So much to be thankful for!!

Well Thanksgiving has come and gone and of course we on Team Ferrell have much to be thankful for this year!

Recently Maizy had a cardio check up at Children's Mercy in KC, we did it in KC this time around so that if Maizy got agitated like she did last time when we were in Junction City they could give her a mild sedative so they could get a good complete Echo.  Maizy was a champ, didn't fuss even once and she even held the cord when the nurse did the Echo.

The doctor came in and told us that Maizy's heart looked great, that eventually she will likely have to have another angioplasty but that was not anything to deal with or worry about right now.  Then he said the dreaded words "That's the good news"...our hearts droppped.  "What now?" is all I could think.  The doctor spoke with us a bit more about how happy he was about how strong Maizy's heart was and then he said okay..."that's it."  So Traci looks at him and says "but you just said that's the good news...so what is the other news?"  The doctor looks at her for a second and says..."that's all....there is no bad news....I guess I should have phrased that differently!"  OH YOU THINK SO?!?!

So all in all...Maizy is doing great, and it was all good news.  She is doing well enough at this time that her 2 month check ups are now 4 month check ups!  Wohooo!  Maizy is a champ!

Piper is doing great as well she got to stay at Grandma RaRa's while we went to KC for Maizy's appointment.  She kept Grandma entertained and busy and she got to go play at Great Grandma Dodo's house the next day, where I can only imagine Piper convinced Dodo to let her eat her weight in licorice.

We recently returned from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida where Traci's cousin Bailey got married.  Piper was flower girl and Traci was a bridesmaid.  Piper kept everyone entertained from the beginning.  When we arrived in Pensacola, as we were waiting to get off the plane Piper informed the people in front of us that she was going to go to the beach!  Everyone thought it was just adorable...then Piper took it to the next level and says "I am going to the beach and I am going to drink Whiskey!"  HOLY SH*T really kid?  That makes me look like the drunken father of the year.  Traci attempted to diffuse the situation by saying "Why don't we drink orange juice."  So Piper looks at the group of people on the plane and says..."Maybe I will mix it with a little whiskey then!"  Oh okay...that makes it better.

So after I escaped that situation looking like the upstanding stable parent in the group we headed to Santa Rosa beach.  A couple days later we were introduced to Bailey's soon-to-be husband Derrick's family.  One of his aunts was a lawyer and she thought Piper was an adorable little girl (which she was correct about!) so she struck up a conversation with us, I told Piper that this nice lady was a lawyer.  So Piper says "I will see you in court"  Derrick's aunt burst out laughing, she said "duly noted" so Piper responded with "I will preserve it for appeal!"  So needless to say it's pretty obvious that Piper's parents are both attorneys!

Piper loved the beach and kept wanting to go out further in the ocean and play in the waves, she certainly had a blast.  Maizy wasn't as sure of it when we put her feet in the ocean...I guess we will have to wait before we start her on scuba diving lessons.

Traci was able to spend alot of time with her cousins as she was helping Bailey get ready and set up for the wedding, and since she was doing that, the girls got lots of one-on-one time with dad.  I love my girls more than anything and I would do anything for them...but those two kicked my ass!  Dad's are just built differently, mom's can handle anything, dad's we just want to give you whatever you want so you don't cry anymore...and we usually start drinking at 10AM.  But all in all it was a great trip, I did get some great time just with the girls and most importantly no one had any injuries and the property damage was held to a minimum!

Well that's about all for now, I hope all is well with all of you.  Have a wonderful holiday season.  Life is good.