Finally....a smile in the tub

Many of you may not have known that Ali was hating her baths. For about the last 2 months it was full on scream while getting clean. We don't really know why. We had gotten to the point of her sitting in the tub and "playing" while she got bathed and then the cry started when we washed her hair. We were happy with that, BUT last night....she discovered the joy of kicking and splashing. She was actually smiling and grinning and having fun! We were thrilled. We didn't even have tears with the hair rinse! Hopefully she'll keep this up.

Happy Thanksgiving 2007

We hope everybody got to spend a day with friends and family and enjoy life's blessings. We sure did. Momma worked on Wed. night and then slept part of today. Chris was busy cooking the turkey and then we sat down to feast around 5pm. We shared in the day with Chris' parents Bob and Sheryl, my parents Tom and Becki, and my grandma Beck. We had a great dinner and of course enjoyed sharing in Ali's 1st Thanksgiving. We are so thankful for the many wonderful things in our life....friends, family, health, happiness, and love!


Here's our little gobbler :) She is chowing down on grandma Fifi's homemade yeast rolls.
After dinner playtime with Papa Tom...he is sooo much fun. Actually I think Ali is eyeing that cheesecake.....Mommy let her have about 3 small bites of original...of course, she liked it :)

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words...

So, no major news to report on this past week. Ali's eye has been a little bit of an event. She got a scratched cornea which is what caused so much redness and light sensitivity. We went to the Dr. on Tuesday and again this morning (Friday). We did some more drops and now we are doing an ointment over the weekend. We go again on Tuesday to make sure all is well. He said it looks like the stent is causing some irritation and it might just need to come out already. Which, in the long run research says that a stent being in for one week vs. three months doesn't have that much of a difference in outcome. SO.......

But anyways, I know you are looking for the photo. This is what happens while Mama is at work......so cute!!!!!

Well, we made it through the day

Wow, what a day we've had. Miss Alison had her surgery today. For those who didn't know, she had to have her Left tear duct opened. She did great during surgery. She did have to be intubated and have an IV but all in all, it is a pretty simple quick surgery. They did have to stent her tear duct. It was just really narrow. So, the stent will help keep it open and we'll have that removed (in office) in about 3-6 months. She came home and slept for 4 hours. Which, if you know Ali, is completely off her norm. She was pretty sleepy and off kilter all day but just now before bed she was laughing, playing, and being mischevious. We tried to catch a pic with her eyes open, but the brightness was to much for her. But as you can slightly see, her eye is red and swollen BUT.....
She's never to under the weather to flash that sweet smile AND............

Have playtime with Daddy. WHEEEEEEE

Happy Halloween 2007

We wanted to wish everybody a Happy Halloween. We really enjoyed our evening.......

from our sweet little girl to our devilish daughter-- isn't she cute?!!!! We loved it.

We enjoyed watching the kids come to the door. We even had some visitors. This is our neighbor friend Jordan. She reminded us of the Christmas Story "I can't move my arms" Ha Ha and then this is our friend Mark. His mommy watches Ali once or twice a week. He LOVES Star Wars, so this was the perfect costume for him and of course, Daddy just couldn't resist trying it on. Here are some pics with Mommy and Daddy...Ali enjoyed playing with the candy. Of course none this year, maybe next :)

This is her best grrrrrrrrr face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!