The Ups & Downs of Life

A close up shot of Rosie's new collar

How cute is her profile?

Sorry it has been awhile since my last post. My father has been very ill with complications from heart disease. We rushed to NH last Thursday thinking he probably would not make it through the weekend. All 5 of his children were with him and we had some great moments together. He pulled through and is doing somewhat better but according to his doctor he is at the end stage of Heart disease. We are not sure how much time he has left. He’s on oxygen and can’t get out of bed on his own. He has moments of clarity but mostly he’s very confused. It has been a real rollercoaster. I haven’t been great at keeping in touch b/c I’m just feeling emotionally drained. I’m trying to process everything and it has just been hard. Please pray for my father Bob.

On a happy note, we were matched for the 3rd and hopefully final time with a baby boy due at the end of this month. He will be born in Nevada and he is Biracial (his birth mom is African American and his birth dad is Caucasian.) We are excited but scared b/c of our last two failed adoptions. Our baby will be born in Carson City, Nevada so if any of my friends from the Sacramento area feel like taking a road trip we’d be thrilled. We will have to stay in Nevada for about a week. We are not allowed to leave the state until all the legal paperwork is completed. Please keep us in your prayers. We need all the support we can get!!!! Thanks all and we’ll keep you all posted as things progress.

A few weeks ago we bought Rosie a really cute new collar. My nieces picked it out for her in Newport. I think she looks so pretty in it :) For some reason I can't get the pics to move from the top of the page!

Adios

Keep on Keeping on!

The Actual B-day Photos

We decided to go to Newport, RI for Kyle's b-day with 3 of our nieces. The shot above is at my sister Megan's house. Her dog Zoe is the cutest and just gets so excited when anyone visits. I had to have Kyle snap a photo of Zoe chilling on the ramp of my van b/c she is just so darn precious. Also notice how Rosie is practically on my Niece's lap. She has this thing where she has to be touching you. She just loves to snuggle.

Here is a shot of the 4 of us on the Cliff walk. The cliff walk is this gorgeous paved area along the ocean. Check this link out for more on the history and to see some great ariel views:

http://www.cliffwalk.com/

It is also right behind 40 of the Newport mansions so you can actually see the backyards of some of the "summer cottages." The view is just amazing. My niece Sarah took this shot of the 4 of us on my cell phone. Pretty good shot for a camera phone, eh? I love how my niece Lauren is hugging me. She is so cute!

Just the 3 of us!!

We took the girls to Ben & Jerry's for ice cream. Yummo!!!

We left Newport at about 7 pm and was back home around 8. We had dinner @ Not Your Average Joe's. It was super yummy and Kyle's meal and dessert were free. Yippee! It knocked $20 of our meal! Gotta love that! After dinner we headed back to our condo and watched a show that we had taped on one of the Newport mansions that is supposedly haunted (Belcourt Castle.) It was a great day! Any day is Newport is a great day for me though :-)