Back in School

Colby is officially back in school this week! His first day back was Monday.  His friends were all so excited. They even threw him a little welcome back party at lunch! He sure is a well loved kid and it has been a tremendous blessing to have so many behind him!

So far Colby has surpassed our expectations and has been able to handle a full day of school!  By the end of  the school day he is definitely well worn out and ready to shut it down, which is completely expected at this point.  Having a free period (he had to understandably drop AP Bio for this semester) has been very helpful in getting through the day.  Too bad he doesn't have a cot and somewhere extra quiet to sleep during that period! Once he gets home he does crash pretty hard and sleeps for a few hours.  He is still struggling a little with wanting to go to all the extra curricular activities after school, but for now he needs to start with one thing at a time.  A full day of school is definitely his max, whether he likes that or not.  It is really important for him to not overdo it before he is fully healed.  Tomorrow will be one month since his brain surgery.  He has come a long way in that one month, and for that we are very grateful.

Being the social butterfly teenage boy that Colby is, he still has a hard time saying no to all the extra curricular activities surrounding him.  My have to constantly remind him not to overdo it.  He has, however, been able to return to singing with his church youth choir just in time for the holiday season.  It is a wonderful choir that has been able to sing at the Orange Community Christmas celebration for years.  All of Colby's siblings have been able to participate in this choir in years past.  Our mom is on the committee this year in charge of putting it all together and making sure it goes off without a hitch.  She has put in a ton of hours over the past few months and is greatly looking forward to it this upcoming weekend.  If you want to come listen to Colby sing with the youth choir or see firsthand the result of our mom's hard work, please feel free to drop by! It is a community celebration open to all! Thousands of Creche exhibits will be on display as well as many musical presentations.   Here is the link that describes more of what and where it is.

http://www.communitychristmascelebration.org/

It is a wonderful way to start out the Christmas season.

Happy Holidays!


**Pictures to come soon from his surprise 16th birthday party last week!