Papa & Mimi are home!

Noah & I went to pick up Papa & Mimi at the airport tonight. Andrew, Bella & Maggie stayed home w/ Aunt Heidy & Monique & anxiously waited for us & Maggie had a treatment. Papa & Mimi have been gone since before Christmas so everyone is sooooo excited to see them. Especially Noah! He misses his Papa so much! Once we picked them up we all went to ice cream at Sonic. Poor Maggie had to stay in the car in the warmth. Of course Andrew brought his football & played w/ Papa, Monique & Noah in the parking lot. Bella tried to play but Andrew turned the game into keep away. Poor Bella Boo! Daddy had to work tonight so he didn't get to join us.

FBC Thursday

Maggie had to go to the Dr today cause she's just not feeling well. She's been breathing really heavy & coughing a lot. The Dr. said that she has the beginning stages of RSV & another set of dual ear infections. They sent us home w/ breathing treatments that seem to be really helping a lot.

Miss Mary from FBC came over today & worked w/ Maggie on her vision & motor skills. Maggie still really HATES tummy time! Obviously she's not feeling too well either so she was extra fussy today. Noah couldn't help but spy on us from the top of the stairs.

Daddy's day off

We woke up this morning to Noah being such a booger! He's been a little sick so totally whiny! Not to mention the last 2 weeks almost EVERY night at least once he wakes up & trys to crawl into our bed. Then when I walk him back to his room he demands I lay down w/ him"a little bit" & screams at me to close my eyes, of course waking everyone in the house. Ok, enough trash talking. I love my little Doe Doe!


We all got our hiking shoes on & headed to "A" Mountain on Mill Ave. Walk a hike. Up the hill was really fun...HA HA HA! Noah looked so freak'n cute! His legs are so short & the mountain was so steep that it looked so funny watching him walk up the mountain. About half way up he looked at me & said "Mommy, I want to hold you!" SO CUTE! Andrew decided to run up, against our judgement & as you can see didn't handle it to well. Isabella on the other hand paced herself & conquered the mountain & Andrew! I think Maggie got the most exercise of us all. All the smiling got her exhausted! After a great hike our appetites were fed w/ Oreganos & Cold Stone!We got home & I passed out on the couch while daddy took Bella out to get more cookie sales. What a good dad! Unfortunately my nap showed me that I'm getting sick! Maggie is runny & crusty too. This is not gonna be a good week.

Superbowl Bound!

Can you believe it? The Cardinals are in the Superbowl! I'm so excited. Today Aunt Heidy, Tiana, Monique, Brian & Eva came over to watch the game. Daddy made is world famous burgers & they were sooooooo good! It was such a great game! During 1/2 time Daddy, Andrew & Brian played some catch while Noah & Isabella played in the leaves. Funny how falls comes so late in AZ. After the game Aunt Heidy, Eva, Monique & I went to see Twilight...AGAIN! Eva hadn't seen it yet so we were all gitty & acted like it was our first time.

While we were away

We weren't the only one having a good time last weekend. While we were gone Grandma Mary stayed at the house w/ you guys Wednesday night thru Friday. From there Isabella spent the night Friday night with Rhyan so that Ms. Marguerite to take the girls to the Cookie Kickoff. This is Isabella's first year in Girl Scouts (Daisey's). Andrew spent Friday night w/ Brenden & Jordan & Noah & Maggs went to Aunt Heidy's. On Saturday night you guys went to Brenden's Baptism. Afterward you all went to Georgie's for dinner & a party. Ms. Rene sent me these pics & it looks like you guys had a ton of fun!

Brady & Braxton Rumsey have arrived!

This morning at 3:19am & 3:24am Brady Edward (love that middle name) & Braxton James entered this world to an exhausted mommy & very proud daddy! After pushing for over 3 hours, Jacquie finally got to meet her amazing new identical twin boys. Brady Edward weighed in at 3lbs 12oz & Braxton James at 4lbs 5oz & both at 18 inches longs.

