AWFUL!!!!

When my baby was 2 weeks old, the doctor found that she has a heart murmur. I know that it is really common but to hear that is kind of traumatic especially after giving birth 2 weeks prior. My doctor told me to look for certain signs which one of them were the baby isn't thriving. Believe me, my baby is thriving. So yesterday we went for her 6 months shots and the doctor checked her heart and the murmur is still there. So she sent me to get her chest x-rayed today, then we will see a cardiologist. She just wants to make sure everything is ok. She is a good doctor. I didn't think getting a x-ray would be a big deal but let me tell you with a baby it is. They take us to this room and put her in this contraption. She had to sit in it. Then they asked me to hold her arms up so that they could put this contraption around her. I understand why they had to do this. They didn't want her to move. But her screaming was awful. I wasn't allowed to comfort her because I wasn't in the same room as her. I can hold it together when my kids get shots but this was way different. At least with shots, I can be right next to them and try to calm them down. But I couldn't do that. She screamed so bad and loud that I started to cry. I was trying to keep it together because my 4 year old was with me but I couldn't. I called Ryan after and just balled. I know I sound like a baby but honestly it was awful. My heart goes out to those parents who have sick children and who have to deal with this kind of stuff all the time. I hope that I never have to do that again.

What A Week!

We had quite the eventful week. First off, it was Ryan's birthday last Monday. He worked that day but came home early. He wanted carne asada for dinner and a skor's cake. It was fun. We always get a picture of him blowing out his candles with the girls.



Then on Wednesday it was Karley's birthday. She is quite the character. In our family, on someone's birthday they don't have to do any work. Not even make their bed. Let me just say, Karley loves this part of her birthday. If I happened to forget and ask her to do something, she quickly reminds me that she can't. For her birthday dinner she wanted spaghetti and hot dogs. So that is what we had and she loved every bite.

She wanted to wear this princess hat all day.

Here is Mckenna trying to get into the photo too. She is our poser. She loves to have pictures taken of her. But you can see why. She is so dang cute.

Karley wanted a chocolate cake with pink frosting. Here is a tradition of them licking the bowl.

I just love this picture of her.

So then this weekend, my parents took the two older girls so that we could have a break. It was so nice. Yeah, we had the baby but having just one with us wasn't that much work. So we went to my parents on Sunday to pick up the girls and Mckenna started throwing up. That was a nice welcome back. Luckily for me, I was holding the baby and so Ryan went in the bathroom to help her. I was grateful for that. So it was quite a week and we had fun - other than the throwing up part.

Apple Picking

I am going to start this entry by saying that when I think of apple picking, I think of a cold, brisk day. A day where you need to wear a jacket. A day where you want hot chocolate. But I guess when you live in California, you don't really have those days. So we went apple picking on Saturday and yes, it was warm but it was so much fun. The girls loved it. We decided that it will be one of our traditions. It was something new. And the girls really loved pulling the apples off the trees.

On Sunday we made caramel apples. The girls loved that even more. It was my first time making them but I have a friend in my ward who gave me guidance. They turned out beautifully. But once again I didn't take pictures of the wonderful caramel apples. I need to be a better blogger and to remember to always take pictures. I will try better next time.

I love this picture because she was laughing so hard.

We had to squat down so that Mckenna could take the picture. It was her first time and I think she did a pretty good job.

I love her little round face and her chunky arms.

The Best Day Ever!

I know that as a fellow blogger that I should have my camera with me at all times but I didn't take it this time. I will try to do better next time.

So last night Ryan calls me and tells me that his company has an extra room at this hotel in Laguna Beach at the Surf and Sand. His company had customers fly in for meetings and their happened to be extra rooms. Of course we took one. This hotel was beautiful. It was right on the sand so you heard the waves crashing all day and all night long. Ryan was already there for meetings and I had to pack for me and my 3 girls. I was sweating by the time I was done packing. But let me tell you, it was so worth it. We woke up this morning and went to breakfast. Then Ryan worked in the room and we went swimming. We showed the girls where Ryan proposed to me. That was really fun to show them. Mckenna got down on one knee and tried to act it out. But then I had to tell her that her dad didn't get on one knee. His excuse was that we were on the dirt and he didn't want to get dirty. Whatever! No just kidding. He proposed on the cliffs of Laguna Beach. It was beautiful. Ok, back to the story. We went shopping to get a belt for Ryan because I for got to bring his. It is hard to remember everything. I usually have a list and I had no time to make one. So we went to Fashion Island we got his belt and me a ring. My wedding finger was feeling naked. If you haven't kept up on my blog, go the post titled "What a Morning".

When we returned to the hotel, Ryan had to get ready for his dinner meeting and so I took the girls swimming again. They loved it. Then we ate at the restaurant in the hotel. It was awesome because we were right on the sand and the ocean was so close. Then we headed home. What a wonderful day. The girls and I were talking about it on the way home and Mckenna said that it felt like we were there more than one day. She said that it was the best day ever. I agreed with her. The next time we have the best day ever, I hope I remember my camera.