My little boy

Tyler started preschool in August. We thought it was time for Tyler to go to school. He is really shy and doesn't talk to other people much. I was a little worried he wouldn't like it but he loves it and really likes his teacher Miss Shannon. He goes and hugs her everyday which is SO not like him. (with other people) I am so excited he has attached to her and wants to go to School. He goes 2 times a week and he wishes it was more but right now that is all they have open.

He had surgery on his tongue (they clipped it) since he was tongue tied...I know there is a medical term for it but don't remember what they call it....he did great!! He also had his Big Toenails removed finally, do you remember that the DR. thought he had a fungus and they couldn't treat it because he was so small...and were waiting until he got older...well I finally took him to the Foot Dr and she sent a sample in to the lab......WELL it was not fungus but a bacterial infection under his toenail.....isn't that horrible?? So my little guy had been walking around with this since China and continued to because more than one DR told me it was fungus....we waited until we moved so that he wouldn't have to travel without toenails because I wasn't sure how painful it would be...well true to form Tyler is one tough cookie and it barely even bothered him...They have since grown back a little and look great!!

He continues to be a little WILD man and never stops moving...unless he is asleep. He stopped taking naps this week......oh my, I hope I can adjust HAHA, i guess I was lucky he took one until he turned 4....

Wow Kindergarten

Aleaya started Kindergarten. Can not believe that my baby grew up so fast. She loves it and wakes up before I even go to get her most mornings. And trust me it is EARLY. She needs to be at school between 7:05 and 7:20 in the morning. She loves it so much that she told me that for Christmas she would just like books and crafts and things like that. She told me that she doesn't really play with toys much anymore since she is in School so would I please tell Santa that she would like books to study the body. She even asked if she could get a real Skeleton to learn about the bones of the body???? hummmm, is she really five??

It has been a LONG time

Wow, I can't believe how long it has been since I posted on my blog. Over a year maybe?? We moved to Summerville South Carolina......from Washington State, can you say HUGE difference??? It is so hard to get used to the Sunshine here NOT, I really enjoy that part of the move but miss my family and friends and work. So weird to be a SAHM in general. I have not found a job yet even though I apply for them :( Oh well, guess I will enjoy it while I can!! We bought a house in a nice little neighborhood that had been on the market for some time. We got a real deal on it and I love it. We will have our first Thanksgiving in our new home without any family, which is sad but we will have fun anyway.......not sure how good dinner will be with me cooking and not my Mom but I have her recipes so we will try and recreate some of the good things she makes.

Aleaya's first day of preschool

It's been forever!!

I can't believe how long it has been since I have posted anything on here! Lots of things have happened.

Tyler turned three and we had our two year "Gotcha Day" anniversary on Feb 17th. He LOVES everything Thomas and is obsessed with anything remotely train like!! He has finally started talking more and really comes out of his shell when his sister is in School. I guess he didn't really need to talk with her around ;) ( this girl NEVER stops talking) He would still like to have noodles for EVERY meal and asks for them on a daily basis. He finally is gaining a little weight and weighs a whopping 32 lbs.

Aleaya started preschool in Sept and LOVES it. She turned 5 on Valentine's day and can I just say that I can't believe my baby girl is going to start Kindergarten in the fall!! Wow, where did the time go??? She has been telling me for a year that she wants to be a Dr. when she grows up but for the last few weeks she has changed her mind. She now wants to be a Chinese Acrobat. She said she wants to move to China and become a Chinese Acrobat. Okay then, maybe it is time to get her into Gymnastics. She finally chewed her first piece of gum on her 5th birthday. I think she was more excited about the gum instead of our planned trip to Disney world!!

Matt has been working in SC for the last 2 months and it is going to become permanent. We are moving there in June and at first I was freaking out about it. Now, I am excited!! We found a new house and are still working out some things. We found some things wrong with it and are asking for the bank to fix them. (it is a repo) We should find out on Monday, if we don't get some compensation we might not follow thru with the purchase......I am so hoping and praying that it all works out because it is perfect!!! ( except for the thousands of dollars worth of work it needs) LOL!!

I will post some pictures later of the last few months.

THEN AND NOW

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Time Flies

Wow, I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted. Summer is over and I didn't post one picture. I am a bad blogger.

So what has been going on?? Tyler turned 3 way back in May...looks like I didn't post any pictures. I will try to do that. He weighs a wopping 32 lbs now and wears a 3T. He has changed so much and is not such a stubborn little guy anymore and boy does he love his Momma. You don't know how happy I am about this one. I was afraid for awhile there, he hated me so much and was grieving so much for his foster family. So happy he loves me. He is the cutest little guy and is completely obsessed with trains. He carries around Thomas all day long and insists on wearing his Thomas PJ' s to bed almost every night. I broke down and bought him another pair of them since he loves them so much. I know, do you think he is spoiled???

Aleaya started preschool and loves it. She did barf on the first day on the ride home though. I think she was overly excited and nervous about being there. This little girl has barfed three times in three years so this was major. I asked her if she wanted to go back and got a resounded yes!! She told me "Mommy, maybe I just ate my snack to fast" She is so cute. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She can spell some words now and knows how to spell her name. She spells, Mommy,Daddy,Tyler, Sami and J.R. and Oma. She even is able to write them all. She is a real smarty pants.

I promise I will post pictures soon.

Love Without Boundaries

what is going on here??

I don't know what in the world happened to my pretty blog but this is crazy!! Does anyone have any idea how this could happen????

Long time no see!!!

Wow, I can't believe how long it has been since I posted on the blog. We have had birthdays, gone on vacation to visit my Grandma in Pennsylvania, Sami graduated from High School, Tyler is potty training, we have had some fun in the sun with beautiful sunny days already in Washington, which is so unusual and still no updates. I have been a bad bad blogger. I promise to post pictures later and tell you all about everything that has been going on in the Callahan family.