Knott's Berry Farm

Last Saturday, we went to Knott's Berry Farm for their annual veterans celebration. All veterans and a guest get into the park for free. It was a very nice day, my mom, brother, and grandparents went with us and the weather was perfect. The kids had a blast and I was able to ride some roller coasters (Ghostrider and Silver Bullet) with my brother. So here are some pictures from our fabulous day at Knott's.
Kevin, Lauren, and Curtis riding the big rigs.

On Lucy's Tugboat

On the old steam engine.

Too much excitement for Claire.

The fam in an authentic Olympic bobsled. Too cool!

Trains and Birthdays

What a fun weekend we had. On Saturday we went to Irvine Park to ride the train and play at the playground. The kids had so much fun. It was so nice to just hang out as a family and chill. On Sunday we went to my cousin's daughter's second birthday party. The kids enjoyed playing with their cousins and eating cake! Here are some pictures from our weekend fun.

Waiting for the train to leave the station.

Curtis, Lauren and Mr. Rob (the Conductor)

Claire loved being in the backpack so much, she cried when Kevin took her out to put her in the car!

Curtis chillin' on the slide. (He is afraid of going down slides).

Lauren didn't want to get off.

Claire and cousin Nathan

Lauren with cousins Natty and Mollie. Can you tell they had too much fun at the party!?!

On a side note, we take Lauren back to the GI on Monday for her follow-up. She has had six bouts of bleeding since last month. We are going to try and push for the scope to be done because this treatment isn't working. Have a great weekend!

Shock and Awe

Today has been a roller coaster of a day to say the least. This morning, Stellan flatlined before his ablation and things weren't looking to good for him. Curtis and I were on our knees praying for that little guy. To be totally honest, I didn't think he was going to survive the surgery. Oh ye of little faith! God performed a miracle through the surgeons and I'm estatic to say that Stellan not only survived the ablation, but he is SVT free tonight with no damage to his AV Node. Praise God the awesome Creator of the universe! I'm crying just thinking about what the Lord did today. Another praise report is that my cousin's wife Maggie, who is 30 weeks pregnant and has been on bed rest for the last couple of months because of an incompetent cervix, had her OB appointment today and the baby is measuring 2 weeks ahead weighing in at 4 lbs. 3 oz. Big brother James was born at 29 weeks and only weighed 3 lbs. so this is awesome news as we were expecting her to get admitted to the hospital today. She will still need to be on bedrest as her cervix has gone from 1.3 cm to 6 mm. We will have a new baby in the family soon. Please pray that baby Lia will continue to grow so that she won't have to stay in the NICU too long. To God be the Glory!

Pray For Stellan

Please pray for baby Stellan and his mom Jen. He is at Boston Children's Hospital awaiting ablation surgery, which can happen at any time. He may not survive this surgery and he is in a bad way right now. Details are at www.mckmama.com Thank you for praying.

Halloween Time

I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween. On Thursday, I took the kids to the circle in Old Towne Orange for Treats in the Streets. Every year on the Thursday before Halloween, the city closes off the circle and kids are allowed to trick-or-treat at the shops along the street. They have hay rides, food booths, games, and a costume parade. The kids had so much fun, but Curtis got very tired from walking around. Yesterday, our church had it's annual Harvest Fair, so we went and had lots of fun. Curtis got to hold a snake and Lauren got a pony ride. My original costume plan was for all of us to dress up as The Incredibles, but I had the hardest time trying to get costumes so I decided to dress Curtis and Lauren up as Raggedy Ann & Andy, but that didn't work out either, so Curtis ended up going as a firefighter and Lauren was Alice In Wonderland.

Aren't they cute!?!

Getting a picture with a real fireman in front of a fire truck. Curtis was on cloud nine.

Having fun in the ball pool.

Curtis holding a snake.

I finally got a picture of Claire's teeth.