9/28/2004 - HI THERE ALL WE HAVE JUST HAD LOADS OF FUN WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ITS ALWAYS A BUMMER WHEN YOU HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE! :( BUT BACK TO US AGAIN IS NICE TOO. CAN YOU SAY SPOILED SPOILED WE HAVE BEEN I LOVE THAT WE HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL FAMILY! ARLEE IS DOING GREAT AND HER APPT FROM MONDAY WAS RESCHEDULED FOR SOME REASONS OR ANOTHER SHE WILL BE SEEN ON FRIDAY AND WILL RECIEVE HER FIRST ROUND OF SHOTS! SO I AM AT LEAST GLAD I GOT A FEW MORE DAYS TO PREPARE FOR THAT. I AM SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE NOTICED MY HALLOWEN PAGE STAY TUNED FOR EVEN MORE FUN WITH IT!! I LOVE HALOWEEN AND THIS YEAR IS GONNA BE GREAT WE ARE THROWING A HALLOWEEN PARTY AND IT SHOULD BE LOTS OF FUN. I CANT WAIT TO DRESS THE KIDS ALL UP ESPECIALLY LITTLE ARLEE! SO ANYHOW HERE IS TO ALL OF YOU WE MISS! HAVE A GREAT ONE AND WILL CHAT LATER THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/27/2004 - WOW WHAT A WONDEFUL WEEKEND LOTS OF FAMILY AROUND AND FUN FUN FUN! WE WENT DOWN TO THE MAGNIFICENT MILE TODAY IT WAS AWESOME THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME GOT LOTS AND LOTS OF NEAT STUFF TOO. SATURDAY THE KIDS HAD A GAME AND THEY DID AWESOME I AM SO PROUD OF MY BABIES THEY HAVE TAKEN TO SPORTS SO WELL. RICK IS JUST DYING FOR FOOTBALL TO START FOR LITTLE RICK HE IS GONNA COACH AND MAN I CANT WAIT EITHER! SATURDAY WE ALSO HAD A BELATED BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR JESSICA AND ALEXIS THEY REALLY WANTED ONE TOGETHER. IT TURNED OUT GREAT ALEXIS GOT SOME WONDERFUL GIFTS THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS FOR ONCE AGAIN MAKING US FEEL SO APART OF YOU ALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY NICE PEOPLE DO SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS:) ANYHOW TODAY LITTLE ARLEE GOES IN FOR HER FIRST SHOTS AHHHH I FEEL HORRIBLE BUT WE ALL KNOW IT IS FOR THE BEST! SO I WILL CHECK IN WITH YA ALL LATER HAVE A GREAT DAY! THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/26/2004 - EVERYTHING I DO IS ALWAYS FOR YOU! RICK, ALEXIS, RICKY, AND OUR NEWEST ADDITION ARLEE I LOVE YOU ALL MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY! OUR NEWEST LITTLE GIRL ARLEE IS SO SPECIAL TO US ALL AND EVEN HER NAME HAS WONDERFUL MEANING. PROMISE IS WHAT IT STANDS FOR, SHE IS OUR PROMISE TO LOVE FOREVER AND ALWAYS KEEP THIS FAMILY AS STRONG AS IT POSSIBLY CAN BE. I LOVE YOU ALL LOVE,MOM
9/25/2004 - SO EXCITING ANOTHER SOCCER GAME TODAY AND FAMILY IS ALL HERE TO SEE !! DADDY AS ASSISTANT COACH HOW FUN IS THAT! THE KIDS ARE BOTH ON SEPERATE TEAMS AND I AM SO GLAD THERE GAMES ARE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LAST WEEKEND THEY WERE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME BUT BACK TO BACK ON THE FIELD SO DADDY AT LEAST SAW THE OTHER PLAY. I MISSED THERE FIRST GAME CAUSE MY LITTLE ARLEE HAD HER APPT AT THE DOCTORS.SHE IS DOING VERY WELL AND SINCE WE HAVE BEEN AGAIN JUST FOR A QUICK FOLLOW UP SHE IS 7 POUNDS EVEN SO ALMOST UP TO HER WEIGHT AT BIRTH! SHE IS DOING WELL AND I AM SO SORRY TO HAVE TO BRING HER IN MONDAY FOR HER SHOTS POOR BABY. I HATE THIS PART. SHE WILL BE 2 WEEKS OLD! MONDAY THE 27TH SHE WILL BE A UNHAPPY BABY:( I WILL POST LATER WITH PICS OF THE GAME LAST WEEK