Happy New Year

I know we are almost a week into the new year, but I have been pretty bad about keeping up with my blog. It's not that we haven't been doing stuff, but I just haven't felt like writing. Yesterday the girls started their new daycare. They were happy when i picked them up, and their teacher said they had a good day. The funny thing is, I was more nervous dropping them off yesterday than I was their very 1st day! I think it's because they know what is going on now. The teacher said she could already tell that they have very different personalities! She will only get to know them better. They wore their cute t-shirts they got from their Mimi that has two little girls in pigtails with "Double Trouble" written above their heads- below are the girls' names on each of their shirts.
Today marked my first day as a "stay at home" mom. We have survived! The girls had a doctor's appointment to check on their ears- everything looked good & the tubes are still in!! After that we went to the play area at the mall so the girls could get some energy out in a warmer environment. We had lunch, took naps and then played some more. We had someone want to look at the house, so we went out to meet Walt's parents for dinner.
As I am writing this, the girls are in the tub- don't worry I an right next to them sitting on the closed toilet seat! They love bath time!! Hopefully Thursday will go as well as today. I hope I can come up with stuff to keep them entertained.

Surgery Post-op Day 3&4

My dad got up and walked twice on Thursday and again today with the PT. He is still nauseated, but at least able to get in some therapy. They are probably going to transfer him to a rehab center- that means he will probably still be in on Christmas :( I guess we will have Christmas there, although he might get a pass for the day. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.

Update, Day 2

Dad's first day post-op was a little rough. He woke up feeling good and ready to get up and try out his new knees. Later in the morning he started running a fever and got nauseated. He was sick most of the day. I visited after work, and he was feeling much better. His fever had broken and he was eating. Hopefully today will be better!

Surgery

My dad is out of surgery and everything went well. The doctor said that his knees were in pretty bad shape. He is still sleepy from the meds, but he will be getting up starting tomorrow. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers.

New Pictures

There are a few new pics on Flickr from Thanksgiving and the past few weeks. I am hoping to post in the next few days about our past weekend (my brother graduated!) and what we have been up to.

Please keep my dad in your prayers tomorrow AM- he is having both of his knees replaced!

San Antonio...Day 5

ZOO DAY!!!

On Thursday, Walt and I took Lily and Gracie to the San Antonio Zoo. It was a really pretty zoo. The last zoo we had been to was in Abilene, so this was a treat! The girls started the adventure awake and seemed to enjoy the animals. Gracie fell asleep first.. somewhere after the Amazon Area. Lily got to see a few more animals before falling asleep in the Africa Area. They were doing some construction and adding more "Africa" stuff- I think they are just expanding what they have. We went in the morning so that it would be cooler.

That evening we went back to the RiverCenter Mall and did some more shopping with Mimi- check out the girls' loot!

San Antonio...Day 4

Wednesday was definitely a "hump" day on our trip. We had planned on going to the outlet mall in San Marcos, but Wes woke up not feeling well. It got worse as the morning went on, so he, Rusty and Mica headed to the clinic. He was diagnosed with the flu and had to take 2-3 bags of saline because he had become dehydrated. Walt and I decided to take the girls out to stay out of everyone's way. We had passed a promising shopping center one of the days before so we headed back to check it out. We spent the afternoon shopping- found some really good bargains at Old Navy! There were no pics taken- sorry. Stay tuned for tomorrow... many pics to come!