October...Really??

I just looked and it was October when I posted last. Oops! I need to be better at putting our life on here so that I can look back and know what was going on. Let's do a quick recap

Since my last post

• Kollyn turned 2!
• He had two parties
• We celebrated Halloween
• Karly was a monkey
• Regan Big Al
• Kollyn a bee turned into a football player
• My less than 10 month old, too expensive camera stopped working
• Thanksgiving~My fav!!
• I got hit at a red light~~ minor damage HUGE lesson learned
• Found out Regan needs eye surgery on same day
• Finals!! 4 A's 1 B!
• Grades for semester   100 96 98 94 and 84
• Swear to never take History where test are 6-8 chapters at a time!!
• Ricky and I turned 30!!!!!
• Christmas
• Christmas migraine
• Friends B-day~~ Cheesecake factory and shopping!!
• New Years at home playing Phase 10 with friends!
• Still waiting on Camera shipment with repaired camera in it!!

That's our last couple of months! I'm hoping to blog more but who knows school starts back next week so we will see how that goes.

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Here we are seven days into Down syndrome Awareness month and I haven't even mentioned it. Pull out the streamers and candy today we party!? Is that the way to celebrate that extra piece Regan got? Is it something to celebrate? It makes Regan.....Regan... Do we celebrate when someone has brown hair, is there a National Brown hair awareness month? ( Don't look it up cause there probably is and then my point wouldn't be valid) Regan was born with it does it make him unique? You betcha it does. He has his funny ways about how things go, which seat he sits in, what he eats, how he likes his toys to be, what he wants to do with each person he spends time with. Wait.... Don't we all?  I always sit in the same seat in school and if someone is in my seat it just makes me all messed up.  Maybe we should celebrate National wanna sit in the same seat month?

 I don't want to wait until October every year to celebrate this unique characteristic. Regan is more than an awareness month he is a little boy that loves football, tball, baseball, basketball, climbing, running, the band, the cheerleaders, motorcycles, running in the woods, the bus,snuggles with his meme, chicken, sprite, playing with Daddy and so much more.

So this month when I write it's going to be a series on Regan. I'll tell you about the day we became "aware" of DS, I'll go through some of our most asked questions and if you have any feel free to ask me.  Send me an email, leave a comment with your question,  Facebook or twitter. What ever works for you. I'll tell you about some things we are wanting in the future for Regan. Ways that his extra chromosome effects him. What we plan to tell Kollyn and Karly about Regan and much more.

I'm excited to spread awareness about Regan, he is truly an amazing guy!

Kids

Lately the boys have had me cracking up at the things they say. I wanted to write them down somewhere so that even on days they are causing trouble I will be able to remember the cute things.


Kollyn:
I need dat...... doesn't matter if its a spoon or a insect outside its always I need that or I need that pleeeese


Ant bite me...   The child got into ants MONTHS ago and now every time something itches he starts telling me ant bite me!

We asked him one day if he had a ant bite and he replied with sure did!   Soo Country


"I tired" He gets in trouble and he tells us he is tired



Regan
This morning I told him he sure was cute and he replied    "I  know"   

Karly says dada,bye, momma,rayray, bite, and sprite.  

Aaron

I've been trying to figure out how to post this for over two weeks. I can't even figure out what to say except to be keeping Aaron's family in your thoughts, prayers, meditations, what ever it is you do. Every time I start to write a post I'm in tears. I haven't personally know anyone that has been injured in this war but I do now. It hits differently when you know a person, their family, where there house was. Ricky and I got married in the church that Aaron's dad was the pastor. His dad talked to us about Aaron and had just this sparkle in his eye.

Aaron and I were friends in high school. He took me to my first high school dance because the guy I was "liking" at the time didn't want to go. He took care of me and looked out for me for years. I got us lost a couple of times going to Gadsden but he always just laughed it off. Aaron came to bonfires at our house and we all went to eat lots of times.  A couple of years after I graduated I ran into him at a bar in Oxford and he was still the same sweet guy. I have only kept up with him through facebook over the last couple of years but he would post pics of his travels and I would always tell Ricky that I wanted to go!

Aaron's wife and dad are keeping up his caringbridge site. I have never met his wife but just reading her post I know they are a match. I know that Aaron's life will be different now but I know he will come out of this and we will teach us all something about persevering.

A colorful birthday!!

Today we had Karly's first birthday. I have to say that this party has really stressed me out. I didn't get everything done before it was party time. Time management was not the best but it was super cute, if I do say so myself! 

Happy Birthday!!

Today is this little girls 1st Birthday!!! I can't even believe it has been a year since she came into our world. I can't imagine a life without her silly ways, her scrunched up nose and her laughter.

We all love our little girl so much and can't wait to celebrate her this weekend!

Happy Birthday Miss Priss! We love you so much!!

Buzz is for babies?

This morning I pulled out one of Regan's buzz light year shirts for him to wear. He quickly told me no! So I pulled out another toy story shirt and again he told me NO! So I asked him what the deal was because he loved Buzz and Woody over the Summer?!! His response to me "Uzz fo abies" ~~~~~~BUZZ IS FOR BABIES?? Are you kidding me?  I thought Buzz was still cool? Undoubtly not to Regan anymore. I just wonder what happened and who changed his mind. Seems my little boy is growing up and this momma isn't ready for that.