January in Review

Nicholas
With the end of January wrestling ends for you. Now you are getting ready to investigate the Explorer program and see if that is something you would like to pursue. You and Justin fight each other for x-box time as Justin feels your purpose on earth is to play with him and you loudly disagree ! :) You made honor roll for 1st semester - they are honoring it by semester now rather than by quarter.

Justin
Oh crazy boy! It's been so cold and all you want to do is be outside riding your bike! I envy you your energy! You love to play on the floor with William - I have to keep an eye out though because you like to think you can pick him up! You are missing daddy terribly as he is working such long hours and try to monopolize all his time when he is home.

William
You turned 6 months on the 17th - time is going by so fast baby boy! You are such a happy little boy! You Love Love your brothers and always smile at them and babble! They love to make you say Hi! You love your vtech pony and love when it sings to you! You had your 1st bite of rice cereal on the 10th. You weren't so sure about it - gagging and spitting it out. We also tried a spoonful of squash - you didn't like that either. Your favorite food is pears. You get so excited for them you dive your head into the spoon with an open mouth. You love when mommy sings you the below song. You laugh and laugh!
I'm in love, I'm in love, with my tiny little boy...
I'm in love, I'm in love, with his great big huge blue eyes...
I'm in love, I'm in love, with his chubby little cheeks and chunky little thighs...
I'm in love, I'm in love, with William...

Our garden is flourishing and we've eaten all the radishes in our salad and dad make a radish/carrot relish with the rest. We also sauteed up 1 bok choy and everyone tried and liked it. Good thing as there are 3 more almost ready to be picked.

I love you - all 4 of my boys :) Hoping February is a fabulous month for us all!

Who Am I?

Justin or William?




The top one is William and the bottom one is Justin.
Here are a few more of William...

Happy 6 months birthday William!~

Precious baby boy! You are growing so fast!
You went to the Doctor today and had all your shots :(. You weigh 14lbs 120z. I forgot to get your height but I will get it next month. You are just below the 10th percentile for weight and you are the 25th for height and 75th for head. The Dr is a little concerned that your weight has fallen below the 10th% so we have to go back in 1 month for a weight check and your 2nd flu shot. We also have to supplement you with formula or frozen breastmilk if you seem hungry after a feeding - in 1 month if you haven't gained weight we will have to supplement 2 feedings :( with formula. You can have cereal and fruit or veggies - but just 1x a day and not a lot as their is no fat in them and they won't help you gain weight. She wants you to start drinking from a sippy with 2 handles 1x a day and to start wagon wheels here and there to develop your pinching. Whew...so much developing to help you do!
You love your exersaucer now. You love to reach and play for toys. One of your favorite toys is a vtech pony that sings to you and lights up. You love to chew on stuff and EVERYTHING goes into your mouth - but no teeth yet! You LOVE your brothers and smile and laugh and babble to them when ever you see them! You love to cuddle with mommy. With daddy you blow razberries and pull his beard :).

Goodbye 2010...

My 3 boys,

As we get ready to leave the year 2010 in the past and move into 2011 I will be printing this blog 3 times into beautiful memory books. One for each of my loves. So this will be the last post in your 2010 memory books :)

I hope each of you know how much daddy and I love you! This journey of life is sometimes fun, difficult, happy, and sad but because of you 3 boys, it is and will always remain, Amazing!

I love you Nicholas, Justin and William so very very much! I can't wait to see what excitement 2011 brings us!

Love you! Forever and ever ~ Your mom

Christmas Train

Last night we went to the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park with the Johnsons. We had a great time. Definitely a must for next year. Justin had a great time and William rode on his 1st train - a must for any little boy!

Merry Christmas 2010!

We had a wonderful Christmas with our boys this year! They were so excited and appreciated all their presents - it was wonderful! We also skyped this year for the 1st time and Grandma, Grandpa and Auntie Kerri were all able to join us for Christmas morning all the way from CT - we loved it! Here's our Christmas in pictures.

