It's Been a LONG Six Months!

Today was a great day! Sweet Lois was told by her wonderful surgeon that she no longer needs monthy x-rays of her femur break. That is particularly good news since the hospital where all the appointments occured was 30 minutes away, the parking was challenging, and the x-ray table was extremely uncomfortable for "Motma." Hooray for Lois she is on the mend!

Happy Half Birthday to Connor!

Connor got to go on a HUGE Slip and Slide at our local park as part of his Summer Camp! It happened to be the day he turned seven and a half years old...pretty fun way to spend the afternoon!

Summer Evenings

Good bye, First Grade, Hello Summer

Connor sitting at his desk on the first day of first grade.

Hanging up his backpack on the first day, as Sean smiles at the camera.

Connor age 6 years, 7 months--first grader...

The last day of school was Hawaiian day, but I didn't get a picture. So here is Connor on the first day of Summer Vacation wearing some of his Hawaiian Day accessories. He is 7 years 4 months in this picture. Time flies!

Ryan Loves the Water

Ryan is the first child I have met who does not mind sitting very close to a sprinkler spraying cold water right in his face. It was so fun to watch him sit there smiling and laughing as the water soaked him.

Sean Finishes Preschool

Sean sits with his wonderful preschool teacher Ms. Kathy and one of his good friends on the last day of school.

Sean with his best buddy. They have been best buddies for two years of school.

September 2010--Sean on the first day of preschool.

Another one from last Fall on the first day of school.

It is weird to think of Sean going to the same school as Connor next year. Sean will be in Junior Kindergarten, so he still has one more year before he goes to regular kindergarten. Wish I could slow time a bit so we could enjoy each stage a bit more!

Happy Birthday, Ryan!

I cannot believe how incredibly fast this year has gone! Last year we had this itty bitty baby sleeping in his "Snuggle Nest" between us in our bed. Now we have this sweet toddler walking all over the place and getting into everything...especially if it is not safe for him (or if he is not safe for it). We have all had a lot of fun getting to know our little Ryan. He is sweet, has a great sense of humor, and is very curious! Thanks for making this such a fun year baby doll!

Ryan had his first cake on his first birthday, a couple weeks ago...

He tasted it, but kept his little hands out at first.

Then he devoured it and had seconds! He LOVED his cake!

He cried so hard when it was all gone... so sad!

Luckily, Grammy and Grampy had sent a HUGE FIRE TRUCK/ DUMP TRUCK for his birthday! That made him forget the cake.