Marco Time

Marco got invited to his first birthday party without Lucia. He was so excited and felt so special to be able to go to a party by himself. He even got to sit by the birthday girl!

Marco has been having more problems with his asthma this week. On Wed., after our playgroup at the park, he came home and started coughing and wheezing. He kept us up all that night and then we took him to see the doctor on Thursday. We're still not sure what bring it on-we know he's allergic to cats and if he gets congested he gets wheezy. It could be he's allergic to pollen and grass. But, asthma is not fun for anyone involved. He has his regimen of prednisone to open up his airways when he's had bad attacks, pulmacort for prevention and albuterol for when he's in the middle of an attack. My sister-in-law Paulette said her kids have been outgrowing their asthma-so hopefully Marco will too.

An Almost Perfect Day

Mother's Day....it's hard not to have high expectations of perfectly behaved children, a delicious breakfast in bed, and getting everyone ready and to church on time. Well, those things didn't happen because Marco stuffed a bunch of tp in the toilet and flushed it, therefore flooding the bathroom. Because of this, Julio wasn't able to make breakfast and our whole morning got thrown off. Oh well, can't expect too much. Julio did do way too much in the gift department. Church was really good; all the talks were nice and the Relief Society lesson was really good and we got cookies! I did get a nice afternoon nap. Dad, Brandon and Julio did the dinner; flank steak, pasta salad, green beans, strawberries and flourless chocolate cake with whipped cream for dessert (made by my husband). Mom and I took Chase for a walk after dinner and watched the kids play in the park. So, it was an almost perfect day. I'm so grateful for the mother's I've know in my life and their examples. I'm so happy to be a mother. My children teach me so much-patience, organization, love, kindness, generosity, sympathy, a desire to learn about life and the world. I love them so much and don't know what my life would be like without them!

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Lucia's school scheduled a "field trip" to Six Flags yesterday. We just rode with some friends from playgroup and who also do the same charter as us. Brandon and Grandpa watched Marco and Sylvie so Lucia and I could enjoy the day. We sure did have fun! We rode a rollercoaster, a white-water rapid ride, went to a couple of shows, saw tons of cool animals and did lots of kiddie rides. Lucia loves rides. She is usually such a chicken, so it surprises me that she likes them. When we went on the white-water rapid ride, we all got soaked! We saw the killer whale show and it was kind of boring now that the trainers can't get in the water. We spent lots of time in the Jungle area-going on kiddie rides and looking at the animals. We were there about 5 hours and only saw about 1/2 the park. There's so much to do there! The weather was perfect, it wasn't too crowded and Lucia had a great time with her friends. Next time we'll take the rest of the family with us.