My Hero

My dad suffered a heart attack this Monday. He was golfing and he just didn't feel good, so he went to the hospital. They found 4 arteries that were blocked & he had bypass surgery today. He's doing well, but he has a long recovery ahead of him.

He is so strong that 4 blocked arteries didn't keep him from doing the things he loved, I feel that the flu last month took it's toll & weakened him. The doctors couldn't believe that he has never lost consciousness & was able to be coherent to call an ambulance. I' m glad that it was caught in time before any major damage could happen.

I admit that I was really scared. Being a nurse, you know all the worse case scenarios & at times like this I would be happy to live in ignorance. My dad is everything to me & I could never imagine my world without him. I'm just so thankful that he is a fighter & got through this. He is the rock in our family & to see him hooked up to all these tubes frightens me. Even Kira was too scared to go near her beloved Lolo. We are just not used to seeing him like this.

The next 3 months will test our strength as a family & now is the time for us to be my dad's "rock" after all these years.

Thanks to all our family & friends for their prayers & for visiting him. He has a long road ahead & I know he appreciates all your love & support.

I love you dad!!!

Gomez Clan

I've been really lucky the past couple of weeks, spending time with the family.  Last week, we caught up with our Sukan relatives & this week we got a chance to catch up with our Gomez clan.  Unfortunately, we still weren't complete (Janel, Jordan & Jay Jay missing, & Laura & Jr currently on the plane trying to get home)  But we had all the dad's together in one place, at least the one's living in the US.
I have really missed the crazy get togethers & all the loud noise the Gomez brothers make when they are all together.  (Holidays have been pretty quiet lately)  Just to warn you there will be plenty of pictures!!!
Hopefully someday in the near future I can have a complete picture of the grandchildren & great-grandchildren.

Ryu with my aunt, Juna.  She used to take care of me all the time before Jay-Jay & Jordan arrived in the US.  Its so nice to see her with Ryu.

Ryu couldn't remember who his Uncle Justin was, but as soon as he saw him he knew & wouldn't let him outta his sight.

Ryu with his uncle Jherry, this picture reminds me of me & Jherry's dad, Te.  Uncle Te used to take care of me around this age.  Its nice to see my kids bond with my cousins.

Ryu was by Jherry's side most of the night, & Ryu is just so comfortable with him that he just helped himself & fell asleep on his lap.

The Gomez Brothers

The Gomez Brothers with their sons. (Jr & Jordan missing)

The Cousins

Laura just arrived from the airport from Cali.  Welcome home Laura!

Of course my post isn't complete without a picture of Kira!  Happy Mother's Day mom!!!!

Kira giving uncle PJ one of her rare hugs!

Growth Chart

Had a great idea from my SIL about a growth chart, just using cardboard tags in cut shapes, writing down the info & taping it to the wall. It's a wonderful idea!!
Then Kira somehow pulled off her brother's growth chart & used it as a slide & broke it in half!
So now I'm thinking what else I can do, because if I do the tags, she will just rip it off, so I thought about vinyl & using the circut to make some cute shapes , but as I shopped for vinyl I could not find the one I liked, so I was able to buy adhesive contact paper.
OMG!!! I love this stuff! I can do so much more with it , & I was able to by about 10 ft of it for under $3! So this project of mine only cost me less than $3 , even less because I didn't even use all of it! Mindy would be so proud!

The picture isn't so could since it was taken on the iPhone, I was just so excited to show my work

Just More Pictures

***warning there are a lot more pictures from this weekend!

Kingston & Kira jumping on the bed

Ryu trying to play piano while the other 2 are playing, too.

Family Fun

We had family over this weekend.  We haven't seen them in 4 years.  It was great to meet my nephew Kingston.    The kids had a blast!  We can't wait to see them again soon!

Auntie Mindy never gets a chance to be in pictures.  It was nice to get her in all these shots with the kids.  Kira & Mia just love the hammock!  Of course Kingston & Ryu had to join in the fun, too!