Memorial Day

Memorial Day is more than BBQ's, the first season trips to the Beach and Sales. It is a time for us all to take some time and think about the sacrifice that men and women made to serve their country's. 

Hawaii

Words can't explain how great our trip to Maui was, times like these don't come very often to our very busy family so when we get 7 whole days to relax and be a family we take advantage.

Day at the Aquarium 

Playing on the Beach with Mommy and Daddy

Going under the sea in a glass bottom submarine

& our first root beer float too!

Playing at the Pool with all Aj's  new toys

Enjoying a watermelon treat after our afternoon swim

Hiking up to Twin Falls

 

 My Hawaiian King and Prince

 Some island treats! Coconut juice and shaved ice

Some Pretty Flowers

Seven Days goes by way to fast when you are in paradise. Hawaii you treated us well and we will be seeing you again soon

Lazy Day

What happens when you put Pj's, Choo Choo's and Music together?

The Perfect Lazy Sunday

Mothers Day

May 13, 2012

Happy to Be  a  Mother

Before I was a Mother I thought I knew what love was but I was so wrong. 

The love that I feel for my child is so deep and true. When Aj is in pain, I feel the pain with him. When  he is happy I feel the joy with him.  Being a mother has been  an experience and a journey. I wake up every morning not knowing where the day will take me. The one thing that I know is that Aj will show me something new and wonderful. All is the days work of being a Mother.

Monkey Bread "aka Banan Bread"

I am determined to find easy recipes that I can bake with Aj. This week, a perfect opportunity presented it self, we had a bunch of banana's go bad so I thought I would make some Banana bread with a twist. This was the easiest recipe that I found and it was a hit. With the few ingredients it made it easier for me to measure and let Aj pour. I did mash up the banana's but can see him loving this task as he gets older.
It taste pretty good too!

Ingredients

2 Cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs beaten

2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas (5 medium bananas)
1 cup chocolate chips (that's our twist :-)

Directions

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir Banana mixture and chocolate chips into flour mixture: stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated over for 60 to 65 minutes. until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes. then turn out onto a wire rack.

#87

Tuesday May 8, 2012

Dear Aj,

A year ago this month we found your tumor. Those were some of the scariest months that I have had to go through. It all has worked out, but I am still scared when I see a bruise, if you nap longer than normal or anything that could be a sign of cancer. I know that these are all very silly things for me to worry about now. Your tumor was benign, it was completely removed and not the kind to spread. Still I have spent this year on high alert with you, I have gone from Red alert and am currently trying to bring myself back into normal range. You are and will always be my baby and it is my job to protect you from bad things happening to you. I have to trust in myself that my Mommy instincts will kick in again if needed and I will always listen to that voice that a year ago let me knew something was wrong. For now it has been a year, your tumor is gone your AFP is in normal range and you are developing like any normal toddler should. We're so lucky and I thank whomever everyday that the path that we were given was just that and not one down another scary road of chemo treatments and extended hospital stays. That path is out there and I am very much aware that it could have been our world today, but it was not. I feel that on this week, the one year mark of finding your tumor it is time for me to put my fears behind me and know that we will not have to travel down that very scary path. My heart and support will forever be with those mothers, children and families. We will always go the extra mile to support them, because it could have very easily have been us. When you growup and are healthy, remember that please. Remember just how lucky you are. I know I will.

I love you more than you will ever know,
Mommy

Mom and Dad's Birthday

We all came together to celebrate this very special weekend, it was Mom's belated birthday and Dad's Birthday weekend. This was the first time that we ever hosted a who entire party in the front drive way of the lake house. It was perfect! The kids had plenty of room to play and we had shade and comfortable chairs to lounge in. 

With All the celebration we never got a photo of Mom and Dad with the kids.