*there is a soccer player and a gymnast

Will played soccer this spring on a 4 and 5 year old team. This was our first chance to see him physically matched up with peers and after 8 long weeks of games we really felt like he had accomplished something great! A 4 year old's ability to understand the game and execute what is being asked of them is limited, but he enjoyed the atmosphere, activity, and new friends. 

Here are some pictures from the End of Season Celebration:

YES!

Will has one more year of preschool before he will be old enough for Kindergarten. Over the course of this "school" year (August - May) Will has been in a weekly tumbling class. He has loved it so we plan for him to participate again starting this August. It is a no-brainer since the teacher comes to him and he gets to have tumbling class with his friends. Here are pictures from his medal ceremony at the end of the year.

Will and Ms. Jamie and classmates from the Giraffes

Will with his medal standing on top of the wedge they call Big Cheese.

*there's Caroline's FIRST birthday!

May 21, 2014
I'm One

We celebrated Caroline turning one at Kentucky Lake on Memorial Day weekend. 

12 months of Caroline

Strawberry cake

I need this bow out of my hair

This is not related to her birthday but I thought it was cute.

*there's his ONE year old sister

Here is a video with pictures of her first year of life. Enjoy

*there's Congenital Heart Defect Awareness week 2014

I can't imagine that anyone would want to see this super detailed video unless you REALLY want to understand the details of heart defects. I'm saving it here in case Will or someone else in our family wants to see it in the future. Maybe he will write a paper on TOF someday for school. :)

http://vimeo.com/86454524

*there's pumpkin farm 2013

tractor driving

Why isn't this working??

Bliss

Burying himself

He would have stayed here all day I think.

I asked what his favorite thing was and he said "The slides!"

Tired

Mommy and 4 month old Caroline

*there's 3 month old Caroline

All photos by Sweet T Photography

*there's his annual check up

Will had a visit with his cardiologist Dr. Johns this week. It included an echo and EKG. He happily watched Toy Story during the echo and was such a big boy during the ekg. He was still as he could be and actually managed it a little better than getting his blood pressure checked. That one had to be done a second time and he got understandably tired of having his arm squeezed. He did protest so much about having the EKG stickers removed that we just left them on awhile. I don't remember them checking his sats. If they did the number must have been fine because he got a great report. The doctor said they can't see or hear anything new or concerning.

The 2 main recurrent points in these appointments are: energy levels and the health of his teeth. The doctor said Will's heart functions close enough to normal that he doesn't expect him to have trouble with his stamina and energy. On the other hand, the structure of the inside of his heart is still different enough that a gum infection could affect the lining of his heart differently and have a larger impact than a gum infection in a person with a typical heart. Will recently had his 2nd visit with the dentist and things look good in that department. Getting a 3 year old to cooperate with brushing his teeth is another story, but we're getting there. 

Our sculpture photo shoot was crowded this year! The bored guys at the valet stand just make this year's pictures special don't you think?