Oh Happy Day

What a good day it was today. We found out that David is being moved from Intensive Care to a regular room and will be walking soon. What a relief that was. We thank the Perez family for being there with him and keeping his spirits up.

Today we had lunch with Jenna and Jon and the kids. Jenna, Jon and Ben were going to go to the movies to see Shrek. It would be the first time for Ben to see an actual movie on screen. He kept talking about the "big" TV he was going to go see at the theater. That means we got to keep Sam. Oh what fun we had.

Sammy is so much his own person when he is here alone. He went to the diaper bag and pulled out his juice and then pulled it again and laid down by it indicating that he had "pee" in his diaper and wanted it changed. We did "sleepy boy" until Tony put him down for his nap. And then Ben and Mommy and Daddy came home. Who could sleep through that???

He got up and Ben took pictures that captured the day. How we love those babies. And how thankful we are that David is OK. No matter how old your children get to be--they are always your babies.

Stay tuned for pictures...you know me by now...they will be ahead of the text!!

Sick Kid

As you know, David went in for surgery today on his left leg. We are waiting for the results, but he is a strong young man and we are sure he will be fine. All I can say is "thank you" to the person at Mercury Insurance who told David he should go to the doctor. So often, we put things we know we should do out of our minds because we don't want to seem weak or whiney. "I'm fine," we insist, but we know we really aren't. And then, there's the cost of going to the doctor--missing work, co-pays, prescriptions--who has money for that?

I am the worst about going to doctors, but when your kid is sick, that's exactly where you want them to be. I know David is 29--nice birthday being hospitalized!! but no matter how old any of our children (and extended children) are, a sick kid is a worry to parents.

Don't ignore persistent symptoms. Listen to your bodies--take care of yourselves, you are the only children we have and we'd like to keep you around and healthy for a long time.

Thinking of you, David.

LIttle Men - 5 Photos

Little Men - 4 Photos

Little Men - Photos 3

Little Men - Photos 2

Little Men - Photos 1

Little Men - Verbiage

Yesterday, Ben and Sam came over to play with Papa and me. Oh my goodness, what fun we had. We played corn hole, watched cartoons, had breakfast with Papa, flew airplanes, took a walk, saw cats and dogs and investigated the hot tub. I had Tony pose with Sam by the blue bird on the rock garden--one of my favorite pictures of Tony and Ben is with this bird--so now I have two favorites.

I'm going to post most of the pictures we took yesterday. They were all so good, it's hard to condense them into one blog so this is the text that goes with the pictures you will see in the next few blogs. You'll see Sammy singing like a soul man, my three cartoon guys on the couch, Ben and Papa, clinking cups of gatoraide over breakfast, Sammy following big brother into every adventure and Ben playing corn hole with Abby from next door.

Enjoy the gallery, as much as we enjoyed the day!!

My Daughter, The Runner, Part 2

Well, this is my second attempt at uploading pictures of Jenna at the race. Wish me luck!!!

It Wasn't Saturday--It Was Sammy-Day!! Part 1

What a busy weekend we had!! We got to babysit, but just for Sam on Saturday. While we missed Ben, it was nice to have some Sammy time. He is so vocal--he's the only one who knows what he is saying, but he talks non-stop. He got to play with all of the toys all by himself and he sat in Ben's chair. He was loving every minute of it. We took him for a walk and he said "doggy" and "kitty." He seemed to enjoy exploring the backyard with Papa and beating on the fireplace with the plastic golf clubs. He and I made some really loud music doing that. Every once in a while, when he wanted some of his juice, he would grab the sippy cup, come over to the rocking chair and tell me, "up." I picked him up and he layed his head back on my shoulder, relaxed for a minute and then was running around the house again being an airplane, throwing the ball or just jabbering away. Tony and I both noticed how quiet it was after he left. What a sweet little boy he is.

After that, we went to Crocker Park to have dinner at 87 West, one of my favorite places. It was for our anniversary. It was nice walking around, people watching and enjoying the weather.

And then today, we got up early and went to see Jenna run. She did 13 miles in 2 hours and 32 minutes. I was so proud of her. We met Jon and the kids on Detroit Avenue and watched her go by and then we went downtown and saw her run toward the finish line. We parked the car at East 9th and Prospesct and walked to East 6 and Lakeside. She did 13 miles and I was tired just from that quick walk. She looks so good and was so happy to have finished the race. My daughter continues to amaze me with everything she has accomplished.

Enjoy the photos of just Sam--I took 51, but only about 4 came out. Most of the others were either of the top of his head, or blurred as he ran by.