Daddy's Girls

We had a rough 36 hours but Lilli is starting to feel a little better.  She was a nervous little girl at first.  It was very hard to watch her so teary but I know this will be good in the long run.  She did not want to have it done but after the medicine to ease her anxiety she got a little goofy and was asleep by the time they took her back I'll be honest it was heartbreaking when she came out though.  The nurse said a lot if kids have this reaction when coming out of anesthesia but she was kicking and screaming and completely hysterical. They let us go pretty quickly and she fell asleep in the car and was out most of the afternoon.   She did wake up for about an hour to eat the icee Hailey and Case brought and then again to see Yaya  a little later.  Katie did not understand how bad "sissy" felt so Yaya decided to take her for the night.  It was her first time to be away from both me and Lilli at once but I think she was ok! They had a blast and...

As I sit here at 5 something in the morning worrying about Lilli's tonsillectomy in a few hours (I know it's routine but not when its MY baby) I realized how bad I've been about posting the last week (sorry uncle Shanny ;). But we have been having some fun.  I've been trying to get in some time with her friends and playing because the doc says no running around for 2 full weeks. Not sure how I'm going to make that happen so wish me luck!  Last Friday we met Tiffany and Aubrey at Party Central for the afternoon.  We played there for several hours and then went to eat dinner with them while Daddy stayed at the camp. Then Saturday we met Cassie and Lily for a girls day of seeing the new Cinderella movie and ice cream.  Sunday was Gregory's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese  followed by an Easter egg hunt at Asbury.  She's missing the one at her school and our church so we thought we'd go there and visit some old friends.  Poor Katie had to miss out on all...

Bella that is. ;)  Today was her first day of going to work with Matt.  He's missed this companionship since we lost Sadie a couple of years ago.  He said she did great and they're going to be best buddies.  The kids missed her but I was shocked at how much Jackson did.  I thought he just tolerated her but when she got home he was outside playing for an hour.  I guess everyone officially considers her a member of the family. 

We had a wonderful weekend in Houston celebrating Shanon and Alex.  The wedding is less than 4 months away now and I can tell they are both getting really excited.  We got there Friday evening and went out to dinner with them and his parents, sister and nephew at a good Mexican restaurant.  Then Saturday we had a pretty lazy morning until Alex and I went for some girl time and mani/pedis to get ready for the party.  The party was a lot of fun with great food and everyone had a great time.  It started at 6 and most people stayed till around 9 or 9:30 but there were about 10 of us that kept it going until after midnight. That's late for us! ;)  It was fun to get to meet a lot of the people that will be in Montana. The kids had a great time too. Lilli played with Shanon's nephew all night and Katie didn't meet a stranger.  She's normally a little shy at first but not Saturday night! And then on Sunday Alex's stepmom, Becky, took me, Alex and her best frie...

Matt and I celebrated my birthday with a night in New Orleans. It was our first night away from the girls since Matt's birthday so that in itself was a great gift (thanks Dad!) but we also had a great time.  We got there and parked the car at the hotel and went straight to check out Felix's. Yaya raved about it when she went so of course we had to try it.  I'm not big on raw oysters so Matt and I shared oysters Rockefeller, a soft shell crab platter and shrimp remoulade.  It was delicious!!! And a great way to start the trip.  We spent the afternoon walking around, shopping, stopping at different places for drinks.... We had dinner at a restaurant with a nice balcony called Franks  and then found a Pedi-cab driver to take us on a ride around the quarter.  He even pulled over and stopped when we needed drink refills. ;) A very fun birthday! 

Yesterday was the 5th Race for the Cure that "Kathy's Gang" has had the privilege of participating in.  We raised over $1600 and had a good turnout of friends and family.  Dad kept up the tradition of the Friday night wine and cheese party but I have to thank Janet this year for putting it all together.  It was a really fun party full of delicious appetizers and of course good wine.  It's our tradition to always say a prayer together to remember those we have lost and the real reason we all gather for the weekend.  The Race morning was gorgeous and we couldn't have asked for better weather for our walk.  We had a great time visiting under the tent and of course lots of good food there too.  Sausage balls and cinnamon rolls before the walk and then jambalaya and shrimp pasta for after.  And Dads ration of mimosas is always perfect- 8 bottles of champagne to 2 bottles of orange juice. ;)  And then last night the 26 family members that are in to...

Lilli lost her 2nd tooth last night and this morning she ran in to the living room to tell me the tooth fairy had brought $1! She was so excited and I can't believe how quickly she's growing up. Sniff...