Missing Daddy

Well it's back to work for Jeff this week and what a nasty week it is. Jeff has 3 12 hour shifts this week so the girls aren't going to see very much of him til Friday. Looking forward to March with NO Overtime for the first time in quite a long time.
Allison seems to be doing really, really well. We went to the aquarium in Newport on Friday as a reward for Allison for being such a good girl while we were gone. Allison was SO excited to be out of the house and you could tell that she knew where we were going. She was excited and happy and laughing and squealing all the way there. So much so that she tired herself out and had to take a nap as soon as we got her out of the van :) Once she woke up she got really excited again and had a great time watching the sharks and the otters get fed. She got to touch a sea cucumber and a starfish too. Keala was mesmerized by all the fishies and had a great time also. We will definitely be spending a lot of time there over the next few months. It's been great finding something that Allison really loves to do.

Long time coming....

Hey All..... Sorry it's taken this long to get another post in here. We have a whole lot of good news to report. After kind of a rough patch in January, everyone in the family is finally healthy again after bouts of the winter cold (Allison and Amy), and croup (Keala again). Jeff has luckily maintained his health so he can take care of the family. Amy has another appointment with the cardiologist the first week of March to try and get things figured out on that front. Jeff is just finishing up vacation and will go back to work this Sunday night. Amy, Jeff and Keala took a few days (6 to be exact) and went to visit Grammy and Grandy in Honolulu. (Thank you Hawaiian Miles !!) We made the really tough decision to leave Allison at home. We really didn't think she was (or is) well enough to travel at this point. She stayed with Grammy Sue and Auntie Hanna and a couple other good friends giving them a break here and there. Keala is still nursing so we pretty much had to take her along :) It would have been really nice for just Amy and Jeff to go by themselves but that time will come soon. We had a great visit with Jim and Donna and also Amy's brother Rory and his wife Toscha and their 2 adorable boys and just took some time to try to relax.
We are discussing getting Allison back into preschool starting in March but havent made a decision yet... we are really hoping to do so though. We think Allison is really missing her friends at school.
Will post again soon.