Putting a smile on my face

After taking my dad to the doctor last night, we went to my parents house to eat. I was a little soar from the accident and my brother offered to feed Liliana this was the result of the evening. (Liliana sure knew how to put a smile on Mommy's face). She also got a piggy back ride from padrinho and got to use avos walker, silly girl!

mmm pizza

Drinking from a BIG girl cup

I'm thirsty

Piggy back ride :)

Using Avos Walker

I am Greatful

Today I got in a car accident, yet I have a lot to be thankful for. I was driving to my parents house to go with my dad to the doctor when i got in the accident. It was not my fault. I was stopped (as their was on coming traffic) getting ready to make a left hand turn when the lady hit me from behind. I am grateful that I was driving the truck and that it had a hitch on it! I am grateful that no one was injured. I am also very thankful that Liliana wasn't in the car with me. I had just dropped her off at my madrinha's house so that I could go to the doctors appointment with my dad. The rear bumper and bed of the truck have a little damage but nothing to serious. I am fine my wrist is a little soar, and my neck is a little stiff but it I should be fine in a few days :(
The Damage

Friendly Get together :)

Last night we had Paula, Sophie and Nathan over for dinner. It was fun to finally get to met Nathan. It was also good to get the girls together and let them play for a while. While the girls played we just sat around and talked. We had a great time.
Eating Dinner

The Girls Playing

Hugs

and kisses

A special Package

Yesterday, we received a special package from Canada. Thank you Leslie and primos for everything.We are so thankful! Liliana loved all her stuffed animals! I loved all the ornaments! The clothes were all adorable and fit well! Thanks again Here are pics of Liliana opening the gifts:

Christmas day

My godparents cooked dinner and brought it to my moms house so that we could all be together. We had a good time yet again! Here are a few pictures:
Padrinho thought it would be funny to put me in the box

Liliana with her tios

Christmas Dinner

It wouldn't be a portuguese Christmas without a game of cards

Christmas Eve

We went to my mom's on Christmas Eve. We had a good time. My godparents and cousins came over we ate dinner, opened gifts, and watch bullfights on TV. Here are a few pictures:

Thanks grandma for the outfit

Dinner Time

Sitting with my Padrinho and Primos

Madrinha opening her gift, it was an album my mom had created and an 8x10 photo of their wedding, but she really thought it was a bag of chips!

My cousin Andre opening his gift

A jacket from her Avos

A photo frame from Luis

A Kitty

Liliana would take her clothes and stick them in the bag next to her it was soo funny!

His not able to use it for a while, but loved it all the same :)

Sitting on my gift is fun too!

The Grand Finally

Daddy putting my kitchen together

Playing with my kitchen

Playing with Padriho before bed

A few more presents before Christmas

On 12/23 I let Liliana open a few more of her gifts. We were going to be at my moms and I didn't want to have to lug everything over their and she already had so many gifts at my moms that I did not want anyone getting board! Here are a few pics
Thank you Azevedo Family

She loved playing with it!

From Sra. Ida

She liked unwrapping the gift

As she saw it was a baby, she got even more excited and just had to play with her!

Thanks Azevedo Family

We are greatful for the PJS and Sweater set!

Thanks Gina and Family


We love our sweater, its very warm

Writing out my frustration

Dad came home from the hospital at 4:00 Pm yesterday, only to have to turn around and go back to Modesto (30 minute car ride) to see a specialist, so what exactly was the point of him coming home? It would have been better for him to stay the night at the hospital and be seen by the specialist and then released from the hospital. Now we have to assist him down from the entry steps of the house into the car, where is his leg will not be elevated for a period of 30 minutes then assist him out of the car into the office. I have been taking care of his dressings and know that his blisters have not held so this pre op appointment is pointless and I am so freaking upset, because he voiced his opinion about not wanting to go, I hope they make this appointment worth it!

