end of july 2009

Again...Im a bit behind but will catch you all up right now.
Soooooooooooo last weekend we got up and drove up north to my older brother,Bruce and his wifes home in Corning, Calif. Zakary bruce is named after my older brother Bruce.
We had a great time,the weather was VERY hot,like 107 so we spent one day out on the lake on his boat,zak couldnt wait to go on "uncle Bruces boat". He also got to swim in the lake,and boy did he love that,more than the boat ride. Both kids did very well,the loved the lake and didnt want to get out. The rest of the hot weekend we spent around and near the house where it was cool and the pool was in the back yard,again, they loved the pool as did we all.
This past week has been rather unexpectadly hectic and really not what we had anticipated or wanted. Between crazy and unusually long work days,the kids had their morning swim lessons and then went to day camp at the gym where laurel has her gym class,they had fun but then their eve activities and too much time away from home,mom,dad and routine pretty well did them in. Most of the eves were spent crying and whining due to being exhausted. Think we are gonna slow WAYYYYYYYYYYYY down this weekend.
Swim class is over and they have been advanced to level 2 now and day camp is over as well,unless we get into another bind,that should do it for day camp.
We got a call this past Monday that Laurel has been accepted to the Vallejo Charter school,where we had hoped she would be accepted but they choose yearly by using a lottery pull. laurel was 10 on the waiting list but we got the call she is in. It will be much nicer than being in Petaluma,we wont have to rearrange her other activities,due to drive times and so on. She will still have full day Kindergarten but will be right close to home. We are hoping for the best for all that.

weekend in July

I am just wanting to post some new pics of "Baby Kate" and the kids from this past weekend. She is 3 months old this week.....17lbs....and cute as a bug

July 17 2009

I have a few minutes of quiet before i head out to work and wanted to post a few summer pics and add a few things.
The kids are staying very busy this summer,their pre school program has class on Monday and field trips on Tuesday. they have gone some really great places and still have more to go.
They have visited the discovery museum where we had Zak's birthday this past year as well as lake Anza. lake Anza is the lake up in Tilden Park,in the Berkeley hllls where i was raised. I grew up going there so it was really fun tht they went there just this week. they had a BLAST>>>>>> it had been very hot and sticky so the kids really enjoyed being in the water and digging in the sand.
We are planning a trip to visit my brother NEXT weekend for a weekend of fun,swimming and to get Zak out on my brothers boat for a ride. laurel loved it as a little one and i am sure Zak will too,it just hadnt yet happened. We will keep u posted on that as well.

July 2009

Zak slept very well last night and is still asleep now. I am preparing to go to work and hopefully Zak will be MUCH better this morning and dad can manage him alone. Laurel is here to help. LOL LOL LOL LOL (ya tease him and poke at him if he doesnt feel well).
It is a good thing that the weekend is upon us,we are ready.
Did i mention at all along the way that i had had an emergency root canal the other day and that Stan has Shingles???? i think they say "when it rains it pours" LOL
and it does and ir did so lets hope the weekend gets us all under control.
My mouth is still quite sore and Stans body as well.....
Zak just woke up.....lets see hoe he is doing. till later.

New Tubes for Zakary July 9 2009

Zak and mom arrived early to the hospital this am. You can sure tell the diff between a childrens hospital and a regular hospital. As great a place as kaiser oakland is,sure is different than the childrens hospitals that i have been associated with and have had much experience with.
The Anesthesiologist came by and did his once over,the surgeon came by and gave him his once over and his blessing and the nurse gave him the liq verced,a nighty a cap and slippers,before we knew it,he was silly as a goose dancing in his nighty. LOL
Off he went,and before i knoew it,he was being wheeled back into the recovery room,all done. He was hard to wake up and we have not been having an easy time of the anesthesia wearing off,very crabby and combative,thrashing around,throwing things and being just down right unreasonable and unsafe.
We are home now,he is still rather difficult but i have faith that this too shall pass.
The doc said there was fluid that he drained and new tubes he put in, he can start back to swim lessons monday.
Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers,he again will be just fine.

July 8 2009

I just wanted to post some pictures of the kids enjoying their Tae kwon Do class,laurel is esp good at it and catches on so quickly to everything but Zak is really trying hard and catching on....he gets confused when being told to look at himself and the teacher in the mirror. He continues to look to me for reassurance and the confidence he is still lacking a bit in.

July 8 2009 Happy Birthday Cory

Our daughter Cory,who has lived in heaven for the pat 10 years would have been celebrating her 23rd birthday today. just wanting to be sure it doesnt go un noticed or observed. Miss ya kid.....ALOT

baby kate's first ear rings.

Katy called to tell me that she had taken Baby Kate to have her ears pierced this afternoon. LOL
She said she didnt cry at all,not even a wimper but took mom 2 hrs to stop her crying. LOL.....Why do moms do that if they are going to cry themselves.???? LOLLOL
i havnt seen her yet but im sure she is just darling!!!!!

July 6 2009 Kids first swim lessons

laurel and zakary started swim lessons. The weather was not to bad the first day,they swim from 9am until 9:35 so its still early while they are jumping in the out door pool.
Today was not so warm,infact,down right cold but they still got in there and did well.
They go 4 days a week for a 2 week session and then another 4day week for another two week session,hoping to get them really into the swimg of it and perhaps keep them going some all year round. They are really staying busy,between Swimming,both and their Tae kwon Do(which i am waiting for some pics for you all to see)laurels gymnastics and pre school summer session. Rarely a nap and early to bed. YAHOOOOO....good and healthy exercize to wear their little butts out.

July 5 2009/Baby kate

many have been asking about our grandaughter Kate,just wanting to let you all know that she is doing GREAT!!!! up to 14 lbs(laurel was 15.5 when we got her at 9 months)
kate is 9 weeks old now and getting such a little personality and what a sweety.
She is a smiler and an eater.....see pics