Life lately

I think the sickness has finally left our house-it's been a loonnngggg few weeks and thankfully we are all feeling better!

This morning was my first day back to exercising after my surgery-yay!  I went on a walk at the track with Rachael but it felt good to get out there again!

It has snowed so much where Brock goes to school they cancelled classes!  He was so thrilled to get a snow day in College!  This is from the College's Facebook page. 

Ava has been on winter break this week so I took her for lunch at Brook's.

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Tonight I had my swim class.  It was my first night back after being gone for my surgery and my sickness.  It was great to see everyone again!  I made them work extra hard tonight.  They want Michelle Obama arms for summer-ha h.  They are a great group and I love working with them on Tuesday's and Thursday's. We are going to put this picture on our YMCA Facebook page.

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Catch up!

 Oh my!  Life gets in the way and I don't feel like I have a minute to sit down and blog!  I need to get better about that.  This time of year is crazy busy for us and I'm trying to enjoy every minute of this hectic life of ours.
To get you caught up here are some things that have been happening in our world

1.  My Dad had heart valve surgery on Saturday, December 7.  He is doing OK and is thankfully at home but he has a long road to recovery ahead of him.  He is strong and he is a fighter so I know that he will get through it but it's been stressful for all of us.

2.  We are going to Disney in January!!   Ava and I are going with my sister and her family. My Dad and Vicki were going to go too but because of my Dad's surgery they can't join us on the trip. Hopefully we will be able to plan another Disney trip with them when my Dad is feeling better and when Graig and Brock can join us.

3.  Our nephew Gabe is going to be a big brother!  We found out Graig's brother Garth and his wife Jill are expecting their second baby in the spring!  Brock and Ava are excited to have another cousin!

4.  I have been doing a lot of baking this holiday season.  I made peppermint patties for our friend cookie exchange last weekend.  There were 33 of us that participated!

On Saturday my neighbor and friend Heidi got together to make Buckeyes (aka peanut butter balls!)
There were SO good and I passed many out to friends because I didn't want to eat them all!

5.  Both Brock and Ava are playing basketball now.  Last week we had some of Brock's friends and their parents over for a pizza party to celebrate our win in the first tournament of the year!  I'm so thankful that Brock has these good friends.  They have a great time together!

Tomorrow I will be back with our Christmas decorations!

TGIF!!!

I am so glad it's Friday!! It has been crazy busy at work this week, and I am trying to get everything ready before the students come back next week.

Today is the last day to sign up for my 2009 Family Planner giveaway. Go here to sign up or leave a comment below to sign up. Brock and Ava will pick a winner tonight!!!

Please keep my Dad in your thoughts and prayers this weekend. He is in the hospital, he has HSP a kidney disease that is more common in children than in adults. His doctor is going to do a kidney biopsy to see if he has any kidney damage. My Dad is in great spirits and I talked to him a couple of times yesterday on the phone. My sister Shelby and her husband Ryan are at the hospital with him. It's times like this when I absolutely hate living 1000 miles away from my family!!

My Dad with Brock and Ava in Wyoming this summer

Shelby and Ryan

Ava's first gymnastics meet is tomorrow! She is so excited. Since it's her first meet and her coach said the girls could wear their favorite leotard. Ava wants to wear this one because it's her favorite. It should be a fun day! All parents have to sign up for a job to do at the meet, I am going to be a scorekeeper. I don't really know much about it but I do know that I get to sit in the front so I am super happy about that. Have a great weekend everyone!!

Wild West Vacation

We finally made it to Wyoming!! We left our house at 5:45 this morning. We had two long plane rides and then an hour and 1/2 car ride but we made it to Cheyenne in time to meet my Dad for dinner! We looked around the mall for a little bit and now the kids are swimming in the pool.We are staying in a hotel tonight and then tomorrow we are driving another 1 hour and 1/2 to get to my Dad's ranch. He lives in the middle of nowhere, we have to stock up on groceries before we leave Cheyenne~yikes!!

Brock and Ava relaxing in the massage chairs

Brock and Ava in the hotel pool