Easter w/Danny ~ part 2

He's UP, Yahoo!!! He got up at 1 this afternoon. Avrianna excited to "help" Danny open his things. He is in such a good mood, must have been the sleep, heehee. He was talk'n up a storm for awhile.(love this movie, but so needed the whole box of kleenex! Doesn't help Bailey is getting up there in age and health, sigh)Danny's new buddy ... Goofy who talks and sings when you touch his belly (Goofy's not Danny's, LOL)YAY!! Danny is sporting one of his new silly T shirts.....This is My Happy Shirt (Thanks Linda & Collin). He also got a This is My Lucky shirt.She is loving her new swimsuit from Linda & Collin. What a poser? She must get that from her dad, LOL.
We spent a few hours at the pool and now I'm going to make some dinner....I'm sure Avrianna is going to have us watch the movie's again. I think there is going to be a good Extreme Home Makeover tonight, so we'll have to break for that.
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Easter

Happy Easter from The Osero's !!

The Easter basket hiding places.....I believe next year the bunny is going to have to get alil more creative .... 10 minutes and they were ALL found, heeheeI need to see if they make these bigger....she LOVES playing in here, but she's getting to BIG, darn kids they just don't listen. I tell them both to stop growing ALL the time, LOL

Ok ~ this is Easter right? All this is before my neighbors and good friends stopped by with a second hall. Boy the kids are LOVED!! They deserve it ~ but I'm going to need a bigger place to fit all their stuff, LOL. My Easter Lily that my Grandparents & Aunt/Uncle bought me finally bloomed and it smells awesome in the condo. SNIFFFFFFFFF! Danny once again has decided to sleep the Easter Holiday away....he's out! I'm kinda sad about that, but more sad that he can't participate in the day anyway, sigh! Always mixed emotions with the Holiday's. Once he wakes up we will open his things....it's driving Avrianna nuts as he got a movie she really wants to watch. Here he is with all he's "GEAR".
Making her phones calls back to WI wishing everyone a Happy Easter!Now this is the way to spend a Holiday.... He loves the pool...look how good he looks and how BIG he is. He's so damn handsome!!! If he wakes up this is what we plan on doing the rest of the day...and watching movies ~ Avrianna got High School Musical 3 and Danny got Marley and Me
Yes....she spends most of her time under water, she has gills I swear.
Yeap she has to come up to breathe once in a while!Thanks for checking in on us!! Wishing you All A VERY Happy Easter! If lil man wakes up I plan on getting some more pictures...stay tuned!

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The Big Foot

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The Fireman

A friend of mine shared this story with me.....I just had to share. Most of you know I truly believe my lil man is my Firefighter. Danny comes for a line of firemen in the family.....and I believe in my heart that he too would have been a life saving fireman....he saved my life :). I am decorating his room like a firehouse, LOL. To All you men and women that brave your life to save the lives of others.. THANK You!!

THE FIREMAN
In Phoenix , Arizona , a 26-year-old mother stared down at her 6 year old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia. Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination. Like any parent, she wanted her son to grow up and fulfill all his dreams. Now that was no longer possible.. The leukemia would see to that. But she still wanted her son's dreams to come true.She took her son's hand and asked, "Billy, did you ever think about what you wanted to be once you grew up? Did you ever dream and wish what you would do with your life?" Mommy, "I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew up." Mom smiled back and said, "Let's see if we can make your wish come true."

Later that day she went to her local fire department in Phoenix , Arizona , where she met Fireman Bob, who had a heart as big as Phoenix . She explained her son's final wish and asked if it might be possible to give her six-year-old son a ride around the block on a fire engine. Fireman Bob said, "Look, we can do better than that. If you'll have your son ready at seven o'clock Wednesday morning, we'll make him an honorary fireman for the whole day. He can come down to the fire station, eat with us, go out on all the fire calls, the whole nine yards! And if you'll give us ! his sizes, we'll get a real fire uniform for him, with a real fire hat-not a toy one-with the emblem of the Phoenix Fire Department on it, a yellow slicker like we wear and rubber boots. They're all manufactured right here in Phoenix , so we can get them fast."

Three days later Fireman Bob picked up Billy, dressed him in his fire uniform and escorted him from his hospital bed to the waiting hook and ladder truck. Billy got to sit on the back of the truck and help steer it back to the fire station. He was in heaven. There were three fire calls in Phoenix that day and Billy got to go out on all three calls. He rode in the different fire engines, the paramedic's van, and even the fire chief's car. He was also videotaped for the local news program.Having his dream come true, with all the love and attention that was lavished upon him, so deeply touched Billy that he lived three months longer than any doctor thought possible.

