Chaos

Here are a few random thoughts before I lose them (this week is CRAZY and I think my mind is going fast):

It was good to be home and see our cute kids again after vacation (yes, I'll be working on that post soon, hopefully)...

Then we had to get serious about moving and started on some big projects. Sadly, it was taking down our playset that made this move sink in with me...I guess we really are leaving...

Mother's Day was great. I got to sleep in, had breakfast made when I got up, and then after church we got to go spend the afternoon with PJ's wonderful mom. I'm so thankful for all the beautiful women in my life and the example that they are to me of what it means to have a mothers heart.
The kids finished up their swimming lessons while we were gone and so it was fun to go swimming with friends the other night and see how far they had come. While Brynn is amazing, Tyler earns the most improved award...he was so brave.

Just 'cause...he's cute...

...now just picture me trying to feed him messy orange and green food while he is wildy flapping about like that...he just can't contain his excitement.

8 Months

Dylan is 8 months old today. Since last month he has learned to "crawl" and pefected his own special version (http://keddyskorner.blogspot.com/2009/04/home-sweet-home.html) of it - he doesn't get up on his hands and knees but he sure gets around. I also noticed that his first little tooth on the bottom just poked through a few days ago. And he has become a tiny bit clingy (I'm sure that has nothing to do with me leaving him for a weekend and then a whole nother week). Other than that he is just growing so fast...

Hello from Hawaii

A - LOOOO - HA!
(view from our hotel room:)

We said hello to Hawaii, we've loved our time here in Hawaii, and now tomorrow we already have to say goodbye to Hawaii. We'll be back to share our adventures, mishaps, and stories soon.

Swimming Strides

Brynn has been trying all week to dive to the bottom of the pool to get rings - and she finally figured it out today:
And here she is working on her breast stroke:

Tyler was a very brave boy, but still needs to figure out how to propel himself forward when he "jumps" off the diving board:

Dylan has learned to love the water. He likes to get out of his floatie and splash:
And the water has tossed him softly to sleep everyday this week:

Vacation Craziness!

In two days I was suppose to be spending my days here, with my hubby and 2 friends:

Moon Palace All Inclusive Resort, Cancun Mexico...hiking ruins, snorkling, hitting up the local water park, walking along the beach, eating to my hearts content, lounging in the expansive pools. I was REALLY really looking forward to this.

And it required me to finally get this:

...seeing as I've never been outside the continental United States. Very exciting!!!

But then these little guys ruined my plans:
Because they caused this to come out from the CDC:

Travel Health WarningTravel Warning: Swine Influenza and Severe Cases of Respiratory Illness in Mexico — Avoid Nonessential Travel to Mexico This information is current as of today, April 28, 2009 at 17:20 EDT
Current Situation: As of April 27, 2009, the Government of Mexico has reported 18 laboratory confirmed human cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. Investigation is continuing to clarify the spread and severity of the disease in Mexico. Suspect clinical cases have been reported in 19 of the country's 32 states. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Alert and Response Network (GOARN), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have sent experts to Mexico to work with health authorities. CDC has confirmed that seven of 14 respiratory specimens sent to CDC by the Mexican National Influenza Center are positive for swine influenza virus and are similar to the swine influenza viruses recently identified in the United States.
On April 25, the WHO Director-General declared this event a Public Health Emergency of International Concern under the rules of the International Health Regulations. CDC and state public and animal health authorities are currently investigating 20 cases of swine flu in humans in California, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and New York City. Some of the U.S. cases have been linked to travel to Mexico. At this time, only two of the 20 cases in the U.S. have been hospitalized and all have recovered, but deaths are reported to have occurred in Mexico. CDC is concerned that continued travel by U.S. travelers to Mexico presents a serious risk for further outbreaks of swine flu in the United States.
CDC Recommendations
At this time, CDC recommends that U.S. travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico. Changes to this recommendation will be posted at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/.

So now we are scrambling and redirecting ourselves here:Thankfully its all coming together very nicely (after hours and hours on the phone and computer). And even though I haven't ever had a real desire to travel to Hawaii - I kind of view it as an overpriced beach - this will still be an adventure, and I am excited.

Swimming Lessons

Brynn and Tyler started another round of survival swimming lessons today. I'm going to miss a lot of things about Arizona...I'm sad Tyler won't be around this fall to go to Ms. Jaimi's preschool, and I'm sad Dylan won't be around next summer to go to Ms. Bonnie's swimming lessons. So I'm glad we could squeeze one more session in before we leave.

Tyler wasn't too thrilled to be there, but he kick, kick, kicked to the side (for the most part):
Brynn is a little swimmer - but upon hearing the words, "we get to go to swimming lessons!", she immediately started to complain...there is just something about it that brings out a whine. But she was amazing once we got there and is now learning strokes:
And Dylan just had fun relaxing in the water:Ms. Bonnie does not have a heated pool so I was slightly worried about the temp. But the Arizona sun pulled through and the water was great. It was actually way better than the "heated pools" we swam at on our CA trip a few weeks ago.

Big Day!

So today was a big day in our home...Dylan learned to clap, and PJ finished his last day of his last rotation of his last year of medical school - yep, HE's DONE!!! And that means he is officially on vacation until his first day of work on June 8th. Oh happy day!

So here is a video of Dylan (while I am trying to get him to clap) that shows you how excited he gets when someone comes around to play with him...he's always trying to get people to pick him up. But this time I'm sure his excitement was because daddy is DONE!

Then here is a video of him clapping (well kind of, but its the best I could get on demand). I think its rathering fitting that he picked today of all days to show me he knew how to clap.

Have I mentioned PJ is done with medical school and that we are very happy about that?! ;)