Boo!! Another Surgery!

ryan had his appointment at ucla today and left with some bad news....doctor is advising he go in for another surgery on his eyes. it wasn't such a blow as i knew in my mind all along that he might need another surgery down the road. i was just shocked that he said BOTH eyes were crossing. i thought it was just the right eye, but nope he said the left eye just wasn't as visibly noticeable. we're just keeping our fingers crossed that lightening doesn't strike twice.

Monday Memories

my favorite place in the world is europe. doesn't matter which country in europe-i love it all. i swear i was a european in my past life. craig and i took a trip to munich and prague in october of 2004. we had so much fun. hopefully we will be able to go back soon and take the boys with us.

Monday Memories

ryan's first trip on an airplane was when he was around 3 1/2 months. craig had to go to montreal for BW's convention so it worked out perfectly that we could tag along and see his family and meet our latest nephew. it was nice to get away and actually taste some fall weather!

LOVE the fall colors!!

hunter and ryan
we carved pumpkins (CHR= cohen, hunter, ryan)
all the grandkids get their own chair. ryan's is blue.

Meet Ryan and Max

so to check off #1 on my short list, lets meet ryan and max!

ryan douglas

nicknames- ry, ry ry, fry guy

birthday - 6/28/07

chinese zodiac- the uber special golden pig

zodiac sign- cancer

favorite food- anything korean, cake, ice cream, goldfish crackers

hobbies- watching ppoong ppoongie(the orange korean character that farts), running in the middle of the street, and waving to complete strangers

random tidbits- ryan was born 4 weeks early during one of the HOTTEST weeks in the desert(118 degrees with humidity). he was born with an extra chromosome(aka Down syndrome) and has to work extra hard at doing simple things that come so natural to "typical" babies. he has come so far and i couldn't be any more proud of him. he has got a major case of the terrible twos and loves to climb up onto tables and other high places and perform his ppoong ppoongie dance. most of the time he loves his "little" brother and give out lots of kisses and hugs. right now he's really into imitating everyone. not a single day goes by that i don't laugh, scream, and pull my hair out.

maxon tino

nicknames- max, maxers, maxaroni

birthday- 8/29/09

chinese zodiac- cow

zodiac sign- virgo

favorite food- mommy's milk-fresh not frozen

hobbies- tummy time, watching big brother ryan, and crying

random tidbits- max was born 1 week early and weighed a whopping 8lbs 11oz...kinda big considering i'm not that big of a person. he was born with the typical 46 chromosomes, but has cranky pants syndrome. this kid just LOVES to cry. at 5 months i have to admit that it is getting a *little* bit better. he is smiling a lot and when he does his mouth opens up super wide. he is grabbing everything in sight and loves to put it all in his mouth.

Blogging

i love reading blogs and just wish i could devote more time to adding to mine then sharing it with friends and family(VERY few people know about this blog). here are a few things i'd like to do-

1. introduce ryan and max

2. list 20 things i love about ryan and max

3. have one of the following: monday memories, wayback wednesdays, or flashback fridays

Christmas

can't believe that christmas has come and gone. it came way too quickly this year, but we all had a great time. this year we decided to just do gifts for the kids and honestly, i didn't miss not getting any gifts. ryan had lots of fun when santa came to deliver gifts and max was a good boy and took a long nap while we all ate dinner.

can't wait for next year when ryan will be able to understand christmas a little more and we'll have 2 little rugrats running around the house!

REALLY bad week

thank goodness it's thursday. this has been one heck of a week for me. today was my semi-breaking point. i almost started crying. ryan was destroying everything in the house(as usual) and max has been crying ALL morning....and when i mean ALL morning, i really mean it. poor guy has red spots on his head from crying so much. one time i picked him up and his entire head of hair (granted he doesn't have much) was drenched with sweat. our house is a mess and my head is about to explode. i just want to crawl into a cocoon with a stiff alcoholic drink(and considering i haven't drank alcohol in over 3 years, i'd probably pass out after a couple sips).