Friday, April 17, 2009

Blessings

What a day. Dad had his surgery today and it looks like it was a total success! We were so happy to hear they felt all of the cancer was removed.

Steve and I started the day at a "high risk" ultrasound appointment in the Med. Center area. We got to see "Five" and he/she looked great! We were curious to find out if our new baby would be a son or a daughter, but were quickly told, "this is not an anatomical check." We had to schedule that ultra sound appointment for June 1. We headed out the door with a few cute photos and went straight to the hospital to check on Dad. He had just barely gotten out of surgery and the report was great. We enjoyed a quick lunch in the cafeteria with Linda. We shared baby photos and sighs of relief.

I can't help but feel the blessings today. It seems like the cancer diagnosis and news of our pregnancy carried such opposite emotions. Life is like that I suppose. Today began with a lot of fear and worries. The day ends with joy and thanksgiving.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

He Loves Me!

Tonight DJ said, "Mom, do you know why I passed out when you picked me up at preschool?" I said, "no." He said, "because you are so beautiful. Dad sure is a lucky guy." How cute is that?!

Mega Raptor

Here's Arianna's raptor costume. The performance is on the post below.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Dinostars!


Last night we were truly entertained by the 2nd graders. All of the kids were adorable! Under the direction of their music teacher, the 2nd graders have been working nonstop on their program, "Dinostars." They sang five unique songs:

Dinostars!
The Raptor's Rap
Micropachycephalosaurus
Dinosaur Two-Step
Dinosaur Rock!

The program was interspersed with jokes and their was A LOT of animation from the kids. Arianna was chosen for the solo part in The Raptor's Rap...

"I'm a Mega Raptor. I have a mega claw.
I can do a lot with my big and mighty jaw.
Some say the mega raptor turned into a bird.
We lived so many years ago and that's my final word.
And that's my final word."