Andrew's Birthday!

I mentioned before I was really behind... here's proof. Back in June, Andrew turned 4. Here are a few pics of the celebration. Unfortunately, there was a flu bug going around, and Andrew and I were both sick on his birthday. Andrew was much better about it - he didn't let a little thing like throwing up keep him from enjoying his birthday! :) Thanks to Victor's herculean efforts, the day was a success!

He wanted a ladybug cake, so here's the grand result. Of course, we didn't have any of the strong food coloring paste, so it's a pink ladybug. Oh well, Andrew liked it, and that's what matters, right? I think Victor did a good job!

And of course, you have to have party games! Enoch was in charge of this - it's "pin-the-spot-on-the-ladybug."

Posing with a couple of his presents. Andrew really wanted a propellor cap and a "hoppity-ball."

And the big present: his new bike, complete with helmet and everything! Look at him go! Happy birthday!

Catching Up....

Okay, I've been REALLY delinquent in my postings. But I've finally got the pictures off the camera and am ready to catch you all up on the recent LaJeunesse happenings. We'll start with the big news first.

We've finally done it. We've inflicted torture on our oldest son. As he said to me the other day, "You're ruining me, Mom!" I guess our work as parents is finished! I didn't think I'd hear that till teenage years! But, after a year of trying to get Enoch to break the bad habit of walking on his toes, we've had to resort to drastic measures. So here he is, the proud wearer of casts on both his feet:

Isn't the red with black stripes just stylin'? How fashion-forward my son is! Luckily, it hasn't slowed him down much. He's putting on the shoe things so he can go outside and play. He climbed the rock wall on the playset without any problems....

At least he's still smiling... Actually, he's been quite the trooper about the whole thing. No tears, no tantrums... Amazing! It's a little hard for me to watch him struggle doing things that are normally so easy for him. He has to crawl up the stairs, since he's not used to all that extra weight on his legs. And when we went to the library today he had to stop and rest in a chair. Poor guy! But he's doing well, and hasn't kicked his brother yet...