Asher and the Dysons

Asher loves to sing with the Dyson. Check out his new single. Note how he throws "Shock The Monkey" in the middle. He heard that song on XM radio the other day and I guess it really stuck with him.

Lorelei's First trip to Disneyland

Friday July 25th was Lorelei's first trip to Disneyland. She has come so far in these short seven months. Not long ago you had to scrub down and take off all jewelry just to be in the same room as her. Now she goes just about everywhere with us. During her stay in the NICU I always dreamed of these times for her and I am so happy that this is the outcome.
The kids had a great day. Even though it was summertime the park didn't seem to crowded. We haven't been in about two years so it was exciting for the kids. Asher loved going on all the rides. He loved riding the train, Zephyr, merry go round, Ferris wheel, and winnie the poo ride. The highlight of the day was getting Baylee on Space Mountain for the first time. Well actually it was her second. The first time she reluctantly attempted to go on the ride broke down and we had to get off before we even climbed the first hill. After that she never wanted to get back on. But Friday she said she would do it. Jeff waited with the two little ones and I took Baylee and Riley. Riley is a seasoned veteran so it was no big deal to him. Baylee was so scared but as we started wiping around the turns she threw both of her arms up and screamed. She didn't even hold on the whole ride. She loved it.

Happy Girl

Here are a few cute pics of our smiley girl. Lorelei has been doing great. She is growing so fast these days. Her favorite thing to do right now is to watch her big brothers and sister. She loves to see what they are up to. I know she is just taking it all in now and waited for her turn to be able to do all that they can.

Happy Fathers Day Dad

Happy Fathers Day to my wonderful Dad. He was such a great father to me growing up and now he is superb Papa to my children. They love to have Papa around. Hope you have a wonderful day, we miss you.

Camping With Cub Scouts

Memorial weekend Jeff took Riley camping with his Cub Scout troop. They went up here in our local mountains. They all had a great time hiking, making smores, and just getting some fresh air in the wilderness.

6 Month Check Up

May 28th Lorelei turned 6 months old. She had her six month check up yesterday. She now weighs 15 lbs. She is really only supposed to be 4 months so she is pretty big for her age. She has these big chunky legs that are soooo cute. She is definitely the biggest of all my babies. Who would have thought the preemie would be the biggest! She is doing so great. We had an appointment at the hospital this month with the occupational therapist for high risk infants. She passed all the tests with flying colors. They had her looking at all different flash cards and blocks. She is developing just perfectly. We don't have to go back again for 6 more months and there is no intervention needed at this time. Today she had her first taste of rice cereal. Organic brown rice cereal of coarse. It was hard to tell what she thought about it. But overall she took a couple bites and made a few faces. I am excited about all the new things she will be doing. She is sure surprising us all.

Bowling Party

This year the kids had a small birthday party at our local bowling alley with just a few of their closest friends. It turned out great. Everyone had a fun time and it was easy for me. My parents stayed at our house and watched the two little ones for me which was a huge help to say the least. Lorelei still refused to take a bottle, but we weren't gone to long so she just held out till I got back.

Happy 8th Birthday Riley

My big boy is now eight. I can't believe how fast he is growing up. He had a great day even though he had to go to school. He brought in brownies for all his classmates. For his birthday dinner he chose enchiladas. For his cake, he wanted me to make a giant monster cookie cake. He got a new Mario game for Wii, a skateboard helmet, funkies, and another wii game. Nana and Papa gave him an annual pass to Disneyland along with a new DS game. Then to top it all off the Lakers won. What a great day.