As Stevie gets bigger, his naps get shorter *sigh* and I have to come up with more things for us to do in our down time. He refuses to hang out at home. (Seriously, he badgers me until we are out of the house. He’s relentless and it is a huge stress trigger for me.)…
Most of our day at the Ventura County Fair looked like this: But there were a few glimmers of enjoyment in there too. From fire trucks to sheep with bangs to deep fried oreos. Stevie and I? We fight. We have fun. We fight. We have fun. Keeping up with a two year old’s roller…
This was a special day for me and Stevie. We not only got to go to Disneyland, but we got to be there with some of our favorite people. This is a family we met in the CTICU about 2 and 1/2 years ago. Our boys had open heart surgery just a day apart. Stevie…
I am always excited to learn about local adventures that are suitable for kids. So I was pumped to find a website called Red Tricycle. I signed up to receive the weekly newsletter especially for the Los Angeles area, (they also have one for New York, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, etc) and it’s chalk full…
Nestled in the hills of Griffith Park, there are quite a few hidden treasures. So many areas we still haven’t explored, probably because I always return to the old favorites. Like this vintage wooden carousel. We’ve seen it many times, driven by countless amounts. But the dang thing always seems to be closed. So this…
Sometimes Stevie just wakes up too dang early. Like the kind of early where the birds aren’t chirping, there’s no daylight, and we just know we will all be exhausted the rest of the day. And it’s one thing to be exhausted, but it also throws off the whole nap/eating schedule thing that we’ve worked…
Most of you know that Stevie and I keep a pretty packed schedule. Between 8 therapy sessions a week and preschool and errands and naps and whatever else comes our way, we don’t have a ton of free time. And I never thought I was the type of person who relied on schedules and plans.…
This day was just nuts. Paul and I must have been off our game, because everything seemed to go wrong. We had a great time when it was all said and done, obvi, but wouldn’t blame our friends if they never wanted to hang out with us again! They were visiting from Utah and had…
We finally did it. A month after Stevie’s actual heart-iversary, we went to Disneyland to celebrate this little heart warrior. It was kind of fitting, actually, since we went during CHD Awareness Week. This was something Paul and I talked about doing while we were still in the hospital. Stevie was recovering, lying in the…
I know. I was just complaining about the weather like 30 seconds ago. It’s too hot. I don’t like warm days in the middle of January. I want to wear my scarves and sweaters. Blah, blah, blah. Then we went to the west side of town. Wow. What a gorgeous day to be outside. We…