Going To MEXICO!!!!

Allen and I are about to board our flight to DFW then onward to CANCUN!!! I am so excited!
Please pray for our children and the grandparents who will be caring for them, as well as Allen and I's health and safety.... Thanks
More later, I hope, as long as the Resort has access.

Vacation

So, anyone heard of swine influenza lately?? ha!! ha!! Allen and I have plans to leave the country together, with no kids, go on a relaxing vacation, for the first time in our lives/marriage, and what happens!?! yep that's right **swine flu** outbreak in Mexico and other locations.

Just so you all know, we are still weighing our options on whether to go now or postpone. No, I don't want to get sick, and NO I definitely do not want to bring some illness back to my children or family or friends! I do however have faith that my Father in Heaven will protect us and if we are not supposed to go, we won't. This has been very frustrating and tiring! I have spent hours on the net looking at every agencies' findings and recommendations (if they have any) and different people say different things. The Media in general always likes to blow things out of proportion. Yes this is serious. But yet, world wide, numbers really have been low so far.... aaahhhh.... This sucks!!

Today I am on a "wait and see".... my biggest fear is we get down there and they close the border and I can't get back to my kids and home. So if you would, I ask for you prayers about the entire situation, that The Lord's will be done in our life.

We are scheduled to fly out of PDX at 6 am tomorrow. We are staying at a hotel by PDX tonight, so no one has to be driving around near 4 am = ) Hopefully my next post will be a happy update about how our awesome trip went. If I don't post again in the next day or two, that means I am most likely enjoying the warm sun and a cold drink with my wonderful man, whom I don't get to spend as much time with as I would like to ; )

Saying Good Bye is no fun...

Last night our small group said good bye to the Baynes family. They are moving back to North Carolina and we are all very sad to see them go, but know it is best for them. The pictures below are from a BBQ dinner we had a few weeks ago. Brittany and I have spent quite a bit of time together and I will miss her a lot. Chase is really gonna miss Nyc too. Love you guys.

Allen 36 A

Allen's ride/race in Washington March 28th and 29th.

I went to this track with him before, when I was pregnant with Chase, it's beautiful area, but not very pregnant wife friendly -no real bathrooms ;)

I am glad he had a good time with his riding friends and the RUTS group with out me. Of course, I was in Vegas = )

Vegas BABY!!

Well, it took me long enough...but I finally got over pneumonia and got my film back (yes I said film) from my trip to Vegas with my girlfriends Tina and Jolina! (Allen had a motorcycle event, so he took the new digital) We flew down Sat the 28th of March and came back on the 1st of April. After expecting the worst, flying with Jolina wasn't so bad. LOL She is not a very good flyer, but did pretty good. =) The ladies and I had SO MUCH fun! It was a break from being mommy for all of us, although Jolina had to bring along the baby boy belly, of course. We had quite the adventures...we spent a lot of time at the Mirage (best cocktails!) and playing "Gold Fish", watched the fountain and looked at the flower ceiling and gardens at the Belagio, walked up and down the strip, took a bus and walked around Fremont Street, rode the monorail, got our free slot play and players club cards at a lot of casinos, saw "Defending the Caveman" (very funny and true!), looked at the Lion at the MGM, had some great margaritas and cheeseburgers in Paradise, and spent some time lounging around the lazy river pool at the condo, ect, ect. I am sure there is more, but not sure I need to type it all out ; ) Can't wait to go to Sin City again in the future! I think there is one more roll of film somewhere....will add it when I find it!

A Day at Nona's

We had a great sunny day down at my mom's house. First we went out to pet the horses and give them some treats and my mom tried to get her girl Rosie to show us one of her "tricks" but Rosie wasn't really cooperating = 0 Chase loves the horses and has no fear of them at all. James is actually pretty intimidated by them and would not let go of me or let me put him down, surprising because usually he is the one who is not scared of anything.

Then we took a nice walk down the road... Chase played his "air guitar" for us and James carried his trusty sword with him the whole way. They had a good time and can't wait to go to Nona's house again.