Stephen & I got to meet the boys today & they are doing super! Braxton, even though a bit bigger than Brady had to be put on oxygen to help with his breathing. Good news though, according to the doctors the breathing machine will be removed tonight! Todd & Jacquie are just gitty! Jacquie looked so beautiful! I'm not just saying that either. She had no makeup on & her hair pulled back but I've NEVER seen her look as pretty.

Congrats to our friends The Rumsey Family: Todd, Jacquie, Brady & Braxton!

Dear Andrew

Dear Andrew,

Tonight you & I layed on the floor looking at Maggie sitting on my tummy. You were so soft and sweet & with tears in your eyes and a very gentle tone you said you had to ask me something. "Mommy, is Maggie blind?" First of all of I want you to know what I told you is true. Believe it with all of your heart! How amazing that at the moment she looked at you & flashed a smile & in baby babble she told she she was just fine! Life happens son & it's not always how we plan it. The great thing is that God has even better plans in store for us than we could ever imagine. I can't wait to see what he has for you & your brother and sisters. My sweet, precious boy, I cannot tell you how much I love you & appreciate the compassion you have for others. Most people can't see past your wild behavior & constant complaining but I do! Thank you for allowing me to be your mom! Thank you for being just as you are!

I love you,
Mommy

Goodbye Beach!

Today I woke up feeling even worse than yesterday! My heart felt like it was going to rip out of my chest. I wanted to just zap myself home. I knew that if daddy & I didn't make one last trip to the beach before we left we'd regret it.


We stopped by this little fishmarket literally on the water. Dad bought some shrimp & cod to grill up for dinner tomorrow. CAN'T WAIT! Believe it or not this entire trip I didn't even stick my toes in the sand. I couldn't leave w/ out doing it. Dad met a pelican at the beach. He wasn't too fond of dad though.




Home at last. I got to see all of your beautiful faces & give lots of hugs & kisses. Don't worry guys I'm sure we won't need another vacation for at least 3 weeks. HA HA HA!

Ok...I'm really starting to miss you guys!

This entire trip I've missed you guys so much, even to tears. But today the feeling is getting a little overwhelming. Don't get me wrong, I love being away w/ daddy but you kids really have a piece of my soul & it's starting to hurt inside.

No rush out of the house today. Why when you have a view like this! It was in the mid 80's today! It's warmer here than in AZ. We had to suck it up!



This is our last full day here so we had to make it count! I had such a great time yesterday watching football that I (that's right, me) wanted to go back to Newport & watch more. What the heck is that all about? We decided to go to Sharkeez this time cause it's a Steelers bar & daddy wouldn't get pummeled there for rooting them on. I kinda became a Charger fan today. I loved seeing & hearing the crowd go wild for their team. So...first I like the Cardinals & then the Chargers. The Cardinals will always have my heart as long as they keep Kurt Warner. He's so cool! We met this really cool guy Doug that lives 7 houses down from the Newport Pier on the beach. He was a really cool guy & invited us over after the game w/ some friends to check out his pad. Not bad! Kind of hard not to get jealous, we were standing on his balcony! Imagine having that for a back yard!

GO CARDINALS!!!!

It was a beautiful morning so we started our day off by walking down to the Dana Point Wharf. The walk down wasn't so bad as the walk home. All uphill! That's ok cause we had breakfast right on the harbor & got to soak up some sun & watch all the boats come it. It was a pretty good 5 to 6 mile walk but I loved getting the exercise!

So I told daddy that I'd give in & check out the Cardinals game today. Todd told him about this really cool place in Newport Beach called Mutt Lynches. Daddy was looking forward to it all day. I just kinda went along for the ride. So glad I did because I had SUCH A BLAST! Mutts was so fun! The crowd was wild! What a fun place to go. I'm sure we'll be back. Maybe tomorrow for the Chargers game. I think I'm actually beginning to like football...Wait...Did I say that? AHHHHHH!






There was this crazy old bird guy out selling photo opps w/ his birds. He was kinda freaky & didn't like daddy at all. At least we got a couple cool pics! I even got a kiss!



We got tickets to see a Sublime tribute band called 40 ozs to Freedom & they were Fan -tastic! I had such a blast! One of my favorite nights so far! We gotta check them out when they come to Phoenix. Super fun & talented guys!