Prayers for Gramma

Please pray for my G. Friday morning P took her to the emergency room, for what she thought was a broken leg. The doctors found a mass on her upper thigh. After a more thorough MRI, it was found that there was a tumor on her left femur, two more just above the kneecap and one more on her back. She has surgery Monday afternoon to put metal plates into her leg to stablize the bone. The doctors are working under the assumption that it is breast cancer moved into the bone. So the first 1/2 hour of the surgery will be the biopsy. IF it is bone cancer and NOT breast cancer, then she will need a full knee/femur bone replacement.

G was supposed to start watching me and C on Monday when M goes back to work. So now, M&D have put us into a daycare and I might go to preschool more than the scheduled 2 days M already signed me up for.

Please pray for G's health, but also for M&D. M is having a really hard time with the thought of going back to work and me &C being in daycare.

Family weekend

This past weekend, we took a family outing to the Y. M wanted to get away while she was still on leave. It snowed pretty much the whole time we were there. M&D took me sledding in the morning and then after nap we went to the swimming pool. Even C went in the water and loved it. D's friend were supposed to come up and join us but his son got sick so they weren't able to join us. However, G&P were right next door at the Elder's retreat so we visited them a few times.

Here's D, C and I right before bed Saturday night.It was a nice weekend with just family!

Family togetherness

Sunday was Uncle S and Aunt S's last day in CO. So after church we had a going away cake for them and took lots of pictures. Here's one of D and his brothers and P.All the cousins....an even 10.
Getting ready for the cold weather up in MN!!!!!

My best friend L and my sister C. M knows I will really miss L not living up the street from us anymore. I think I am still too young to completely understand, so M is sad for me.

Just L and C.

L and I. We really are the best of friends. Everytime I see him I run up and give him hugs. We are more like siblings than cousins. I enjoyed him living only 4 houses away for one year. We played together quite frequently. Going back to G's house once M goes back to work won't be the same either without L there in the afternoons to play with. That's part of the reason that I get to go to preschool 2 days a week at M's work. So I can have lots of friends to play with.

Playing dress up

M and I braided our hair the other day. Don't we look cute? Here you can see one of my braided pigtails.

At G&P's house on Sunday, my cousins played dress up with me.

Going exploring.....what a strange creature I see in my binoculars....could it be Papa??

2 months old

C is two months old already. Isn't she just the cutest sleeping beauty ever? She moved to her own crib also.

Here is me loving up on C.

Reading

I love to read!! Sometimes M reads to me and C.... and sometimes I read just to C.
Aren't I a good reader??! And a good big sister??

Happenings

The Women of the Rockies surprised M at their January meeting with a "Welcome Baby Shower." I even got a couple presents...books! It was a nice suprise for us.Proud P holding C. I think her expression means, "who is this crazy guy!!!"
C. all bundled up for one of our afternoon walks. M tries to get me out at least once a day. For her own sanity and for me to work off a little energy. Of course, C is always drug along--usually riding on M's chest in the baby carrier.

Seven weeks old and I still love her. Aren't we a cute set of girls??

We had D's whole family over for the Super Bowl on Sunday. It was fun to have all my cousins over (probably the last time for a really long time, since Cousin L is moving to MN in 2 weeks). Anyhow, I was a little upset because a few of my cousins locked me out of my room while they prepared a surprise for me. It was a fun surprise---the put all my letters out and added puzzle pieces with appropriate starting letter, to try to help me learn my alaphabet. Notice I am sitting on the letter B--for Brileigh.

I know 4 letters really well--B, C, D & M---for Brileigh, Carrie, Daddy and Mommy--and I occasionally will pull them out of my puzzle and show M.

We used the area as a dance floor shortly afterwards!!

I'm still practicing my singing. Here is my renedition of "Jesus Loves Me."

So you can see, we are keeping M very busy on her time off. She can't believe she only has 2 weeks left. How time flies!!!

Diaper explosion

I am so glad I am out of diapers (I bet M is too!!!). Here's what M had to deal with this morning with C. I'm sure every mother out there knows what I'm talking about!! What a mess!!

All the way up to the neck---some of that was when M took the onesie off over her head.

Needless to say, C was taken directly to the bath (in this case the bathroom sink!!) to get all cleaned up. Just lounging away, enjoying the water and her reflection!!

Sledding fun

Saturday was a beautiful winter day. Almost 50 degrees with leftover snow from Christmas still on the ground. Since M was cleared of all her lifting restrictions from her surgery she was ready to take me sledding. Here I am at the top of the hill. I am all ready to sled!!!

Chucky Cheese

Last week, my cousin celebrated his birthday at Chucky Cheese's. I had lots of fun riding on the cars, trains and climbing through the tunnels.Here's a cute one of my and two of my cousins.
Even Barney showed up!!!