Random Stuff

Okay, this video isn't going to win any awards for cinematic performances but it does give you an idea of what Coy likes to do around the house. He is saying "One, Two, Three Go" If he is allowed to run and jump, he is happy. He has kept his underwear dry today so he gets to eat CoCoa Puffs for breakfast tomorrow.

Katie gets to cheer at Floyd Central High School tomorrow. She went to a clinic tonight and will be cheering during the High School game tomorrow. It is also Homecoming. So there should be a good crowd there to watch her. She is excited about it now, we will see how it goes tomorrow when we get to the gym.

The kids had a snow day on Tuesday. It wasn't much snow and they probably could have gone on a delay but hindsight is always 20/20 with those things. Since my dad was the head of Transportation for where I went to school, I have an appreciation for how hard of a decision that can be. (I just stopped to lift Coy up in the air and tell him what a great job he is doing with some of the new skills he is working on in speech.) Anyway, the kids got to go out and play in the snow. Several different neighbors came over and played in the snow with them. I think they had a big time. This first picture was taken just before the head rolled off of the snowman. Coy told me that he was trying to make a snow angel in this picture. I don't know if he was or not, but it sure does loook like he is having fun doesn't it??

The last picture is of Katie hard at work with the snowball (mud ball).

PRICELESS

2 Tickets to a U of L game - $50

Coke and a hot dog - $8

Parking - $5

An afternoon with my oldest son - $Priceless

Caleb and I went to a U of L basketball game over Christmas break. It was a pretty much no-name opponent and our seats were only a few (a very few) rows from the top of the gym. But that did not stop us from having a good time. Stacey, Katie and Coy all went to the flea market while Caleb and I went to the game. Caleb is already anxious to go back, and so am I. About all that we can afford is the "nosebleed" section but almost all of the seats are good seats in Freedom Hall.

Here is Coy on a play phone that he got for Christmas. One of the funniest things that he still does is pick up any remote and talk into it like it is a telephone. I think he knows that they are not phones but he likes to do it any way. He likes to joke around with us. One of his other favorite tricks to pull is to say "C-O-Y spells Mommy" or "C-O-Y spells Daddy".

Katie had her friend Lindsey over one night. While the adults sat around the table playing a game, Katie and Lindsey had an art project. Notice the green marker on their hands and arms. They are also dressed the same and they fixed their hair the same.

Caleb's basketball team is doing well. A lot of the boys are improving. I am having more fun this year since we are winning a few games. We didn't win a game last year and it was frustrating because some of the boys did not do a good job of listening. However, this year, most of the boys do a much better job of listening. I have some good kids too, and that is helpful.

Here are some of the "FANS IN THE STANDS". Let's face it, watching big brothers basketball game is not the best way to spend a Saturday afternoon but when it means a visit from Grandma and Grandpa, its worth it. At least, that is what they tell me.

Coy continues to really improve on his speech. He is going to speech twice a week and it seems to be beginning to pay off. We have an appointment with the plastic surgeon the week after next to start talking about Coy's surgery. We are sort of a house divided on that issue. We would like to get it over with this summer so that he can heal before he goes back to pre-school next fall. The other part thinks that the surgeon suggested that we wait and let his other scar "heal" before we do another surgery. We are hoping that he will tell us that Coy is ready for his next surgery and he can get us scheduled for sometime in July.

Stacey is preparing to run the Mini-Marathon this year. She got our and ran 6 miles in about 24 degree weather this morning. She is awesome and I am so proud of her. The only thing that I am not looking forward to is getting all of the kids together to go and cheer for her at the finish line. I think that they will probably all be real excited to go and cheer for her, but it will be early on a Saturday morning, that is for sure.

Happy New Year

I know, it is way past New Year, but I just haven't been in the bloggin mood lately. I am still trying to recover from Christmas break.

All of us went to some friends house for New Year's Eve and all of the kids (except for their 1 year old son) made it up until New Years. There were a couple that got very droopy eyed around 11:30 or so but they made it through.

Our camera has been taking a break lately too. I don't think that we have taken a single picture since the last Christmas was done. I know I haven't downloaded any off of our camera.

Everybody is back in the swing of things with school now.

We have really been struggling with Coy and his potty training. He does a great job of keeping his pants clean but he can not keep them dry for anything. The worst part of it is that it doesn't seem to bother him if his pants are wet. At times, he can't keep them dry for 30 minutes. We monitor what and how much he drinks and it doesn't seem to us that he is drinking enough to have to go as much and as often as he does. We need more patience in dealing with this issue because he is a smart kid and there is no doubt that he will get it someday, but it is stressful for now.

We measured Coy over the break and we think that he has grown over 4 inches in the 8 months that he has been with us.

Coy's speech is really improving too. At least, I think so. Most people still have trouble understanding what he is trying to say but Stacey and the other kids and myself have a decent chance of understanding him.

We got my parents four tickets for them to go to the Hopeful Hearts Foundation Benefit Dinner that is coming up in February. The main attraction for me was the opportunity for them to hear Brother Bob speak again. I don't know where his speaking schedule takes him, but I don't hear of him doing very many public speaking arrangements around Louisville anymore.

If you are still reading the blog, or even just an occasional visitor, feel free to post a comment or send us an e-mail. I have absolutely no idea if anyone is still reading or not. I see that the counter keeps going up but I am always curious as to who is still reading along, if anybody.

It won't be long before we will start being able to talk about "this time last year". In a way, it seems like just yesterday but in so many other ways, it seems like so so long ago.

Caleb and Katie brought home their Science Fair packets this week. That means we will have a couple of science experiment ideas to come up with. If you have any good ideas, please let us know. Caleb actually got a good one for Christmas but we will have to think a little bit for Katie.

Katie started back into Angel's Wings this week. Of all the things that she does, that is my favorite thing to watch her do. She loves to perform and I think the people that watch the Angel's Wings perform really enjoy the performances. It is a neat ministry and I am glad that Katie is very much a part of it and she has the opportunity to share with others.