Looking back 1 year later

It's one year since Adam was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he is in PICU.
Adam thought that getting to eat hot dogs, sugar-free lemonade while watching videos and playing with new toys the Child Life people from the hospital brought was pretty great. In fact, we had a rather difficult time getting him to leave the hospital.
Adam wanted me to take various pictures before we left. This was one of them. He actually had and IV in each arm for a couple of days.

Won't you be my neighbor?

We have such great neighbors! They just got a new 50 inch plasma TV and who did they give their 2 year old 42 inch plasma to? US!!! It was "broken" but all it needs is a small fan running behind it to keep the screen from blinking red after 15 minutes. Small price to pay for a FREE huge TV. Movie watching has taken on a whole new meaning around here :)

Only 5 more minutes to feed the children mom!

This morning Adam ran upstairs and woke me sounding paniced. He told me with much concern in his voice that 2 boxes full of food is $7 and 4 boxes is $14. "We have to hurry mom! There's only 5 minutes left to feed the children! I don' t want them to be hungry!" The TV normally gets left on PBS kids and he wakes up and watches for a while, but it was left on a different channel. Just another example of the big heart this boy has.

"It's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, of course"

"What's this a picture of, Adam?" Yes, he still loves the Beatles.
Her hair after going down these slides just cracks us up! She quite pleased with the results too. Hopefully it's not a hairstyle that she takes on in every day life as a teenager.
Mush! Who needs snow when you have an older brother to pull you along? Glad that he is thinking safety first here.
This Fall has been a fun time for Adam. He's figured out how to get going really well on his own on the swings and can do the monkey bars all the way. This week he's riding without training wheels and Michael clocked him going 11 miles per hour tonight. Watch out Lance Armstrong!