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My wonderful friend Elaine, showed me how to "Pimp my Blog". I'm just getting into the creative Digital world I'm finding that I really like it. I won't be giving up my usual creative endeavors (traditional scrapbooking, card making, stamping, crafts, sewing, etc) anytime soon just adding more to my "love to do" list.

Happy Birthday Mitch-July 11th

Mitch recently bought an electric guitar and is teaching himself to play. He has come a long way! He has wanted to learn to play since I met him (17 years ago).
We didn't know what to get him for his birthday so we bought another Guitar Hero game and guitar so he and Chaia could play together. Chaia is quite the Guitar Hero. They have a great time playing and talking about the different games.
Stay tuned I'll post some pictures.

Happy Birthday Mitch!

Fourth of July!

We went to Holiday World Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus Indiana. The day before we drove to French Lick and took a train ride. It was pretty cool. Then we had the best Pizza ever at Chicago's Pizza in French Lick--thanks to Jill for suggessting that we try it. Pizza just isn't pizza now... but anyway we drove to Jasper to stay the night and swim and have some R&R. Then on the 4th we got up and went to Holiday World. It was fun. Aneka rode her 1st roller coaster. I was a nervious mess waiting until it was over. Kaylie and I stayed grounded. Aneka's eyes were HUGE I thought she was going to cry or throw up...anyway, she said she liked it but she didn't want to go again. Then we went to the water side and played and played and played. The girls had a great time. Kaylie even rode some rides that I thought for sure she wouldn't. We watched Mitch, Chaia and Aneka go through a tube on a 4 person raft and then it shoots you out into a HUGE funnel and you swish around it and then go down the drain. We watched them on this observation deck and Kaylie said she wanted to do it. So the 4 of them take off and Kaylie LOVED it. They did it a few more times as well as some other rides. We had a great day!

Happy Birthday Aneka---June 27th

Okay so I'm a little behind. What can I say...

Aneka was born on a Wednesday afternoon, June 27, 2001 @ 4:48 pm. The day before she arrived I had a doctor's appointment and he asked that I arrive the next morning at the hospital to be induced the pockets of fluid around her were not as full or as many as he would have liked and thought it would be best to get her out. I was shocked! A baby that comes BEFORE the due date was I to be this lucky. My due date was July 7th. I never dreamed she would come in JUNE. We got home to prepare things for her arrival. Went to bed and woke at 2 am with contractions coming about 10 minutes apart for the next hour. They continued about 5 -I woke Mitch to see if we should go or just wait for our 7 am appointment. Things really didn't progress so we went to the hospital at 7. Checked in and got ready. Well once we got there and set up-things slowed down so they started the PIT to help me along. Finally about 3 I had my epidural!!! I like to call it Happy Hour!!! I was at a 4 at this point. So I thought we have a while to go. Then an hour they checked me I was at 10 and ready to go. Even though it was my 3rd baby I freaked out a little bit--what right now! Well, Dr. Miles barely got gloves on and seated. I gave one push and she was here. As he was cleaning her eyes/nose out-I could feel her shoulders and body just slide right out. She was a perfect little girl. She didn't cry - she just had these BIG blue eyes. She was so tiny and petite. My smallest baby-7 lbs! Big difference from Chaia 8-13.5. When we left the hospital she was down to 6 lbs 12 oz. I loved it!! Finally a tiny baby!! Mitch left and brought the girls back to meet her--Chaia 8, Kaylie 2 -almost 3. Kaylie wouldn't go near her or me. She just hung on to Mitch. Chaia was all over her--being the oldest she knew how this went. Aneka's little cry was so quiet and gentle. She is our Hoosier baby. Born 10 months after we arrived in Indiana. She is gentle, loving, happy she can change my mood with just a hug or kiss. She loves to leave little love notes around the house. We are so happy to have her in our family. We love you Aneka I can't believe it's been 7 years!!