Sunday, July 24, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Bulletin Board Memo
We just happened to see this posted in grand central bulletin board territory...
It looks likes someone has been a member of this family long enough to know that things work out best when you take the initiative to get things done. This someone happens to have a birthday coming up....
It looks likes someone has been a member of this family long enough to know that things work out best when you take the initiative to get things done. This someone happens to have a birthday coming up....
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Bay Beach
Once again, we made it to Bay Beach, a favorite spot. This year they added the Zippen Pippen roller coaster!
A Visit with the Cool Cousins!
We had a great reunion this past week with Tim, Suzy, Aileen, Joe and Mara! Of course Grandma and Grandpa D and the GB cousins were with us as well. We had a house full of kids, from 18 year old teens down to two year old toddlers.
Some of the activities seemed to revolve around a theme this year. Greek gods and goddesses were taking over the house. They had new names, new costumes, new customs and lots of new drama.
Here is the actual filmed drama production...
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| Cousin Aileen, Cousin Colleen and Teresa |
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| Cousin Margaret and Molly Grace |
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| A big gang playing games |
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| Cousin Mara |
Some of the activities seemed to revolve around a theme this year. Greek gods and goddesses were taking over the house. They had new names, new costumes, new customs and lots of new drama.
Here is the actual filmed drama production...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
"YOU......Are you happy?"
These four little words, coming out of the mouth of our little Erin, earn a gold medal this week. As you may guess, speech is delayed nearly 100% of the time in those with Down syndrome. Oh, don't get me wrong, Erin chatters all the time! Understanding that chatter -articulation- is the difficult part. She knows what she is saying, but we, on the receiving end, sometimes fumble with our guesses. We are becoming more seasoned at understanding her dialect. Nonetheless, we do guess, often over and over, in hopes of making sense of whatever it is she is wanting to communicate. Erin does use sign language, which helps tremendously. She is a master at charades...I'm always gonna be picking that girl, hands down, on my team if I want to win at charades.
When Erin is not chattering, in her sing-songy little voice, she often communicates in one or two word phrases, especially when she is serious about getting what she wants. In single words, we can nearly 100% of the time understand what she wants or needs. But we have been at the one or two word phrases stage for a long time....
So, the other night Erin was lying in bed singing Veggie Tale songs, specifically Madame Blueberry songs. Suddenly, she looked at her sister Eileen, who was lying in the other bed, and in perfect Madame Blueberry imitation said, "YOU.....are you happy?" She even pointed and used appropriate facial expression, just like Madame.
I'll take it. Four words. Perfectly articulated. Madame Blueberry accent and all. It is times like these, times so ordinary for typical kids that is is taken for granted, that our Erin really shines and makes us so proud.
When Erin is not chattering, in her sing-songy little voice, she often communicates in one or two word phrases, especially when she is serious about getting what she wants. In single words, we can nearly 100% of the time understand what she wants or needs. But we have been at the one or two word phrases stage for a long time....
So, the other night Erin was lying in bed singing Veggie Tale songs, specifically Madame Blueberry songs. Suddenly, she looked at her sister Eileen, who was lying in the other bed, and in perfect Madame Blueberry imitation said, "YOU.....are you happy?" She even pointed and used appropriate facial expression, just like Madame.
I'll take it. Four words. Perfectly articulated. Madame Blueberry accent and all. It is times like these, times so ordinary for typical kids that is is taken for granted, that our Erin really shines and makes us so proud.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Fourth of July
Here are a few pictures of our mini firework celebration. The mosquitoes where horrible, so we didn't stay outside too long!
Now, on to the real excitement! Erin somehow managed to put her head through the spindles on our stairs and could not get it back out. Seriously, this was one impossible dilemma. We still do not know how she did this! I wasn't home at the time, but Mike tried a couple solutions to remove her head before finally breaking the spindle. He turned her over, so he could pull her head out without having to deal with her ears....no go. Then he tried greasing her head up....no go. At first she was laughing, but as time when on, she started to panic, which is when Mike broke the spindle. LOL. Thankfully, she is just fine. Crazy!
Eileen is either bustin' a move or scratching a mosquito!?
Bridget and Cousin Collen
Now, on to the real excitement! Erin somehow managed to put her head through the spindles on our stairs and could not get it back out. Seriously, this was one impossible dilemma. We still do not know how she did this! I wasn't home at the time, but Mike tried a couple solutions to remove her head before finally breaking the spindle. He turned her over, so he could pull her head out without having to deal with her ears....no go. Then he tried greasing her head up....no go. At first she was laughing, but as time when on, she started to panic, which is when Mike broke the spindle. LOL. Thankfully, she is just fine. Crazy!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Graduation Party
Here are LOTS of pictures of Moira and Sarah's graduation party, in no particular order.
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