Step by Step...Day by Day

Jake's development is continually improving daily...

(I'm a very happy mom)...

(I'm sure the 5 hours of preschool a day(25 a week),

and 10 hours of extra therapy a week

might have something to do with it)

But he can now understand (and do) all these things

without being shown:

-shut the door

-clap your hands

-play piano

-wave hi/bye

-give kisses

-were going to say a prayer (he puts hands together)

-patti-cake (he claps hands/raises arms up)

-spider song (puts fingertips together like the song)

-were going on the bus

-come down the stairs (walks down while holding rail)

-blow farts on Chelsey's arm (it's a long story)

Jake will do these signs if you ask him to:

-more

-please

-bye

-cracker

-milk

-want

-all done

-piano

I know it may not seem like a lot...

but it's a huge improvement from just a few months ago.

A few days ago I met with Jake's preschool teachers/therapists

and they said Jake is the most social kid ever,

loves to interact with the adults, but could care less about the kids,

can't sit still for two seconds,

rocks out whenever he hears music,

and has the biggest appetite they've ever seen...

sounds about right.

" Children are like mosquitoes. The minute they stop making a noise,

you know they're getting into something." -anonymous

NieNie

A while back Ashley told me about a woman from Utah who had miraciously survived a devastating plane crash with her husband that left her entire body severally burned. Her name is Stephanie Nielson & she has a blog (The NieNie Dialogues) which shares her story and her very different life now. She is truly amazing. She inspires me to be a better, more thoughtful, Christlike person everytime I read her blog. My life doesn't seem as hard, and my trials seem weak in comparison to hers. Also she has a video on lds.org under "Mormon Messages" called "My New Life" that is really neat. Check it out...p.s. you will cry your eyes off

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

The slogan "press on " has solved and always will solve the

problems of the human race." -Calvin Coolidge

"You were born an original. Don't die a copy." -John Mason

It's a Nice Day for a...White Wedding

So little bro Bradley up and decided to get married...

& we couldn't be happier with his choice...

my new sister-in-law Kellie is awesome

The happy couple

crazy sibs

the whole fan damily...well pretty much

...cousins...

Jake unfortunatly wasn't able to be at the wedding

because he had the chicken pox...but we were

able to get a few pics before the reception

happy bridesmaids

party time!

yay for weddings!

" The most wasted of all days is

one without laughter." -E.E. Cummings