Well, it looks like we’ve had some good times! 🙂 We have indeed!
Standing tall and proud.
I had to tease this profile picture out of him, because I wanted to make a sillouette for a craft. Hasn’t happened, but now I can!
Sweet fingers. He can do everything with this hand.
This picture makes me giggle.
I’m soaking in all the beauty of his darling feet before the doctor reshapes them to be walked on.
They are so soft and darling right now!!!
I love this sink! It has a tiny little pump that cycles the water through. Daniel plays with it for hours.
Two five year olds!
Who likes the toy the most?
Anna made this pound cake and frosting completely unsupervised. I love older children!
This was a wonderful afternoon. We aren’t doing this as much now since the yellow jackets are getting really bad.
Maggie got a blue ribbon for her drawing and the description/story that went with it!
Anna got a blue ribbon for her Tree of Life painting. This was my personal favorite of her entries.
She got a red ribbon for her firework painting! (above)
Anna and her friends got a special ribbon for their homemade board game, complete with an accompanying story, playing pieces, rules and money!
Carolyn got a blue ribbon for her photo of Daniel and Brian (above her head)
Anna got all blue ribbons (I think?) for her four nature photographs. All four are in this photo and she’s pointing at the two closest to her. (They’re all size 5×7)
Carolyn got a special award for her photo of Jordan and Brian at the lake!!!
Blue ribbon for Anna’s cookies!
Wandering the giant exhibit hall at the county fair.
We got a free pancake brunch from Fred Meyer at the fair!
Yummy food!
This is where Daniel spent most of his time at the fair. It is a loud, busy place and he squished himself really close to us.
We’re watching our neighbor’s fashion show (sewing 4-H).
My dad and niece came to spend the day with us at the fair. It was really special.
Yee-haw!
The only ride Daniel was big enough for (and barely) was the merry go round. I didn’t realize that going on rides was going to be a loss for him due to his short stature. It was not a problem this year, thankfully.
Sweet girls!
On his third time on the merry go round, he was brave enough for Brian to stop holding him!
In the reptile and wild things pavillion, I took a picture of Daniel and me next to the giant parrots. haha
Anna’s good friend was with us too! The adult with the camera wasn’t with them, but I foudn this picture of Maggie going on the roller coaster with her! (Anna is not a roller coaster fan)
Sweet times.
Thanks to a friend for gifting us this water table!!! It’s great fun and also great therapy.
This isn’t the best picture of Daniel…. until you realize how much bend is in that left leg!!! I am sure it couldn’t bend that far when we picked him up! He other leg doesn’t bend as much, but even just one leg bending will give him improved mobility! (He can dress up as a peg leg pirate some day and stomp around)
Good times.
He sticks out his tongue when he focuses!!!
The two five-year-olds…. quite the height difference!
Our good friend came to visit and be a buddy for the kids.
Daniel is ogling the cords. Only Daniel. (facepalm)
Dancing!
Snuggling.
We get to buy chicks every fall thanks to so many natural predators reducing our flock size. The girls are enjoying them especially.
No sun-tan to speak of….
They called me to come and see!!!
Poor baby chicken… played until it fell over.
Look what arrived!!!!
Custom TiLite Twist wheelchair! Daniel is doing awesome with it.
Siblings. Love!
Doggie love
I can’t wait to meet my new niece!!!!!!!
Daniel was brave enough to ride in Jordan’s wheelchair for a bit. Especially when we were next to the one-man band!!!
Watching the ponies go by.
Daniel enjoyed the bean pit a lot!
A carefully prepared little package made it successfully over the ocean to Daniel’s Bulgarian mom. It included a necklace with a thumbprint charm (Daniel’s thumb print), a lock of Daniel’s hair, some of Daniel’s artwork (scribbles!) and my tracings of his hands and feet.