Thanksgiving 2010

The day began with a lazy morning ....

Still not quite sure how Thanksgiving has come and gone!!

We had a great Thanksgiving full of fun, family, good times and

of course Great Food ...

I am still holding out, I have made it to 44 years old and still have

never made a turkey. My sister in law informed us on Thursday

that she is already practicing for if the time comes...

This year was a day of counting my blessings

and looking forward to many more

Thanksgivings with our family...

" The Little Flock "

"The Little Flock" a Christian worship/rock bank had their first gig last night....

Jordan on guitar and vocals, Gabriel on electric guitar,

Scott on base, Jesse on drums

Nicole and Whitney on vocals...

Yes, Nicole and her band made their debut

on stage at the

Node Coffee Shop and Bookstore...

They were really good and wow as a parent

to see your child doing something they love

was wonderful ...

Nicole had a blast...sang great and can't wait until her next gig ....

and to make it even better

Lauren and Gillian

were there to cheer her on (Friends are so important and she is so blessed)

Nicole has been singing on Sunday evenings at church,

but this was our first time to hear her sing ... WOW ... so fun and yes so proud!!

Braces !!!

The time has come ... Nicole got her braces!!!

We began her new journey

her teenage right of passage...

She looks so cute

can't wait to see what the next

2 years are to bring...

Next step, have a tooth removed and then complete

the top braces...

Bottom to come later...

Shoes ....

On Monday morning Ryan said ... mom I really need new shoes... and yes he does,

he is so hard on his shoes. So after school Ryan, grandma and Mom set off for shoes.

After a few stores he saw the shoes he wanted.. instantly .. these .. were the ones.

Black and Grey Vans...

Perfect he said and home we went with a very happy Ryan already wearing his new shoes....

And just like a loving brother would do, we walked in the house and he said to his sister

Look what I got ... Nicole responded those are the shoes I want...

With a promise a few weeks ago to take her shopping, Tuesday

Nicole and Papa headed for the Vans store....

Long story short ...

who would have thought my 13 year old girl and my 11 year old boy .. would

be so happy to have matching shoes !!!

11 !!!! Wow ...

On November 2nd ... Ryan turned 11 ... that is still amazing to me.. On your birthday you get to pick the restaurant we go out to celebrate, if you know Ryan you can probably already guess what kind of food we were having ... if you guessed Pizza .. you are correct. We had a great evening.... California Pizza Kitchen .... Grandma Bliss and Grandma and Papa .. a whole cheese pizza .... white cake (thanks grandma bliss) and presents ... an 11 year old's heaven.



New Blood !!!!

Something I never pictured myself doing ... today I checked into

Whittier Pres. Hospital at 7:00am

had a private room and received 2 blood transfusions....

Spending the day in the hospital was not on my calendar at the beginning

of this week but after a blood test on Tuesday, the

doctors decided that my body needed a little help. My hemoglobin count was

still low so off for some new blood ...

Transfusion #1, took 3 hours and the blood look like Heinz Ketchup

Transfusion #2, took about 3 hours and the blood looked like Hunts BBQ sauce..

Never knew blood was different colors...

We are hopeful this will be the boost that it needs...

Tuesday, I go again for another blood test...new iron pills & new blood..

i'm hopeful for a rise in my counts...

stay tuned... my journey continues ... 

Halloween !!!!

A Fabulous .. Spooky Night ....  With fun had by all !!!!

Lots of candy, great friends, our favorite cousins, grandma & grandpa, aunts & uncles,

and great gram.... = an evening of fun!!!

My scarry zombie chinese soldier...