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This past weekend we went to Ojai to meet my niece, Kenzie Ryan. She was born on the 13th of October to Ryan and Monica and joins big sisters Tessa and Preslee. We are so proud of Monica as Ryan is in Chicago at Navy Boot Camp. However, the good news is that Ryan got to make a phone call that day and talk to Monica. That was a blessing!M

My mom and I took all of the girls to Ojai Day and on Sunday we celebrated Tessa's 6th birthday with a princess party. My sister, Sam, even joined in the festivities dressing up as little BO peep. It was a great weekend being back HOME.

Off to the races...

Last weekend took us to the horse races at the Fresno Fair for Evelyn's birthday. Never been to the races; it was great fun. Betting, drinking, eating deep fried anything and buying bubble guns was a special treat, even for this mom of two. No kids to ask for anything and everything.

In other news, my post have been few and far between as I've been experiencing camera problems. I've since pulled out the antique Kodak so hopefully we'll be up and running more often.

Please continue to pray for Daisy at http://prayfordaisy.tumblr.com

xoxo.

CHI Town...

Here we are arriving in Chicago! It was a glorious night on the river.Our means of transportation upon arrival (thanks Santa Terrella).
Although deep dish was goood, nothing beats Troy's Pizza! This was Geno's East and it was just down the street. Evelyn, Kristie and I enjoyed a beer or two while waiting for our "pies" and pretending we were not tourist.I can't believe they were expecting us. This was the neatest stadium. It was so small that it felt like you were at a college game or something very intimate. It helped that we had awesome seats so close to the field. And they still have the old school score board where someone sits to put up the score.We took a cool architecture river tour. I was able to catch up on a few ZZZ's. That's the beautiful Chicago skyline behind us.The Sears Tour now named the The Willis Tower. How do you rename something so historic? It was very weird being 110 floors up and stepping out onto the glass ledges. Yummy! Lunch at Rick Bayless' Grill, The Frontera.

Navy Pier

Our last night we went on a progressive dinner tour. It took us to a restaurant that served Appetizers, off to another restaurant for dinner and to Michael Jordan's restaurant for dessert.

Of course, another good time had in "the windy city".

to be continued...

Two weeks ago, some of my girls and I went to Chicago. We had a blast and I have photos to prove it but for now I'm going to post-pone my photo op as I'd like to keep as much attention on praying for Daisy as possible. So for now...Please Keep Praying for the

Merrick Family and Daisy Love Merrick!

XOXO.

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Please Pray for Daisy Love Merrick~

Britt and Kate Merrick's daughter, Daisy fell on the playground Monday at school and was taken to ER for what they thought was a ruptured kidney and internal bleeding. She is 5 years old. Shortly after, they discovered it was not internal bleeding but an actual tumor that filled her abdomen. The oncologist was 80% sure it was a Wilms Tumor which happens to be a malignant tumor. It is Cancer however it is highly curable. Daisy underwent surgery for the removal and biopsy of the tumor on Thursday and now they are awaiting oncology reports. They were able to remove the entire tumor so that is definitely a blessing. Preliminary reports say Stage 3. Please keep the entire family in prayer especially DAISY, Britt, Kate and Isaiah as well as the grandparents, aunts and uncles. God has been good and we need to continue to pray and walk in his Grace. You can follow Daisy's progress on the link above...

Annual Shaver Lake Camping Trip

Napa Birthday, Matt!

Labor Day weekend was spent with friends in Napa for Matt's 50th. Wine tasting, eating, drinking, eating, drinking...

so much fun!~The Collins, Rosas, Gilkeys and Prices.

We all wore buttons that said something about Matt for example Troy's said, "Matt-be my full time lover" and I'm not sure if he didn't mean it :) Of course, Matt had one that said, "Hi, My name is Matt." It was very funny. He also wore his birthday gift (a home made toupee by yours truly) as shown in the photo above. The looks at The Girl And The Fig were PRICELESS!

Happy Napa Birthday to you, Birthday Boy.