And we all say AMEN

Our sweet Baby Jack, 11 weeks old, is going home from the hospital today after contracting the dreaded MENINGITIS. We praise GOD for healing our precious great grandbaby by sending him the help he so desperately needed by way of the amazing medical team at SHANDS Hospital in Gainesville, FL. A big "THANK-YOU" to the MDs and nurses and medical team at SHANDS too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

&

WELCOME TO THE WORLD

LUKAS WILLIAM

7-30-2009

8 lb. 10 oz.
CONGRATULATIONS
Anita & Kris

LOVE
Great Grandma & Grandpa

OUR VACATION

Doesn't this look like FUN? A 2,3,4, & 6 yr old in an SUV for 13 hours! Do you know how many rest areas & Cracker Barrels we hit? Just about EVERY ONE!! Too bad they wouldn't listen to me and put a pull-up on, it would have been so much easier, and quicker! The hand washing, the loud " DON'T TOUCH THE POTTY, RIGHT MOMMY?" The lining the toilets with paper, the shorts dragging on the peed floors! YUCK! This is one time I miss the diaper age!
Anyhow, we were off for a week to North Carolina to visit our daughters Betsy & Wendy. And to pick up Meg & Molly who had been there visiting for the month of June.
Our vacation extended over the 4 th of July so we had an extra special vacation. Miguel had a fabulous Fireworks display. The cops came too! That should tell you know how great it really was :) There's always ONE neighbor that just has to complain, isn't there?
We stayed the first 3 nights with Betsy and her family and the second 3 nights with Wendy and her family. I put the photos in order of our stay. This first set was on the way. We got out of the driveway pretty early for us, 8:30 AM. We tried for 7 AM, I think we did pretty good, we usually try for 7 and end up leaving at 11. I'm really bad at times and deadlines. I'm such a procrastinator, even when I'm anxious to go somewhere, and I was REALLY anxious to get to NC and see my sweet daughters again! These photos in the car are the ONLY time anyone slept :( and you see Miss Paisley? She's making "Chinese Eyes", like she needs to do that, what a crazy girl. She was listening to Chinese children's songs and wanted to be Chinese.

ENJOY!

Fun at Betsy's house!

Are you ready for some football?

Everyone had to have their own ball~someone had to have TWO!

Just hangin' out on the porch at Betsy's house.

It was time for some good clean fun, but those bubbles can be dangerous. We lost Paisley for a moment but found her and fished her out just in time! Then Star wanted a bath so Meg obliged.

Fun at Wendy's but watch out for those BLACK WIDOW'S!

We were treated to a wonderful dinner at Abuela's home the last night of our visit.

MOST were having fun at Wendy's house. I'll bet you can pic the one person who wasn't.

We took the kids to see a real train while we were in Fuquay Varina. They loved being up close & climbing on the empty trains on the side tracks.

Happy 4th of JULY

Here are some 4th of July pics from North Carolina. American Flags, Rice Krispie treats, & Ninja Turtles, what could be more American than that? Paisly fell asleep playing Guitar Hero, must have been all the Rice Krispie treats :)