Bionic Man

Now that Jim is 1 month Post-Op we can finally relax and are all in much better spirits.  Jim ended up having neck surgery, or anterior cervical fusion surgery and is now left with major hardware in his neck.  He was off of work for 3 weeks and now is adjusting to being back at work. We will admit that the recovery has been much harder and longer than we expected.  Jim is really hoping to be fully recovered by mid -August, especially in time to do a little golfing before the weather turns.  I'm just looking forward to the time when he isn't  exhausted after a day at work- come home and just crash/dead to the world type of tired.  Each day is a little better and brings us closer to it fulling fusing!!!

We are also looking forward to the time Alex is actually allowed to be next to dad without major supervision. Last week Alex head butted Jim in the neck and I thought we were in deep trouble, luckily things are OK, but he is now only allowed at arms length. 

Here are a few pictures taken while they did the surgery. 

Pinkalicious

For the last 3 weeks Samantha has had us read this book to her EVERY night and often throughout the day.  It is such a fun book all about Cupcakes and PINK,  two of her favorite things.  It really is such a delightful book that I haven't gotten sick of reading it to her.  

Little Man Lookin Good

I can't believe how fast Alex is growing up.  He is really such a sweet little guy, so willing to still give the best snuggles and kisses.  This Sunday he finally attended and stayed in Nursery- yes, I was their the entire time, but he stayed!!!  It has been such a change compared to Samantha, she loved nursery from the very first and Alex starts to cry once we step foot in the church building. What a tender hearted, all bear paws, Mama's boy- boy he has truly won my heart!!

Happily ever after Princess Style

One of the highlights of our Disneyland experience was goingo the Princess lunch.  Samantha was in Heaven- I've never seen her in such awe.  We let her wear a Princess dress and she truly thought she was one of them.  She loved meeting Ariel and actually cried as we left the restaurant.   

Samantha was able to get her picture with all of her favorite Princesses.  It really brought all of these fairy tales to life. 

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Alex may not have enjoyed the Princess outing as much as Samantha, but he did love the treats. Hooray for Churros!!!!

We think that this Pugh Family trip was a success.  After a week of spoiling them we had a few rough spots during our drive home- the kids wanted their freedom.  We are slowly getting back to schedules and getting over the post vacation let down. Boy do we love our Little Princess and Prince!!!

Happiest Place

During our Disneyland adventure Samantha selected a Minnie Mouse dress to wear one day.  She looked so darling and we continued to have so much fun.  It's hard not to spoil your kids, when you're having so much fun and loving everything you see and there is a billion shops.

Jim and Samantha on the bumping bug ride.

Even though Alex is still too little to go on many of the rides he did love being around all of the fun.  He loved the Dumbo ride, It's a Small World, and the Buzz ride- after he said Buzz Awesome. 

He was very patient even when Samantha was able to ride a few rides he wasn't yet big enough to go on. 

Happy Kids make it all worth the while. 

Can I say, just one more time how much FUN we had.  It made coming home to routines a little tough.

After spending time relaxing at the beach, then we decided to tackle Disneyland.  We had SO much fun and the kids loved it!!! It was so fun to see them experience and see there eyes lighten up.  From the very first Samantha thought it was so amazing. She loved to see all of the characters and truly thought she was a Princess-the only down side was lines.

Mickey Mouse Ears. What a cutie!!!

One of Samantha's favorite rides turned out to be the Tea Cups.  At first many of the rides scared her, but as we spent a couple of days there she soon grew to love more and more.  She also LOVED going through Sleeping Beauties Castle.

Disney land truly is one of the happiest places on the world. Especially if you are staying at a hotel close by so you can take your kids back for naps, swimming and a little time out of the parks-before melt downs occur.