The week in review!

Drew had a speech evaluation on Tuesday. I have been having a really hard time with the outcome and needed some time before I posted about it! It was scheduled for 11 and she showed up at 9:30. He was still sleeping since he takes after me! I got him up and he is not nice when woken up or is still waking up. I asked if I could feed him breakfast but she said she had an 11 o'clock appointment and did not think I had time to feed him. So needless to say he wanted NOTHING to do with her and would not cooperate. He was given an age of 1 year 10 months for speech....a severe delay and I was really upset. I took it personal and really had a bad time with the results. They are going to retest him this week after I complained about the test and how awful it was. He will be prepared for this evaluation this time.

Drew also has an eye exam on Tuesday so we are excited to see what they say. I am a little nervous about it, mainly that he will be uncooperative. I pray and will ask God to help him with patience and calmness that day! I will let everyone know what they say when we get back on Tuesday. Say a prayer for us!

Kail is doing great and getting so big! He is in 12 month clothes already. I am excited bc Drew has a lot of 12 months spring and summer clothes so Kail may finally be able to wear his clothes! He is getting teeth like crazy....he has 2 coming on top and 2 on the bottom! He has been eating some real food here and there...he eats everything at this age. I dont want that to change and him become picky like Drew is! I think Kail is on the brink of walking and ready to go!

Today we went to the Train show and Flea Market since it was so nice. The boys enjoyed it and spending time with PapPap and his trains! After that we worked outside for a little bit, Drew was napping but Kail sat outside with us! He was unsure of the grass and just around watching us! He has not really had the luxury of nice weather yet! I think tomorrow is going to be another beautiful day!

I better get off to bed! Have a great night and I will try to upload some pictures this week! Love to all

the shed...

Beer and Building!
The trusses are going up!

Me working!

All the walls are up! Yeah!

The Shed and some Snow pictures!

Working on wall number two with Drew's help!

The first wall of the shed is up!

Snow falling and Drew laughing at it! He loved it!

Look at me...I love to be in the snow. After an hour out here I am still warm, really mom dont make me go inside.

Drew loving the snow!

The shed and some random pictures!

Kail just being Kail....adorable. Is he not a handsome baby!

Yeah! Yeah! The Steelers won the game and are going to the superbowl! No one in our house wore steeler garb because it is bad luck! Go Steelers!

Drew and Mommy in the laundry basket! Sometimes the things he asks me to do are so silly!

Drew in his toy box...We are into getting in and out of things...can you tell?

Andy's man shed...the floor is done all we need is some walls and a roof! That takes place this saturday, jan 24 - a dudash shed raising!


Andy working on the floor!

The foundation partly done and the floor joists set up. The ground was so frozen we had to wait to set the last few cinder blocks.

Kail is 9 months old!

Kail is 9 months old tody ad he got his first tooth in today too! He is one step closer to eating real food! Yeah! Drew had therapy this morning with Ashley and he was a star! He talked up a storm to her and they built castles together. She would build a castle with blocks and ask him to build one just like hers...he would do it for her and then her "drews house and ashleys house" - it was t cute!

Andy and I went to get our passports done today...we are going to London in March to see my sister and her family. We can't wait! The boys are going to stay with my parents and so it will be so nice to be away! Andy is excited to see the Firetrucks in London!

Ugh - Kail is awake...gotta run!

Hello!

I suck....I have found myself with no time to update with pictures and what is going on! I am so sorry! Things and time fly by....My wonderful Aunt Macky is no longer here to help me with the kids and my life! I miss the help so much but enjoy the time alone with the family too! Drew and Kail are so so so so busy!

Drew is talking more and more. He says "Kail" and then gives him kisses. It is adorable! He is so good but has decided that Kail can be hit and pushed so I am constantly watching them. Several times Drew has decided during bath time to try to drown Kail so we have to be careful when they are in the tub. He finds it very comical and Kail finds it very annoying! Drew says "nap" when he is ready to nap or go to bed and then goes right into his room and crawls in bed...such a treat for us! We love that part of his character!

Kail on the other hand still drools like crazy with no teeth in sight! One day they will appear and hopefully a mouthful! Kail is a great eater and has a huge appetite. He is eating about 6 jars of baby food a day and 3-4 bottles. He would eat more but I limit his intake some. He does try to steal Drew's food a lot and has several good things like yogurt, granola bars, brownies and lollipops! He is very busy, much busier than Drew ever was! He keeps me on my toes vacuuming because he eats anything he can find - dirt especially!

I find myself at the end of the day exhausted and relaxing...not feeling like doing anything that requires my brain! I think I am getting better about having free time to do things but then I find myself behind on cleaning! It does get better but most likely worse before that! Andy is currently in the process of building a Shed to house some stuff so we can finish our garage into a room. We think it will be a master bedroom and our current room becoming a playroom! The boys will love that! So Andy is busy on the weekends working on that and I help during nap time. That is if everyone naps at the same time - which does not always happen!

I hope the New Year has been wonderful for all so far...We send hugs and kisses.

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year! We had a great New Year's Eve...We all went over to my dear friend, Rachel's and hung out with her, her husband John and their daughter Hannah. Hannah and Drew are a few months apart and love to play together. Andy and John hung out and smoked cigars while Rachel and I had girl time. It was so much fun and very special to hang out. Rachel and I have been best friends since we were in the 6th grade so we love hanging out together. Drew had so much fun with Hannah and jumping on her bean bags...they were laughing and giggling up a storm. I believe that Hannah and Drew were exausted after all the fun! They both went to bed super early last night after all the partying!

Other than that we hung out and were lazy! This time of year is always hard for me after the holidays are over. My twin brother, Kevin passed away 13 years ago today. So that makes it even harder for our family. I spent a little of the day reflecting on memories for him and then missing him, which I do almost every day. I am always thankful of the wonderful guardian angel that Andy, Drew, Kail and I have....I know he is always watching over us!

Tomorrow we are going shopping for some lumber to build a much needed shed! Andy's first "honey-do" of the year! I think he is excited to build a shed...anyone interested in helping is welcome to help! This project will take up a few weekends of the new year but we are excited to get started!

I better get off to bed! I hope everyone has had a wonderful New Year so far and we send love and kisses to everyone!