December 2009

Since my last post we have been doing lots of fun things and enjoying all of the holidays- the most important of which was my birthday! My real birthday is Nov. 2nd, but I had a Halloween Birthday Bash on Oct. 31st. I was having a bit of a rough day, but it was still a fun time. We dressed up as the Wizard of Oz- mom was Dorothy, Liam was the Lion and I was the Scarecrow. Mema and Auntie Lex were the wicked witches! Daddy doesn't like to dress up- maybe next year. Mom made all kinds of fun food for lunch, like: mummy dogs, dracula fingers, apple fangs, eyeballs and spider cupcakes. We decorated Halloween cookies and had a pumpkin pinata too. But, the best part of the whole day was the train ride! We had our very own train take us on a ride around the neighborhood!











On my actual birthday I was lucky enough to have oral surgery! It was a very long day for everyone. I was a pretty cranky guy when I woke up after 4 hours of them yanking on my teeth! Despite the long day my teeth look wonderful- 11 caps and a baby root canal. Here I am at the hospital. The PJs they gave me were way too big!


At least I got to open some birthday presents when I finally got home!



For Thanksgiving Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Kris came for a visit. Of course Maddie and Maizie too (the dogs). We did a 5k race on turkey day and then ate lots of good food! We also set up our Christmas tree and had an early Christmas with everyone. Here are some pics from Nov.:






In December we prepared for Santa to come! We went to visit him at the Rio Vista museum and then he came to Daddy's work and brought us gifts! We had lots of fun at the party- we ate pizza, made Christmas necklaces, and decorated cookies. I got to have 2 whole weeks off of school! On Xmas eve we made popcorn and watched some of the movie A Christmas Story. We opened all of our gifts on Christmas morning. I loved my bean bin! It is so fun- Liam loves it too. I also got some new sweatpants, books, a CD and stuffed wallaby. Liam got his own broom, a piggy bank, a computer game and a hammer toy. We went to Auntie Erin and Auntie Monster's house to meet cousin Beck in the evening. Mema was there too! We got even more presents and had a delicious dinner. Before I go back to school we are going to go to the zoo for their light show. (Oh, Liam also got his first haircut in December- there are some pics of that too).

October 2009

Since school started we have been not doing too much exciting. We went to the CA State Fair- it was fun- but was soooo hot! Right after that I got the flu. I was miserable for about 5 days. I didn't want to eat or drink. Luckily I got over it and only lost a little bit of weight.






I also got a new bike and a new "chill out chair". They were gifts from lots of people!



Last weekend we went to the railroad pumpkin patch! We rode an electric train car there and it was lots of fun. There was a band, called the Hipwaders, a hayride, pumpkin chuckin', petting zoo, hay mountain, games, food and of course, pumpkins. I got to play a bowling game and Liam got a blowup guitar so he could dance with the Hipwaders (he didn't really get what he was supposed to do though).








In a couple of weeks I am having a birthday party. It is going to be on Halloween and I am going to dress up like a scarecrow. Mommy is going to be Dorothy and Liam is going to be the lion. Mema and Auntie Lex are going to be the witches. If we can talk Daddy into it, he will be the tin man- but he doesn't really like to dress up.

Right after my birthday I am going to have surgery on my teeth. I have some cavities and decay so they have to put caps on some of my teeth. There might be a lot of silver when then get done!

We also just found out, from an xray, that my left hip looks worse then it did last year. I have Legg-Parthes in my left hip which can get worse or better over a few years. Next month we will go see the orthopedic doctor to see how it is going.

On a more fun note... here is the latest picture of my new sister or brother:

August 2009- Update

Mom says that since we are now on Facebook, the blog gets neglected. We try to post once a month, but as you can see it's been awhile. So this is what we've been doing since May...

In June I got finished with school and graduated from my first year of preschool! Here I am getting my diploma with Ms. Janet.


Then Liam and I did swimming lessons- the pool was a little too cold for me and I usually only lasted about 15 minutes- but it was still lots of fun.


Liam loves the water- here he is in our splash pool in the backyard.

We went hiking a couple of times- once to Black Diamond Mines and another time to Mt. Diablo. Dad says we need to figure out a better way for me to hike, because the jogging stroller just didn't cut it!




In July we were away from Rio Vista most of the time. After our week in San Rafael with Mom, Grandma and Auntie Kris we flew to Illinois to visit with Grandma and Grandpa. We saw lots of friends and family and mom forgot to take pictures! Some of mommy's college friends and their kids came and stayed over for a couple of nights- it was pretty fun. If you are on Facebook you can see some of the pictures her friends posted- along with all of our videos (we don't put them on youtube anymore, Mom says we need to streamline our technology a bit). Our biggest adventure in July was our trip to Minnesota for my therapy camp. We drove up with Grandma and Grandpa in their RV and met Daddy there. I spent 8 days at the camp- with 6 hours of therapy each day. It was quite intense, but I worked hard (so did mom and dad since they were learning how to do everything for me). The camp is based on the Masgutova Method- which is based on the integration of reflex patterns. I have lots of reflexes that are not fully integrated or are "pathological", meaning I have the opposite response of what I should have. Now Mom and Dad have to continue all of the exercises at home, which takes lots of time, but we hope it will help me to move a bit easier. Already I have less tone, less spasticity in my neck, my eyes move easier, and my back is holding me up a bit better. Here are some of the pics:
Anna Regner, speech therapist (Poland)


Art Therapy- I loved it!










While I was at camp, Liam was hanging with Grams and Gramps in the RV. We had a campfire one night too.



It was Liam's birthday in July- right when we got back from Minnesota. He had Dilly Dally the clown come to his party. She made the coolest balloon animals and the best face painting ever! I got a balloon turtle for my wrist and Liam got a long snake that he could bat at people with. Then I got a spider painted on my face and Liam got a snake. Auntie Kris made the cakes and cupcakes (of course)- Mema came from RI and Auntie Erin and Auntie Monster came too- along with a bunch of Rio Vista friends.










Finally we're to August- Mema and Grandpa T came so mom and dad could go away for their anniversary weekend (we won't bore you with their pictures though). We had such a fun time. We also did more swimming lessons, but didn't get any pictures this time. Right before school started we went with Daddy down to So Cal for his conference in Long Beach. We got to stay in Huntington Beach- right on the beach! Mom took us for a long walk on the beach every morning and then we went to visit friends. We saw mom's old teacher friends, running friends, and Dad's old work friends. We saw Aunties Kris and Mandie too, along with Grandma. We only took a few pictures though...
Our good friend Taylor Rohrbaugh



Our morning walk on the beach.

Liam loved the toilet paper in the bathroom.




I also started school last week! I was so excited on my first day...
Here I am in my new shirt and spiky hairdo.

Wagon ride at recess.

Down the slide!

Everyone likes to push me in the wagon...

... and ride with me too!