School Father/Daughter Dance

Jadyn got the attend the Father/Daughter Dance at school this time. Since I was helping the PTSA, Gianna got to come along. She was not too excited at first, but had fun running around with the other girls. She is bigger than a lot of the 1st graders there, so she blended right in...haha. I had someone ask if Jadyn was a 4th grader. Umm...no, please do not rush it! Looking at these photos does show me how tall and grown up she has become. She is so mature beyond her years. Both girls are. I am so lucky to have them as my daughters!! :)

I am....

Missing some type of normalcy in my life(whatever that is..ha!). This was the first week in months that has felt almost normal. I took Jadyn out of dance this year at first since she had the not so nice teacher and then never put her back in with all the craziness and family not doing well. I sign her back up next week.
Gianna is going to play soccer...until she turns 5 and can play basketball. My cousin is pretty excited about that! :)

I am slowly finding how to get back to life and enjoying every second since this year has really flown by. I will be registering my "baby" for kinder next month. They have grown too fast. I thought I may want a baby (for 30 seconds) to fill the pain of my kids growing up too fast, but Gianna gave it to me straight. I told her she was getting too big and I needed a baby to hold again. She said, "you know that kid will just grow up too right, mom? " Love her.
I am also looking forward to this summer so I can see my girlfriends and their cuties again...I miss you ladies! Playdates will be a must!
Ok, back to planning girl scout lessons...:)
xo

Jadyn's 8th party

Jadyn chose Castles N Coasters this year for her party. I thought this photo was so funny of them before the drop :)

Father/daughter dance

Girl Scouts had a Father/Daughter Dance....so cute!

Gee Gee

My grandma and the girls' Gee Gee passed away last night. She was not able to recover from the Nov. stroke. She was with hospice for a week and was able to go peacefully last night after lots of visitors and all of us said good-bye to her. Such a strong and amazing lady. I miss her so much and our daily talks and weekly visits, but my heart feels happy knowing her pain is gone. Love you Grandma!

Happy Birthday!

To my 8 year old. Doesn't even sound right. Photos to come...
PS...Happy Birthday to Wendy and Wyatt too...love you guys!

Catch up...

I feel like I may never catch up. My grandma is still at the rehab center. She really wants to go home. Trying to find private nurse care to make that happen. Eventhough the last month and a half has been rough for her, we are thankful that she has been able to see everyone and communicate her wishes. I have been able to visit her everyday (aside from the days we were just in SD). She is such a trooper and we are lucky to have her in our lives.
David's dad is doing pretty well. He has surgery this week to put stints in the 2 other arteries. His heart is working at about 20% right now, but they think it can get stronger again after it repairs itself from the heart attacks. He is so lucky to have survived and again we are lucky to still have him with us. So much to be thankful for. :)

We were just in SD for a few days. We enjoyed the best beach weather and Sea World of course. The girls and I took a behind the scenes tour while David took the hour to catch up on work. We got to see and feed dolphins, eels and sea turtles. So much fun! Gianna was the only one that would hold the squid and feed the eels...Jadyn and I were grossed out. The cute little fish was hanging out near the surface so Gianna kept saying...awww...he likes me. She is such the animal lover. She even pet an alligator there and then wanted one. The girl said maybe a bearded dragon would be better...um, no more pets please!
The photo of me and the randoms is from the Seal and Sea Lion show at Sea World. We love that place. The entertainer pretended to take a photo of just me, then started adding people to the photo before finally jumping in. The poor little boys he picked were being blinded by the sun. The girls thought the whole thing was funny, so it made it worth it. You all know how much I love going up in front of crowds (Thanks Shives for making Andrea drag me on stage at the pub! Christina luckily saved the day...I still owe you a spank for that Siobhan! xo)
We hope everyone has an amazing 2012!!
Happy New Year!