Family Pictures

The pictures that we had taken the other night turned out awesome. She captured each child's personality. She took over 250 pictures so I am not going to include all of them. I will give a sampling of some of my favorite. I hope you enjoy them. And yes I do know that Alex is no in any of these. He is in some but is not smiling. When he is forty I will bring them out and make him laugh.

Happy Anniversary

Carl and I celebrate 10 years together today. Wow! I cannot believe it. He surprised me with flowers and a new ERGO baby carrier. I am so excited. I tried Sam in it and he cried at first till he looked and saw me. Then he just started smiling at me. I tried the infant insert and it was easier to put on than I thought it was going to be. The DVD helped out a lot. Also for Christmas I told Carl that I wanted good family pictures. A women from our church takes pictures. She came to the house, which was awesome. She spent an hour and a half just snapping pictures of all the family. We got some awesome shots. She is going to give a cd with all the pictures on it so we can order what we want. She only charged is $50 which I think is so worth it. The kids did great because we were at home where they could play and watch a movie and snack all while geting pictures. I will post pictures as soon as we get them in.

You Must See This (Especially Tara)

Found this link on craigslist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ

Saxon Math

Can I just tell you how much I love the new math program we are using. Alex is like a new kid when it comes to math. He has already improved so much after just two weeks of using the program. Today he was giving William answers to his flashcards (behind my back of course). I was so exctied that we all just ended up laughing and I gave him a big hug (after I explained cheating of course.) Nathan sits with us and he does the work with us. They love the repetition and the meeting books. I just wish I would have found this program sooner.

Still Here

Just wanted people to know I am still here. We have been dealing with well checks, Alex's asthma (finally under control) and laundry. I spent all day today putting up Christmas lights. Everyone here is okay after getting over colds. I am the last one to have it but you guys know as a mom we cannot slow down to be sick. Thanks for all the prayers while Alex was sick. It took putting him back on maintenance asthma medication and three doses of steroids and antibiotics to finally get him breathing normally. Every time he coughs I still panic. They suggested we do allergy testing to determine if something triggered the attack. They can do it now with a simple blood test. No more pin pricks and skin tests. Yeah!!!! Nathan went to see his behavioral specialist and I got yelled at big time. She said his speech delay is bad for his age and he should be in therapy at least twice a week. She said that he is not pronouncing the ending of any of his words unless prompted to. She also said he needs occupational therpay for his sensory problems and his handwriting. He has hardly any strength in his right hand because it is always in his mouth. I never noticed the weakness before until she pointed it out. He really does not use his right hand for anything except his thumb. Along with his loose joints and being right handed he needs therapy. We are trying to stay away from the public school system but can't afford private therapy. I have been doing research all week so I can start doing his therapy at home. So much for keeping this short. I hope you all have a great day today. Have fun opening presents. Yours are in the mail.