Mason Mike- The recap

I completely missed the show, luckily it was on youtube...heres the highlights. The article in the Muskegon Chronicle wasn't very nice. I was really just left speechless.

2009 first day of school

If Darby & Cooper look a little confused it's because we woke them up at 7am and put them on this yellow bus that pulled up in front of the house and they had absolutely no idea what was going on.
Miles going to his first day of third grade and Zoe cathing the bus at 6:42 am!! Thats AM, I still can't get over how early she has to leave. Her enthusiasm before her first day of sixth grade has spilled over into the classroom, she absolutely loves middle school.
What does she think about riding with the high school kids? Well she just marched to the back of the bus while a passenger ( a fellow 6th grader) says "What are you doing?? Thats where the highschoolers sit!!" Her reply?

"I don't care, they can't hurt me!" and to the last rows she went. She still sits there three weeks later and the high school kids love her. Zoe, don't ever lose your boldness, its what makes you so unique baby girl.

Miles & Cooper

Cooper & Darby,

You have an amazing brother. I can't imagine anyone else being a better brother to you than Miles. He would do absolutely anything for either of you...even try to dig a hole to China as evidenced in this photograph.

I kicked coffee... I think

It would be seven days coffee free but I did indulge in a very large latte with my friend Bern last week, but besides that NO coffee for 7 days, none at work, none at church. No coke or diet coke to take its place either, I'm trying to get serious about this caffeine addicition I have. Strangely the headaches just started creeping in yesterday, i thought they would come sooner. Chocolate and sugar in general is my other crutch. I've been doing better (I ate dark chocolate last week instead of milk chocolate). But I caved last night and had some cake with frosting. I'm working on it.

1 Down, 1 to go

Darby is well on his way to getting out of diapers. We bought the Big Boy undies over the weekend and pullups after the note from his teacher on Thursday said he was dry the entire time and used the toilet every time they went saying "Ready set go" before he went. He was dry again today and wore underwear all night, went pee twice and is wearing a pullup to bed.

Now we just need to inspire Cooper to go, he loves to sit on the toity, he likes the idea of toilet paper and he likes to wave goodbye to the bowlfull of water as its wisked away to sewage land, but he has never gone yet. I'm trying to not put the pressure on but to have these guys out of diapers before three, that would be a miracle.

In other news, Cooper won't take his crocs off...EVER. He wore them to bed last night. I'm getting concerned a little as the colder weather is creeping in, I mean you can only rock the crocs with socks for so long then you've got to move on to something without wiffle ball holes in them eventually right? Maybe I'll get him those wierd crocs with fur in them? To be continued...

Cooper Points!!!

Cooper started pointing out of the blue last week and signing for more. I am so proud of my little guy. He also says "Hi" ,"Me", and "Mow"(sounds like Ow) to mimic key key's meowing. It is amazing to watch him grow, I am so absolutely grateful for every milestone he reaches.

The boys had to have their toddler beds removed from their room this week. We're back to basics, mattresses, a few stuffed animals, and well that's it. They were flipping their toddler beds upside down and dragging them across the floor so they're in the garage until this furniture flipping phase passes.

Also, huge huge news, God answered my prayer and the prayers of my dear friends who have been praying fervently along side of me (You know who you are and Thankyou!!)
Cooper and Darby's therapists pulled some strings and are getting the boys into a special needs preschool starting next week. They don't typically take them until three years of age and the boys are only 28 months.This will be such a great opportunity for them. Only four kids including them, three teachers, all their therapists in the same building stopping in weekly for language and occupational therapy. They have horses there for riding!! A swimming pool, a sensory room they go to every day at noon and they're bussed there 4 days a week from 8:30 until 3:30. I am so overwhelmingly excited for them to have this opportunity. Thankyou God for giving this to them!!!