Much belated Birthday Post

This is a much belated birthday post for a little boy who turned 2 on Monday, even though he says he's 4 when you ask him how old he is!

We had dinner with family and Grammy and Grampy gave Gracyn BIG HUG ELMO. I must say he's pretty fun, you hug him, he hugs you back, you lay him on his back he sings a bedtime song and then starts to snore!

Gracyn you are growing up SO FAST and learning so much. Happy Birthday you big 2 year old...

 

Buddy Walk 2013!

The Buddy Walk was a success though it was a little drizzly. The heaviest rain held off until the events were over.

Photographer Asa took this pic! Morgie, Ki-Ki, and Tucker. He also took some pics of Grammy and Grampy that were perfect! Other then being taken at a 3foot perspective they weren't a very flattering up shot so I didn't post. You're welcome Ma :))

Asa's school aid, family and friends came!

His Balloon creation is suppose to be a clown... One little girl said it looked like a hermit crab - LOL Though the Balloon Guys were very nice!

The Team Asa Fan Club :))

Eye Doctor's and Falloween

It's been kind of a tough week. A transitioning time, and I'm not that great with change. Gracyn will turn 2 in a little over a week and I'm not ready for my baby to be an official toddler yet. He will be moving up a room at Daycare which is totally great for him but kind of a stresser for mommy! One of the requirements is to start potty training. I know this is not the norm at most daycares but apparently it is at our current one. I even went to lengths of checking out another daycare but Gray is in a good place and I will just need to suck it up...

There were a couple things that happened at school with Asa that irked me a little too this week. The biggest one was I had to drop stuff off yesterday morning for Ace at school. He had already arrived via the bus/van (he gets there at 7:30). After dropping the stuff off to his classroom Gracyn and I went looking for Asa out on the playground. We walked around the corner of the school and there was Asa, sitting on the sidewalk all by himself playing with sidewalk chalk while all the other kids were running around and playing with each other. My heart hit the ground when I saw him and I had to hold back the tears. We went over to him and he was ecstatic to see us. He stood up and I noticed how dirty he was and wet from the dew all over the morning grass and play structures. I know little boys get dirty but he had only been there 20 minutes! And he hadn't even been to class yet. There was a teacher right there with him, but it made me pissy because I make sure he looks cute and clean before he leaves the house every morning and he hadn't even made it 2/10's of the day... I know I'm over reacting but on the other hand I work hard and worry over his appearance constantly, it's important to me. Rant over and sorry Miss Patricia if you are reading this, I know Asa likes to be out on the playground in the morning :) He always has extra clothes in his backpack...
Update: I must of had PMS when I wrote this, actually I know I did. I KNOW Asa has TONS of friends. They actually fight over who's going to sit next to him in circle. There are so many kids that know him at school that when they say "Hi" I don't know who they are, but he does! Pardon my pissy rant, honesty can be kind of ugly sometimes (and I sure was :))

Onward, eye appointment. After a fight to dilate Asa's eyes, I think we got too many drops in. His eyes were dilated for 2 days. This is him in the car after his appointment with Mommy's sunglasses on.

 

Gracyn and Asa helped Grampy split wood last weekend.

 

And our Happy Falloween decorations

 

Lastly, what makes it all better... Gracyn at Daycare yesterday, he really does like where he's at.

 

TGIF and the Buddy Walk is Sunday. Though it is suppose rain, we'll make the most of it!

 

 

 

 

October is Down syndrome Awareness Month!

Apple Picking

Asa's Class went Apple Picking last Friday. One of the Mom's that went sent me this picture :) It looks like he had a good time!

 



TGIF

So glad it's Friday, I took a walk at lunch because it is a beautiful day. I walked to Ledyard Bridge, it's refreshing to look out over the River (and not at my computer). A lone paddle boarder happened to be enjoying the day too. My friend Tanya will love this photo since she is on the other side of the world in the United Arab Emirates as an exchange student this semester. Hi T!

Connecticut River - Vermont is on the right and New Hampshire is on the left.

Daddy Love

 

Two Little Boys who love their Daddy!

 

They both were sick last week, Gracyn was sent home from Daycare with Hand, Foot and Mouth! This is the 3rd time he's had it and all three times he's got it from Daycare. He had minimal blistering this time, I think he's built up some immunity to it but this is the first time he's ever had blisters on his feet. He had a couple on his toes and heels, not bad. Thursday Ace was feeling a little punky and sure enough by early evening he had a sore throat and fever! He stayed home Friday and was feeling better Saturday morning so we opted not to miss his first soccer practice. He did great! For the first half, he kept up and ran with everyone and I was really surprised and happy. Then they started doing drills and that's when he lost all interest. It's hard for him and when it starts getting hard he tends to give up, plus he was POOPED! I stuck to my guns though and made him sit and watch and continued to tempt him into participating. We were siting in the grass and that's when I noticed the blisters on his hands! "Supposedly" kids older than 4 don't get Hand, Foot and Mouth but guess that isn't necessarily the case! I felt horrible, so we quietly got up and went over to the coach to tell her we weren't feeling good and were going to leave a couple minutes early. Last night the blisters were gone, I know he didn't get it by contact with Gracyn because his were never "open" but there are two little boys who share drinks constantly! What's a Mom to do...

 

Also, The Hunt is On... Deer Season has started in our neck of the woods and with that comes - Deer Hunters at our house. Which is fine, but it won't be over until December with all the options of archery, muzzle loader and rifle... The boys love to watch hunting shows with Daddy on TV and they get so excited to see pictures of deer, like jumping up and down excited, "Daddy look at that one!" Oiy...

 

Sadly, our first frost is possible tonight. It's all part of the changing seasons, it will be good though, I think I'm ready for cooler temps but just not yet ready for the naughty S word snow...