. I'm thankful for my kids. I've spent a lot of time at the hospital lately and every time I came home my kids would run to me and give me kisses and hugs. I love them. They are my life. I am thankful for my sister and her family. She has taken on a tremendous amount of work and stress to make sure that my dad can recuperate well. I cannot always be with him because of my kids ages it would be a little hectic, but she has been there for my parents every step. I have a new perspective on things now. Family matters, friends matter, material things do not matter. Remember what's important in your life and give thanks for what you have! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Update!!

Just wanted to give a quick update on how my dad is doing. He came through the surgery good and is currently in ICU. They removed the breathing tube around 1130 today and that gave him a lot of relief. He is very tired and his body is exhausted from the surgery. Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. Don't stop -- we still need them!! We are hoping within a couple of days he will be moved to a step down unit from ICU. That will be a big step. Thank you all for your prayers!!

Keep Us In Your Prayers!

Well I don't normally blog about things that don't involve my kids but I'm sitting here trying to find something to do with all my nervous energy. We found out today, in a very round about way, that my dad has to have open heart surgery. It will be sometime this week. He has not had a heart attack but they have found several blockages in his heart. I am really scared. My dad and mom both keep saying they have faith and that he will be fine, I wish I had that faith. It's very hard, as I'm sure some of you know, to watch your parents get old and see their health decline. My dad is the rock of our family and he keeps us all going. Please keep my dad and our family in your prayers.

Happy Halloween!

With three kids under 3 years and the fact that last year I ended up carving 3 pumpkins by myself I figured this year we would do a family pumpkin. The kids helped just enough for me to get some pictures but they really weren't that interested. They liked the Pooh Pumpkin that grandma got them a lot better. On Wednesday night we went to our ward party where the kids got to go "trunk or treating". Brooklyn wasn't feeling to good so she didn't get a lot out of it but the boys had a blast.Ezra wanted to keep going around and Mikey was just happy that he was there. He kept telling me "Mama .. I eating candy". He couldn't figure out why nobody was stopping him. We had a fun time and they ended up with a huge box of candy -- that's what it's all about right!

I have an awesome friend!

I have an awesome friend! Her name is Emily. The last couple of days I haven't been feeling very well. I think I have the flu or a virus, and Michael has it too. Anyways, yesterday Emily called to let me know she had finished a hat she was knitting for Brooklyn and she wanted to bring it by. I told her to stay far away from my house so she wouldn't get sick. However, being the kind hearted, generous person she is, she insisted on bringing dinner to us. Since we already had food for last night she brought it today. Yummy fried rice with egg rolls, and the koala hat she knitted was adorable! Nino kept going on about how nice she was and that he was relieved that he didn't have to cook. Just when things couldn't get better he found a warm plate of chocolate chip cookies waiting for us under the pan of rice. He was so excited I think he did a little dance. It's nice to have friends that go out of their way to take care of us! Thanks Emily!!