Christopher's Turning Two

Christopher's birthday is coming up fast. I can't believe that he is already turning two. Time seems to have flown by. I am amazed each day as I watch him grow. He knows all of his colors, can count to 10, recognizes the numbers one through five, and is starting to recognize some letters. As it gets closer and closer to his birthday, I find myself looking back. I know that he hasn't had the easiest life. We are still trying to keep his eczema under control and itches a lot. He has so many allergies they are hard to keep track of. His apnea has kept him from sleeping through the night, and we are still waiting to hear about his possible asthma. He, however, seems to take all of these in stride. He is so much fun to be around. I am so glad that I am able to watch him grow everyday.

His party will be on the 4th. I am very excited because I know that he will have lots of fun. I am working hard to get everything together. There will be two different types of cakes. One which everyone will enjoy and one which I will make for Christopher. I will also bring Rice Dream for him, and a home made pizza. I want to make sure that he will be able to have the same types of food that his party guests will be eating. The theme for the party will be The Backyardigians, of course. Christopher can name all of the characters and really loves to watch them.

We hope to see everyone on the fourth!

Jemez Springs

Yesterday, we all decided to go to Jemez Springs. Millie and the gang met us at the our house and we headed to Smith's to buy a yummy lunch to take with us. We got lots of different fruits, some bread, and chicken. We then headed out on the long 75 minuet drive.

When we got there we headed straight for the water. Evelyn and Johanna were very excited to

get in. They had lots of fun hopping from one rock to the other. Bea got in the water for a little while, and then joined Christopher who was throwing rocks in the water. After a little while, we all sat down and ate our yummy lunch. It was really nice to eat and listen to the sounds of nature and look at the beautiful view.

After lunch, we went on a long hike. Bea, Millie, and Tere stayed with us for a little while, but then decided to turn back. Christopher did a really good job keeping up with Eveyln and Yohanna. He was very willing to continue up, but I decided that we needed to go back. When got to the bottom, Bea gave everyone some candy. After that we packed up and headed back to Elena's.

Millie and the girls stayed there for a little while and then headed back home. We all had a really good time. Hopefully we can do it again soon.