Fall/Halloween

Well here we are at the end of October already. The weather has been on and off good. We got what we think was the last trip of the year in at the Zoo. It was in the 60's so the animals were all moving around which was good for the boys.

If you have ever been to our house you know we have all kinds of leaves. We have been filling pumpkin and ghost bags since the leaves started falling and we have lots of them and many more could bed filled. The boys love playing with the neighboors in the leaves. We have a slide that they can slide down and then land in the leaves. They love it.

The boys have also helped to decorate the house for Halloween. We have pumpkin patches, spider webs (big and small), ghosts and many more. They love when we do "projects." We did a Trunk or Treat at their preschool last weekend. They we able to trick or treat from the trunks of cars and then go inside and play games. We found out that Joshua loves to bowl and Jared is really good at throwing balls into buckets. The loved wearing their costumes. Since they climb everything and if they could they would be swining from the trees I thought is only fitting for them to be Monkies this year. We have a light monkey and a dark monkey and they ask everyday to wear them again. Lucky little boys, they get to wear them to school on Friday and then again on Halloween night.

We are spending Halloween weekend with my Dad and sisters (2/3). The boys are so excited to see Grandpa and go trick or treating with him.

Happy Halloween.

1st day of Preschool

Last Friday was the first day that Jared and Joshua went to Preschool. Dave had to work so I took them and made snack mats with them. The boys picked their paper and then we added shapes, stickers, pictures from home and Pooh Bears (that is their class name).

This Friday was their 1st official day of Preschool since they went without Mommy and Daddy. NO TEARS. That made it easier for Mommy. Dave and I went out for Breakfast, went shopping and then picked up the boys. They were excited to see us and tell us all about their day. Hopefully everyweek will be as good.

Tube/Hearing Check

Today was our 6 month Tube/Hearing check for the boys. Dave got stuck on overtime so my mom went with us. The boys ran around duPont playing with different things until it was our turn and then the tears started. Josh cried for Grammy and Jared while Jared cried for Mommy and Joshua. The boys did an average job for their hearing tests. We still do not like strangers and then when they are in the same room with us and trying to make us stick things in our ears or wear headphones. It does not make us happy. Jared's hearing is still normal and there has been no change for Joshua (yeah, normal hearing still in the left ear).
Next we changed room and met with a Nurse Practitioner. She was looking at the hearing tests and said that Joshua's level were a little high for his right ear and she was unsure as to why. UMMMMMMM maybe because he has a hearing loss in his right ear. And I paid for this visit.

Summer has just about ended. The weather has turned to fall and we are enjoying walks and being outside for longer periods of time since it is not so hot.

The boys start school next week. I will be sure to post onhow their first day goes. Talk to you later.

Summer Pictures

Summer Part 2

Well it has been awhile. Let's see, Joshua had his MRI and it was tough on him but also Dave, Jared and I. Dave stayed home with Jared and I had Joshua at duPont. He was stuck for his IV but then when he was thrashing around it pulled out. In order to get another one in they had to give a shot that basicly knocked him out. The MRI went off without a problem, it was after that was tough. Joshua is 2.5 but I brought home a little boy who had no more control over his body than a 3 month old. He could not sit, crawl, stand or even hold his head up without help. It was very tough since he wanted to get up and play. Jared was wonderful, he sat with us on the floor and watched TV. He went and got Joshua toys and blankets to keep him happy. This went on for about 2-3 days before we had our Joshua back. The test showed nothing out of the ordinary but it still was a sucky day for us. Because of the hearing loss in his right ear he qualified for Early Intervention. He sees a Speech Therapist 1x month just to make sure he stays on track with his speech.

We have been quite the party hosts this summer. We started with my mom's birthday in June and that ended with us taking Thunder to an Animal ER because he put his foot through our bedroom window. Thanks to my Aunts and Cousin we didn't have to clean up when we came home.. My mom took care of the boys, another thing we didn't have to worry about.

July brought a trip to NY for the boys and I so we could spend 4th of July with Grandpa and also for a Baby Shower for my cousin Traci (who as I write this has less than 6 days until her DUE date). The boys were wonderful watching fireworks. They fell asleep about 10-15 minutes into them. Oh well. They were also such good boys on the 6 hour drive home. Mommy had to drive and couldn't pick up toys every 5 minutes. Thank goodness for DVD players.
July was also another family picnic, this time for Dave's mom's birthday. This weekend ended with Dave pulling something in his groin when he picked up a table. He found out later that week he needed to have surgery to repair a hernia. He is doing well now, just taking it easy.

All and all we are having a good summer. We have had our ups and downs but we are enjoying it. We have been to the Zoo to see all the animals. Each visit is just as exciting as the last.

The boys start school (1 day a week for 3 hours) in September. I think it will be good for them to play with other kids their age and also to realize that they can have fun without Mommy and Daddy having to be right there. We signed them up for Tumbling again so that will make 2 days a week that they have scheduled activites.

Hope all is well with you and we will write again soon.