Texas Bluebonnets!

Enjoying easter with Mormor!

"Eggsciting" times! Lila dyes eggs for the first time!

Update:

I have been feeling so good that I have not been updating my blog. A few friends have been concerned, but there is nothing to worry about. --No news is good news, right?!

It seems like April has buzzed by. We are now into our last week of April and of course here in Plano there are plenty of April showers to shout about. We are looking forward to the May flowers that are around the corner. Lila has been a great helper in the garden. We planted some wildflower seeds in our flower beds and we are anxiously waiting for them to pop out. Everyday we have to go look and see the new growth and of course have to look for worms! "Lets go find worms" is Lila's way of convincing you to go dig!

Tomorrow, Tuesday the 29th, I will get my 5th round of chemo...We are on the homestretch and counting down the weeks! 5 weeks to go.

Here are some favorite "therapeutic" playtimes for Lila, Mami and Papi..something you might want to try if you are having a stressful day !:

1. Playing and building towers with Legos.

2. Digging for worms!

3. Playing with playdough..we love making tortillas!

4. Coloring...with crayons and markers.

5. Putting together puzzles.

6. Arts and crafts of any kind.

7. Playing w/ Lila's train as she challenges us to build a new track.

8. Cuddle up in Lila's tent and read books!

9. Listen to Papi play trumpet and Lila hum along.

10. Going for a walks with Lila, Papi, and Polka!

April Showers!

Circus time! Elephant ride!

Lila with easter bunny!

Papi and Lila in front of Thomas the Train!

I cannot believe it is April and March is past us. Finally Spring has sprung, hopefully our last freeze is behind us. It has been a busy couple weeks. Most importantly is that I have been feeling well. I had my 4th round of chemo on Monday and Dr. was very pleased with my progress as are we.

We are delighted to have Mormor with us again this week.

Lila has been showered with all kinds of fun and new adventures. At the end of March she got to see Thomas the Train and take a train ride. Wow she was so excited.
On Sunday we got to meet the Easter rabbit and went to the circus with Papi and Mormor. Lila and Papi rode on an Elephant for the first time!

We are now getting ready to celebrate Easter and thinking about how grateful we are to have eachother and share these special times together. Lets continue to "shower" each day with laughter, love, life, hugs and gratitude. Thank you for making my journey to recovery a smooth ride.

xoxoxo, J