The Ladybug Ballet Show

Here is our little princess as a Ladybug! She wanted to be a ladybug Princess, complete with tiara, but we told her no, she was a bit upset but got over it when she realized all her classmates were just ladybugs.
(she had sparkles in her hair, although you can't tell in the pics, she was sparkly all over :)

Here she is hugging a teddy bear. So cute and such long legs!

Here is the video of her ballet show. In the beginning, she is in the middle and then a person keeps waving to their kid, almost blocking her. Then towards the middle she is the only one jumping, it is pretty cute! Thanks for watching.

*Her show was last Monday. I went to download the pics and video and my camera needed to be charged. Then, I had it on the computer and Daddy wanted to fix and adjust some of the pics so that took another day or 2. Finally, we did it today! Yay! :)

**Daddy made her ladybug! He went on the internet and found the picture. Then we went to Michael's and got the supplies and he made it all by himself! I told him at the show, how many other Daddy's do you think made their daughter's costume? Probably NONE! :)

Kodak Share

Serena got this cool camera for Christmas from my parents. It is a Disney Digital Imaging camera, it is Pink and has the Disney Princesses on it, Cinderella, Bell and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). It has automatic flash and it over exposes the pictures some times, depending on how close you are to the subject. It won't flash if there is sufficient lighting. It holds like 200 pictures and Brandon has dropped it many times and it keeps on working! It has Disney Photo Friends, you can press a button and then Princess Jasmin from Aladdin will be in the pic with the person you take a pic of, it is really cute! Did I mention you can download the pics on to your computer with USB? Very cool, so I did just that, and created a Kodak Share, click here to see those pictures. Some are not clear, they are blurry and some are very clear, depending on who took them. This has to be the best present ever, Thanks Grandma and Poppy!

I am going to be the AUNTI of TWINS!!!!!

I am so happy to finally get the time to write this! Yes, I am already an auntie to 2 beautiful nieces, Marisa and Sierra. I will be the auntie of 2 more! TWINS are on the way for my sister! I am simply ecstatic and cannot wait for them to be here. She is 11 weeks and due in September! They don't know if they are going to be identical or fraternal, but they plan to find out and find out the sex.

It is a miracle for sure. My sister, could not get pregnant right away in the beginning. When she finally got pregnant with Marisa 4 years ago, we were all so happy for her and her husband. Then, about 2 years after Marisa came Sierra. She will be 2 in July. Then, my sister had told me one time that she really wanted just one more, but her husband at that time, didn't want anymore. So, they didn't do anything rash or permanent, thank goodness.

Now, they drop the bomb that not only are they expecting again, but twins! So, they need a bigger car and well, a bigger house. But that will be for the future, in a few years.

Please, keep her and the babies in your prayers! I can't wait! I know they are excited too! I am hoping at least one of them is a boy, or both! :)

Shoes on different feet

Here is Brandon in his new shoes. He is all dressed and ready for church~

Trying on his sisters shoes....

which are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too big, LOL

Crashed in Serena' s bed....

My beauty in the DORA hat from her aunti Maggie!

Brandon in Serena's ballet shoes!

Not too sure about the laces...

Finally, he is doing a chore! LOL Vacuuming is his favorite chore to do, he will follow in Hayden's footsteps and take over this chore once Hayden is out of the house!

Letters can make a difference

When Ponch and I had to take Brandon to the emergency room, when he needed stitches, back in January...it was a horrible experience from the minute we got there until the time we left. The admitting nurses were very rude to Ponch while I was in the room calming Brandon down and nursing him. Then, the attending ER doc, had no bedside manner whatsoever and the entire time dealing with him was horrible. Not to mention that after they gave him a shot to numb his poor finger, they put the syringe on the counter in the room, not those boxes that are just for needles, and they used paper towels to stop his finger from bleeding. The ER doc made a few rude comments to me about breastfeeding and made a comment about my pediatrician, which floored me. I love my ped! She has been great since I has Serena and I like her and respect her as a patient and a person. So, when the ER doc made the comment about my ped, I was pissed. I came home and about a week later wrote a letter to the hospital, explaining how our visit to the ER went. It was a 3 pager. Kind of long, but I wanted them to know just what happened while we were there and that I would not be going back anytime soon. The letter sat for a while, I am sorry to say. I finally got off the pot and mailed it last week!

So far, I have heard from a lady yesterday, the Administration Supervisor and then a Dr. who is the Medical Director for Emergency Services for the hospital and then today another lady, who is the head of the Admitting Department, following up wanting more info on the admitting lady or ladies who were rude to Ponch. The Dr that called yesterday is sending my letter to another lady who will probably call me and he is going to sit down with the ER Doc and talk to him about my letter and how he treated me and Ponch and Brandon while we were there.

I explained to them I usually don't do things like write letters, but this time I really felt that someone needed to know what was going on in that ER. The lady I spoke to first, told me that the letter was well written and explanatory. I told her thank you!

So, lesson learned! I am glad I wrote that letter. I thought for sure that someone would get it and read it and then toss it, I never thought so many people would call in regards to my letter :) I hope it helps change things in the ER and no other family has to go thru what I went thru.

Playing a HUGE Game of Chess

This is what we did last Sunday before Kylie's recital. We played Chess! It was a whole lot of fun. We had to get to the place of her recital early, so she could practice on the Grand Piano.

So, she practiced and then we had an hour to kill. Hayden and Pop against me and Kylie. The girls won! Fun times! I looked online when I got home to see how much it would cost, to buy a huge chess game with board, 500 bucks. Looks like we will have to wait a while before buying this game. :)

Under The Sea ~ Kylie's Recital !!!

Here is my wonderful daughter playing Under The Sea by The Little Mermaid! It is long, but worth listening to!

Enjoy!

Her teacher, Karen awarded her in 2nd place for her performance yesterday!

KYLIE ROCKS!