Little Time To Brag

Well, we are entering fall. With fall comes a little organization and motivation. So I would like to take a moment and brag on my favorite boy. I have started a little preschool with my son. I have a hour or more each day while Carmyn is in therapy. So I decided to use my time to teach Colton. He LOVES "school" and ask to do some everyday. He is doing a GREAT job.
He has also started swim lessons. Or as he calls it swim therapy like his sister takes. He is so brave and is doing a great job. It is nice for him to have a little something for just him.
I am hoping I take a little more time, refocus and post more often. Until then...happy fall....I know it's a little early.

Summer

Our summer has been so nice. I have been able to do some extra fun things out of the norm....and we have enjoyed ourselves. I don't have pictures of them all...but here are a few...okay....a lot!!!hahaha

Us...couldn't do it without this man!!!!!

Festival fun

Slash pad

Park

First movie...watched Ice Age 3D...impressed myself...first 3D for me too

Cutie having outdoor fun

Fireworks

Riding in the new truck

Fixing the new Birthday truck with daddy

ohhhh..more birthday cars

Happy 4th Birthday

Riding Monster Truck Wildcat

After the ride and new trucks

Building a Bird House

Reading Program....meeting Smokey Baseball Mascots

Riding Therapy

Swinging fun

Llama, Llama Red Pajamas

Pony Ride

At the Zoo Kids Cove

Hippo Therapy

My little Angel has started Hippo Therapy a.k.a. horse back riding. This kind of therapy is suppose to do wonders for balance and stability. I hope through this she will gain the strength she needs to stand and then walk. She works so hard during her lessons. They make the horse stop go and stop go and move in circles. This makes her shift her weight constantly. Just sitting up while the horse is walking is a challenge. I love watching her ride. She looks like such a big girl. For a moment, she is just like every other child out there, loving to ride!!

Mayfield Dairy and Sweetwater Cheese Farm

Some times I really feel terrible that I don't do enough "FUN" stuff for Colton. So this past Friday we ventured off to Mayfield Dairy Farm, which provides milk and ice cream to all of TN and a cheese farm. We had a lot of fun.

Here are the "teenagers".

Here is the milking parlor. They milk over 2000 cows 3 times a day around the clock.
Each cows gives 8-10 gallons of milk each time....WOW!!

See what Colton thought of the smell. HAHA!

Here Colton and friends are ready for the tour. Notice the blue booties?
That is to keep cow poo off of the shoes. He stepped in EVERY pile he could find.

Ready?

Sally and Red the tour guide dog.

Mayfield Dairy Cow

Children on a cow after the Milk tour.

In another world.

HA!! Cheese!!

Isn't that funny? We had to wear them inside the milk plant.

VERY tired after a BIG day!!

Angelman Walk-a-thon

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We walked in our first Angelman Walk-a-thon. It was a wonderful experience. Very humbling. Somehow this made it more real. I still fight with "normal". Some days I feel like nothing is wrong. That therapy on a daily basis is just life and then I see a typical child Carmyn's age. Here, everyone was in the same boat. All fighting for the same thing. Their child. One day I hope we all can join together and praise God for a cure. Science is getting closer and the possibility is within our reach. One day our children can.......my imagination is overwhelmed with the dreams. I continue to pray for what man says is impossible....My God tells me NOTHING is too hard for Him. A cure is coming................

Walk-A-Thon

I really don't have too much time at this moment to post. I have a house to clean, children to feed, a Wal-Mart stop, birthday parties to go to and a weekend to enjoy. But I will post picture and my experience from the walk-a-thon soon. It was wonderful, humbling, & hard all at the same time. THANK YOU!!! Thank you for your prayers and support!!

Walk-a-thon in Nashville Tennessee for Angelam Syndrome

May 16 our family is participating in our first walk-a-thon for Angelman. As a family we are excited to bring awareness, fight for better quality life and find a cure. Please go to Carmyn's fundraising page. I KNOW times are hard. If you could help even just $5.00 it will all add up in the end. Most of all we just appreciate your prayers~ Thank you!!

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