Saturday, July 31, 2010

First pony ride

Caleb was so excited to ride a pony today. I know, I can't believe I haven't taken him before now either. He has rode a camel before though, does that count? Before we left the house, I asked Caleb if he was ready to ride a horse and he said "A pink one?" Ummmm, no this isn't the fake horse at Meijer. (By the way, he always wanted to ride the pink one at Meijer because it went faster than the brown one) LOL!
As soon as he saw the horses he ran right up to them. No fear here!

He was so cute, he kept saying "Yee Haw!"

All the large horses came over to the fence to watch the ponies get ready.

After the pony ride, we went and visited with the horses. They were very friendly. Caleb wanted to ride one of them!


Elijah had a good time just watching. He wanted nothing to do with riding.:)

Sunday, July 25, 2010

No power

This weekend was a little out of the ordinary. First, we had a storm that looked like a hurricane blowing around and then the power went out. Now, I can deal with no power for a couple hours but after waking up the next day without power was a bummer. Without a blowdryer, the hair went up into a pony tail. The boys ate snack pack pudding for breakfast (which they loved!) and I began scurrying around trying to find all of our flashlights only to discover that all the batteries needed to be replaced.:( Okay then.....let's make a list of things we are going to need. Since we heard that our county got hit the worst and our most of our town was out of power, I decided I needed to make sure that we had a few basics... peanut butter, apple juice, bagels, bananas and chocolate. We did hit McDonald's for lunch and TGIF's for dinner (no, the boys did not eat pudding all weekend:) We headed out to the store only to find traffic lights out on almost every corner and roads closed due to fallen power lines. In fact, our next door neighbor had a huge tree laying in their backyard on top of their power lines. The storm blew huge trees down but do you think it would blow the dirty diaper off the garage roof that Caleb threw up there several months ago? Nope! It's still there! (I did put it into a plastic bag before he threw it, thank goodness) Oh well, the boys did very well, using flashlights to look at books and having Mommy hold the flashlight while they were brushing their teeth and saying bedtime prayers. Caleb did remarkably well going without the TV or listening to his Elmo CD. Elijah was fine too except he folowed me everywhere which was pretty funny. So here are a few pics I took this weekend while we were waiting out the power outage. It really wasn't that bad and we did have a lot of fun together. Jimmy and Ben are in Florida right now, so they missed all the excitement!

The boys thought the fallen branches were pretty cool. I wish I would have got a picture of Mikey carrying around a branch wagging his tail.

Caleb and Elijah having fun with the rice.

To stay cool, Elijah spent a lot of the weekend playing in just his diaper.

Caleb and Elijah watching the guys cut up the fallen tree next door with chainsaws.

This is the cutest flashlight, but I really do need to be more prepared next time. This cute little thing just doesn't cut it.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Remembering Kristen


Kristen went home to be with Jesus yesterday. She was a precious child of God, a gift like no other. I am blessed to have been able to pray for her during her battle with Leukemia. We love you Kristen and look forward to seeing you in heaven one day.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Water fun



This is the water table that I bought Elijah for his birthday. He loves it!:)

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Happy 4th Birthday Elijah:)

Today is Elijah's 4th birthday.

This day is a significant cause for celebration. We celebrate Elijah turning 4 because he has graced this world with his wonderful little self for exactly 4 years.:) Elijah is so loved and cherished by our family and we are so happy and thankful that he is home with us especially on this special day.

Why is this 4th birthday such a cause for celebration? Because if Elijah was still living in the orphanage, this birthday would be a not so happy day. Once, he turned four, his days would be numbered. Very soon, he would be transferred from the baby home to an institution. This would mark the beginning of the end for him. 80% of disabled children will die within their first year of being transferred to an institution. How sad, how tragic, how wrong!

I praise God that Elijah is home with us. And that his orphanage caregivers will never have to say a teary good bye to him as he is being driven away to the institution, and that Elijah will never experience the fear that day would bring. Thank you Jesus!

Instead, Elijah is home with us, his family, and we think he is the most special little four year old in the world! Happy Birthday Peanut! We love you!!







Thursday, July 15, 2010

Caleb's Unique Jumping Style at OneTrueMedia.com

I just had to share this short clip of Caleb jumping into the HS pool. He swims 4 mornings a week. He spends most of the time jumping, really.:) This kid of mine makes my heart smile.


Monday, July 12, 2010

Outside Fun


Caleb participated in the PEAC program today for the first time. He did very well. Programs to Educate All Cyclists (PEAC) is dedicated to helping people with disabilities achieve their cycling goals.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Our weekend

Jimmy enjoying his pizza and waiting for the fireworks to start. We went to the fireworks Saturday with friends. We had a great time!



Just hanging out enjoying the weekend sun...:)



First, we paint.....

and then we clean up!


I just LOVE Caleb's big smile when he laughs!


Caleb, Nicole, and Elijah
You can see from this picture that Caleb made an attempt to cut his own hair. I haven't the heart to cut it all off, so *sigh*, we wait for it to grow out again. So, now we add scissors to the list of things on top of the refrigerator.