Every Monday the principal of my building sends out a weekly newsletter called

The Happenings.

This is to let us know the "happenings" of the building,

anything special that's going on during the week, 

or things that might be coming up.

At the end of today's Happenings he wrote

"As you may know, Shannon Johnson will be returning to the building
this Wedensday.  We want to thank Laura Andrews for all that she has
done in the last three months while Shannon has been out."

As I read this, I realized two things;

1) my principal clearly recycles the Happenings year to year

and doesn't always do a thorough job of proofreading it.

2) this was the week I returned to work last year after having Oskar.

So, I thought it was time to do a quick year in review...

well, a year and 4 months in review...

and, no,
I still have not figured out why I can't download new pictures onto my laptop...

Greg is of course at the library...

so it will have to wait...

maybe I'll have Halloween pictures posted by Christmas!

Enjoy

July 5, 2010 arrival

 Meeting the sisters for the first time...

I would like to add that I went a whole day and a half with
no one telling me the hair clip Hannah Grace
had put in my hair long before we left for the hospital
was still in my hair.

I don't usually wear pink butterfly clips outside of my home....
and allow myself to be photographed.

 Chillin' at home.

Hanging with the sisters.

 First trip to Stormy Lake.

 First smiles.

 Hanging on for dear life.

 Da Bears.

 No one knows what's going on here.

My favorite picture of Bubba.

 Sporting a little mohawk.

Who can say?

 I don't know why but this picture always reminds me of Grandpa Ray.

 Smiles and giggles.

Christmas 2010

 First haircut.

Hanging with the cousin.

 Skip 6 months to June
(not sure where those pictures are.)

 Playtime.

 More smiles.

 This boy loves his daddy.

He's a mama's boy too.

 Special times with Grandpa.

 Eating sand with Burns.

 Cubs fan.

 Getting some help with his bottle.

and, this is where the picture story ends.

When I get the last 3 months of pictures uploaded I will share the rest!