Sledding

We took the kids sledding during Christmas break. They all had a blast. I even tried it and it was not that bad, it was kinda fun. But it was much colder than the California weather I grew up in.

Christmas Morning

Here is another one of Logan's faces.

Every time Logan opened a gift he would say what it was and I love it. This was a very different reaction compared to the one he had when he first woke up. When he first came down the stairs he said, No, I not." and went into the kitchen. It took a few minutes to get him to come into the front room to open presents.Avery and Aurora had a great Christmas and loved all their gifts.

Christmas Sunday

Logan cracks us up daily with his different expressions. It amazes me how quickly he can go from this to the one below. Thanks goodness for Joseph's ability to make him laugh.

Night of Fun

First we attended our Ward Christmas party and then we head to Aurora's Winter Ice Skating show. It was so fun to watch Aurora do her routine. She absolutely loves being on the ice. Every time I watch her skate I'm filled with joy. I feel so blessed to be able to provide this for her. After the show all the friends and family were able to go ice skating with the skaters. Logan sat this one out because he is just "too big" to skate.

Journey to Bethlehem

We took the kids to see Journey to Bethlehem. It is a program that the Mountain View Baptist church puts on. It was a wonderful program all about Christ. We were each given a name and a passport at the beginning  and had to keep it with us at all times because we would have to show it to the Roman soldiers along our journey to Bethlehem. The workers were so well organized. We thought we would be standing in line for hours waiting our turn but we weren't; we were seated in the church's sanctuary where we watched a film about Christ's birth. It was a wonderful reminder of what Christmas is truly about.

Santa

We had our HOA Christmas party this last week. The kids loved sitting on Santa's lap. They each got a stocking filled with fun surprises.

Mr. Smarty

You can see where he wrote his name at the top of the pages.

                            

 Sorry this video is so dark, but you can still hear him pretty well.


As I look back over the last few years with Logan; I'm so glad I continued to teach him his letters and their sounds, numbers, colors, shapes, and other things even though I wasn't sure he was learning. It would have been so easy to give up because of his lack of  talking but we didn't. I also think he was just a late talker because of all his ear infections and sinus troubles. However, the last six months have been incredible. He knows all his letters and the sounds they make, he also recognizes his numbers up to 12 and can count backwards from 10 to 1, he knows all his colors and shapes too. He can spell a few words and he can write his name with no help.He can also write equally well with both hands, we aren't sure yet but he may be ambidextrous. He also stops before going into most stores to read the letters off the store. He loves to put puzzles together and love playing with toys that are more about learning. I'm grateful for his ambition to learn.Sorry if this sounds like I'm bragging but I'm just so happy with him and all the progress.