Beach trip 2009

We are still here!!! Sorry for the lack of blog updates. Things have been busy. I was talking to a friend at church today about the blog(Lori-see I told you I would mention your name) and I realized it has been a while. I don't think to write about everyday happenings so I am sure many of you wonder how we are doing.

We are doing good! We just got back from the beach and had a great time. It was good to get away and enjoy just the six of us together-alone. Below are pictures of our trip. We've got decisions to make about Nicholas but I will save that for another blog!

Me and my B.

Check out Nicholas' hair. I think his hair went into shock when he touched the water.

Brandon fell asleep inside his pillow case.

Megan and Brandon's personalities are evident in this picture. Take a guess by their facial expression and poses! Miss Princess and class clown!

The sun wore him out.

Nicholas enjoys the pool. He kept smiling but we couldn't get it on camera.

Okay..I know I have four kids but when I look at the picture-WOW! I have FOUR kids. It doesn't seem like a lot until I saw the picture.

The HIPPO! A massive, bouncy, water slide. Yes, I did go on it too!

Sorry, couldn't resist taking this picture. It is on the bathroom of our favorite restaurant-The Provision Company.

Nice and relaxed..isn't he adorable?

I love Elmo!

Nicholas responds to the color red so we use a lot of Elmo toys when working with him. He gets SO excited when he sees Elmo. Below is a video of Nicholas responding to his Elmo toy. He tries so hard to talk to it-it's very cute. At one point, Stephen walked in the house and screamed "hello." You can see Nicholas lose focus and turn towards Stephen's voice.

We love days like that. When Nicholas is feeling relaxed and good, he makes so much progress. Those are rare days but oh what a joy when it happens!! Well, any day is a joy with Nicholas. Let's just say those days are filled with extra joy!