Addysen Elaine Arrived Tonight!!!! (Chris and Pam's new granddaughter)

Addysen Elaine was born tonight @ 6:09pm. She weighed over 7lbs. and is just over 20" long. Lots of dark curly hair and delicate little features. Danielle is doing well, she had a big smile on her face the whole time we were in the room. Come to think of it, so did AJ! They are both pretty proud parents of a precious little girl! Danielle said that the epidural lasted for most of the delivery, thank goodness- she said! Lots a family and friends in the waiting room, so of course, we all took turns going in, about 4 at a time. Addysen is the first grand niece born to Phil's siblings out here in AZ. All the family will be at our house for Easter, so I figured that I would wait until Sunday to hold the baby! Can't wait!!!

Quick Glimpses of an even Quicker Weekend!

These are some pics from today. After doing yard work today, Phil relaxed in the spa, and then, to cool down he went into the "freezing" pool! Missy came over this afternoon. The pic is her talking to a friend. And then for dinner I served a pork roast, stuffed with dried cranberries, garlic-pepper jelly and onions! Yum! Mike traveled down to Tucson this weekend to help friends do some home improvements! It has been just beautiful out here in AZ! Temps have been in the 70's and low 80's with nice breezes! Perfect!

Sunday (3/15) Mike's House

Sunday we had been invited to Mike's house for dinner. Before stopping at Mike's, we stopped for a quick visit to Cindi and Arne's house. Cassie was down from NAU on spring break and Kisten was there as well. They had just gotten 2 new puppies. The little male puppy had gotten sick so he was taken back to the breeders. The female puppy, Britta was doing quite well. She is so cute! I want one!!!! Anyway, Dad and Mom also had never been to their house so Arne gave Dad and Mom a tour. From there we headed over to Mike's where he served us spaghetti and meatballs, along with garlic bread and a salad. I was quite impressed. First time we had been invited to Mike's for a dinner that he cooked. Very nice!!! After dinner we watched a movie and then back home we went.

Kristin and Anthony's Wedding

Saturday (3/14), my friend Sharon's daughter Kristin got married. Anthony is a marine stationed in CA and sometime in the future will be deployed. Phil, Mike, Missy and I went to the wedding. The ceremony was at 3pm and the reception started right after. It was very nice and of course, what a beautiful couple they make!

I went to work on Wednesday (3/11) and Thursday (3/12) so Dad and Mom kicked back at the house, Dad rested and Mom made cards and did some sewing. Friday (3/13) we went to downtown Mesa for a Quilting Show- The Arizona Quilters Guild 2009 Quilt Show @ the Mesa Convention Center. Talk about a whole lot of women in one place! Dad came with us, so we got him a large coffee at the coffee shop and got him set-up at one of the tables set up for lunch diners during the show. I had to park out on the street with a two or three hour limit, so our time was ticking. We hit the ground running! Lots of quilts exhibited and lots of quilts vendors selling their wares. When we left the building we found that Dad had accumulated quite a few new lady friends! We had to pull the ladies off him, to get on our way to our next destination. We stopped for lunch and then on to a few more shops. Dad hung in with us like a trooper. Alot of the stops at quilt shops, Dad just stayed in the car and waited for us.

IKEA and Lunch with Gail, Dick, Cindi and Kirsten

Monday (3/9) we got up and headed out to IKEA. From IKEA we went to several Quilt Shops, a Ross and lunch. It doesn't sound like it would take all day to make those stops but we probably didn't get back to the house until 3:30pm.

Tuesday (3/10) we got up and going fairly early and went to the mall. Because of bad weather, etc. Dad and Mom hadn't exchanged Christmas gifts to each other. They wanted to get each other perfume/cologne. We ended up at a store called Perfumania because the cologne that Dad wanted was no longer being made (can't remember what it was called) and Mom got Pleasures. We also found a sunglass shop that had nice clip-ons for mom's glasses. After we got the "scents", we stopped off at a coffee shop in the mall and Dad people watched while mom and I found her clip-ons and stopped into a few department stores as well! Dad said, upon our return, he was beginning to wonder if we forgot about him. Actually, we had a lunch date @ TGIF at 12pm with Gail, Dick, Cindi and Kirsten, so we knew our time was limited at the mall. Had a great visit with them! Gail went in for cataract surgery the following day. The surgery didn't go real well for her. She ended up with a black and blue eye, along with double vision. Her eyes still have not recuperated fully!

Visit to The Desert Botanical Garden- Chihuly Exhibit

I was not good about posting while Dad and Mom were her so I will try to play catch up. And I also didn't take nearly enough pics! Anyway, Sunday March 8th we (Dad, Mom, Missy and me) had reservations for the Chihuly exhibit. Chihuly is a very famous glass blower known worldwide for his creations. He doesn't produce his art like he used to but now has apprentices who do their glass blowing in his style. I'm not sure how many of the pieces were done by Chihuly himself. We went from 12pm-4pm. From what I understand, the 4pm-8pm slot has a totally different look about it because the art pieces are bathed in lights. It was a very enjoyable visit and of course on the way home, we stopped for frappacinos at Starbucks!