Weekend Fun

Ok. I've been MIA. I admit, there has been a lot of things going on. School is winding down. Colby will finish his first year of pre-school in just 4 days. I am done next Monday. I've been caught up in end of the year assessments and trying to get started on packing up. The school I am at is closing and most of us are going to the new school that they just finished renovating. It is over 100 years old but looks brand new. But packing up a whole school is going to be quite a challenge. Other than that, we have been enjoying T-ball practices and games. Colby is now registered for swim lessons through the PAL league this summer. And we hope to enjoy a week away in New Hampshire. We'll see if that works. But for now, a few great photos from the past two weekends. We enjoyed the Woodbury Memorial Parade this year. The big Naugatuck parade was almost rained out but we didn't bring the horses anyway. Colby loved driving Willy Wild all by himself. He looked so grown up! Then last weekend we went to Harkness Park for our annual Kite-Flying picnic with our adoption agency. There weren't as many people there this year though. Colby missed playing with Nicholas and Sean but he had a great time with Connor! Those two are like two peas in a pod. Watching them together you can't help but laugh. Hopefully we can get together with him and his mommy and daddy for many play dates. So, enjoy these great photos!

Argh!

Well, it is official. We have a "Pirip" aka a pirate in our house. Colby went for his follow up visit to the eye doctor on Wednesday. As we thought, his eye sight in his left eye is not great, almost nothing. So, we are patching his good eye to hopefully strengthen the left eye and get the brain to start recognizing it and using it. But we only are patching it for about 15-20 minutes in the morning and then again right before dinner. Hopefully this works!

This weekend we will be VERY busy. We are heading to Lake Warmaug later today for a little sun, boating, fishing, and maybe even swimming. Tomorrow Mike and I have a wedding to go to so Colby will spend the day with Grandma and Grandpa C. Sunday and Monday we have parades and Monday we also have a picnic. Hopefully we make it this year. Last year Colby was so tired we didn't go to the picnic. So, I will post pics of our weekend soon. Hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day. And don't forget to thank your soldiers, young and old.

Is It A Daw or an "Ee Aw"?

Well, our Memorial Day weekend was very busy. We started off with a nice dinner at my sister Kristin's house. My sister Karin and her family came up from NYC for a short visit and we all had a cookout at Kristin and Steve's. It was nice for Colby to have some time with his cousins. Karin and her boys hadn't seen Colby since Easter and Jeff (her husband) hadn't since Colby yet. He wasn't able to come up at Easter. They gave Colby his birthday present, the boys all rode bikes, and everyone had a great time. That was on Friday night.

Sunday we started with a haircut at my Aunt Jackie's for Colby and a visit with Mamie. After a quick lunch, we headed to the parade in Woodbury. I wasn't sure how Colby would do but he did great. Not only was the parade at nap time, but Colby hadn't seen the horse carriages before. I didn't know if he would sit in it for the parade. But he did! He did so well. He loved waving at everyone and everyone thought he and Corbin (my cousin Heather's boy) looked so cute. Corbin was "driving" the carriage hooked up to a miniature horse. Mike and I walked alongside and my Aunt Doone actually led the horse. The horses are my Aunt Doone's. They are adorable. When Colby saw Morning Star, a real small brown and white paint, he actually called it a "daw" or dog. Morning Star is not much taller than our dog Misha. I told Colby he wasn't a Dog but a horse. Colby then said, "Ee Aw? Nope!" He calls all horses, donkeys, etc. "EeAws". He has an Eeyore at home so I guess all animals that look like that are "Ee aws, or eeyores. Way too cute!

After the parade we went to my Aunt Doone's house for steaks on the grill. Colby was able to play with my cousin Jason's little boy Jayden. He will be one in Sept. And of course, Colby loved chasing the dogs around the house, especially the little one. It was a busy day for our little man and without a nap too. But he did a great job. I am very proud of him. Since he enjoyed the parade so much, we decided to try the Naugatuck parade the next morning, Memorial Day. It is one of the biggest parades in CT. Big, long, and loud!

We had to wake Colby up in the morning and head to Naugatuck early. The parade started at 9:15. Colby hopped right in the carriage and started waving at everyone. At one point he actually stood up and clapped yelling "Yeah!". I think we have a future politician on our hands. What a ham! He loved all of the attention. The parade wasn't over until about 10:30-11. Mike and I decided to bring Colby home for lunch and a nap. He fell asleep until 3 so we didn't go to either picnic. We spent a quiet Memorial Day together. Mike and Colby took a nap and I read a book outside. We cooked chicken on the grill and just relaxed. What a hectic weekend.

Now coming up we have our second meeting with the social worker and a trip to Yale Adoption Clinic for a Developmental Assessment. I'm sure Colby is on track developmentally but I just want someone knowledgeable in the adoption world to check. So, much more to come. We also have a wedding to go to in June and a baby shower, both the same weekend. The wedding will be tough because it is about an hour and a half away, late afternoon, and we will be leaving Colby with my dad. We've left him for a couple hours before, but this will be most of the day and during bedtime. Yikes! I'm hoping to still have Mike's parents watch him for a couple hours before then so we can have a "date". Mike still owes me a birthday dinner. Maybe this weekend!

Colby enjoyed a ride on the tractor at Aunt Jackie's before his haircut.

Corbin and Colby waiting for the parade to start in Woodbury.

A quick ride on Morning Star. My little cowboy!

Checking out the firetrucks with Dad before the parade.

"I can drive right Mom?" Colby with Sunny.

Corbin and Colby taking the time for a photo op.

A Busy Weekend Planned

I hadn't realized but I haven't blogged on here in a week. We have been busy I guess. I hope to get some great photos this weekend though to add. We have a busy weekend planned.

Tomorrow Colby is going to be in the Woodbury Memorial Day Parade. My grandfather, Poppy, used to have miniature horses on his farm. Now most of them are gone but my Aunt Doone has a few and we still do the parades in Woodbury and Naugatuck. The Woodbury one is short and pretty quiet. The only problem, it is in the afternoon right at nap time. Colby will be riding in a horse drawn carriage with my cousin's son Corbin. We will walk along beside them. Before the parade we are going to have Colby's hair cut. It has grown a lot since March and is going wild! On Memorial Day Colby can be in the Naugatuck parade too, but I want to see how well he does tomorrow. The Naugatuck parade is long and very noisy. They even have a fly over by jets. But it is in the morning. Then we can go to my Aunt Jackie's house or Mike's Aunt Noelle's house for a picnic. Not sure which we will do. Last year we went to Aunt Noelle's.

Next week we have our second appointment with our social worker. This time we need to go to their office in West Hartford. That is on Thurs. I can't wait for Christine to see how much Colby has changed and how much he has learned. We last saw her in early March not long after we got home.

So, I will post pics ASAP and let everyone know how Thursday goes. Until then, I hope I have enough energy for the busy weekend ahead!