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Here are a few more... Did I mention he is a sunshine in our lives?

Bowls, wisk, and Toys R Us coupon...What else could anyone want? Oh, he loves banging metal bowls together. The hard tile is an added bonus.

John Michael and Lance made Oma's famous oatmeal cookie recipe. Lance obviously enjoyed licking the beaters. Yummm! Lance will be three in a couple of weeks. I can not wait to see what he will do with his birthday cake!

we're back!

Wow, it has been a long time since I have update you guys, but in a way it only seems like yesterday. I have to admit a lot has changed for our little guy since then. I am sorry we have not kept up with this a little better. I can not wait to share some pictures and a few stories with you all!
Lance has adapted amazingly well. Again, all of your prayers continue to pay off! Our first week here Lance was scared of anyone new and especially if I talked or dared to hug them. That was a huge 'no no.' The second week back we visited both sets grandparents as well as some cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. He became comfortable really quickly. That was a blessing because no one knew how he would handle it. That is a lot of attention. Since then, he has welcomed our friends- especially if they are going to throw him in the air. He is all boy and loves daring things these days!

I love looking back at these pictures. The first few days at home we stayed primarily inside our house. When we first took Lance out in the front yard he became scared, cried and only calmed down when we went back inside. The next day I left the back door open and walked outside to see if he would follow. He quickly realized being outside is not so bad after all. I like to call this the "I'm free!!!" picture.

Lance has learned to love taking a bath. As you might be able to tell he enjoys blowing bubbles in the water...hence the small bubble beard.

Lance's first day in a pool at Oma and Opa's house! We were not too sure of it at first, but relaxed a little with Daddy's help.

Ahh! Isn't water great after a day in the hot sun. Gotta love it!

Here is our family minus mom. John Michael had walked down Nana and Pa's drive to show Lance the corn field. I was glad I was able to capture the scene with my little clan. To me, it is just classic. By the way, so far Lance, Mattie, and Rookie are all buds. Lance especially likes trying to throw things for them to fetch. Unfortunatly, he doesn't quite understand we don't throw everything for the dogs. Ha!

He continues to follow a regular schedule, learns to chew a little better each week, is walking far better than ever before with attempts to run occasionally, and shines his little light in our life daily. Current favorites: tuna (with applesauce), cottage cheese, yogurt, still loves bananas and playing with doors, throwing toys for dogs, being thrown up in the air or carried while we run around the yard. Oh yes, our little man turns into a maniac around 7:30. Somehow he has this huge spurt of energy and pulls us to the door to go outside to rough house with him. It is hilarious (although it can be quite tiring as well, hee hee.)

Okay, I guess that is about where we are now. I will post a few more pictures for you all. I wish I could put them all on here. Thanks for your continued support!

Love, Karen

Finally...

Sorry for all those that have been sticking with us and haven't seen any new pics or videos. Here is something for now.
Nana and Pa saw how much Lance was into jumping and bouncing so they found this cool Frog Trampoline for Lance. Pa, I got it put together in under an hour! I had to recruit the services of Karen to run the rubber cord though. Not a difficult task.
Thanks so much.