Front Yard Twirl

Happy

My mother has been thankfully responding to her treatment. Of course when you think life is getting back to normal, my father who is a strong 94 years, falls and breaks his hip. Recovering from surgery today, I am sitting in the hospital feeling sorry for him, my mother, myself and everything under the sun. It's times like these you count your blessings. I have wonderful parents, family, friends. The important stuff. So, I am posting recent pics from Easter that make me happy!

Puppy Love

Haven't posted in a while, a lot happening around here and just haven't taken a breath. But good news on many fronts. Most importantly my mother is doing well, getting treatment and slowly getting energy back. It is just going to take time, but every day we see a little improvement. From where she was in January, she is talking, reading, a little walking. We are blessed.

Other news, our newest family member!! For Connor's 10th birthday I knew I wanted to surprise him with a puppy. I started looking for breeders (Yorkies! what else!) and finally found one who had females pups available and as if it was kismet, the breeder was about 3 miles from my parents and sisters house!!! 

Connor thought his big gift this year was NY Knicks tickets. He and I have bonded over basketball and the NBA since the Jeremy Lin Linsanity craze, so this was a gift for me too! He had been asking for a puppy for weeks and we led on that it wasn't going to be until summer. It truly was a surprise and she is just adorable. We are still working on a name. Annabelle took 2 weeks to name. Charlotte thinks she is the cutest and I agree!

First Moments

Surprise!!

Two and half pounds of adorable

Three Years

Three years ago we were able to hold our baby girl for the first time. As every parent knows, the days are long, but the years fly. My baby is a preschooler, she can write her name, all of our names. She is sassy, loving, funny, and brings so much joy to everyone.  I love how our journey continues...

Year of the Horse

We are visiting my mother who is in the hospital. She is OK, but we are frustrated with not finding out a diagnosis of what is making her feel ill. It's lot of worrying and waiting. It's my Mom. 

Charlotte and I attended our FCC Chinese New Year celebration. She is still wary of the dragon, but always has a lot of fun with her friends. 

Health and Happiness, Love and Family, really is the only thing that matters, but you don't know that until you grow up.

We Missed You Sun

This was this past Sunday:

And this is now:

Winter continues.....what a tease!