Friday, September 3, 2010

Happy SWEET 16~~ Kairstin Rose:)

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

They're calling it "Snowmageddon"!!!

Two storms in 5 days---over 40 inches!!!

Look at the phone wires in the background--I could almost touch them myself!!
Hey pop--how about gettin' that fire going?!?!
Gettin' ready to head outside--how about this hat?!?!
Anybody find my mittens yet!?!?

Sunday, January 17, 2010

My biggest SISTER got Married yesterday.... Look what mommy made for her!!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!!!! (PLEASE!!)

Sorry I've been away so long--I promise I'll stay in touch more---there's SO much going on that I want you to know about!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Some Kind of Ride.....

I gotta say right up front that daddy's gonna help a lot with spelling and the big words I'll be using (although sometimes he gets on my nerves with all his "proper English" stuff!! And who still uses a red correction pen anymore!?) And I also gotta say mommy thought and thought and thought a long time before she let us tell you about her story--but she decided it would be a good thing for all of us to think about---especially all us girls. I think she's pretty curmudgeon (courageous).

So....my mommy has a REALLY REALLY bad family history of "girl" cancers. My great grandmom and my "mom mom" both passed away way too soon because of cancer. Mommy's doctor said she should get a generic (genetic) test done. She finally did it back in the early spring, and as I'm sure you're guessing--didn't turn out so well. I heard mommy and daddy talking about delectable munitions on her jeans (deleterious mutations of the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes). After months of doctor visits and tests and a lump scare, mommy decided to strike first and have problematic (prophylactic) surgery. First she had a bicycle oofahooctomy (bilateral oophorectomy). That was in May and it went very well, although daddy says mommy's not such a good patient---she's too impatient! (HA--I think that's funny!) Then there was the lump thing and mommy decided to have more surgery. So the last week of June she had a bicycle mastodon (bilateral mastectomy). Dag--that bilateral word gets me every time! Anyway--remember I said I was in New Jersey for a few days?? That's why--mommy was, as she says, "gettin' her girl parts out". But she also says that she's gettin' some new parts and her and daddy have very weird conversations about that and I'm sure someday I'll get it but right now I just look at them and scratch my head!!! I don't know what an explainer (expander) is and recondition (reconstruction) just sounds like it would hurt a lot!! I do know that I don't like it that mommy can't pick me up, and I can't play "jumpee jumpee" on her belly anymore. I hear the Ps talking and sometimes they're laughing and sometimes they're not and they make jokes about "B's or C's" (mommy says, "Who care?? As long as they're up HERE instead of down THERE?!?!?"). But mostly they talk about mommy being around for a very long time now. And THAT is the best thing about all this.

So before all the surgery stuff mommy was trying to figure out how to think about what was happening, and what she should say to me and my sisters, and what it all means blah, blah, blah. Waaay too deep---so she decided to have a little fun.......and Krista and Kairstin went along and made the shirts....



Right before leaving for the hospital.......and coming home!
And finally.....how about THIS hat?!?!?!?

Saturday, July 4, 2009

God Bless America!!!!

My biggest sister gave me a new Red, White, and Blue outfit!!!

And daddy put out our flags!!
I hope everyone has a great 4th of July celebration.....and remember.....
Pray for our soldiers---at home and around the world!!!

Sunday, June 28, 2009

I got a big girl bed!!!

Hi everyone--just wanted to say a quick HEY and show you a picture of my new bed (just like my Florida cousins!!). I figured since I'm TWO today I should be sleepin' in a big girl bed! I have lots of things to tell you and a million pictures to catch up on. I've been staying at my cousins' in New Jersey for the last 5 days (more on that later) and I'm headin' home in just a minute......wonder if there's a cake?!?!?!


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Well, it's about time!!!!

HEY THERE!!!!!

Me 'n mommy chillin'......
Thanks for buildin' this for me, daddy!!!!!
How 'bout THIS hat?!?!?!?!
Why didn't you tell me 'bout hoses before???!?!? How cool is this??!?!
Ya turn it on...wait for a minute... and VWALLLLA---water!!!
I don't know why I like this picture!!!
Uhhh....little help here??? This ball is pretty darn big!!!! (Hail Mary, mother of God....)
I'm so bright---I gotta wear shades!!!!!!
????!??!?!? Mommy and daddy had a date!!!!
Did I mention anything about my shades?!?!?
Aunt Pam and Uncle Bill visited---they are SOOOO fun!!!!
I played with Uncle Bill....and I don't play with just ANYBODY----he is awsome!!!
Is this a good hair day--or a bad hair day????!?!?!? Mommy and daddy have different answers!!!!
And finally.....my new "say cheese" face!!!
Ha ha!!
Sorry it's been a while---kinda busy---longest day of the year comin' up so maybe I'll stay up longer so I can post!!!!

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Random Easter/Spring/Whatever/I Love Everybody Pics

My very fashionable mom in her gardening boots!!!

Buncha' estrogen on Easter!
Aren't they cuuuuuute!?!?!?
Buncha' cousins on Easter Sunday in Jersey!!
Gotta help with the yardwork!!!!
Do you like this hat???!!!?
Doin' "the Bunny's" work!!!

OOOPs!!!! Eggs are very fragile things, don't ya know!?!?
This "Easter Bunny" thing works out pretty good!!!!
WOW!!!
HA!!!! Chocolate at 0600!?!?!?! omg---i love it!!!
Chillin' with Mokie and her dog Cadillac......

I like this hat!!! What a hat!!! I like this party hat!!!
How cool is this!?!?! I get to watch tractors and dump trucks and steam shovels and bulldozers RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE!!!! (They're buildin' a new school just for me!!!)