"Truly wonderful the mind of a child is." YODA

"Truly wonderful the mind of a child is." YODA

       As Thanksgiving approaches many of  my friends are posting things that they are thankful for. I know I talk about my son a lot but I am one proud momma. 

     Andon has experienced so much in his 6 years of life which include losing a brother, moving to a new place and leaving all his friends behind, losing another sibling (my miscarriage) and losing his papa who was his best friend. He has the greatest faith and never seems to worry and just keeps positive.  When I am sad about Audie or Papa, he curls in my lap and tells me, "its ok mom, I love you". He doesn't ever want to see a tear in my eye and reminds me where they are. I find myself trying so hard to be strong for him with different situations but he ends up being the strong one.

  I have started a journal called "ANDON THE GREAT" so when he gets older he can look back at the stories and special notes from mom. I look forward to many more stories to write. As he is getting older, I realize he is not that little boy that needs his mommy for everything. Even at 6 years old, I am proud of the boy his has become and I pray that he stays focused and stays strong in his faith.

Some of my favorite pics of my sweet boy:





Andon is growing.....

We got Andon's school pictures today and I can't believe how much older he looks from last years school picture.  I know I am his mom, but I must say "he is a good looking kid".

Kindergarten 

1st grade

1st Grade

Wow...I can't believe my son is now a 1st grader...oh how the times flies. Andon has grown so much over the summer. He is involved in karate, church and is all about staying over at a friend's house or having friends over.

The first day of school was easy and I didn't even take my camera to the school (I can't believe I didn't but he said just wanted to go to class) Oh course I snapped a few pictures at home...

He chose this shirt because his dad and Uncle Audie liked it best. (oh course a skull and guitar)

Andon's First Year of School

It is no shock that I am a very proud momma and will gladly tell stories about Andon. I am blessed to have such a wonderful and loving son. In August, my little boy went to Kindergarten. I didn't cry (I pinkie promise I didn't) but I was very excited at the amazing child he has become. I have attached a few pictures of his year in Kindergarten. He made some great friends and had one of the best teachers I could have asked for.

First Day of School

P is for Pjs and Pancakes

Instead of dressing up for Halloween his school had a FAB VOCAB PARADE.

Andon went as "GUM"

Fall Festival

Homecoming Week and FCAT week, they dressed as different things.

Mix Match Day, Crazy Hat Day, Extreme Orange and Blue and Nerd Day

The whole class dressed as the Gators

Andon received the "Cool Cat Award"

Field Trip to the Children's Museum

Andon was the "ringmaster" for his class ABC Circus program

At the end of the year, Andon received awards for having an 95 or higher in Math, Reading and Spelling and also the Principals Award for All A's (actually in Kindergarten it is E)

It was a great first year of school. I am a proud momma.

Vacation at Deerfield Beach, Florida

We are in Deerfield for 2 weeks. The hotel, beach, pool and everything is AMAZING. I have posted a few pictures from our first 3 days. We pretty much wake up and go to the pool and beach.

We watched the shuttle from the Beach. It is a little hard to see

but it is on the right side of the cloud. (you can see the smoke trail)

The Beach (this is what we see everyday)

Randall and Andon at dinner.

HI (Andon is waving) GRANDMA (it is written in the sand)

She grow up in Deerfield

Waves

Andon just looking

Recovering

Yesterday was a very long day. We arrived at the hospital @ 8:30am and I didn't have surgery until 4:15pm. The surgery went good other than me having a severe migraine. I am very thankful for all the prayers and thoughts, it truly means a lot to me and my family. I am just hoping that everything will go as planned so I don't have to have anything else done.

I couldn't imagine not being a Christian and going through the things that we have. I know many women have miscarriages and it is common. It is a very hard thing when you lose a child and 3 years later you try again and it is not a success. I do not understand why God did what he did, but I trust him. We are really sad but we are keeping our eyes on him.

Thanks for the prayers and love.

Another Update

I just got a call from my OBGYN and I will be going to the hospital tomorrow for a D & C. Please continue the prayers for me and my family.

Pregnancy Update

On June 4th, 2009, we found out that we were expecting a little baby. Our household was so excited, and we would once again have a "Baby Jesus" for the play. Andon was extremely excited to have a baby brother/sister which he has wanted for a while.

God must have had other plans for our family. On Friday, June19th, I started having some complications. We went to my doctor in Brandon and they said that I was at High Risk for a Miscarriage. We came home and I did nothing but rest and drink lots of water. On Father's Day, we had to go to Brandon Hospital because I was hurting and was still having problems.

Randall has been the most supporting husband...I couldn't imagine watching your wife go through so much pain and knowing that there is nothing you could do. I felt horrible that everything happened Father's Day weekend, but Randall simply said " I am glad it is on Father's Day and not Mother's Day"

We decided to tell Andon today and it was a hard thing because we didn't know if he would be upset. He could have asked "Why doesn't God let me have a brother or sister?" We were worried with how he would react. Andon is simply amazing, his response "The baby will be in Heaven with my brother" he continued with "we may not get to the baby for a long time but one day we will." Andon has the positive look on death that we should have as Christians, he said he was sad but no worries cause he is with God and we will see him again.

We decided to let Andon name the baby and the baby's name is JESSE. It could be for a boy or girl.

Please continue to pray for our family. I will be going to the doctor throughout the week. For now, I am resting and taking it easy. I am extremely blessed with an amazing Christian family, Church family and friends.


Love you all,

Liss

Since October Concert

Since October had a concert at the church on Jan. 30th and Andon wanted to go watch his Uncle Audie play. He had a Mohawk and Ink!

Andon and Kami

Daddy and Andon

Bryan and Andon

Uncle Audie and Andon

Before going to the concert

Helping Bryan with sound

His mean face

Andon with the band