New Arrival

As I was downloading my photos onto my computer I realized that I am so behind on blogging, sorry to overwhelm you all with so much information at once. We recently made a trip to San Diego to meet the newest addition to the Drew family. Noah Benjamin was born on July 30Th weighing over 8 lbs. By the look of Ben I think he's a proud uncle and Amelia was super cute giving him kisses. We were delighted to finally meet and hold him. It's always nice to escape the heat and visit the Drew's.




Oh, I can't forget this precious picture of Carter and Grandma. He took the ukulele to her and crawled up next to her as if she knew how to play it and they began singing and playing Twinkle, Twinkle little star. I couldn't resist a photo of this one.

Cherished Friendship

I had the opportunity to travel to Eugene, OR in the middle of July to be with some very dear friends of mine for a week. For those who do not know, my good friend Amy's Mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December of 2008. Her battle has been a long one and she is still fighting but now in the comfort care of Hospice. The weekend I flew in was the Relay For Life that the American Cancer Society puts on. Amy had an idea to make shirts for us to wear as we went to the event. Although I was sceptical about her ideas (no offense) I was very pleased how they turned out and we rocked them well! It was so nice and meaningful to take part in this wonderful event and I'm glad we had a chance to attend. My visit with the girls was great and I was deeply sadden to leave. If you were to ever meet Linda you would instantly know what a beautiful, strong willed, caring, fabulous dresser, great interior designer, hard working, and most compassionate friend you could ever have! She will forever hold a special place in my heart and I will have lots of cherished memories!






During the week I was there I was able to catch up with my cousin Mandy and family. It was so good to have those couple hours with her to visit, reminisce and share laughs. Her kids are growing so fast, it just seems like yesterday that I went to Oregon to meet baby Kaya- I remember thinking that she was the most perfect baby I had ever seen (and not just because we share middle names!) She is now grown into this beautiful little girl and is going to break many hearts- look out Mandy and Brad! Then there is Danae, my most fondest memory of her is her 1st birthday. I gave her these cute piggy jammie's that she looked so adorable in. I often times look at my little Amelia and she reminds me a lot of Danae. And what about the 'oh so handsome Cameron? Mandy knew what she was doing when she picked Brad for her husband! Then there is the irresistible Haley, though I haven't had much time around her I just wanted to pick her up and squeeze her! She has the biggest blue eyes you have ever seen. I sure miss that little family! Even though my visit was brief, I'm so glad I got to see you all.

Swimming Lessons

Amelia has been taking swimming lessons at the Kiwanis in Tempe and has been doing very well. Her instructor's name is Karla (who Amelia adores) and we were pleased to find out she would be her instructor for the second class. She is in what they call "Sea Horse Swim School" where there are 5 session: white, red, yellow, blue, and green. The classes are two days a week for a month and she is about to finish the red class. After sea horse is starfish then stroke school. We are so proud of the progress she has made. She is now at the point where she no longer needs floaties when we go to our pool- she is thrilled.

Happy 2nd

We decided to have Carters' birthday early since I had made plans to travel to Oregon to be with my dear friend Amy and her mother Linda. We had a great time. Uncle Terry, cousins Anthony, Kaleb and Payten, Grandma and Grams were all there to celebrate. Of course Carter received so many fun toys it was well into the next day that he was still finding something new to play with. And, as always Amelia snatched up his books to read!