December 2018

Again, writing this in March of 2021.

At the Cookie Walk at Pete's old preschool, Grace. It's kind of amazing this event happens, with allergies etc--people donate home-baked cookies and you walk through Grace's gym and fill your box up!

This was at Emily Friedman's cookie party! I've been taking Pete since he was a little baby.

He had a big day--a holiday event for kids at Moore's Mill, the cookie party, and then he crashed.

This was a disastrous walk. Hank started screaming by the elementary school, then Pete refused to ride his bike, and started screaming, too. Mat had to come rescue us.

We got up super early and took Hankie to Birmingham for allergy tests. This was the appointment where the doctor asked if I was a doctor because of all my questions--I could feel Mat rolling his eyes next to me.

They tried to draw his blood three times; then we went to Children's Hospital, where they did it on the first go. We found out here that Hank is allergic to peanuts and almonds; he's since been "cured" through OIT. It doesn't seem like a big deal now, but I was pretty devastated then.

Right after Hank's allergy appointment we flew to Ocala

At Julie's art show

At the Orlando Mall! We spent so much time there. We'd go on every break from college. And then grad school. And then whenever I came to visit.

Latino's!

At Pete's Christmas Pageant at AUMC. Pete didn't appear, even after all the other kids filed in, and I panicked and ran to his room--he had pooped in his pants and was getting cleaned up.

We all got matching pajamas. Auntie X wore hers on the wrong night.

They still use these chairs. Pete got one on his first Xmas, too. They mainly use them for crawling all around.

Our regular walk through the accompanying neighborhood

Back at the mall

Lulu and Poppy's New Year's pic

Pete had a pizza New Year with Courtlyn

While we went to a subpar, overpriced dinner at Lucy's

Out of order--MM sent this to me to prove Pete was having a good time. He broke down when I dropped him off.