2010 So Far

I haven't posted since the Christmas post, so I will update you on our year so far. In January we celebrated both Andy's birthday & Brendan's 10th birthday. For Brendan's birthday weekend we had a fun weekend getaway to Myrtle Beach. We stayed in a hotel and the kids had a blast! We also visited with Papa & Donna and Papa helped the boys start their pinewood derby cars for cub scouts. Brendan really enjoyed his special birthday weekend. February has been pretty exciting so far. We had SNOW, yes snow here in South Carolina. The last time it snowed here was 10 years ago, the night Brendan was born. We got about 2 inches here in Mt. Pleasant and further inland and up in Myrtle Beach, some areas got up to 6". We were all out the night it snowed at 8:00 p.m. having a snowball fight and playing in the snow. The kids had so much fun. The next morning we were out again building a snowman. It melted very quickly but it was very pretty and very fun while it lasted. The best kind of snow, the kind that goes away quickly:) This weekend we had the big Pinewood Derby race for the boys Cub Scout Pack. It was a lot of fun and the boys had a great time making and racing their cars.

Chuc Mung Nam Moi! & Happy Valentines Day!

Christmas 2009

Happy New Year to everyone! We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Santa was very good to the kids. The boy's got a very special present this year, guinea pigs. One for each of them. They were VERY surprised. Dylan has been asking for a guinea pig for a couple of years now, so you can only imagine how thrilled he was! The day after Christmas Andy's brother and family came for a few days and the kids all had a great time playing together. We wrapped up the holidays by celebrating Andy's birthday on the 2nd.

December so far

Wow, where has the time gone? I can't believe it's been as long as October since I last updated. The Holiday season has definitely been busy for us. But we are enjoying this Christmas much better than last year. As you may recall, last year we moved into our new house the weekend before Christmas and didn't really have time to decorate, bake, sent Christmas cards, etc. So this year we are really enjoying doing those things. Maddie is also having a lot more fun this Christmas season. Last year she was still a bit "shell shocked" since we only came home in September, and the move shortly after didn't help matters any. She is really enjoying all of the Rudolph and Santa specials, she is LOVING helping me bake cookies. She often walks around the house (along with her brothers) wearing either her Santa hat or reindeer antlers, has quickly caught on to "ho,ho,ho", and is obsessed with snowmen which she pronounces "heyman". It's unfortunate that she won't be seeing a real one where we live. I have posted some pictures from this month so far. Stay tuned for Christmas Day pictures.

Halloween 2009

The kids had a fun Halloween yesterday. Dylan was a road closed sign, Maddie was a little fairy and Brendan was a race car.

Pumpkin Patch

Brendan had Friday and Monday off of school, so on Monday we took the kids to the pumpkin patch. We went on the hayride, fed the goats, Brendan & Dylan went down the BIG slide and got to sit on the BIG tractors. They also posed for some fun pictures.

Time Flies

When I signed on to update our blog I hadn't realized how long it had been since I last posted. The past month has been pretty busy for us. Last month we celebrated all of our "adoption anniversaries", this month (so far) we've had Andy's mom visiting from Michigan, Dylan's 8th birthday, the boys first cub scout camp-out and we still have Halloween to come.

Maddie is doing great! She is talking like crazy. Her 2 word sentences are quickly developing into 3 word sentences. She LOVES Sesame Street and is starting to say her ABC's and learn her letters. She definitely knows the letter M for Maddie. She can also count to five. We are slowly "introducing" the potty to her and she has gone successfully a few times already. She loves to color and draw, push her dolls around in the stroller, she loves her books and loves to put on shoes and hats (all things girl). But.... as I am typing this post, she is sat next to me at the kitchen table playing with some of Dylan's matchbox cars:) She definitely has plenty of "drama queen" moments, but for the most part she is a very happy and loving little girl.

Dylan turned 8 a couple weeks ago:( My babies are growing up too quick. Grandma was here visiting, Papa and Donna drove up from Myrtle Beach for the day and all of Dylan's girls (therapists/teachers) were here along with some other special friends to celebrate his special day with him. It was a gorgeous sunny day so we had his party in the backyard. He had a great day! Dylan also started therapeutic horseback riding in August and is doing very well, he really loves the horses.

Both Brendan & Dylan joined scouts this year. Brendan is a Weebolo and Dylan is a Tiger Cub. It has been great for both of them so far. Last weekend Andy went with them on their first weekend camp-out at a campground just up the road. They all had a blast!

That's about all for the month of October so far. Stay tuned for Halloween pictures!