Our Weekend

Well, what a very interesting few days we have had. Starting on Thursday with the ice/snow storm that came through. I was able to leave work at noon on Thursday and then went home as the freezing rain came down. The rain continued until 2 a.m. and then changed to snow. So... by the time the snow started we already had about 2 inches of ice covering everything. Friday was a snow day for both Tony & I. We stayed in all day, but took Kaiya out in the yard to see her first snow. She had limited mobility in her snowsuit, but she was curious about it. Saturday was a big day. I was taking the bus (www.megabus.com) to Chicago to see some friends. The ride there was great and Kaiya was really good on the bus. Enjoyed the afternoon with my friends and then around 5 I started feeling terrible. It was the full blown flu by 7 p.m. and I was in Chicago with Kaiya. :) My sweet friends took care of Kaiya (and me) all night while I was in bed. Tony booked me a flight home the next morning, as the 5 hour bus ride was not sounding too good w/ the flu and baby. :) Got back to St. Louis at noon and then headed home to bed. I spent most of yesterday in bed and I'm home from work today. Kaiya is at the sitter's so I can rest. Not the best weekend I've had... but it could have been worse.

Worse would actually be Tony's mom's situation. Last week her house was burglarized. They took everything of value -- and all the presents under the tree! And she had most of her shopping done and under the tree. They beat up the dog and trashed the place. Anyway... here is the video from the tv newstation that came to interview her. She's doing better now, but how scary!!

http://www.wndu.com/news/headlines/4807361.html

Finally, here are the Kaiya pics from the snow. And one of her standing up on the chair. She is much more interested in standing up on things, than she is on crawling around. Wonder when we will have a walker? She can hold onto the couch and get from one end to another end by holding on. So it could get crazy around here in the next couple of months!

It isn't quite as clear as I hoped, but on this picture with me holding Kaiya, the moon is in the sky. It was about 4:30 p.m. when we took the picture... I just thought the sky was so pretty.