Busy Week

This has been a busy week for us.  First, both of my girls grew up; Aiyana is now three months old and Ashlyn is a five year old.  Ashlyn had a fun birthday -- we took her to Chucky Cheese's for lunch and then made her favorite taco salad at home for dinner.  She enjoyed her birthday presents and had a great day overall. 

On Thursday we left to take a trip to Iowa.  I wish that Aiyana's first road trip were for a real vacation rather than going to a funeral, but this is just how things are.  My sister's son Benjamin passed away on Monday evening.  He was only 26 days old -- he had been born early (27 weeks) and his lungs were simply too underdeveloped for him to survive.  We attended his memorial service on Friday and will attend his funeral on Monday.  The trip has been tiring (both physically and emotionally), but the girls have been handling it OK.  Aiyana is a good little traveler, but she gets a little uptight if you keep her out past her bedtime.