Thanks for your patience!

Oh my, what a busy few weeks, sorry for the delay. Unfortunately, we have little to show for it.

Well, we have now got a bike rider!  With her Barbie bike, training wheels and helmet, she’s blazing the sidewalks in the neighborhood.  So fast in fact that Mommy will have to start putting running shoes on to catch up, or get her own bike down.  Alyssa almost has it down, she’s still getting the hang of pedalling backward to stop, but she knows all too well how to get going fast!   

Alyssa is now out of school for the summer, and what next year holds we’re unsure since it pretty much hinges on my employment.  The uncertainty in this industry is an absolute killer right now, you never know if you’ll have a job come the end of the day.  But whatever happens, she WILL go back to preschool.  ANYWHO!!  The last day of school was so very cute, they had cake, drinks, projects and a special “See ya later, Alligator” good-bye song.  Our little wallflower was actually singing and performing the moves right along with Mrs. Newby.  As we were walking out of the school yard, Alyssa asked if she could give the school a hug, but couldn’t figure out how so she ended up giving it a kiss…right on the wall.  She was a little sad driving away, but assured her we’d be back next year (which I really hope happens).  I told her teachers that I appreciated them and have absolutely loved watching Alyssa progress.  She writes her name, and even knows a little bit of math.  We’re overflowing with pride. 

As for the past weekend, Alyssa, Maddie and I took a trip up to Show Low while Andy went to his golf tournament in Long Beach, CA.  I know he played his heart out, and had a great time, but it wasn’t enough this year to win first place…DEAD LAST was his place and you’ll see the lovely award for that below.  I wish we would have brought the camera up to Show Low, but we really don’t have any pics of the trip.  We had a nice time, but Mimi and Poppy had to do some maintenance, so it wasn’t really a leisurely trip for them.   I finally had a little bit of quiet time as well to get some scrapbooking done, Alyssa’s baptism at 3 months.  Yes, I have A LOT of work ahead of me. 

We had an appointment for Maddie today at the doc.  Here are the stats:  16lb, 13oz-28 inches long and immunized.  Her head is no longer mis-shapen like it was back in March, however there is just a little flat spot in the back that doesn’t require her to wear a helmet.  YEA!!!!!!  She’s looking good and right where she should be. Still no crawling, just using her arms to pull herself along the floor after sissy.  She’ll also hold our fingers and walk, we think at about 11 months she’ll be on her feet.   As for Alyssa…we have an appointment with the ear, nose and throat specialist to be evaluated for possible tonsil removal.  Her snoring is so bad, and she even sounds winded when she’s sitting still.  A look at her tonsils reveals one straw opening sized hole in the back of her throat which is the only passage for air through her mouth.  I have a good feeling that in the months to come, there will be a surgery.  She also wakes herself in the middle of the night, so it’s a form of apnea as well.    We’ll keep you posted, her evaluation will be on the 23rd of this month. 

We have a trip to San Diego coming up this weekend (6-9), so we’ll hopefully have some great pictures to share when we return.  Sea World and the beach await!  Everytime I mention Sea World, Alyssa gets really giddy…i can just see the two of us now…holding hands, skipping in the entrance gate…kinda like a “The Sound of Music” entrance.  Thanks everyone for being patient!  Until next time!!! 

  Stylin’ on Barbie Bike!

Alyssa and Mrs. Newby

Our first bath together!!!

BUBBLES!

U-SUK Award Nadel 2008 Golf Tournament

Daddy’s latest creation!

Open.