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Our Days in Vegas!

What Happened in Vegas...

So we've returned from our adventure that was Vegas and am happy to report nothing that happened in Vegas has to stay in Vegas! Never having been there before, I really didn't know what to expect. I now know why they call it "Sin City." I won't go into all that here and will highlight the good parts of Vegas. My favorite thing was the food. Any hour of the day, any place you wanted to eat - it was all terrific and my waistline shows it. Joe was in meetings both full days we were there so Becky and I hit the town. We visited several malls as well as hotels just to see their grand decor and architecture. We road the monorail, the city bus and walked about 2 miles if not more. There is so much to see and do there that doesn't involve bad things!

The highlight of our trip was discovering that there was a Ghiradelli ice cream shop within walking distance of our hotel. This is by far the best chocolate ice cream and hot fudge you could ever indulge in and so we did, twice. I would have bottled that hot fudge up and brought it back if I could have.

My only disappointment with the trip was not getting to see the water fountains at the Bellagio at night.(like in Ocean's 11). It was beautiful in the daylight, but I know it would have been spectacular at night. Between the time change effect and the icy cold weather, we just couldn't make it down there.

Will I go to Vegas again....probably not in the near future, and never with children. Given the opportunity to go on another business trip I'd be there and pray for warmer weather. Hope you enjoy the pics. Make sure you catch the one of Joe's Grammy. She lives in Vegas and met us for breakfast!

Anna gets an A+

Anna had her 6 month follow-up with the Cardiologist today and she is doing great. They did an EKG and and ECHO and both came out perfect. We have been cleared to go to yearly visits. The Dr. hopes she walks by 18 months(and so do we). If you will all pray with us that she'll reach this milestone so that we won't have to put her through any testing at that time we'd be thankful. One thing he said was that Anna didn't have to be treated any differently than any other child her age, and I laughed and told him we do treat her a little differently - she gets a whole lotta loving! She is so special to us. Every child is a reminder of the greatness of our God, but having a child that has had health issues is a daily reminder of all that He does for us and means to us. Sometimes I just stare at her and think how lucky she is that God has actually touched her heart and held it in His hands. Anna Banana brings us an immeasurable amount of joy and we are so blessed by her!

Anna and Erin's New Year's Resolutions

Erin has resolved to become more like a princess than ever before this year. As you can see, she's off to a great start.

Anna has resolved to stop using her knees as a mode of transportation and start using her feet! She's up to about 6 steps at a time - well on her way. As you can see from the video, she is also resolving to "Eat Mor Corn" in 2009. This was her first go at a cob, and she left no kernel uneaten!

The Rest of the Story....

So, it was a very Merry Christmas, yet there were a few kinks. Christmas Eve day Anna began to not feel so well. That evening after a great church service that I listened to from the lobby, we had the family over for appies and desserts - yum, yum. However, Anna didn't want to eat which isn't like my little piggie. Shortly thereafter she "tossed her cookies" to put it nicely! Being the sensitive mom that I am - I quickly wiped her off and told everyone we needed to get pictures done then because I was going to have to change her. Hence the pictures of Anna in her beautiful dress, but definitely not smiling!

So Christmas morning Anna was not in the mood for any cheer. Not even Tickle Me Elmo could get a smile out of her. It was so sad because I knew she wanted to enjoy herself but just couldn't. After a healthy banana and some biscuit she did cheer up a bit and start enjoying her new toys. The rest of the day was great with little problem.

Friday morning Anna still wasn't up to par and since we were leaving Saturday for NC and GA I thought it best to take her into the doctor. Diagnosis - double ear infection. No wonder the little tyke wasn't in the mood to play. So with plans on hold we decided to make a call about our trip on Saturday morning. But before we could get to that point Mommy started feeling not quite right, and 10 hours later, Daddy and Erin started feeling not quite right.

So being the responsible people that we are yet often choose not to be, we decided to cancel our trip to NC and GA. We just couldn't risk spreading Christmas cheer and everything else we might bring with us to our dear grandparents and precious friends. It was going to be a whirlwind of a trip with too much packed into a very short time. We are very sad not to see our family and friends, but think God was just telling us it's time to slow down a bit. We do promise those sweet friends in GA that we will visit this Spring when we will bring nothing but happiness and health. Anna is still on the mend and not responding to the antibiotics very well, Erin is just being 4 which is in itself sometimes an illness(love you Erin!) and Joe and I are getting things done around the house(yeah for Goodwill!) and preparing for our trip to Vegas - did I say we were slowing down? And that my friends is the rest of the story!

Merry Christmas

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