Happy Easter!

Our annual photos at the Jelly Belly Factory ♥

Hole In One!

Scott had the day off on Good Friday so we went to Scandia for a round of golf!
On the 17th hole Carissa got a hole in one!

The Exploratorium & Palace of Fine Arts

We had a girls day at the Exploratorium & Palace of Fine Arts. It was beautiful in San Francisco. I asked the girls what they liked best about it and they said they liked the balloon they got when we were walking the grounds (a street peddler made them each a large tie balloon heart flower). Really?? Glad the entrance to the museum was free. Later, we got to meet Daddy for dinner.

Carissa's EEG Test - March 27

Carissa had two episodes after church (1x in Jan and 1x in Feb) where she complained of having a really bad headache which was followed by throwing up multiple times and then taking a nap for an hour. Her pediatrician suspected it was not a migraine but a type of seizure. To see if it was a seizure, we had to do this test. Well, she did show an abnormal test result from the flashing strobe light (which the Dr. said it's not really an indicator of a stroke) but all the other tests were normal. So he said she has migraines. Which isn't good either. He said she will probably grow out of them and then maybe have them again when she's a teenager.

We stayed at the 4 Points Sheraton hotel in Emmeryville the night before because I had to keep her up late and wake her up early so that she would be sleep deprived for the test. Scott spent the night with us and Maia stayed the night at Hailey's house. We went out to dinner the night before the test and Carissa wouldn't eat. She started crying because she missed Maia. Crazy because they fight all day long and here she has an opportunity to get all the attention and she cries for her sister. Carissa and I stayed up until 1:30 (which she loved) and we woke up at 5:40 am. Surprisingly she woke up without any fussing. The prayers worked!

At Childrens' Hospital in Oakland:

They attach a series of metal discs called electrodes to her head to measure her brain's electrical activity. They did this with her asleep and then awake.

After they attached all the wires, they hold them in place with gauze

After the sleep test, which took 15 min, they did a strobe light test. She had to keep her eyes on the light. This is the test that showed abnormal EEG results.

In the final test she had to blow on this pinwheel for three minutes. It's harder than you think!

Maia {Foxboro Elementary Talent Show}

Maia & Carissa's Baptism Video

Carissa & Maia's 8th Birthday - March 9

Today is great! We are 8!

Our First American Girl Dolls

New Bikes!

Cousins!

More Cousins...!

Carissa & Maia's Baptism - March 10

Carissa and Maia's baptism day was perfect! We had most of our family there and lots of friends that attended. Scott not only baptized Carissa & Maia, he also baptized me back in 1999. How special is that?

Grandma Pollaccia

Grandma & Grandpa Larsen

Aunt Stacie, cousins Braeden & Jaxson

Aunt Stephanie, and cousins Kayla, Kameron, and Karianne.

Everybody that came!

Birthday Friend Party!

Carissa & Maia got to pick 2 friends each to have to celebrate their birthday with them. The girls got their nails done (with the help of my Mom speaking Vietnamese they got free flowers with a jewel on their nails added) and we went to Cultive! This was the easiest and most affordable party we've done. Loved it! ♥

Strike a Pose!

Cultive' - Outside Looking In

Presents from Hailey♥

Presents from Maya♥
Presents from Katie♥
Presents from Kiari♥