Swimming

Andrew and Aaron have been going to swimming for several months. They love it. This month Andrew moved up to the preschool class. This is without mommy. This is Andrew with his teacher. He has learned to reach and pull and kick. Of course his favorite thing to do is jump in. That funny thing on his back is called a power pak and it helps him float as he learns to swim.

This is Aaron and he is our little fish. As you can see he doesn't need to have mommy to get around. He to gets around with a power pak.

Apa/Da at play

Perry had just come home from work and this is one of the favorite activities of all involved.

Family Picture...sort of

We needed a picture for our home study so this was a quick family picture. Note Andrew has a car. He almost always has a car.

We had a good 5 day trip. We spent the first half at Perry's family. We introduced Andrew to many of the relatives. They had a great time playing with Uncle Jonathan and Cousin Ryan which involved a serious game of chase. We got good eats all around. It was nice to just visit and not have to hurry home. We then cut across the state to visit friends we hadn't seen in over a year. Thanks to all who kept us and for coming to hang out. We enjoyed the card playing. You are welcome here anytime.

Food pictures

The other night we had Curried Noodles with Vegatables. The boys were just funny eating these noodles. They both adored them and Aaron even attempted to use chopsticks. It was a fun meal.

Three Little Indians

This is Andrew, Aaron and Anthony playing with balloons at Aunt Cindi's and Uncle Jim. Who needs toys whe you have ballooons.

This is Andrew pushing Aaron around the basement. This early on so he is not quite sure how the camera works but I think it is cute.

Party

There was a party at the church to welcome home Andrew and Nathan and Baby Girl Graffius yet to be born. We had a covered dish after church and the men even got to come. They were disappointed they didn't get to play games.This a picture of some of the decorations which Aunt Cindi and the social committee put together.

Anthony helping to open his soon to be sisters presents.

Becky and I also doing the honors. This is not a party picture but I thought I would show off my lovely aircast. I had physical therapy for the first time today. I have been given permission to take the boys swimming as long as I wear the lovely aircast. I hope to back to normal soon.

Klutz

Yes I am a klutz. Yesterday morning about 6:30AM I fell down my steps with Aaron in my arms. Aaron is just fine. I didn't care what happened as long as I fell backwards instead of foreword. As a result I am wearing an Aircast for a very severely sprained ankle that came with popping sounds and the inability for a while to put any weight on it. So thankfully my husband was home and after as he puts it a thump, thump, cry and Perry help. He came running. He took me to the emergency room and Dad and Mom watched Aaron (we took Andrew). It is sure a hard way to get a rest. Today I have the boys and discovered my ankle is not as good as I thought it was after a day of rest. Thankfully my mom has taken the boys to swimming lessons and my foot is propped up as I type this and is throbbing less as we speak.

On a happier note we were supposed to go out dinner with Aunt Cindi and Uncle Jim but due to the accident we had to stay in. This turned out to be a wonderful evening. Aunt Cindi cooked and Uncle Jim grilled steaks to die for and we had a great meal in and we then had a fun evening of playing WordBlind. Lots of fun thanks everyone who made it possible including the parents who watched the boys.