All I want for Christmas

All I want for Christmas is for my dad to come home from the hospital. This is a short but detailed description of what has occurred in the last 72 hours.
Friday afternoon my dad slipped and fractured his tibia (bone in the leg). He went to the ER, they placed a splint on the leg. He was released and came home. (When they should have made contact with the bone Dr (technically name is escaping me). To see if he needed surgery. So on Saturday morning the doctor calls and states that he needs surgery and asks if he has eaten my dad says yes and therefore the doctor schedules the surgery for Sunday. So yesterday we were up by 5 and at the hospital by 7. We have Kasier and therefore had to drive to Modesto for the surgery. Let me just tell you what a horrible experience that was. We were asked to arrive early so that everything could go smoothly. Let me just say it didn't go very smoothly at all. We went into admitting and waited for a half hour fora transporter to come and get my dad and take him up to pre-op. Finally the transporter came and took my dad to pre-op nobody was there. So the transporter took us back down to admitting and we waited outside their hall way for another 2 hours. In the hall way, while my dad was in pain. And nurses and doctors while scant would come by and wouldn't be surprised or alarmed at all by this sight. I was in the admitting office every ten minutes. And every 10 minutes I got the same response, I will call up and see if someone can come and get You. After the first hour I was more then livid. I asked that she get some answers or I was going to get my dad into pre op myself so that he could have a bed. His leg was in a cast and needed to be elevated, kinda of hard to do when u are in a wheel chair in the middle of a hall way. So were finally taken to pre op by the nursing supervisor who got an ear full about how I felt.But it doesn't end there. Normally only patients are allowed in pre op but for us they made an exception. We were allowed to go on, only because they where so short staff that they had us transfer my dad into bed, which I don't mind but their was a lack of professionalism amongst the staff. You could see their were stressed and had never been placed in such situations. So we left shortly after and only an 1and half later was my dad prepped for surgery. When I met the surgeon boy was I appauld, the first word in my presence to the nursing supervisor was well I am on a lot of shit lists, yet again another example of a lack of professionalism. They surgery was then completed and all went well, expect for the fact that my dad has fracture blisters and his leg is to bruised that they can't cut the skin to repare the fracture. Well common since only tells you that you shouldn't leave a patient out in the middle of a hallway for 2 hours when his leg needs to be elevated, and granted I did Mickey mouse some furniture around to keep his leg elevated he would have been much more comfortable in a bed. So needless to say that I needed to write my emotions down before they got the best of me and I need to keep an open mind that the next surgery will go much smoother, I am very disappointed in the lack of coordination and professionalism demonstrated by the staff on duty yesterday, and today when I return to the hospital I will make sure that someone knows how I feel (I.e. Hospital administrator).

In the spirt of Christmas

The other day the song came on the radio and I couln't stop singing it. Liliana eventually joined in and I just had to catch it on video!

Just cuz its not really feeling like Christmas

So yesterday I let Liliana open one of her gifts, she was so excited once she figured out it was a toy, she played with it for quite a while. Thanks Debbie, Eugueno,Ashley and Kevin.
Playing with the box

Playing with the toy

Tavares Family Christmas Get together

The Tavares family got together on Saturday and celebrated Christmas, it was fun to get the whole family together and share a few laughs.My father in law and I cooked dinner we had potato salad, three bean salad. turkey, ham, stuffing, dinner rolls, and apple cake for desert. Thank you for all the wonderful gifts! Here are a few pictures from the days events:
Liliana wanted to sit on the tarctor

The kids were fighting over the tractor, liliana won lol!

Albano opening his gift

Sara opening hers
Micheal and MArco

hmm bath toys
Marco opening his gift
Lilian liked walking around with her gifts

Cute clothes :)
The biggest box of all, it was egss, just kidding it was Micheal's tractor.

Dinner Time

Avo with the kids

So cute
Liliana enjoyed playing with Micheal
hmm

Albano opening another gift