I'm late in posting this because the last two weeks have been a blur. We have had so much craziness and so much going on - finally today I feel as though I can look around clearly and catch my breath.
On Wednesday, July 30th, Ryan Foster turned six!! He has really been into dinosaurs lately and knows the names of most of them. He likes to play dinosaurs, Cars, and of course, Thomas the Tank Engine. He loves reading and is really into the "Magic Treehouse" books. He is such a sweet boy and helps with his little brother and sister. He cares about others' feelings and that makes me very proud.
On his birthday, we had a family day and went down to the Ozark Empire Fair for the day after we all ate breakfast out. It was free ride day and we had gotten tickets ahead of time. We got there early and it was a lovely cloudy day (not the blistering heat we'd been having). The kids had a great time riding on the bumper cars. Alex wanted to hit everyone and I had a hard time keeping him seated in the car with me. Ryan did a lot of going in circles till he got the hang of making it go. Katie was too short to ride so she went on the merry go round with Daddy. Ryan and I stayed all day and Daddy took the little ones home to nap then came back. We saw baby chicks in an incubator that had just hatched along with lots of other animals. Ryan was quite impressed with two baby calves that had been born just that day. "on MY birthday!!" We went out to supper at Nakato that night.
Saturday we had Ryan's birthday party at Nana's and they had lots of fun. That night was NOT fun when Alex couldn't sleep - he went into my room ahead of me at about 11 o'clock. I was talking to Eric in the livingroom and heard that gut-wrenching scream and I raced in to find Alex beside himself with his mouth bloody.
He cut his upper gumline right between his top two teeth all the way up and knocked the teeth loose. He must have been jumping on the bed or lunging to something and hit the headboard. It looked horrible and to be safe we took him to the ER. I called Dr. Scott (our SPECTACULAR pediatric dentist) on Sunday morning and he worked him in on Monday. He fractured both of his top two teeth high at the root and all we can do is feed him soft foods and watch to see if they will heal. We have another appt. in a week and a half. If they don't heal - he will have to have oral surgery to get them removed. He is feeling much better now but he sure had a rough week. Everyone is praying his little teeth will heal.
Last Wednesday, we all went to the Aquaplex in Branson for the afternoon with my friend Colleen and her three kids. We had a BLAST. Katie and Jonathan were best buddies and swam all over the place together. Ryan really learned to swim well - floating on his own and swimming well underwater. Katie is a fish and can actually swim just as well as Ryan almost.
Work has been busy and we've been battling getting our home pest-free and organized.
All the school supplies are ready and school is now just around the corner. Ryan's first day of kindergarten and Alex's first day of preschool is August 21st!!
A parting note - I am LOVING the Beijing 2008 Olympics. I watched every bit of the opening ceremonies last night and cried through half of it. I feel proud of China and what she has accomplished - I love her people and I am glad to see them celebrate this amazing time in the history of this magnificent country. God bless America and God Bless China.