One night all of his vital signs began to drop dramatically and the head nurse, who believed in the hospice concept that no one should die alone, began to call the family members to the hospital. Then she remembered the day Billy had spent as a fireman, so she called the Fire Chief and asked if it would be possible to send a fireman in uniform to the hospital to be with Billy as he made his transition. The chief replied, "We can do better than that. We'll be there in five minutes.Will you please do me a favor? When you hear the sirens screaming and see the lights flashing, will you announce over the PA system that there is not a fire? It's just the fire department coming to see one of its finest members one more time.And will you open the window to his room?

About five minutes later a hook and ladder truck arrived at the hospital and extended its ladder up to Billy's third floor open window 16 firefighters climbed up the ladder into Billy's room. With his mother's permission, they hugged him and held him and told him how much they loved him.With his dying breath, Billy looked up at the fire chief and said, "Chief, am I really a fireman now?" "Billy, you are, and the Head Chief, Jesus, is holding your hand," the chief said.With those words, Billy smiled and said, "I know, He's been holding my hand all day, and the angels have been singing..."
He closed his eyes one last time.

Silk Dyed Eggs ~ 3rd post of day

This year we tried something different......it turned out soooo COOL! You take anything that is 100% silk tie it around an uncooked egg (as tight and straight as possible), then take cotton (pillow case or cloth towel) and tie it around the silk, put in cold water and then bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes and let sit cooling for another 10 minutes. Give it a cold water bath and get ready to see your surprise. Take off the cotton and silk......this is what you get

One Year Ago! ~ 2nd post of the day

You reach for the stars ~ Girl! Anything is possible and you're proof of that!!

Today marks the one year Anniversary of Avrianna's scare, her Aplastic Anemic Crisis. One of the scariest events for her short life. One year ago today her blood counts were 4.9 and dropping, she spiked a high temp, required 2 blood transfusions, her bone marrow stopped producing new cells, and the words meningitis were coming out of the doctors mouths. I've never been so scared for her life....I thought I was loosing her. I happened all so fast! Within 30minutes of my phone call to Dan he had hoped on an airplane to come down to Florida and be with us. Boy ~ what memories, yikes! She was never back to her old self after that episode. Thankfully she did escape meningitis and any real serious side effects for her crisis. With her getting her spleen and gall bladder removed this last December she is a totally different girl with in a year. I'm so proud of you Avrianna, with all the you've endured in your lil life and your still smiling! You are my HERO!! I love you

Hottie!!

Need I say more? Another great T-shirt find at my favorite store, GW.Raising his hand to say HI !!! Look how BIG he is....only 5 and darn near takes up the whole twin bed. Do they make beds that are LONGER, what are we going to do if he doesn't STOP GROWING!! He is 5 & 54lbs, his pants are a boys 8 and t-shirts are boys med-large. What happened to my LIL boy.....OH that is right, he's been BIG from second GO....3 weeks early and was still over 9lbs. He's my LIL MAN, LOLHe is so happy here!! Just makes you Smile....doesn't he? He looks GREATLook Dad ~ I'm a BIG BOY now I can sit up straight! Heehee ~ I Miss YOU ~ Mom is driving me NUTS! Just thought I would share some FUN Danny pictures today :) Hope you like them!

Chuck E Cheese

After 3 hours in Chuck E Cheese I'm over stimulated....LOL. These kids would just keep going if you let them. Avrianna and Danny had a very nice play date today there with Regan and Conner. Here are some pictures of them having a blast. I had a wonderful time having adult conversation too :) with Becky

The gaming monsters ~ They ALL were wonderful kids!Avrianna showing off her winnings of tickets after hitting JACKPOT on the first game.....she was on her game today! She loves Chuck E Cheese

Danny's girlfriend......Regan! She is such a sweet thing, sitting on Danny's lap. "HI Regan ~ Danny and Avrianna had a great time playing with you....they can't wait to play with you again."Notice who's holding Danny's hand.....hmmmmm she's putting the moves on, she's a smooth mover, heehee. It helps she's so darn cute!Avrianna is having a blast at gymnastic camp this week. She's there for 6 hours a day and really doesn't want to leave when I pick her up. I'm glad she's enjoying her time there and making some new friends. So then Danny is stuck with just me, LOL. I gave him a hair cut today and a shower ~ boy does he look HANDSOME. With all the excitement of getting up early, dropping Avrianna off at camp, the hair cut & shower he took a 3 hour nap this afternoon, WOW. I didn't know what to do with myself, (I should have took a nap too, heehee). I found myself watching a show on the Disney Channel and thought what's wrong with me Avrianna isn't here I don't have to watch this ........then turned on HGTV (thanks Nanny for getting me hooked on that).

All I Want for Easter is My Two Front Teeth

Avrianna FINALLY pulled out the other front tooth....which has been loose for weeks now. She was freaking out tonight after dinner cuz it started bleeding. I knew it was a matter of time. After she played with it for an hour her mouth was sore and she was a bawling mess. She went to bed with tears in her eyes....."Mom will you get it, so I don't look like a dork at camp tomorrow". OMG ~ how pitiful is that, what drama :( . Well on good tug and it's out, a Popsicle and she's all smiles once again...minus another tooth.

