Happily Ever After...

I think many times I write about the ups and downs of Celia's and/or Gianna's medical issues, and I fail to mention the most AMAZING things I have learned from having two special needs kiddos. So here goes nothin'.... 1) We PAAARRTAY often. Yes, I am a middle aged party-girl. Who knew?!? Ahem .... No comments boys! From pre-surgery guacamole fests, to, "You held your head up for 30 seconds" or, "Let's make ourselves completely insane and buy a puppy for surgery #10"..... we see life's joys just a tad differently and we CELEBRATE. I just love the spontaneous trips for ice cream, the stay up late giggle parties and the princess parades that we have to celebrate milestones that no one else would think of.  And don't worry- our healthy kids give us lots of "normal" milestones that we celebrate too. Add it all together, and well, we PARTY! 2) We aren't in a rush. In fact, I wish time would stand still. To be ho...

 Celia started school at the beginning of August. Mrs. "B" is our AMAZING, AWESOME teacher that works with kids who are orthopedically impaired. She comes up with new and fun ways to get Celia to learn and we are so grateful for her. This year we have school or therapy every morning except Monday. Thankfully, all these sweet ladies come to our home to spare Celia the germs.  Aria and Gianna started their Tuesday fun classes. Aria takes violin, knitting and ballet. Gianna takes an American Girl literature class, a play productions class and ballet. I'd like to point out that I have a PUPPY in a bag on top of the stroller. HA! He is too little to leave at home for very long, so I schlepped him along with gtube supplies, diaper stuff, lunches, and oxygen. What's one more thing to take care of really?!? WhattheheckwereWethinkinggettingapuppy?!?!?  In other exciting news, my little Diva is taking her VERY FIRST BALLET CLASS!!! Sniff. Where has the last 3...

My precious friend Maegan from Maegan Hall Photography asked to do a photo shoot of me and my sweet girls. She took over 600 photos, and gave me just a few teasers. I can't wait to see the rest!