Norah's new glasses ~ June 27, 2011

We have been going to the pediatric opthamologist regularly to follow up with Norah's cataract. It is still there, and when we visited back at the beginning of this month, he noticed a slight increase in the size of the cataract, and her vision got a little worse. (Now it was 20/40 in her left eye instead of 20/30.) So he prescribed glasses for her, thinking that one of the reasons her vision was getting worse was because the cataract was blocking some of the messages/brain signals for her vision. And since that is still somewhat developing, he was concerned that once it was lost, it might not come back. SO ~ glasses it is - which is fine, she looks pretty cite in them, actually a little older. She is a little self conscious, but she'll adjust! She actually thought they were pretty cool - the DR recommended the transition lenses, because those with cataracts have a more sensitive time with the sun.

Kyle & Casey's Reception ~ June 25, 2011

Norah danced the ENTIRE night ~ she had so much fun, even though there were blisters on her feet and she was completely exhausted at the end of the night

Billy's Toast

The first Dance



Kyle and his Mom

Dancing by herself...we've never seen her dance so much!

Fun at the reception!!

What ?!?

Awwee!

2 Good lookin' guys!

Dancing with Evelyn!

Dancing...By herself. She didn't care, it was almost like she was putting on a show.

The guys!!

Something important??

Dustin & Lorraine

It's the end of the night and Norah was EXHAUSTED!

San Diego ~ For the Kakar wedding...June 17 - 19, 2011

An adult only weekend with great friends, there to watch and support Kyle and Casey as they said their vows. It was a quick, but beautiful weekend!




At the Italian Restaurant on Friday night...






Congratulations, Casey and Kyle! So glad we could share your special moment with you!

Awwe!

Loved being at the beach!

Love, Love, Love this one!!

The guys...

Saturday night at the Comedy Club! I haven't laughed this hard in a LONG time! Out with Julia and Miguel, Abe and Lupe.

We had SO much fun!!

Great pic, you two!!

Scott's Camping trip with the Guys...Mid-May 2011

Sorry - this is a bit out of order, just got these pics from a friend's camera. Scott went up into the mountains for a weekend away with the guys. A fun time, no girls allowed.

Having A Moment

So many times, I have wanted to talk to my Mom - to share with her my joys, frustrations, accomplishments, funny things the kids do and say, my tough days, and my good ones, too. It's tough to lose a parent, and I hope that my children don't experience that for a really, really long time. There have been times I have been caught off guard, and I just lose it. I want my Mom, and I hate Cancer more than ever. Norah has seen me cry, but I'm not sure she totally understands the concept of death - how could she, she barely turned 6. But she does ask, when I am crying, if it is because I miss my Mom, and then she offers me a great big hug. She recognizes Grandma Sharon in pictures, and knows she got sick. She also knows we walked for cancer in April at the Relay for Life event. Anyways, I thought it would be a good opportunity to take her with me to the cemetary. Not sure if it helped, time will tell. But we had some good moments together.

Take me Out to the Ball Game!!! Target Field ~ May 29, 2011

TC Bear!!






Angels @ Twins

There really wasn't a bad seat in the whole stadium! We walked around A LOT - so much fun to get out and enjoy the game~ Now we can add this stadium to our "places we have been" list!