Our visit with Opa

Sure feels good to be home in my own chair

Loralye was happy to finally meet her Opa

Big Harley kisses for Opa

Kaylin, Opa, Bryan and Tayler

Opa can't quite get his body off Baghdad time

Peddle boats on the lake

While out visiting Opa and Nana on Saturday, the girls got to play around with their Uncle Chris' peddle boat.

Making sure it's sea-worthy

Let's go all the way out to the bridge

Ok Tayler...you do all the work and I'll sit back

Tayler is tired

Dad and Kaylin going to the bridge?


Nope, they're stuck!

This week

This week is a crazy one! On Monday, Tayler had to go through the 6 hour glucose tolerance test. She and I were at the lab from 8am, to 2:30pm. She could not eat or drink anything - and was stuck with a needle and had blood drawn - 7 times!! She was not happy. Her arms were very sore that night and the next day.
Today we took her back to The Mech Center in Plano for her QEEG. This is the test that will measure her brainwaves and see what is going on - or not going on. They said the information from her test today is being sent to a specialist in Colorado, who will read the results and come back with a recommendation. We go back next Wednesday morning to get the results from both tests this week. I will let you know.
Here she is getting her Cyborg implants put in for the QEEG....





Also this week, Pat comes home from Iraq for a visit!! We are all very excited to see him, as he left the week after Thanksgiving. He will be here for the weekend which is his 60th birthday - and then he and Bonnie will leave for Jamaica. He has 2 weeks off and then has to return to Iraq until December. We are very anxious to see him! I'm sure I will have pictures to post after Saturday.

I hope everyone is having a good week!

Colorado

Recently, my parents went to Ft. Collins, Colorado to visit my little brother. Below are a few pictures from their trip.

Colorado.....Roadkill?

Dad and Aaron

Colorado Harley dreaming.....

One of the many breweries they "toured"

Oh yea....

By the way....I cut off all my hair a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure who knew that and who didn't. I'm much happier with it short!! Thanks to Liz for another great cut...I'm getting tons of compliments!!

The weekend

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend. My family did not get together this year - I think the first time in history. I'm not sure why. It could be because my dad just had surgery on his foot - so he wasn't feeling too well. Either way, the kids are getting older, and might not enjoy it. Although, I think they still would. I know my girls were disappointed that they didn't get to color eggs. The Easter bunny did still visit our house - they are never too old for some things.

Anyway, it was just Tayler and myself at home until Sunday afternoon. We had a good weekend. I had a friend bring over her 2 daughters on Friday night. 1 daughter is Tayler's age, and the other is about 15 months old. They both stayed here while she went and had dinner, so we had them for a few hours. It was fun to chase Baylee around the house as she discovered the fish tanks, the dog, the cat, the fireplace.....you get the idea. On Saturday, they picked Tayler up and they all went to the movies and the mall. I was home alone....with Harley....so we vegged out and watched a movie.

That night Tayler and I went to a friends house for a get together. Janelle and Nigel are a great couple who live on our street. They have 3 sons at home, 2 with Asperber's Syndrome (a form of Autism) and 1 with full blown Autism. The oldest is Tayler's age, and the youngest is 8. Nigel also has 2 sons from a previous marriage who are in town from California. Nigel is from England - and they are moving back May 15th. So, we are all trying to hang out as much as we can before they leave. On the plus side, Bryan and I now have a place to stay when we go visit England!! (I'm trying to find the bright side in my friend leaving)

Here are some random pics from Sat night....

Are we cool or what? Cameron and Tayler

I'm beautiful - I know

Me and Wendy

David trying to ruin our picture

Happy Easter!

Janelle and another neighbor/friend Al

And we are sober.....

Tayler, me, Wendy and David


Dave and Wendy

Amy (David's wife)

Dog sitting

My parents went to Colorado to see my little brother. So, we have taken their 2 dogs for the week. Nicky and Harley are so excited to have so much time together to play. Purdy just sleeps and eats. And, I'm cursing my parents right now for their early bird wake up routine. Every single morning so far Purdy has woken up at 5:30am. She sits in our room and cries until we let her out of the kennel to go outside. Consequently, all 3 dogs wake up and think it's time to start the day. So much for sleeping in this weekend.
They play so well together....they wear each other out....

2 Exhausted little boys

Mom...your lap belongs to me....make him move

Patiently waiting....

I wish they'd hurry up and finish setting the table

A boy could starve in this house

Kati

The same day as my dad's retirement party - Kati had a solo & ensemble competition for band. She played her trumpet in a solo - and an ensemble with her best friend Krystin - who plays the French Horn.

She received a 1 on her solo!!! She got a nice medal - of which I don't have a picture. Her and Krystin played their duet (which they only practiced together 3 times) - and received a 2.

I'm very proud of her!

My Old Man

My dad finally retired. It's hard to imagine him being old enough to actually retire, I guess that makes me feel older too. We had a surprise party for him the day after his last day of work. Below are some random pictures from the event....

Don't look at me like that - I'm not that old

2 men who have it figured out - they don't work -but their wives do

Trouble x 2

He won't be doing any of these things - he'll be at the casino

Only a few more months before she retires - and we have another cake!


And we'll invite John to the next party - he makes wonderful cakes!!

My Birthday dinner.....

The finished product

My Spoiled boys and their jacuzzi bath

There are no words

Hey mom....how come you don't bathe me like this?

Can you please pass the loofah

(there were pictures of Harley laying up against Bryan's chest enjoying the jacuzzi jets - but since this is a family blog - I opted not to post those)

Finally painting

We've been here for 16 months, and finally got around to painting in the living room. We were only going to do 1 accent wall - however - we chose the wall that is 20ft tall. Bryan was real happy on top of the ladder!!

Not finished yet - but at least it's red!

We decided to also paint a 2nd accent wall - it's in the entry way - and is the half wall to the staircase. It isn't finished yet - it is the same red (even though it doesn't appear to be)