Quick Catch up post

So much to say and never enough time to post it! So the kids are back in school and already halfway through the first term! Had parent teacher conferences. It usually goes about how I expect it. Emma's teachers "Emma is doing wonderful, always turns in her work, and is a pleasure to have in class! She is sweet and very bright." Oscar's teachers "Oscar is energetic and so funny. And what a GREAT artist! He is so much fun to have in class. BUT...he has a little trouble turning in work and spends too much of his class time drawing." ;) He actually had to take make-up work on our Disney World trip. Poor guy, but that is how it goes.
And the teachers are spot on with my kids. They are both so wonderful and SO different. They have their strengths and weaknesses. Emma's humanities teacher this year is the same one Oscar had last year. The first thing she said when I ran into her a couple weeks after school started was "Crystal! How are you? WOW...Oscar and Emma are such different kids, aren't they?!" We laughed about it, but the wonderful thing was that she is able to tell me what she loves about both of them and not how one is better than the other. I LOVE teachers like that.

As for Henry, I am homeschooling him for now. We are having such fun with it! Lilli is loving having someone home besides me and loves to "have school" with us. He is doing great and is working hard. He just needed a little extra one on one work and has some things he is working through. He is such a great kid! I love homeschooling him and will be sad when he is ready to go back to school.

My grandpa had heart surgery in August and I spent the week before the kids went back to school up at the hospital with him. My wonderful aunt came into town for the first few days and it was so nice to have her there. After he was released from the hospital he came to stay with us for a bit until he was allowed to do things on his own. He is home now, driving, and just feeling great! We are so grateful and can't believe how quickly he has healed. We had expected at least 4 months of long, slow recovery. BUT that isn't Gramps style. He hates to sit around so he just decided to get better ;)
So all in all, I've had plenty to keep me busy, along with every day life! :D

THEN came Disney World!!!! Have I mentioned that I LOVE all things Disney? Well, I do! :) We had a great time, saw our wonderful friends, and made some amazing memories (not all of them good I assure you! lol) There was the look on the children's faces when they meet that first character, the pride in my 12 year old as he and our friends son got to venture off on their own in the parks, the heat and humidity, the guy harassing my husband and kids because he swears my niece sneezed on his food. Lars getting security to haul the guy off, Lilli and Tony (the 4 year old of our friends) forming the cutest little friendship, and for us old folks (HAHA) the sore feet and backs ;) (PICTURES TO COME SOON!)

Other things that have happened, Oscar turned 12! That is just huge to me. He is more than halfway to adulthood. It goes way too fast. He is still into art, loves to be with friends and is our ever fun-loving guy!


Emma, turned 11. She is growing up too fast as well. She decided to cut her hair and get her ears peirced for her birthday. She is such a cute, sassy little dresser. I love it! (though don't tell her, cause she already likes to shop too much!)



I think that is about it for the last couple months, not much has happened ;) Same ol', same ol' here at the Andersen household! Adventure after adventure, we are having fun.