Birthday Pics

Grandma of course had to run and grab a comb for Kate's hair. Typical!

Happy Birthday Kate!

Yesterday was Kate's birthday. She is 10 years old. Hard to believe. Michael got her the cutest outfit with a little bear purse. Noelle got her a pillow in the shape of a K. So perfect and so Noelle. She is the funniest kid. We all enjoyed cake and ice-cream with chocolate syrup as we bemoaned our weight. It was yummy! We are celebrating by going to Disney on Ice next month.
Tyler with his finger in the ice-cream. Don't know where he gets that!

Ballroom

Tyler had a ballroom competition Saturday at Timpview. His suit is like 30 sizes too big. No idea how he danced in that but he did a really great job. He is a good dancer. He even had the best back flip. The boys interlock arms with the girls and flip back. Ty was the first to learn the skill. He also has to run and jump into the girls hands. A little scary. They almost dropped him once in practice. Now that takes some guts! He weighs almost nothing. He's recently lost 8 lbs. Why is it when somebody doesn't want to lose weight it just drops off and no matter what I do I can't lose any?

Tyler Has All A's

Tyler is having a great school year and has earned all A's for the first quarter. He is doing really well in medical anatomy and his medical internship and enjoying both. He has also discovered some talents in other areas. Check out the rolling pin he made. I could not believe how well it turned out. He is giving it to a friend for her birthday. I've told him I am next and then grandma before he does any other orders. He is also enjoying his ceramics class. We have decided to celebrate at Red Lobster. Hopefully he continues to do well so we can celebrate again.

Disneyland

Disneyland

Disneyland Pumpkins on Display

Disneyland

Disneyland - The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

We were so excited for our trip this year to Disneyland and really looking forward to it. We even had an extra day in the park for David's birthday on the 13th. We had a good first day and went to dinner at the RainForest Cafe on the district. Tyler had not been feeling well, even before the trip and after dinner he got severe abdominal pains and couldn't walk. We ended up in the emergency room. The facility where the ambulance took us was horrible. We thought we had left the border. It was filthy. I was scared to use the restroom, which looked like it had never been cleaned. When we arrived they tooked Ty's vitals and then put him out in the waiting room (A few metal chairs) for five hours. When we finally got back to see the doctor we told him we thought it might be his gall bladder but he laughed that off. He didn't know what it was and just gave Ty some pain meds and fluids. He ordered an EKG and some blood work. No idea why or what he thought that was going to do. The staff and doctor were so incompetent.
We had a good time revisiting all our favorite rides and places to eat. We enjoyed the tri-tip at Ariel's Grotto and the Monte Christo at the Blue Bayou. Tyler was not feeling well so didn't eat much because it kept making him sick. He had to go back to the hotel each afternoon for @ 4-5 hours to sleep. We loved Peter Pan and all the Halloween decorations (my favorite holiday), Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, etc. We got some cute photos with the characters in their costumes and of course whent shopping.
We went to Universal on Friday because we wanted my mom to see the backlot tour. Ty's camera was stolen within the first hour of our visit which put a little damper on the day and our trip. He got the camera for his birthday and it took really good night pictures. He was really excited for some of the pictures he had taken. Oh well, there is not anything you can do and none of us were at fault. We didn't steal the camera. We purchased him another one, same model, last night and he will be able to take more pictures.
Although there were some unfortunate and out of our control hiccups on this trip, we still love going to Disneyland and enjoy getting away. We are planning our next trip to DisneyWorld after Tyler's mission.
We feel blessed that everything has worked out and it could have been much worse. We were fortunate that Tyler did not require surgery and was able to make it home. We have scheduled an appointment with a doctor and hope to get him in to see an internal specialist. We are praying we can discover what has been afflicting him for the last couple of years and hope he will begin feeling better soon.

Painting

Michael and I decided to paint the ceiling in the kitchen for my mom and put up the new light fixtures. My mom wanted us to wait until we got back from Disneyland, but you know I cannot do that. Michael abandoned me after taking down the light fixtures to go get his hair cut. Yes, he needed it but I had to paint the ceiling by MYSELF. When he got home he put up the new fixtures. It looks really good. My camera has been in my other purse so I haven't taken any pictures of anything lately.

I also got around to decorating for Halloween. Mutti's living room is decorated and looks great. Mine doesn't look as cute. I will have to take pictures.