Dad has cancer

I have been hesitant to put this one here since we really didn't know to much until now and didn't know how to answer questions if there were any.

My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 (non-small cell) lung cancer. They have given him 12 months if he does chemotherapy and7 mo with no treatment. It kinda sucks because I'm trying to focus on having a baby or at the time NOT having a baby and then we were told this. My mom is really upset and emotional, with good reason. Most of us kids are handling it o.k. i think??? I'm not for sure how I will handle things once I have the baby. I have really not dealt with or thought about my dad having cancer because of all the craziness with this pregnancy, so I am kinda worried that when I finally have her and don't have anything to distract me anymore(plus the hormones) that it will hit me like a ton of bricks. But for now I keep marching on.

They kids have had lots of questions. Mostly Zach cause Tim and Daisy just know that grandpa doesn't feel good. Zach is very perceptive and listens to every thing that is sad when grandma come over. With that being sad they got to spend the weekend at grandma/pas one last time since we don't know if dad will be able to be around little kids with the chemo.

Originally they thought that he had lymphoma, which we were going to save cord blood to help him but now with this new diagnosis cord blood won't do anything for him. At first Ben and I were excited that we could help but now, there isn't much that we can do. So we just have to sit and wait. Hopefully, he will start his chemo soon and get some relief from the pain that he is in.

New house

We completely love our new house! We still have some work to do to get things unpacked and placed where they belong but other than that we are pretty good. You have to excuse the mess we are still working on things when we get a chance. Ben has been working very had to get things were they go on his off week. I can't wait till this little one comes out so I can help. Just one more week.

Stats on the condo. We have 4 bedroom and 3 baths. I know, i know, 3 baths way to many to clean but the kids are only allowed to use the one upstairs by their rooms.

On the main floor we have our living space which includes our open kitchen/dining room/living room area to the back of the house. There is a bathroom and a bedroom to the front of the house that we use as a playroom so the living room doesn't get messed up as often. (we will she how that goes). Then at the entry way there is a little nook that we have decided to use to hold all our books and family pictures. That is also where the stair are.

Upstairs we have 3 bedrooms. To the left of the stairs is the boys room. They are very, very excited to NOT share a room with Daisy or the baby. Then straight off the stairs is the 2nd bathroom. To the right is the girls room. We haven't done much with it yet we are using decorations for that room as bribery for Daisy being good. If she sleeps all night in her room by herself we get her a blanket, if she doesn't sass then we get her some chairs, you get the picture. So hopefully in a couple of months there will be lots more decorations in there. Further down the hall is a laundry room and linen closet. All the way at the other end of the hall is our master bedroom with bath.

We love this house! Lots of room, lots of space to have company. So look forward to your invitation for dinner.

Rock Stars

Daisy and Rachel had lots of fun being Rock Stars!!! They thought that this was the most fun anyone could have with a guitar and drums.

Daisy kept saying she was H.annah Mo.ntana rock star, I'm rocking star!

It was very cute watching the two of them play together with the rock.band stuff.

Zach's Birthday Sleepover

Playing rock.band



Opening presents


I learned from my past mistakes this year and only let Zach have two friends over for his b-day sleepover. (A couple of years ago for Tim's b-day we had 10 boys, just a side note, 10 boys/small house = big holes/lots of fights)

They were both boys from church, who might I say are very good boys. We had pizza, ice-cream, cookies, or should I say lots of cookies. The boys played video games most of the night since that seems to be what 10 year old boys like to do. My brother brought over his Rock.Band game for them to play and it was the funniest thing to watch. They had lots of fun trying to stay in the band and not lose the music. It is much harder than it looks especially if you have never played before.

One of the boys (Steven) has guitar.hero at home so he did really well with the guitar but they all took turns with each instrument. It was hilarious.

They stayed up till about 1am or thats when I made them turn everything off. You know how sleepovers go. Talk, Talk, Talk! =)

Over all I think the boys had lots of fun. Needless to say Zach can't wait to have another sleepover. We finally have enough room for people to be here so we may be asking friends over a lot more often.

Zach's B-Day

Zach has just turned 10! Oh my goodness!!! Can you believe it? We didn't do a whole lot for his b-day this year since we were moving the next day.

