Settling in?

Life is still a roller coaster with a new, loud, VERY busy little addition to our already busy household. But I think we're all starting to settle into various routines here and there? Joshua is quite eager to learn all he can, as fast as he can. Sometimes that's great! (using American toilets, brushing teeth, changing clothes, knowing when the kids leave for school and come back). Sometimes not so great. (putting his story books with my paperwork, helpfully throwing ANYthing in the garbage, seeing if headphones work in electric outlets, turning lights on and off all day, feeding cookies to the cat, etc). We're blessed to be getting the 2 and 3 yr old stages all in a 5 yr old package, LOL!


Our autistic 11 yr old is still having the hardest time of all with the new changes in his life. Sharing Dad, and any toy, are the toughest parts for these 2 boys :-}. But we all have more and more fun moments also, as pictured here, of Joshua, Robert and Ryan. :-)



Joshua has far fewer crying spells now that his bad teeth are fixed. He even likes ice cream now! (wouldn't eat it pre-surgery). All other surgeries and tests will probably be postponed until we go to Seattle unless he worsens. We're scheduled to go in March, but it will all depend on the weather and roads at the time since I (Cindy) will be the one driving (Phil has teaching commitments), and there's quite a few mountain passes between here and there!