Growing Up Quickly

So I caught Asher standing yesterday.  We have a drawing table for the kids in the kitchen and he had crawled out there to it.  He was awfully quiet, so I thought I would check on him and he was standing at the drawing table.  Somehow he had managed to pull himself up, of course I freaked out because our kitchen is really, really, really hard tile (as opposed to the really soft tile ;)) and all I could see was him falling and hitting his head on the floor.  I know he's advanced because I compare him to what Calvin was doing and he's a few months ahead, but it still throws me for a loop every time he tries something new.  Now, if only he would get back to sleeping well at night...I can always hope, right?

And The Cake Was...

A whale.  After all the suggestions...a school bus, a digger, a ghost, a ladybug, a blue frog, a dinosaur, an alligator...he finally settled on a whale.  It turned out cute and he was very happy with it. 

Here's the birthday boy and his special birthday shirt, thanks Grandma Cheri!

Happy 3rd Birthday Calvin!

Dear Sonshine,

Has it been 3 years already?  I remember it like yesterday when we went to the hospital and you were born...our sonshine!  And now you are 3 today!

Last night when I (Mama) tucked you in, I told you that you were going to sleep a 2 year old, but that you would wake up a 3 year old.  You were very excited.  And this morning after you woke up, you told me, "I'm 3!"

This past year you've grown so much, you are now 29 pounds and 38 1/2 inches.  You gained a brother this year and sometime after he was born, you learned how to fall asleep on your own without your "binky".  Now you don't even remember you ever had one.

You are one smart cookie.  You can already read basic words...some of your favorites are bus, stop, and school.  You know all your ABC's and you can count to 30.  You have a sister who is your best friend and a brother who you can't wait to play with when he's a little bit older. 

Your favorite things to eat are peanut butter and honey sandwiches and Mama's "green" smoothies.  It is the only way I can get a green vegetable in your body willingly.

We love you so much!  We are excited to see the plans God has for you!

All our love,
Mommy & Daddy

Kindergarten!

Well, we survived the first day of Kindergarten.  Mia seems to have done very well and it sounds like she did a few different activities to keep her busy.  I asked her if there was anything she didn't like, and she said no, she liked everything.  Calvin missed his sister sorely, he was a grump for a good portion of the day because he wanted to go to school too.  It will be a bit of an adjustment.  Picking up and dropping off was a nightmare...I'm hoping that things will settle down and not be so chaotic over the next few weeks.  Here is the big Kindergartener!

Last Weekend of Summer

Oh my, where did our summer go?  I can't believe that school starts on Monday, this month has flown by.  On Thursday this week we went down to see Mia's intestinal surgeon...he's followed her yearly for awhile now and gave us the official, "we'll miss you and we don't need to see Mia anymore".  Praise God!  Our doctor list is getting smaller and smaller, that is a wonderful thing!  At the moment, we only have 4 specialties that we see anymore and we will probably see them for awhile, but that means only 4-5 trips to LA a year now.  I remember when she was born and we had to drive to LA weekly and then when she wasn't healing from one of her surgeries the next summer and we were driving there twice a week...we have come a long way and it is only by the grace of God that we are hear.  Thank you Lord!

Yesterday Mia got to meet her Kindergarten teacher.  She was so excited and then so disappointed when I told her we had to wait until Monday for school to officially start.  She said, "but Mama, it is Monday".  So determined that if she said, it would be true.  Her teacher is wonderful and she should have a great time.  This is the same school she did her preschool at, so she's very familiar and comfortable with it, which is great also.  :)  We'll let you know how Monday goes!