Easter week

Easter was so much fun this year. The kids and I went down to my mom and dad's for a week and everyone had a great time. Especially Maya. She played and played. She played with Gran, she played with Pop, she played with Gran & Pop's pup Jr. She danced and sang the entire week.

The only time she got bent out of shape was when we wouldn't let her play any longer.

We went to Easter service with my mom and dad at their little Episcopal church in Alice. It was a sweet service where all the children in the congregation "flowered the cross" before the processional. All of us cracked up because my child didn't demurely walk down the isle with her flower in hand, no she danced & pranced down the isle doing an occasional Charlie Chaplin walk while checking each pew to see if she needed to stop and chat with anyone. She's a riot. After church we all went to the fellowship hall and the children went into the court yard to hunt Easter Eggs. Maya found one egg then proceeded to put it in and out of her basket along with the pretty Easter grass.

This went on for about 10 min until she finally took out all the grass & the basket ended up on her head. Yup, that's my kid.

Sagan was an angel the entire time, no one even knew he was there until just after communion he got hungry and let everyone know!

Gidget didn't fare as well as the kids. She got a little beat up when she tangled with my parent's Rhodesian Ridgeback. She's been in and out of the vets office for a week, but seems to be on the mend and is in great spirits. She shocked me this afternoon and jumped onto her favorite purch - the back of the living room couch. I'm so glad! She's got a 2 X 3 inch open wound on her right shoulder that will take some time to heal but she is doing so much better than I expected. For a 13 year old mini dachshund she is such a fighter.

We also went to the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus. I think Maya really enjoyed it except when a big fish swam by and scared her!

So we made the 9 hour trip back from South TX and getting ready to get packed. I can't believe the movers will be here on the 27th!!! Ugh!!! Thankfully I don't have to pack, but I have to organize. It's a little stressful with the two kids and a wounded pup, but I think I can do it.

Sagan will be Baptized on the 26th of April at our little church. I'm very proud that he will wear my Great, Great, Great Grandfather's Christening gown just like Maya did. I can't wait to photograph him in it. Maybe I'll try to do that this weekend.

Anyway, I'm off to organize & clean some more....wish me luck!

Dance Club at the Davis'

Some days we have dance club at the Davis house. I turn iTunes to some French dance music and we all go wild. Even Sagan was dancing in his crib!

Good times....

Happy Birthday John!

Have a great day, John. We'll be thinking of you!

Daddy's in D.C.

John left on Thursday morning to head to D.C. He got there Saturday night after having a bit of a set-back Saturday afternoon.

His words:
made it to Washington, DC, late last night - behind schedule, of course - after hitting a doe near Abingdon, VA, in broad daylight. Truck still drivable w/casualties: bumper, right signal & windshield washer reservoir. Auto parts store got me on the road again w/bulb, translucent amber tape & set of wiper refills; then convinced the fellow behind the counter to pull/bend the bumper off the tire w/his F-250. Whew.

Poor thing! The good news is he got there and he's fine. Just a few cosmetic issues with the truck. He checked into his temporary apartment and moved in most of his stuff late into the night. It looks nice from what I could see from his computer camera. We've tried out the iChat but he only has wireless connection so it's a little slow. I can see him better than he can see me....I almost think thats a good thing! LOL! The main point is the kids can see daddy while he is so far away.

The kids and I are fine. We all miss him desperately. It's hard being here without him. I got spoiled having him here full time the past 8 weeks. I'm so very thankful we had the option of him taking "paternity leave". He had the chance to really bond with Maya and Sagan and I got to ease back into maintaining the house and children while I healed from the c-section.

Before he left we had a dinner at the some friends home and celebrated John's birthday a little early. His is tomorrow and he'll be all alone. If you have his email make sure to send him a message and call him if you have his number! Anyway, It was so much fun to watch the kids play and have a great last visit before we move. Thanks Joe and Rose for inviting us!

Otherwise we are fine. It's a little lonely being here by myself and when both of the kids start crying it's hard on my heart...and head. Honestly though, I'm doing ok. I'm glad it's only one month though!!!!

Cheers,
shan

Hello Hillary!

The Davis family adventures continue.

As most of you know, John and I met while sailing around the world on a research ship - the JOIDES Resolution. I was the photographer and he was the resident computer guy. We worked for Texas A&M's Ocean Drilling Program. We would get on the ship in various countries and go to sea for 2 months straight. He and I saw Japan, Panama, Chile, Brazil,The Azores, Taiwan, and Canada together and we visited other countries while apart. Altogether I went to 10 countries in the 5 1/2 years while with ODP.

For the past three years we've been laying low while thinking constantly about our former travels. We love our home here in Denton, but our wonderlust has gotten the best of us. We joke about our gypsy blood keeping us from being content in one place for too long.

Because we have the constant nagging to travel, John applied for a position as a Foreign Service Specialist. John has been offered and has accepted this position with the U.S. Department of State. We will be moving to the DC area within the next month or so. We'll probably be in DC for about two years then we will start our new lives overseas. We will be moving every 2 - 4 years seeing many different areas of our wonderful world.

So with this we begin our departure from Denton and Texas. It's a bitter sweet time in our life. We can't wait to start our new adventure, but we are so very sad to be leaving our Denton family.

Wish us luck!

Maya and Sagan at 3 weeks - Mommy's photos



Maya's hand 3 weeks - 11-15-2007



Sagan's foot 3 weeks - 02-13-2007



Maya's sweet face 3 weeks - 11-15-2007



Sagan's sweet face 3 weeks - 02-13-2007



Maya 3 weeks - 11-15-2007



Sagan 3 weeks - 02-13-2009

My Babies

It's so hard to believe I'm the mother of two. Two beautiful perfect babies. Maya 15 months to the day older than her sweet brother Sagan. She loves him so much.

Maya's been wonderful welcoming her new brother into our home. She loves on him and hugs him and even gave him her very first kiss on the lips. I was so shocked and I think I teared up a bit. She always comes to us and gives us "air kisses" while making a "mmmwwah" sound. It's precious, but she actually bent down, and kissed Sagan's little forehead the other day. I think she is as much in love with him as I am.

We've had a few rough nights. After that huge storm that came through the other day we've all been suffering with sinus issues...worst of all Sagan. He had me up from 3 - 7 am last night snorting and sniffing. Poor fella. There isn't much I can do for him other than attempt to elevate his head, and try a few non-medical remedies. He's too young for any medications just yet. It just breaks my heart to hear him struggle. I was a blathering lunatic this morning on the phone with our pediatrician's nurse begging her to give me some advice..... something, anything to make it go away. She couldn't tell me anything I wasn't already doing. (sigh) Hopefully tonight with enough saline and a really elevated head we can get through the night with at least a little sleep.

With that being said...it's time for my departure. Wish us luck tonight.

So long, fair well, auf Wiedersehen, Good Night.......