We always let the kids have a special dinner so we ask them what they want and then I fix it for them. Well of course my big giant of boy wanted ribs. So Zach convinced g-ma into making them for him since I am not doing so hot right now and she was all ready to make them for him but things got crazy as usual and g-ma/g-pa took the family out for ribs at Buckinghams. It was really great!!! Everyone got ribs except for me and g-pa. Of course g-pa doesn't have teeth so he just got some ham and I got chicken.

If you can't tell they REALLY liked their ribs!










After dinner he had cake and ice cream at home but not a lot was eaten cause we were still very full from dinner.















He got a Pok.emon game for his gameboy from g-ma/g-pa, guitar hero from mom/dad, and poke.mon cards from Tim. Can you tell he loved all the gifts?











We will be having a sleepover for him this weekend. He is very excited about it. We got some treats for it and he can't wait to get them out and eat them. Plus he is really excited about playing games and staying up late with his friends.

Professional Graduation Pictures

A few of you have been asking for the pictures that they took of him at school that have all the school stuff on them. So here they are. Isn't he cute!!! I'm so proud of him!!!

Uncle Fun

It always amazes me how loud it gets when all of us kids get together (and theres only 4 of us not including spouses and kids). My brothers have always been rough and tuff with the boys since day one but things have just escalated. Jesse and Kelly are older and Zach and Tim are bigger. That makes it all the more fun for the boys. Jesse and Kelly used to just chase the boys but now they wrestle and jump and chase. We were at Kelly's house for his daughters b-day last week and after we got done having cake and icecream that's when it all started. Jesse loves to take Tim and just tickle the crap out of him. Tim usually takes quite a bit and loves to fight back. Zach on the other hand can't take being thrown in the air and doesn't like to fight back but doesn't want to miss out so he usually get in on it for a little bit and then just runs away. The funny part is that Rachel loves it when they start getting loud and has to get in on it too.

Poison Ivy cont

So I told you about our episode of poison ivy but things got a little worse for me. It was just getting worse and my arm were starting to swell and look like my skin was dying. So I decided I needed to go to the doctor. Sure enough it had gotten infected and was way nasty. I haven't seen anything like this ever. Both my arms were so bad. It started on my face and neck so they gave me stuff for that too.
It's finally getting better. Those spots in the pictures look kinda normal now still a little discolored but not even the same. But it has spread to the lower part and upper part of my arms. I just want it to be gone before I have the baby.

Father's Day

This year for Father's Day we made the tradition cheesecake for breakfast with Tabasco eggs and bowl of fruit. However the little twist was that instead of making a large cheesecake I made individual ones.












The kids made him mosaic pictures. Zach made him one that said Reese's Love, Tim made him one of a corvette, and Daisy made him a flower. The kids had a really fun time making them. We used four different kinds of lentils and black beans.


So I have to give my hubby great kudos because he is the best daddy. He always put the family first even if he needs something he always asks if we need something first. He plays with the kids and gives them love when their hurt. I love when he plays with Daisy at night when she can't sleep. To hear her laughing so loud cause daddy is tickling her is the best thing I can think of to hear. He always makes sure that I am ok and if I tell him something is wrong he wants to fix it right away. I love him sooooooo much. He really loves us so much. I am so glad that he is the father of my kiddos.

Poison Ivy

We have spent the week dealing with poison ivy. Daisy started with a little on her arm and then spread to her leg and then to her face. Needless to say I took her to the doctor cause she was swelling up so much and the caladryl wasn't working.

The doctor put her on prednison and told us to us calamine and give benedryl like crazy. Well after taking her I started to itch, and sure enough I have it on my arms and now its spreading to my face and chest.

Zach has it too. He has it on his legs and other parts that we won't talk about.

I didn't know that poison ivy was so spreadable. I thought that you have to pretty much touch the plant to get it but I haven't been out side at all so one of the kids rubbed up on my and gave it to me. So be careful. It kinda sucks cause I'm very huge and now I'm more swollen and itchy because of the poison ivy. AHHH.

Oh well, that's life. In a couple of months this will all be stuff in the past and I won't even remember being miserable.

p.s. i know my spelling isn't the greatest, but neither is the spell check.