Joe turns 35!

I surprised Joe with Spurs tickets for the night of his birthday by having him open his present and pull out the Spurs t-shirt.  After he opened it I told him to look inside.  There he found tickets to the game.  He was surprised it was for that night but was excited to go.  My friend watched the boys for us and even put them to bed. 

 

Had to take a selfie to prove I was there too!

 

My seat had the worst leg space but luckily I'm small so it didn't bother me too much!  I got the tickets on a buy one get one special so I guess mine was the free one! 

 

It was fun but next time we'll try to pick a team that can compete with the Spurs!  It's not quite as exciting of a game with you pummel the competition. 

Thanksgiving 2010

The family loading our plates

We ate later than usual (6pm?) but we thought it was going to be even later. 

We were hungry & it sure tasted great.

I like my babies buritto style

We celebrated Joe's 32nd birthday with his favorite pie- cherry.

(this is a reenactment btw)

Michael enjoying the silly talking card.

Happy Birthday babe, hope you enjoyed it! 

He should have considering he got Thanksgiving dinner on his Birthday!  :)

Family Talent

Joe has some pretty talented eyebrows as he can do "The Rock". He can nearly manipulate them in any manner he'd like.

Michael has a fun time trying to manipulate his eyebrows in different ways as his daddy does.  We think it's pretty funny and cute.  This video was made over a month ago. Enjoy.









































As for my eyebrows, they are nearly nonexistent. ;)

Good News!

:: Joe had his final surgery consult this morning. 

:: A surgery date set for March 2nd!  Victory!  (It's also my mother in-law's B-day) 

:: He will be having cervical spinal fusion surgery.

Joe's birthday morning in pictures

Michael holding a "Happy 31st Birthday Daddy" sign. 

{waiting for daddy to see}

{Daddy saw, now it's time to be bashful}

Happy Birthday Joe!

We love you so much and can't imagine life without you! 

You bring so much joy to our lives and you do so much for us!

Today I'm taking little cherry cheesecakes to work for Joe to share with co workers.  

Tonight we'll dine on flank steak, jazzed up mashed potatoes and broccoli. 

Surgery a no go

Joe came home today after his apt. The doc said no. He was so dissapointed, and so was I. We have been waiting for this hoping it would end the pain. We were both really surprised. We thought it was for sure but the doctor didn't seem to think it would help him. We are considering a second opinion.

Catching up on a few things here...

Our back yard landscaping finished with more grass, plants, flowers and two trees.

Joe planted the flowers infront of our cable boxes. Can you see them?

Michael has been wanting to help out with anything and everything lately by

unloading the dishwasher and helping carry in a grocery bag.

He's also been exploring the potty.

We've been pretty successful with just asking him to go and he will!

I've finally got my rear in gear and started using the two gallons of paint I purchased a few weeks ago. Tonight I hope to get farther!

Today Joe has an appointment with a surgeon for the herniated disc in his neck. He's been using pain killers to help with the pain lately and wants more relief. Hopefully he'll be able to have this surgery and it'll be a success. Joe researched that surgery for the neck is the most successful for all herniated discs. The out look sounds good, lets pray it will be for him.