Staying up til Midnight

Andrew had told us that he was sure he was going to stay awake until midnight tonight to see in the new year, it is now 9 pm and he is asleep on the sofa in the family room.  We will see if he wakes up before midnight!

Christmas!!!!

Finally, I’m getting pictures up from our Christmas celebrations.  It all started Christmas eve when Santa came while we were out looking at Christmas lights…for the 4th Christmas in a row!!!!  Imagine that!
It’s a little blurry, but here is a pic of Andrew when he saw the gifts under the tree…
Here is a picture of [...]

Getting ready for the big day!!

Most of the cookies are made….candy is in the fridge…presents are wrapped…I think I may be ready for Christmas to arrive!  I have some gingerbread cookies yet to bake (I bought pre-made dough so I don’t have as much work to do on them).   I also want to pre-make some dips for our appetizer dinner [...]

Sunday School Christmas Service

Today Andrew had his Sunday School Christmas Service at church.  We had practiced his lines (he didn’t have any lines on his own, just as a group with his class), and according to a friend of mine, he said all his lines and sang all of his songs perfectly (I didn’t have the best view [...]

No more Therapy

Andrew has been going to Physical Therapy since his well child exam in June.  All summer long we went twice a week.  That stopped in October since he has been doing well (he is a tip toe walker).  We went back once in November to see if he had regressed at all.  His muscle tone/ligaments/flexability [...]

Christmas Concert!

Andrew had his Christmas concert at school tonight (although it was actually a Winter concert and included Thanksgiving songs).  I took a couple of videos, and am still trying to edit pictures to get a somewhat decent one (too many people!!).

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful thanksgiving!  Andrew and I left Wednesday afternoon to go to my parent’s house.  Al was supposed to join us on Thursday, but he was sick Wednesday evening and we decided it was for the best that he stay home.  (My niece is undergoing surgery on Thursday and we didn’t want to [...]

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Where does time go?  Andrew has completed his first quarter of the school year and has brought home his first report card of first grade.  He is doing very well at school.  Academically he is ahead of the curve, and socially he is right on track.  The only “negative” thing that the teacher had to [...]