First Day of School for the Girls

Yesterday was the first day of school for the girls. The girls needed to bring three bags to carry all of their school supplies! I took a picture of the girls before we left for school in front of the house and then when they got to school and we're waiting in the school gym. Finally, here is a picture of Jamee with her new 2nd Grade teacher Mrs. Lococo. Josh was upset because he didn't start school yet. He starts on Sept. 2nd so check back to see pics of his first day next week.

A Visit with Josh's OT-Kelly

Joshua's former occupational therapist, Kelly, was back in town from the US Virgin Islands and we got the chance to visit with her during breakfast today. She moved there to help other children who are in need of Occupational Therapy in the Virgin Islands. It was so nice of her to take time out of her limited time to visit with us. She kind of became part of the family since we saw her every week for a year and she helped Joshua so much. We are very grateful to her for the wonderful job she did with him. Those kids in the Virgin Islands have the best OT and are very lucky children! We don't know what we would have done without her. Josh was sooooo happy to see her and he remembers her very fondly as so do all of us in the West family. Hopefully when she comes back to the US in December we can meet with her again.

School Pictures

Here are the latest new pictures of the West Kids. They were taken at Walmart. Walmart did a wonderful job as usual and for a great price! This is Jamee first toothless picture. Isn't she adorable? She lost another tooth the other day. That makes a total of three! Josh surprisingly did well taking the pictures. Anne Mari looks so grown up. The girls were sporting new hairdos. We visited the beauty shop earlier in the day. They got their hair cut for school. School starts Aug. 25th! Yeah! We will post the first day of school pictures when the big day arrives.

We Have Jack-o-Lanterns in the House

Our kids teeth are falling out around here like crazy and now we have kids that look like Jack-o-Lanterns around here. Anne Mari lost her first molar last weekend and today Jamee lost her 2nd tooth ever today. The tooth fairy is making her second trip to our house in less than a week. The tooth fairy left Anne Mari $5 for losing her first molar and the note she left said her molar was going into her "Tooth Hall of Fame". The tooth fairy is going to go broke if they keep losing their teeth. Anne Mari has two more loose teeth and Jamee has two more too!

Hannah Montana Live in Concert at the West House

Last night was the premiere of the Hannah Montana/Miley Cirus Best of Both Worlds Concert on the Disney channel last night. This was a big event for the girls in our house because they love Hannah Montana. Josh was just excited to wear the 3-D glasses. We cranked up the volume on the home theatre system and the girls got to dance and sing along-something they weren't able to do at the movie theatre. Don't they look cool in their 3-D glasses?

Big Boy Bike

We purchased Josh a new bike at the Porter County Fair. He was getting to big for his little bike so we thought it was time to buy him a big boy bike. When we saw this bike at the fair we couldn't pass it up since "Nothing runs like a Deere". He got on it immediately and rode it up and down the fairgrounds and up and down our sidewalks at home. Joshua even put on his John Deere hat to match. My baby is growing up!

Bath Tub Art

Joshua's creative side came out while taking a bubble bath the other night. From his eye this is what his family looks like. He even signed his autograph. Joshua was so proud of himself and we were quite impressed at his artistic talent for a 4yr old.