A Beautiful Fall Day

It's been awhile since we've taken a good family picture - December to be exact!  We were long overdue - as the grandparents have reminded us.   Today was a beautiful fall day so we took advantage.  And we took a few of William too.  He loves to be outside so he was an easy subject. 

After pictures we went to Windmill Farm for pumpkins and gourds with Grandma.



Blessings to all!
Alisa

Birthday and other good stuff!

It's hard to believe how the time flies by.  It's taken me awhile to get back to my blog and I have lots to share!

William turned one August 31st.  We had a small celebration here with his grandparents and a party at the park with family the weekend after.

Will's birthday cake

Just checking it out ...

Digging in!

That was FUN!

Opening presents

Looking at a new pop-up book

Ride with bear in his new red wagon

Will and Beau

Will with Casey and Beau

The Birthday Boy!

Will's birthday cake was a front loader and a pile of dirt.

Will's pile of dirt cake

Mom's cake.  Mom celebrated one year stroke-free that weekend.  What a blessing!!



Will's scrapbook and journal everyone wrote in about the day he was born





Will with Uncle Jamie



Time for cake!

Yum!

The most special gift of the day ... Emily's Clifford Dog - passed down to William from Uncle Vance, Aunt Angie, Carter and Abby



Musical bus push/riding toy



New shoes!

Mickey Mouse plane

 

Here a few pictures from the end of our summer...

Saying good-bye to Casey and Beau before they head back to BGSU. 

Will and Beau

Will and Casey

Will, Casey and Beau

Beau Beau and Bo Bo

A beautiful afternoon at the Butterfly House.

William had his first experience with the stomach flu about week before his surgery.  He was a pitiful pup! It was Mama's first day with students.  Daddy, Pa, and Grandma took good care of him.

Sick baby boy snuggled up with Grandma

Remodeling the kitchen.

Helping Daddy under the sink

Wagon ride with Grandma while Daddy works

New counter top!

William had tubes put into his ears the Tuesday after Labor day. He did very well.  We had his tubes checked on Friday and they look good and his hearing was normal.

Can you tell he's had some medicine to relax?

Time to go!

A visit from Uncle John the day after surgery.

First ride on the tractor with Daddy.

William and his shopping cart - he loves to travel all over the house with it!

Mom had a stent put in her kidney this past week. She did very well! We enjoyed having her so close this summer and she spent a lot of time with William.  He loves his Grandma and will even reach for her over Mama sometimes!

Our Bo Bo tore his ACL about three weeks ago. He had surgery two weeks ago this coming Tuesday to repair it. It's feeling much better now and he's becoming increasingly harder to keep down!

We attended the first Children's Cancer Walk in Dayton on Sept. 17th.  It was a wonderful turnout and we were blessed to be a part of it.

Will and Grandma at the walk

This coming week will be a tough one at the Handy house.  Dad's birthday is the 5th. I never know exactly what to do on days like this.  William loves balloons right now and I think we will take a balloon and let it go to Grandpa this week.  Today Will found a picture of Grandpa.  I  told him that was PaPaw. My heart just melted when I looked at the huge smile on his face and saw him kiss it.   And he tried to say PaPaw.  What a wonderful gift that was for me.  I continue to see my dad when I look into my son's eyes.  An answered prayer and a blessing. We lost our first baby on Oct. 7th and that anniversary is difficult as well.  I will be thinking of them both this week, together with my Lord in heaven. 

I pray this finds each of you well and blessed.
Alisa