Time flies when you are having fun

It has been a fun and exciting week for Connor. Friday was very busy.

Grandma Debbie, Grandpa Roger and Auntie Mallory arrived early Friday morning, Connor has been counting down the days for them to visit.



Connor's class had a lovely Christmas celebration Friday morning. There was a relay race, book exchange and some fun Christmas dancing and singing. It was so great seeing the Holiday joy on those kids faces.

After Connor's Christmas party we took him to see the Neurological Opthamologist. She was very pleased that his optic nerves looked great, and his vision was great. She confirmed our suspicions that the ptosis he's experiencing is a side effect of his Chemo drug Vincristine. She also told us she has seen quite a few kids with the same side effect from Chemo, and the condition is generally temporary and improves after they stop taking the drug. We are going to work at getting Connor a pair of glasses with a ptosis crutch (This is a photo of what a ptosis crutch looks like). He will wear the glasses a couple times a day to lift his eye lid. This will keep the eye active and prevent it from getting weak. He was a champ at getting his eyes dilated.




Connor has been having a blast playing with grandma, grandpa and auntie. It definitely feels a lot more like Christmas when you are surrounded by family.





Saturday he was pretty exhausted and went to bed pretty early, it was such a busy and fun week for him.





Our mystery gifts continue. Each one is unique, and so very thoughtful. One of the packages this weekend included a harmonica. Connor must have played that for about an hour straight. It's nice when





We also have been receiving a different piece of a nativity set every night. It gets dropped off on the front porch every night. Whoever is leaving the stealth presents has been pretty elusive. Our dog Sparky (or barky and he's warmly regarded), doesn't even bark or notice. The set is beautiful and it's a nice reminder of the real reason for Christmas.





Please rest assured if I don't write as much for the next few days, everything is well. I'm just soaking in all the love from the family.








One of Connor's favorite activities to play with Grandpa: Paper Airplanes