Rockstar Ronan

Ronan Thompson

May 12, 2007- May 9, 2011

I grew up in the same community as Ronan's mother and I have been faithfully following her blog as her son Ronan has been fighting against Neuroblastoma Cancer. Yesterday, that fight came to an end. I can not even imagine the pain she is feeling from losing such young and beautiful son. If there is any good to have come from this tragic and awful situation it is helping others to realize not to take a single day for granted. All of the sudden Addy's double ear infection, Matt being away at school, dishes in the sink, and laundry on the couch do not seem so bad. My heart breaks for this family. There is no reason a family should have to go through this kind of heart ache. Ronan and his Mom have taught me to hold my babies tight and be thankful for each day we have together.

Home Away From Home

We signed the papers for our new house in Suncadia.

The cabin crew (Jody, Mike, Emily, Drew, Matt, and Myself) went up last weekend to celebrate. We had to sleep on blow-up beds and there was no furniture but we still had a great time toasting our new house.

The boys have been talking about this for years but we still can't believe the dream is becoming a reality. There is going to be lots of great memories in this house.

P.S. It will be ready to rent out soon. We will offer a friends/family rate so let us know when you want to use the house.

Easter Fun

Addy is figuring out that holidays are so much fun!

Messy egg art,

surprises from the Easter Bunny,

yummy breakfast,

egg hunts,

and playtime with cousins.

What's not to love?

Happy Easter!

Shower for Diggy

Sunny Saturday + Best Friends = Perfection

We had such a great time celebrating our Diggy!

Can't wait for the wedding in July.

Griffin says- "Hurry up Raleigh! Come out so we can play!"

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Matt got some seeds from a friend who works in the seed business.

So, instead of buying starts like we usually do...

we are attempting to grow them ourselves.

Matt and Addy had fun planting them...

and they are BOTH enjoying watching them sprout up!

Nap Time

Oh, how I love nap time, ESPECIALLY when I can get both kids asleep at the same time. YES, I love spending time with my children but a hour or two of freedom to do something glamorous like dishes or laundry is quite nice as well. On Sunday, Addy, Griffin, and I finished our normal bedtime ritual and I decided I was going to treat myself by watching the "Social Network" instead of doing my afternoon clean up routine. Just as I got cozy on the couch, pillow, blanket, and all, I heard cries coming from Griffin's room... Uh oh I couldn't help feeling disappointed that my relaxing afternoon was over.

I wasn't going to give up... I had a little chat with Griffin boy and I told him that if he was going to be awake he had to sit on my lap and watch the movie with me. I wasn't sure how this would go but Griffin once again proved he is the best baby ever, he just sat and cuddled with me for the entire movie... no rocking or shushing required just a binkie and his Mommy. I've decided he's allowed to skip nap and be my movie date any day.

We didn't quite make it to the end of the movie, we both decided a nap was what we needed... and it ended up being a perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Glasses Girl

Addy has been seeing a pediatric opthamologist since she was four months old due to the birth mark above her left eye. Dr. Landon has been closely monitoring her vision and at Addy's last appointment she determined that Addy needs to be wearing glasses all the time. I wasn't sure how a three year old would handle wearing glasses but surprisingly she has been very cooperative through out the entire process.

Here is Addy getting fitted for her glasses~ they're blue with butterflies and sparkles on the sides.

Checking herself out in the mirror.

I am not sure if she is more proud of the sucker or her new glasses.

After the appointment, we headed to the park for a celebration.

EVERYONE wore their glasses!