More Christmas

Here are some more Christmas photos. I think the dinner photos are actually from Thanksgiving, I recognize Colin's Thanksgiving attire. I love the picture of the kids, Colin and my mom. Enjoy!

Hives Breakout!

Alyssa broke out in hives all over her body! She was covered! We went to see Dr. Bob and he said it was from a virus. He gave her benedryl and she was much better within a few days. But oh she was so itchy! These pics were taken after her dose of meds so she was actually much worse.

Jack and Alyssa December & January

Jack and Alyssa love playing together! Jack loves his toys and especially loves the mommy and daddy dolls that Alyssa got for her birthday one year. One day he carried them with him every where he went; to bed, to his high chair, in the playpen. He wouldn't let go of them! The picture of Jack asleep on Jason is a rare one. Usually he prefers to just go to bed and fall asleep on his own. The one of him going up the stairs was his first trip up! So far he hasn't fallen, although he is NOT allowed up them by himself of course. We have a gate.

Jack goes to ER

Shortly after Christmas Jack cut his finger on a metal filing cabinet. At the time I wasn't certain if it had gotten squished or exactly how it happened but we took him to the ER at EMMC just to be safe. He had an X-ray and it showed no structural damage, just the cut. No stitches, they used some adhesive to close the wound, cleaned it and wrapped it up good. As you can see, the glove did not hinder him one bit. It became a weapon to punch people with. Getting him dressed was a bit of an issue, not much would fit over his huge bandage. He had the glove for only a few days, then we resorted to the triple bandaid. Now it is all healed and not even a scar is left! The amazing human body!

Lauren's cheering competition

I am new to uploading video, so I hope this goes through ok. Lauren and her team competed today at the State Championships at the Bangor Auditorium. There were 12 teams we were competing against in Class B. Last year the Crusaders placed 2nd at States. This year we headed to States placing 3rd at regionals. We were very close to 2nd place at regionals with the Waterville Panthers just ahead of us. 1st place at regionals was Herman Hawks who were pretty much unreachable with all of their tumbling. You will have to view the video to see how the JBMHS girls did at States. Let me know if you were unable to view. In the video, Lauren is on the far right with the very blonde curls. She is the base for many stunts, including the basket toss! From so far away they look all the same with their cheer curls and in their uniforms. As a former JBMHS cheerleader myself it was soo thrilling to see them perform! I hope you enjoy it too!

Birthday boy

Jack had lot's of fun on his 1st birthday. Lauren and Luke made the choochoo train cake and Mom decorated it. It said "Happy 1st Birthday Jack" and we put a picture of him on it! He is really getting around these days, mostly by crawling and sliding on his belly doing the army crawl! He will walk holding on to someone, as you can see, and he can walk holding on to couches, chairs and end tables. He doesn't like to stay in one place too long. As a matter of fact, as I am typing this, he is off to the kitchen AGAIN and heading for the stairs! For his birthday he got lots of cute outfits, he's into 12-16 months now, toy cars, money, savings bonds for college and a walker shopping cart that nearly dragged him from one end of the room to the other as he literally took off with it!! The highlight of the day was definitely the cake eating, first he grabbed a hunk with frosting and made a wrinkly nose as he tried to shake the frosting off his fingers. We all imagined him saying "what is this crap?" Then after a few bites he totally gave up on his hands and dove in head first and ate the rest of his cake hands free! It was precious. Alyssa was very helpful with the preparations as well. She and Colin put together the goody bags and helped decorate with balloons and Sesame Street party hats. Thanks to everyone who came, and those who sent gifts. I know you all wish you could've been here. - Michele