Family Weekend 09/27/2009
Our annual family retreat is one of those great times unless you are the planner and money collector-I was both-and get to listen to everyone complain ahead of time and for the next couple of years about what was wrong with the place. However, here is what was good about it this year:  Watching a hydroplane landing with my fifth brother   On the riverboat cruise with my third brother, to the right, and with my sister's husband, above       Four Plus Feet 09/06/2009
Aidan has been bugging me to measure him, so I finally hung up his tractor/big truck/digger measurement chart and he is now 48-1/2" tall. That means he's 10" shorter than I am and 12" taller than RB. Definitely a good sized boy. When we received his medical information in his referral, using growth charts, I estimated his eventual height at being between 6'1" and 6'2"-right where his big brother and his brother in-law stand. So far he's staying on that track.  Unfortunately for him, that also means that he could only ride some of the rides at the fair-he was actually too tall for some of the rides that other five year olds were riding on!    Vacation Week 08/02/2009
Today ends vacation week for both PB and myself. I actually ended up watching the grandsons on and off, but it was still a good week. PB and I took all four boys (BB was with me that day) to the beach for one afternoon. We played in the dirt a lot. And on Friday, despite the constant pouring rain, Aidan and I went to Santa's Village, which he loved. On Saturday we went to an Asian families gathering (adoptive families) hosted by the biology teacher at my school, who has two Korean children. Their son, also named Aidan, is eight, and their daughter is four. The other family that came has a 15 year old Chinese daughter. The fourth family had to cancel last minute. Then today we spent the early afternoon at Mom's house where I had MB and GB was there with his son, BB. Here are shots from the whole week:           You can see that I was thrilled to take this plunge but that Aidan was not so much so. He asked, as we ascended, if he could get off. He also insisted that I keep my arms around his waist the whole time, even when the ride was gentle. Guide to these shots: 1st row left-BB (grandson #2); right-Brandy (dog), Aidan, BB, & RB (grandson #1) 2nd row left-PB & boys after beach; Aidan after beach, w/black cherry ice cream 3rd row left-Aidan; right-PB (our first daughter) 4th row left-Brother #2 with Aidan and my niece (from sister #4) in the workshop (my brother makes furniture); right-BB & MB (grandsons #2 and #3) 5th row left and right-the boys again, with cabbage (other rows identified below)                     6th row left-the boys and me; right-GB (our 1st son) and his son, BB 7th row left-sister #4 with MB; GB and BB again 8th row left-my sister's girls and MB; right-brother #5 and BB 9th row left-Mom and kids; right-my 2nd brother's girlfriend, doing a crossword puzzle in the shop 10th row left-Aidan; right-my 5th brother's wife and BB A Busy Few Days 01/04/2009
Aidan's most recent words have been "excuse me" after burping, "you're welcome" (he used to say thank you, too after hearing thank you) and then with his usual humor, "no hug daddy" or "no hug mommy" which means that he wants to get a hug. His vocabulary is really very extensive, so the list is long. It includes whole sentences like, "Mommy, come here, sit next to Aidan", and "I want to go work with Daddy", and then it includes short sentences and negatives like "no go night-night".               Preparations 12/07/2008
Tomorrow I return to work, so I have been preparing Aidan for getting up early and for going places with his backpack for a few hours. I have also been preparing for my classes, mentally more than anything. My half year courses need syllabi adjustments because my sub was off schedule and I can't make up for everything before the semester ends. In addition, I've got college recommendations to give out and AP Microeconomics work to give out to kids taking the class next semester. I am excited to see my students again, though I hate to leave Aidan, and I am glad that Christmas break is around the corner so that he and I will both have time together again soon.  Visit to the Shrine at LaSalette with RB and Aidan  We took the boys to the shrine first, then to McDs for McNuggets, then G had a couple of stores to look in for Christmas gifts, so the boys stayed with me in the car.    Then we came home where the boys hung out until PB arrived-she and JM had gone to her work Christmas party.      I also put a couple of decorations up-tons more to go.  Getting the Christmas Tree  Tot Time 11/13/2008
Aidan's not exactly a tot, but there is no preschool in our town, so I took he and RB to the tot time at the community center in the town next to us. He was hesitant to play, at first, but got into it eventually. He really wants to play "big kid" games, though, like basketball-he brought the ball to me and pointed to the hoop. We ended up playing air hockey instead and he is very good at it. He plays left handed. There are more pictures under photos.  A Day At The Beach 11/05/2008
Aidan slept from 8:30 to 5:30 last night-this is really big news! I felt completely disoriented this morning from getting such a long stretch of sleep.   | More of Aidan can be seen under the Photos blog. Our older children can be seen in both the Photos area and by clicking on their initials on the home page.  Adoption Timeline
Travel Dates: Aidan's Lullaby
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