Spring Carnival Pictures

My very first (and second) pony ride.

Ms. Amy's Family

This past weekend, Ms. Amy's mother-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Diehl Rhodes, passed away. We want you to know that your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

I'm Falling Apart

It's hell getting old. A couple of weeks ago I went to the dermatologist about a rash that I'd had on my hands for 4-5 weeks. The first trip resulted in a cortisone shot that did nothing but keep me awake for 2 days. The second trip a week later, resulted in 20 days of prednisone and some really expensive hand foam. A couple of days into the prednisone and the rash was gone. By the way, the dermatologist said the rash was allergy related (not contact allergens but inhaled allergens). Well, here it is 4 days left on the prednisone and the rash is back. AARGH!

Also, last Friday I started having some eye troubles and just assumed that it was a side-effect of the prednisone. Well, it continued to get worse this week. So, yesterday afternoon I went to the urgent care at my doctor's office. What is it? I have not one, but two pink eyes! I don't recall ever having pink eye as a kid. Oh well! Now, I'm on an eye antibiotic. Oh yeah! The doctor said that the prednisone has pretty much killed my immune system so I'm susceptible to all kinds of good things. UGH!

Vent over...

PS If you look at my eyes in the before/after pictures, you'll see the pink eye! GROSS!!

I love our deck...

Notice that the baby has her own chair and blanket.

CC and Chocolate

CC LOVES chocolate. For Easter, her daddy bought a big bag of chocolate from Sam's Club. I hid (or thought I'd hid) the bag of chocolate goodies in the closet. Well, this morning, I watched CC go to the closet, open the door, take a piece of chocolate (Rolo), unwrap it, and eat it. Now, she has chocolate on her face. Oh wait! She got a wipe out of the dispenser and is washing her face. That's my girl!

I'm a princess....

just check out my crown.

Before and After Pictures

This morning I had a laser skin rejuvenation treatment. WOW! What a huge difference in just a few hours. The treatment itself lasted about 20-30 minutes and the pulse of light felt like someone was snapping a rubber band on my face. Some areas were more sensitive than others but I survived. Okay, I took a Darvocet, just in case. Of course, I wanted to track the before and after so here are some pictures. All the "brown spots" will eventually "flake off" to leave a clear complexion; several days to a week. All of the redness in the "1 hour later" pictures represents the sun damage on my skin. The white areas (which are very few) represent the skin without sun damage. Granted, they aren't flattering pictures of me, but I don't care. I will be ready for my 20 year high school reunion this summer. :-)




If you really want to see a close up, click on the picture. I have no shame!

CC Says Her Name

This afternoon while sitting on the backporch coloring and writing with CC, she told us her first and last name.  If you don't know, she refers to herself as RaRa.  So, she said RaRa D. (fill in the last name).  It's so cute the way she says it!

Napping with Mommy

Mommy and Me

Rarely, do I ever get pictures taken with my mommy since she's always the one taking the pictures. Here are a couple of random shots taken by mommy (self-portraits) and daddy.

Silvia's First Birthday

Today, we celebrated Silvia's first birthday. As always, we had a GREAT time! Enjoy the pictures.

Mowing the Lawn

Daddy and I decided that the lawn needed to be mowed. So, daddy got his lawn mower and I got mine. We make a nice team!

I'm Cool

Artist in training?

I turn my back for 5 seconds and next thing I know, CC is drawing a lovely picture on the wall with a yellow crayon. I sure am glad we have extra paint.

Crackerz is Training for an 8k Mud Run

Whose idea was it anyways? For those of you who know me, I DON'T run unless someone really scary is chasing me. And even then, I'd think about fighting before running.

Anyways, while at a birthday party on Saturday, the girls started talking about the local "mud run" that takes place in August. So, we decided to put together a team, "The Dirty Divas." I guess a little motivation is what I needed to get me to exercise. We'll see how long it lasts. One thing about me, I love competition. I hope this is all the motivation I need. To help our team track our training progress (weight loss, too), I created a wiki. If you're interested, go to The Dirty Diva's Wiki. Yes, I put my measurements on my training page, but who cares! See, even more motivation to make those numbers go DOWN!

Do you like our team logo? Pretty sweet, isn't it?

New Kid on the Block

Conrgats to my cousin in Texas.  He and his wife are the proud parents of baby #2, A girl named Isabella.  Another Issi for the family.  Awesome!!  Welcome to planet earth Isabella!

CC Pooped in the Potty

This morning, CC took her first poop in the potty! Yeah!

Ben and CC

Happy Easter!

The weatherman got it all wrong today: I didn't see 50 and raining. Instead, we had a beautiful day and spent Easter with some great friends.

As you can see from the many pictures, we enjoyed the good food and great company; and, the kids enjoyed the Easter egg hunt, bubbles, dirt, trampoline, etc. To see the pictures taken by Tony, go here.

A couple of our "regulars" weren't here today and we missed you: Chris, Larry and Skylar; Auntie Anne; Mindy and Nate; and Bonnie, Todd and Bella.



Happy Easter!

Pee Pee

Yep, Daddy helped me go pee pee in the potty today! I am getting to be such a big girl.  I cannot wait until I can run around without any diapers on.  Summer will be so much more comfortable!