What a week!

Ok I decided I'm going to shoot for updating this thing once a week, but we'll see how long that lasts! :) Lots has happened since my last post. Lets start with Mothers Day!

We decided for Mothers Day we wanted to go up to Riggs Lake seeing as we havent been there in a few years. It was sooooo beautiful! The lake is so clean and healthy again. We haven't seen it look that great since before the first big fire the mountain had when they were dipping out of the lake to fight the fire. The water level was back up and there was no stuff floating on top like there was before. It was so exciting to see it looking so good again.

We all got a great suprise that day too! My brother Daniel drove 12 hours from San Antonio, TX and suprised us all when he showed up at the lake to spend Mothers Day with us. It was so great to see him. We had a wonderful day up at the lake enjoying our family.

Trysten had his 4 month check up already this Friday. I can't believe how time is flying. He will most likely be our last baby so we want him to grow slow, but for some reason he just won't cooperate! He has gained back the weight he lost when he was sick and is now back at a whopping 15lb 14oz. They measured him in at 24 1/2 inches long. He is laughing more now and he is determined to hold his own bottle! He hasn't quite mastered it and gets mad when he drops it but he gets mad if we try to hold it too. We are trying to learn how to manuever to be able to help him without a fight so right now feedings are quite interesting. He is such a stinker!

This weekend the girls had their Spring Dance Recital. They were so great! Maryah did ballet and tap and Mykala did her Pom performance. It was fun to get to watch the older dancers as well. We hope that the girls will decide to pursue some form of dance for at least a few years. Its nice for them to get out and be with friends! Mykala is trying to decide if she wants to stick out Pom or try a different style of dance. Maryah informed us while watching the company dancers do their ballet "I so want to be a ballerina when I grow up". It was too cute!

Maryah in costume...

Mykala in costume...

Both our Girls . . . .

So thats an update on us...We are excited to be heading out on vacation this weekend! Us, my Mom and Dad, my Granny, and Uncle Doug are headed to San Antonio to spend a week hanging out at the lake with my brother. It should be a great time...just long drive. Hopefully Trysten will decide to cooperate and behave! Should have some interesting things to say about all that so check back! :)

Hello again! Wow has it been a CRAZY week! I can't believe all thats gone on!

First, the girls were in the local Cinco De Mayo parade with the Safford Dance Academy. Mykala did so well with her Pom squad. Bless her heart she was as red as her uniform by the time they finished because it was soooo hot. I think they did a great job.

Maryah got thought it was so awesome to be able to ride on the float! It was all she talked about the whole week! She's too funny...

Trysten had been sick for most of the week but late Saturday he got way worse so we took him to the ER and they wound up admitting him for 24 hour observation. Well, being the stinker he is, that night and the next morning he dropped his oxygen levels to the point they wound up having to put him on oxygen! So what was 24 hours turned into going home late Monday night. Plus they wound up sending him home on the oxygen because he still couldnt hold his levels up. He finally got freed up from that yesterday afternoon but even then he was borderline. Leave it to him to be the first one of my kiddos to land in the hospital. It was the first time he had ever really been sick so I suppose he wanted it to be one for us to remember!

While we were in the hospital with him, Mykala wound up getting whatever this was and it hit her hard. It was so hard trying to be there for both kids and our healthy Maryah (who started the whole thing). Then to top it off, I wound up getting the cold as well! It has been interesting let me tell you! But, now for the time being we are all on the mend and healthy again. Its a good thing because the craziness is just beginning! The girls recitals are next week and then school is out and then its vacation time! We are excited to be headed to San Antonio to see my brother!

So thats it for now! Hope all you moms have a wonderful Mothers Day!! See you soon!