Lake Trip

This summer we planned on doing some sort of family "business trip" with our family and the Avila family (John's rabbit and chicken business partner).  Summer flew by and before we knew it the kids were back in school.  Luckily we were able to work out every ones schedule's and we were still able to go on a little weekend trip to the lake. 

Friday night we headed to Lake Don Pedro.  We camped there for the weekend.  Saturday John made arrangements to rent a 26 foot deck cruiser boat with an inner tube.  We had the boat from 8am to 4pm.  The weather was great.  We all had fun and it was nice to get away from it all for a little bit and enjoy some time together as family and friends.

Jacob, Mikayla, Julia, Ashlee

Mikayla, Julia, Ashlee

John was the first one to try the inner tube

John

Mikayla was second on the inner tube.  She needed to let all the older kids know that the youngest kid was the bravest!

Mikayla

John

Mikayla

Mikayla

Jacob

Ashlee

Ashlee

Ashlee

Ashlee

John, Mikayla, Julia and Jacob.  Ashlee is on the tube.

Julia

 

Ashlee she ended up going on the tube 4 or 5 times throughout the day.

 Time for a break from tubing and time for a swim.

Nivia

 

Nivia

Libby

Libby

 

Libby-I seemed to have got on the tube when there were more waves than earlier in the day.  My neck got jerked so much.  I didn't last too long.  I spent the rest of the day with a headache.

John and Mikayla jumping off the boat for a swim

Jacob, Julia and Mikayla being tugged along.

Ashll, Libby, Mikayla, Jacob
Julia, Paul, Nivia

John, Ashlee, Libby, Mikayla, Jacob,
Julia, Paul, Nivia

Everyone had a fun enjoyable time.  The kids did not want to get out of the water.  When we got back to the campground they were all begging to go swimming in the lake again.  They settled for ice cream and a movie at the campsite instead!  Plans are already in the works for next years family "business trip."  Paul wants to rent a cabin and go horseback riding.  I guess we will have to wait and see what the next year has in store for A&A Farms.

First Day of Soccer

After taking a 2 year break from soccer, Mikayla decided she wanted to play soccer again.  This week soccer practice started up and today was her first soccer game of the season.

Mikayla is on the right playing defender.

Good News

Nearly 10 1/2 years ago Ashlee was diagnosed with precosious puberty and she began receiving injections every 28 days at home.  The injections helped supress the excess estrogen in her body and prevented her from maturing at a point in her life when she should not be maturing.  The last 10 1/2 years have been filled with approximately 125 injections, 3 surgeries, numerous blood tests, doctors visits, x-rays, and CT Scans.  Not too mention all the tears shed from having to be held down to recieve a shot or blood test.  Or the coutless hours I have spent on the phone going round and round with insurance companies and pharmacies, etc.  The journey has been a long one.  One I never wish to repeat.  Today Ashlee and I made our last trip to her endocrinoligist in Madera!  Ashlee's numbers all in normal range.  Her growth is now normal and progressing as it should be!