Christmas Letter

Dear Family and Friends,

This year was very exciting for us! We added a precious new miracle to our family with the birth of William Douglas on July 17th. Sometimes I just look at my 3 boys and just pinch myself that they are my mine – children are so amazing! William is a happy little boy who is always so calm and peaceful. He loves to watch his brothers and babble to them! He is always full of smiles that make you smile right along with him.

Justin had 2 broken arms (compound fractures) this year – he is one active boy! I am constantly telling him to slow down because my boy has no fear! He loves the outside and is happiest on his bike or playing at the park. He is now 6 and in 1st grade.

Nic is 15 and a sophomore in high school – not sure how that happened! He is an Assistant Captain on his wrestling team and enjoys working out. He is definitely a teenager… but still finds time to hang out with Justin and torment him (brotherly love).

Alex works so hard and we are so grateful for him. He took a job demotion when he started with this company and this year he was promoted back into management and then was made an Assistant Vice President. We are so proud of him and so happy that all his hard work is starting to pay off! He has found a love of gardening and loves to plant and tend to our garden, this winter he is growing peas, carrots, radishes, cabbage, egg plant, brussell sprouts and bok choy.

I love being a mom and wife! I still love to crochet and have been doing a bit more sewing. I have found in the past few years that life is hard. So many of us struggle with losing homes, keeping food on the table, buying the essentials – in our area it is happening to every other to sometimes every home on the street. But in this struggle I have found that “Happy” can be so simple. I have learned that I don’t need the most expensive things – even used is ok, that we don’t need to go out to eat – home cooking is healthier, that “things” don’t matter. My new happy is having food on the table, $ to pay the bills, gas for Alex to go to work and my family together at the dinner table talking about the day. Maybe this recession will be good for all of us. Maybe all of us will learn that Happy is really simple – having the basics/what we need vs what we want, and the love of our family is really a wonderful life!

I hope for you all a Christmas of Love. I have never known a love like the love that I have my 3 boys and Alex. Each day it seems impossible to love my family more than I already do, and yet each passing moment I love them more than I did the second before… May you all hold each other just a bit tighter this year and find the simple Happiness in Life!

The Fisher’s

Alex, Kristi, Nicholas, Justin and William

William - 5 months

My littlest boy...
You are growing so fast! It seems like yesterday I was holding you for the very first time! You still hate laying on your stomach! But you love laying on your back reaching for things. You love standing up - this is new - legs that don't bend and you stand so tall looking at everything! EVERYTHING goes in your mouth! Blankies, your little stuffed elephent, and you suck on them till they are soaked! You love watching your brothers - they come in the room, you hear them and immediately turn and look for them. Your hair is finally started to grow back and your cradle cap is almost gone. You sleep 8 to 10 hours but 2 days this week you have only slept 6 - maybe you are growing? You are such a happy baby and rarely cry! You smile and smile and smile! You hate loud noices - they startle you - and that is usually the only time you cry. You even wake up happy and smiling!
I love you William. To the moon and back - one million 5 thousand times - and yes that is a lot!

Today is also your Uncle Dougies bday - he would have been 36 years old. I think often that I wish you could have met him - he was so funny! But then I remember that you have ~ he was one of the angels kissing you as you came down to be with us. We even have evidence of all the angels who kissed you! When all your hair fell off we noticed little red blotches on the back of your kneck. I asked the Dr about them and she said they are birth marks. These are also known as angel kisses ~ spots left from the kisses the angels gave you as you left Heaven to come live on earth.

Nicholas

Nicholas - Over vacation we will be getting you your learners permit. So scary! You hate mornings and make everyone around you hate them with you ~ seriously :) You love to torment your brother... oh my achin' head! You love wrestling but cry at your lack of sleep and your tired body! We can talk to you in the same room and you hear nothing! But... you can be 3 rooms away, hear dad and I talking and join in the conversation - is this a teenage thing? I love you my crazy, talking back, loveable, still not to old to tell me you love me oldest son! Can you just stop growing up? I'm not ready for you to graduate from High school in 2 years!
I love you Nic ~ to the moon and back ~ one hundred million 5 thousand times - and Yes that is a lot!