ALEXIS DID AN AWESOME JOB FROM WHAT I HEAR AND HER TEAM ALSO WON! RICKY DID SOOO GREAT TOO AND HIS TEAM TIED. SO NOW MORE BUSINESS FOR ME PTA MOM, SOCCER MOM ,AND ALEXIS HAS TAKEN UP A NEAT SINGING CHORUS GROUP AFTER SCHOOL WITH 2 OTHER GIRLS AND LOTS OF OTHERS I WILL BE MOM TAXI WITH THAT TOO EVERY WEDNESDAY.RICKY AND KARATE START SOON HOW CUTE WILL HE LOOK IN HIS KARATE SUIT(GEE) SO NOW I AM IN THE MARKET FOR SOME SORT OF MINI VAN TYPE SUV CAR. I AM CERTAINLY GONNA NEED IT ! ANYWAY HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND DOING FANTASTIC. WE MISS YA ALL THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/24/2004 - HI ALL OK LAZY PEOPLE AROUND HERE INCLUDING ARLEE!! AHH SHE IS SUCH A SLEEPY BUG. SHE IS WAKING UP ABOUT 6 IN THE MORNING TO EAT AND RIGHT BACK TO SLEEP SHE GOES IT IS NOW 10:00 AND I AM GONNA EXPLODE AHHH SHE NEEDS TO EAT:) SO ANYHOW GUESS I CANT COMPLAIN THOUGH SHE IS SO MUCH FUN. I STILL CANT BELIEVE HOW TINY SHE IS MY OTHER 2 WERE JUST A BIT BIGGER SO THIS IS SO FUN BUT ALSO FRUSTRATING SHE HAS 146 OUTFITS AND THEY ARE ALL TOO BIG:) EVEN THE NEWBORN ONES. YESTERDAY I BOUGHT SOME PREEMIE OUT FITS AND THEY FIT GREAT. SO UNTILL A FEW WEEKS WHEN SHE GROWS RIGHT OUT OF THEM I'LL BE ABLE TO START SPOILING HER WITH THE CLOSET SHE HAS:) HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND DOING GREAT. THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/23/2004 - NEW NEWS!!!!!! WELL MY LITTLE GIRL ALEXIS OR SHOULD I SAY BIG GIRL IS ON THE ROAD TO MODELING AGAIN! A FEW YEARS AGO WE STARTED HER IN SOME COURSES THAT WE KIND OF FIZZLED OUT ON AND GOT SO BUSY WE LET IT GO. THERE IS A AGENCY THAT IS REQUESTING HER PICS FOR PRINT AND OTHER WORK! HOW EXCITING WOULD IF BE IF SHE BOOKED A AUDITION AS A RESULT!! WE ARE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED. RICKY'S PHOTOS ARE ALSO BEING SUBMITTED AS THEY HAVE ASKED ABOUT SIBLINGS. WHO KNOWS MAYBE LITTLE ARLEE TOO! SO NOW I AM GONNA BE SUPER BUSY PLAYING MOM MANAGER I REALLY HOPE THIS WORKS OUT FOR US. ALEXIS IS SO EXCITED SHE HAS BEEN ASKING ABOUT IT FOR SO LONG. SO I DID SOME RESEARH AND FOUND INFO FROM HER PREVIOUS STUFF AND SPOKE WITH ELITE MODEL TALENT AND STUART TALENT WHO REQUESTED PICS! LETS ALL KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED! THE WARD FAMILY (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/22/2004 - HAPPY DAY TO YOU! HELLO THERE ALL HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL? STILL BEAUTIFUL HERE AND EVERYONE IS STILL A SMILE FROM EAR TO EAR WITH OUR NEWEST LITTLE ONE. ARLEE IS DOING WONDERFULLY AND BREASTFEEDING LIKE A CHAMP:) SHE IS SO MUCH FUN AND LOVES TO LOOK AROUND AT EVERYTHING GOING ON. ILL BE PUTTING UP VIDEO SOON SO YOU ALL CAN SEE HOW SHE IS AND HER BIRTH TOO! DONT WORRY ITS NOT GROSS :) ALEXIS AND RICKY GET THERE SOCCER PICTURES TAKEN TODAY I CANT WAIT, I CANT BELIEVE HOW BIG THEY BOTH ARE. I AM SOOO READY FOR ANOTHER ONE ALREADY !! ARLEE SURE HAS OPENED A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER IN OUR LIVES. WELL ANYHOW I WILL POST LATER WITH PICS. KEEP SMILING !!! THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/21/2004 - WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE! ALSO HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS TO SEE SO MANY BABIES BEING BORN WOW ! