Okay...so it has been quite some time

I have no spare time whatsoever since I went back to work. Plus now that Daley is in school and the church choir and bible study we are even busier. So here is an update on everyone.

Danny is doing great. He has decided to have his reconnect surgery in June. The surgeon said he's all for doing it in March (Spring Break), but Danny doesn't want to take the time off. The surgeon said that waiting a full year will greatly decrease his chances of any sort of complication. So another six months of the colostomy it is.

Daley is doing great! She's growing so very fast. She lost her first tooth in September and lost her second one last week. Just yesterday she decided she was going to ride her bike without training wheels and she did it! We took her training wheels off of her little bike a long time ago when she got a new bike. Every now and then she'd try to ride it, but would get scared and give up. We didn't push her and knew it would happen in her own time. Yesterday is just happened and today she was riding around the cul-de-sac like an old pro.

She's doing very well in school too. Daley's in kindergarten and learning how to spell and read. At home she's already started learning multiplication, and not just memorizing flash cards. She actually understands the concept.

Daley had her first opportunity to sing at church two weeks ago. The children's choir sang one song at the beginning of the service. She did so very well and took it quite seriously. Here's a picture after she got home and was able to be her silly self again.

Laura is doing great as well. She's talking up a storm. She's almost 2 and a half and she's started using the potty. Just like her sister she's starting out with the number twos! According to our pediatrician that is backwards. He says that most kids will tinkle on the potty before they do anything else. Laura is very proud of her accomplishment though.

We took the girls to the Bee Movie last weekend and in the middle Laura told me she had to potty. We ran out (even though she's still wearing diapers) and made a visit to the potty. Upon our return to the movie she announced to her Daddy and the rest of the theater that she "poo-pooed on the potty at the Bee Movie!!"

We kicked off the Christmas Season by going to the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Houston. The girls had a blast even though it was very chilly. Jennifer, Larry, Wesley, and my mother all joined us for the excitement. Here's Daley with a picture of her favorite animals.

And I know I'm a little late for the Halloween posts, but the girls looked just too cute to pass up sharing the pictures. Daley was Kimberly, the Pink PowerRanger, again this year. She was also Kimberly two years ago, but in a smaller costume. Laura was a pretty kitty who loved to MEEEEOOOW!We had some photos done recently and were very pleased with the outcome even though our toddler decided to throw a fit a few minutes into the session. Here is a link for the pictures. I'm not sure how long they will be on her site, but hopefully you can view them. http://www.kristiemillsphotography.com/kelley/

Until next time...