1st Movie

So this weekend we attempted the first big trip to the movies with Gavin! We really wanted him to have some time with just Mommy and Daddy, so we dropped Elijah off at Auntie Megs house for nap time and took Gavin to go see the aliens vs monsters movie.

He was so cute! He picked out his favorite flavor of slurpee and some poppy-corn as he likes to call it. We went and sat down and he was hooked. He watched the entire movie with no real interruptions for chatter or bathroom etc. If anything I was trying to shoosh him cause he was laughing so loud at the funny scenes, or at least what is funny to a 3yr old.

When the movie was over, he politely thanked us and we headed out. When we were walking across the parking lot to the car we asked him again if he had fun at the movies and he replied, "Yeah it was so much fun, but the movie was weird'! LOL! Crazy kid!

Firehouse Fun

This past week I took the kids and met up with some friends at a local Firehouse where they were going to give a tour to the kiddos. It was great! We really wanted to do this for Gavin as he has had some anxiety about Firetrucks and Ambulances ever since they have come to the house on several occasions because of Elijah's seizures. He has begun to associate the trucks with taking Elijah away and we were beginning to get worried. He is such an empathetic child and I feel so blessed as a Mommy to have such a sweet little boy and such a great big brother for Elijah.

So, on the way there Gavin expressed some concerns of being afraid for Elijah etc and I was beginning to worry that it may not be the kind of morning I had hoped for but once we go there and he saw his friend and the firemen he was pumped!

The firemen let him look around in the ambulance and climb in the trucks and Gavin even offered up his services to help them clean the firetruck! Silly kid! He just has an obsession with the tires =)

All in all it was a great morning and I'm so glad that we go to go an experience it!

Balancing!

Ok so as some of you know Elijah HATES to be "unstable" so to speak. He still has that infant feeling of falling because his nervous system being immature, and never likes to be spun, thrown (that's a daddy thing) or balancing on objects. If he feels unstable he usually loses it. So, the other day in therapy after he got all of his new tape on, his therapist Heather decided it was time to test the balancing thing again. I had begun to mentally and emotionally prepare myself for some serious waterworks and kicking fits, but to my surprise this is what he did..he SMILED! It was awesome. Both Heather and I looked at each other and laughed we were so excited! I wanted to yell out, "Way to go Eli, Mommy's so proud!" but then decided against that thinking that my yelling like a mad woman would probably terrify the kid while he's trying to balance and most likely not produce the results from him that I would have wanted! =) We are so proud of him, this balancing had been a long time coming for our little guy! "Whoo-hooo Elijah!"

Dog food vs Toys

Crafty

Hello there! I have been tapping into my artsy side lately, and have been back to painting! I love to paint and draw but just don't seem to always have the time. However, recently I was able to paint letters for my niece Peyton who will be due this week and it was so much fun being able to use pink, cause lets face it, I don't EVER get to use pink! I also painted letters for one of my best girlfriends back in California for her shower. Her son Jude is due in about 7 weeks and his nursery theme is Dr. Seuss!

I really enjoyed making both of these and I hope that I can do more. So, with that said if any of you have the desire to have these done personalized for your kiddos, or a friend or know someone who would like to have these done please pass along my name. I'm trying to earn extra money on the side and found that this is a great outlet for extra money and for me to do something that I love.

Hope you enjoy!!!!!!