luke and amy

Hello Everyone!  Sorry not to wait for mom to start this one, but I won't be able to be on the computer tomorrow!

It has been a busy week for the Luke Mathews family!! Last Saturday, Luke took off for Taiwan and the kids and I and Dad (Grandpa) headed down to NM to visit my family.  Dad was great and drove pretty much the whole way -which allowed me to take care of the kiddos and he didn't even mind too much when we had to stop along the way to eat, feed the baby or go to the bathroom (even on the roadside). LOL  We left dad at Becky's and continued on our way. We visited my BF from high school and her two kids. She and I stayed up late watching videos (on VHS) from our hs days - volleyball championships, basketball games and even graduation.  It was certainly a blast from the past.  It snowed overnight (my sister said - Oh just bring sweatshirts it's going to be in the 80s!)  Actually it melted very quickly and we went to the zoo about 11 am and it was just perfect.  We saw elephants (Quincey's favorite animal), monkeys (that were crazy), pacing polar bears, etc.  It was a fun time!

Then, we headed off to Grandma and Grandpa Matkin's house where we have had fun everyday playing with the local/loco cousins!  Monday morning we all had dental appointments since Uncle Trevor is the local dentist and Aunt Cheryl is his dental hygienist.  The kids all got great reviews (no cavities).  However, he says both Emma and Tyler need braces and that sooner than later we need to pick an orthodontist for Tyler because he needs to get started.  Emma can wait until a few more permanent teeth come in.  I on the other hand got to visit almost EVERY day of the week to get sorted out - TWO crowns.  BOO!!  The cool thing is that Dr. Williams now has a crown making machine (I don't know it's technical name) and he was able to make them there in his office the same day!!  Thank you Trevor for saving us over $3000 - since we do NOT have dental insurance!!

We got to talk to Luke via Skype on Tuesday.  However, for some reason we couldn't see him.  He planned to visit several manufacturing facilities on his trip, but when we talked to him he had more than quadrupled the number they saw!  They are 14 hours ahead of us.  So, he was ready for bed and we were just waking up.  We also spoke to him this morning, but only for a few minutes because we were headed out the door to go to the Florida Mountains (pronounced Floor - ee - duh).  It is poppy season and they were EVERYWHERE!  Bright orange small poppies.  We went on a hike and then had a picnic lunch.  Since Luke took my camera and my video camera to Taiwan and China, my sisters and mother have been taking tons of pics for me! I may have to forget my camera on other trips, because it has been nice not to have to worry about taking pics!! ;)

Parker has started laughing.  It is pretty cute!  She doesn't stop smiling and has everyone wrapped around her little fingers.  Mom Mathews called yesterday to see how we were getting on.  Sounded like she was having a rough few days.  We prayed for her and hope things are going better.  We are having fun, but are excited to get home and see her.  Plus, we miss our daddy.  We go to Aunt Hillary's tomorrow and then to Aunt Becky's on Wednesday and home on Thursday.

Love you all, 

Hope things are going great!!

Love,

Amy, Luke, Tyler, Emma, Quincey and Parker