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. TIFFANY HAD HER LITTE GIRL ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, THE RODRIGUEZ FAMILY GROWS!! SHE WAS 7 POUNDS 5 OUNCES AND A LITTLE BUNDLE OF FUN! CONGRATS TO THEM! I CANT BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS WEEK IS GOING BY MAN OH MAN AND MY LITTLE ONE IS ALREADY 1 WEEK 1 DAY OLD WOW! ANYHOW TGHOUGHT I WOULD DROP IN AND SAY HI! HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND WE LOVE YOU BUNCHES THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/20/2004 - HI THERE ALL! THINGS HERE ARE WONDERFUL TAHNK YOU TO ALL THE WARM WELCOME WISHES FROM ALL OF YOU FOR OUR NEWEST LITTLE ONE. SHE IS SO MUCH FUN. TODAY I AM WORKING AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO GET OUT THESE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. OOH MAN I WISH I COULD MAKE UP MY MIND:) I HAVE 3 DIFF TYPES THEY ARE ALL SO CUTE! ILL SEND THEM ALL OUT ANYHOW SO YOU WILL ALL HAVE DIFF ONES. I HOPE ALL IS WELL AND YOU ARE ALL DOING WONDERFUL . LOVE TO EVERYONE THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE )
9/19/2004 - SO RICKS LUCKY NUMBER AS WELL AS MINE IS 13, WE WERE SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BIRTH TO OUR 3RD CHILD ON THE 13TH OF THE MONTH IN ROOM 2209 WHICH ADDS TO 13 ALONG WITH A 13 HOUR LABOR, RICKY AND ALEX JOINED UP SOCCER TEAMS AND WE WERE A LITTLE BUMMED WHEN NIETHER OF THEM GOT THE # 13 BUT FUNNY HOW ALEX HAS #10 AND RICKY HAS #3 WHICH EQUALS 13 HOW FUNNY IS THAT! JUST A FUN FACT :)
9/18/2004 - JUST 5 DAYS OLD AND I AM SOOOOO IN LOVE! ARLEE FITS RIGHT IN TO OUR HAPPY LITTLE FAMILY AND GOD HAS CERTAINLY BLESSED US WELL! SHE HAD A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT TODAY AND THE DR WAS SURPRISED THEY WERE MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT HER BEING JAUNDICE WHE HER LEVELS ARE SO LOW HE WOULDNT EVEN BRING IT UP. SO POOR ARLEE THESE PAST FEW DAYS HAS BEEN A LITTLE PIN CUSION:( BUT SHE IS A WONDERUFL BABY AND IT DOESNT SEEM TO BOTHER HER MUCH. TODAY WE ALL HAD A EARLY START ALEXIS AND RICKY HAD THERE FIRST OFFICIAL SOCCER GAMES SADLY I MISSED THEM I WAS AT ARLEE'S APPOINTMENT AND DADDY WHO IS PLAYING PART BY ASSISTANTY COACH WILL FILL ME IN ON HOW THEY DID! I CANT WAIT TO PUT UP PICS. GRANDMA GOT TO SEE THE GAME TOO SO I AM GLAD SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SHARE IN SO MUCH BEFORE SHE HEADS HOME TOMARROW. I AM STILL SAD AND I HAVE TO ADMIT I CRIED WHEN I SAW THAT THE GAME WAS OVER. HEY THE PHONE JUST RANG AND RICK SAID ALEXIS TEAM WON!!! AND RICKYS TIRED SO I AM OFF TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM TALK TO YA ALL LAER! THE WARDS ( PARTY OF FIVE )
9/17/2004 - WOW STILL IN A STATE OF UPHORIA WITH MY LITTLE ONE. SHE IS SO MUCH FUN AND BECOMING MORE ALERT EACH DAY. I CAN SAY MY BOOBS ARE HUGE AND THAT PART KIND OF HURTS FOR THE MOMENT BUT IT IS ALL WORTH IT FOR MY LITTLE GIRL. SHE IS SUCH A WONDERFUL EATER AND THANK GOODNESS MY MILK FINALLY CAME IN I WAS GETTING WORRIED THAT I WAS STARVING HER BUT EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL AND BEFORE WE KNOW IT SHE WILL BE RUNNING THE HOUSE! IT GOES BY SO FAST SO I AM CHERISHING EACH PASSING MOMENT. I HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND DOING GREAT LOTS MORE PICS TO COME SO DTAY TUNED. WE LOVE YOU ALL! THE WARDS (PARTY OF 5!)
