Christmas at Granny & PawPaw's

We had our Christmas at Granny and PawPaw's Sunday afternoon. Alex walked in and sat on PawPaw and within 2 minutes was out cold. We tried to wake him for presents a little later, but it was no good.


The twins each got a small puppy that follows them around (toy).

We gave Glenn a little 4 wheeler - he might be a little small for it now, but he will grow into it by spring.

Kirby and Shannon got a patio set for their new house.

And Wes got a Wii!! HE absolutely loves it!

Alex finally woke up.

And the twins will also have their bunk beds delivered next week.

Thanks for a great Christmas!

Christmas Party

Wesley had his school Christmas party Friday. Santa made a special appearance and even brought presents!!

Kris Kringle

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

Yes - we had school today, but we had to let the kids out to play in the snow! I am so lucky to have Wesley at GES. I was able to go out with his class for a little while and play with him in the snow. It was the second best thing to being home and playing with all the boys in the snow.

Kris Kringle

Christmas starts early around here - my mom loves Christmas! She has us over every Sunday (as if we are not there most nights - ha) for Kris Kringle. She loves to spoil her little boys. This past week, the boys each received a train set. The boys have been totally into trains the past few weeks! They went crazy with the train set.

Playing Catch Up

Yes, we are still here. Here is what has been going on the past 2 weeks:

1st: GREAT NEWS! I passed National Boards. For those of you out of the education field, this has to be one of the highest honors/achievements a teacher can get. It took me all of last year to complete this process. This was definitely one of the hardest things I have ever done. Only about 30% of those that try for National Board make it their first year. I was lucky to have Keena working with me - she passed also.

Thank you to all of you, especially my parents, who helped watch the kids as I worked. After this summer I should be done with my masters as well - then a long break!

Aiden Moves to a Toddler Bed

We lucked out that the boys had stopped trying to climb out of their bed and were therfore able to keep them in their baby beds. Well, Aiden started climbing again, and there was no stopping him this time. We took the front off the bed to make it a toddler bed.



Since Wes had just put the casts on at this point, Mom and Dad kept Alex a little while as we were getting adjusted to helping him. Aiden cried and cried the first couple of days. I gave in out of exhaustion and let him fall asleep in my bed but then brought him back into his. The next couple of days, he fell asleep in his bed, but after a long while of playing. As Alex came back at night, it has been an all out play-fest.



Alex has not been able to get out of his bed yet, but as long as they are laying down, I have let him try to sleep either on the floor or in the bed with Aiden - they actually get along sometimes - hehe.


The first night Aiden climbout out of his bed, he ran to the living room. I put him back in his bed. He got out again and ran to sit on Daniel's lap, after all, he could not go put him back. I put him back again. The third time he ran straight to my room, went in the bed, and fell asleep. I did not check on him until I knew he was sleeping - about 3 minutes later.

This picture is from tonight. Alex wanted to sleep with Aiden. They were sleeping in the same bed, but obviously that was a little too cozy for Aiden tonight. He got out of bed and left the bed for Alex. When I opened the door to check on them, Alex opened his eyes. When he saw the camera he said, "Cheese." Too cute! And yes, that is a Noonie in his mouth. He found one and has been asking for it all of a sudden. The only time he ever really took them before was when he did a breathing treatment, but as he has been taking them now, I don't give one to him. I will hide this one in the morning - I did not have the energy to take it away tonight. I think he only wants them cause I take them away.

Alex Try 3

1st surgery cancelled because of illness. 2nd cancelled because of Hurricane Gustav. 3rd time's a charm.

He wanted Buddy with him. They even put a medical bracelet on Buddy. He could not wake up. The only time he did is when he heard a baby crying. He popped his eyes open and said "Aiden crying." As we would tease him to wake him up, he would say "No" - rather mouth no and not use his voice. HE had to be able to drink before we left, so we kept pushing for him to drink, but he would fall asleep only after a sip.

Wesley's Last Soccer Game

Wes did play this week, mainly because we had a few team members absent, a few that did not want to play, and one sick. He played the entire game and ran around like a pro. He was slower than usual of course, but did kick the ball a few times. As much as he likes soccer, I am glad to get my Saturdays back!