The Follow Up Post.....

When posting yesterday it was getting late and I ran out of gas.  So here are a few more photos and a video we want to share......

 

Ansley learning to 2-step with cousin John Martin at family reunion.

 

Family picture at Garcia Family Reunion 2013.
New Braunfels, Texas

Elliot had to give his first book read of 2nd grade.
Dad was lucky enough to sneak out of work and go listen.
He did a great job!  Nerves of steel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Post Is Way Past Due

The summer has flown by and we are just now catching up.  The kids are back in school and things seem to be getting back to the new normal.  The kids started school and they all seem to be doing fine.

The 1st Day of School 2013.  Elliot - 2nd, Ansley - 6th, and Iris - K



Elliot nervously waiting for the first day of 2nd grade to start.



Iris was so ready for Kindergarten.

We went to Texas this summer for a family reunion and had a blast.  On the way down we stopped and saw one of Iris old friends from Wuhan, China. 

Iris catching up with an old friend.

Iris learned to ride her bike last week.  She is truly an amazing little girl and never seems to amaze her parents.

Owen has a lot of hair!  He is also doing great and is talking up a storm.

Gotcha Day - 3 Years Later

We celebrated Iris's Gotcha Day last week.  It was June 11, 2010, when we met Iris for the first time.  In three short years she has had a busy life.  She now has a forever family, moved across the globe, multiple surgeries, started school, has her own room, played on her first basketball team, scored her first basket, can write her name in cursive, and has so many people that love her.

Iris we love you and are so lucky that you are part of our family.  You are such an inspiration for all of us.  God placed you in our family for a reason and we are so glad he did!

Iris Cannot Be Stopped.....

The family went roller skating this weekend and all of the kids did great.  We had a blast.  Iris was a natural and did not stop taking laps for 2 solid hours.

Iris is such an amazing little person.  She has no fear of trying new things and usually succeeds with whatever she tries. If not, she works on it until she can do it.

Iris also had a doctor appointment this week and he thinks her vision is still improving.  Her vision is between 20/100 and 20/80.  Wow!  Melissa thinks the doctor is very surprised at her improvement.

We have noticed in the last few months that Iris has been closing one eye a lot and we have to remind her to keep both open.  Well now we know why.  One of her eyes has a tendency to turn in and this is causing her to have double vision.  Doctor did not think this would ever be possible with her low vision but with such improvement it becomes an issue.  She will now need another surgery to try and correct the one eye.  How cool will it be to have both eyes straight and improving vision.

In general news, everyone is doing great and we are very ready for spring.  We are slowly getting over the KU loss this past weekend.

The Snow People

Ansely loves the boy band, One Direction.  A local radio station was giving away tickets to One Direction for the best snowman.  So Ansley and Dad put on the creative hats and went to work.

Day 1 - Our Creation

 

Day 2 - Its Heating Up

 

Day 3 - Starting to Get a Little Scary!

Ansley Meets Colton Dixon

Ansley was so excited to go to Colton Dixon's CD Release Party this past week.  She was even more excited when he signed a CD and said, "here ya go Sweetie".  She has not stopped smiling since Thursday night!

Ansley just after meeting Colton Dixon.

A must read

You must read this blog post, but I warn you it will NOT be easy or fun!
http://aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com/2013/02/was-god-just-kidding.html