9/16/2004 - HI THERE ALL. WOW LITTLE ARLEE IS JUST A BUNCH OF FUN. SHE SLEPT ALL NIGHT LONG WELL SHE WOKE UP ONCE TO BREASTFEED I HOOKED HER ON AND AFTER JUST A FIVE MINUTE FEED HER LITTLE BUTT WAS BACK TO SLEEP. SHE LOVES LAYING NEXT TO MOMMY AND DADDY BUT WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH OF A HABIT THAT CAN BE:) SO BACK TO HER PACK AND PLAY SHE WILL BE. I STILL CANT GET OVER HOW SMALL SHE IS. SHE IS SO FUN TO DRESS TOO. BUT OUT OF ALL THAT SPOILING I DID WITH CLOHTES AND THE MANY ADDORABLE THINGS THAT OUR WONDEFUL FRIENDS HAVE GOTTEN FOR HER TOO JUST ARE TOO BIG BUT AT LEAST SHE CAN GET MORE WEAR OUT OF THEM :) ANYHOW WE ARE OFF TO HER FIRST DR.S APPOINTMENT. LOVE TO YOU ALL. THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/15/2004 - WELL WE ARE HOME AND SO HAPPY TO HAVE OUR LITTLE ANGEL IN ARMS!! MY LABOR WAS A WONDERFUL AND EXCITING EXPERIENCE AND I CAN SAY I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. 12 HOURS OF LABOR PAID OFF TO OUR LITTLE PRINCESS. SHE WEIGHED IN AT A WHOPPING 7 POUNDS 4 OUNCES. SHE IS SOOOO TINY AND BEAUTIFUL! I I AM VERY HAPPY SHE TOOK TO BREASTFEEDING SO NICELY AND LOVES TO EAT ALREADY! TODAY CHECKING OUT SHE WEIGHED IN AT 6 POUNDS 13 OUNCES OOH MAN SHE IS LITTLE. ALL HE CLOTHES ARE HUGE ON HER AND SHE HAS THE TINYEST FEET. THE NURSES JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH HER AND SPOILED HER ROTTEN. HER NAME SEEM TO BE THE BIG TALK AROUND THE ROOMS ALSO. MY LITTLE ARLEE IS FINALLY HERE AND WE ARE ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF HER. I WILL POST TONS MORE PICS LATER SO KEEP TUNED IN THE WARDS ( PARTY OF 5!)
9/13/2004 - OK WE ARE OFFICIALLY ON OUR WAY! THE FUNNY THING IS I HAVE BEEN UP WITH MY OWN CONTRACTIONS AND I AM NOT FEELING TOO HOT SO WE WILL SEE HOW EVERTHING GOES. WE LOVE YOU ALL AND WILL CALL YA LATER WITH NEWS ABOUT OUR NEWEST BUNDLE!! THE WARDS
9/13/2004 - WELL ITS TODAY AND I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT I AM SOOOOO EXCITED I WILL SEE MY LITTLE ANGEL SOON. PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS. I WILL HAVE MY SISTER POST AS SOON AS SHE ARRIVES. LOVE TO YOU ALL !! THE WARDS (PARTY OF FIVE)
9/12/2004 - OK IT'S FINALLY SETTING IN TOMORROW WE ARE BEING INDUCED I HOPE ALL GOES SMOOTHLY I AM STILL HAVING SOME PRETTY GOOD CONTRATIONS SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL HELP THINGS MOVE ALONG BETTER. NERVOUS NERVOUS NERVOUS, ANOTHER LITTLE ONE WILL BE WITH US AND I AM GETTING NERVOUS FOR THAT BUT IT WILL BE ALL GOOD AS SOON AS I SEE HER LITTLE FACE:) WOW FROM RIGHT NOW I ONLY HAVE 27 HOURS AHHHH CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? ILL BE SURE TO HAVE MY SISTER POST AS SOON AS SHE IS BORN. LOVE TO YOU ALL AND WISH US LUCK. OUR NEW LITTLE ONE WILL BE HERE SOON YEA!!!!!! THE WARDS
9/11/2004 - TODAY WE GOT THE NEWS THAT WE WILL BE INDUCED ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER THE 13TH. AFTER LOTS OF FALSE ALARMS AND CONTRATIONS THAT GOT VERY ANNOYING AND SOMEWHAT UNCOMFORTABLE SHE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.OUR INDUCTION IS SET FOR 6:00 AM. SO HERE IS TO OUR SOON PARTY OF FIVE!! WE LOVE YOU ALL AND WILL KEEP YOU POSTED! THE WARDS