Nanny's Visit & The Beach ~ 2nd post

Bye Nanny ~ We MISS YOU already!!My mom left this afternoon and is already in Wisconsin....with the heat on, heehee. It was a very sad day around here. It was great having my mom around! Avrianna turned on the BIG crocodile tears in the airport once my mom made it through security, she is really going to miss her play mate and sleeping partner.

Well I am going to catch up with some fun pictures of our time with Nanny and the Beach

Me and my little man down by the beach....well as close as Danny and I like to be..... In the Bar, heeheeAnd this is as far as I get in the Ocean!!!! Not an ocean person (there was a shark attack the day before we were here, ugh)But she is......I'll just put my feet itThe waves are getting meI might as well go all the way
Mom did you bring me some more clothes?
Nanny and her beach buddy

Think she was having a good time......HI!! Nanny chill'n out with her cuddle bug

Avrianna thinking she can still "hold" Danny.....they are so CUTE!

My mom, My Aunt, and My grandmother

My grandparents

The Birthday Cake I decorated for my grandma's 75th birthday on the 2nd

Tomorrow it's suppose to rain here and the temps are suppose to drop for the next two days. Like in the 40's over nite.....lately it has been HIGH humidity and temps around 88. Great weather from my mother to visit.

Avrianna starts her Gymnastics Camp tomorrow that continues while the kids here have spring break....so Mon-Fri and Mon.-Tues next week she will be at camp from 9-3 each day. She should have a blast, but I bet she is going to be tired. Danny has PT at Kidspirit tomorrow too, so a busy day around here. I am going to try and clean the beach out of the van and do some cleaning around here while Avrianna is gone. Then she needs to hit the books when she get back from camp. Thanks for following us!

Grandma's Hands

I found this story in an email and was inspired to do a portrait of my four generations of hands. I do have a fifth but my great grandmother wasn't available at the time....so hoping to update this picture when I see her, but for now thought I would share. The story is about a 90 year old lady telling how her hands carried her through life...Avrianna'a Great Great Grandma Sophia NaGreen is 96 and doing very well. I can see her telling a story just like this!

Four Generations of Hands = Great Grandma Kohl (Beverly Kohl) 75, Nanny (Debbie Witt) 55, Mom (Lori Osero) 34, Avrianna Osero 6

GRANDMA'S HANDS

Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench.
She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands.
When I sat down beside her she didn't acknowledge my presence
and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK.
Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her
at the same time, I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head and
looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking," she
said in a clear voice strong.
“I didn't mean to disturb you, grandma, but you were just sitting here
staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK,"
I explained to her.
“Have you ever looked at your hands?" she asked. "I mean really
looked at your hands?"
I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them
over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really
looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making.
Grandma smiled and related this story:
"Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have
served you well throughout your years. These hands, though wrinkled
shriveled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to
reach out and grab and embrace life.
They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor.
They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child, my
mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled
on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went
off to serve our country in time of war.
They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were
uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. The left hand
is decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was
married and loved someone special.
They wrote my letters to him and trembled and shook when I
buried my parents and my spouse.
They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors,
and shook in fists of anger when I didn't understand.
They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the
rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried
and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works
real well, but these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue
to fold in prayer.
These hands are the mark of where I've been and the ruggedness of life.
But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out
and take when he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me
to His side and there I will use these hands to touch His Face.
I will never look at my hands the same again. But I remember God
reached out and took my grandma's hands and led her home.
When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my
children and husband I think of grandma. I know she has been
stroked and caressed and held by the Hands of God.
I, too, want to touch the face of God and feel His Hands upon my face.
When you read this, say a prayer for the people in your family. Those
generations above you and those generations after you and watch
as God's answers prayers in your life and all of your family's lives.

Let's continue always to pray for one another.

-- Author Unknown

The New House

Well it framed in : Here are some pictures

The view as you're driving up to it ~

Front yard ~ Love all the mud, yuck
View from the garage ~Our backyard ~ MORE MUD!!!

Happy April Fool's Day

Hope you all are starting off April well. I got my mom already this morning with April Fools.....when I got up I went into Danny's room.....I yelled out Mom HELP Danny fell out of bed, heehee. Boy she can run fast!!! Well my April Fools, well not so fools as it happened, my air conditioner died this morning. Danny needs to be in a controlled environment cuz he can't control his body temp well. They repair guys are coming today but not till after 3, so we'll spend most of the day in the pool and shade. It is SOOOOO humid here you could cut the air with the knife so figures the air would go out on me today, ugh. Have a GREAT DAY!