Happy 9th Birthday Trey

June 10th was Trey's 9th Birthday. We celebrated by giving him his first ever friend party on Saturday the 11th.

We invited a few kids we know and a few kids from his class at school and then his best friend, Easton.

I wanted to make it fun but low key enough that the kids wouldn't have problems. You learn real quick with kids with special needs you need to role with the punches and be ready for anything without being stressed.

The theme was "Super Heros".

I made red capes for everyone to decorate how they wanted. Bubbles were blown. We ate cake and ice cream and then played a few games. We played pin the "S" on Superman, had a pinata, and then silly stringed a villan. I think the silly string was everyone's favorite. Paul was a great sport to play the villan.
Here are some pictures from the fun day.

A new wind chime for Trey's garden from Paul and I.

This is a big present!

Easton working on his cape.

"Super Trey"

Grant with his cape.

Batman and the Joker! :)

The cake I made Trey.

Jacob and his friend working on their capes.

Trey with his cake.

Eating time!

Kyle pinning his "S" on.

Jacob's turn.

Here goes Grants.

Trey's going to get him good!

Give a good whack, Trey.

Easton the baseball player.

Nice hit, Kyle.

Go get him, Jacob.

Go Grant!

Here's Brett's turn.

Girls and hit too!

Oh NO! The villan is coming.

Get Him!

Get him some more!!!!

I don't think that villan will be back any time soon!

Opening presents - what kid doesn't like that.

Dream Night @ the Zoo

On June 3, 2011 we went to an event call "Dream Night". It is a special event put on for families with a special needs child(ren). We went a couple of years ago and decided to go this year and I'm so glad we did.
So the zoo closes at 5:30 to regular visitors then reopens for these families. It is a great enviroment and the kids loved it. They had characters walking around this year doing pictures and talking to the kids. They also have furs of animals that the kids can touch and some animals out to see close up and/or touch. And to be around other families similar to us was truely a good thing.


That spider doesn't stand a chance.

Chillin' with Cosmo.

I couldn't tell you if that was Mario or Lugie'.

Not sure what princess this is but she still doesn't hold a candle to my princess!

Who, Who

So if this video works then you will love it. The tiger is looking to get a bed time snack!

The tigers were having a good time and I have never seen them so active. It was a cool night and it was hunting time. This tiger pawed the glass a couple different times, it was so awesome to see the tiger like this.

A bit later we were on the walking path up on the back side of the tiger exhibit and there was a tiger up there just walking the fence. So we stopped and watched for a bit. He sure was eyeing my kids! Probably Paul and I too!

We had a wonderful night! Made even better by the fact that Paul was able to join us because his flight got into SLC on time and he drove right over to meet us.

Look at my crazy teeth :)

May 18, 2011
Here is a story of a boy named Brett. Brett was 5 and very handsome. One day when this boy went to the dentist his mom and dad where told that he had an extra tooth. What!
Yep, an extra tooth, coming straight down in between his two front teeth. That would explain the gap becoming bigger over the last few months.
Plus this boy wacked his mouth on the swing set bar a couple of weeks before the dentist appointment and loosened his front tooth and shifted it over a little too.
The teeth have to come out or it will cause problems for his permanent teeth. "I also need to take out the two teeth next to the front teeth because the x-ray is showing the permanent front two teeth are bigger then the space that is there now." said the dentist.
That is a total of 5 teeth that need to go.

So Brett had his mommy take a picture of him the day before the teeth were pulled.
The day came, teeth pulling time. Brett was a little nervous but his dad helped distract him by trying to guess what the tooth fairy might bring for 5 teeth all at once.
Brett did great and it was over before we knew it. Even his mom and dad were surprised, they thought it was going to take some time.
Brett recovered really fast, felt good soon, no pain, and he went to his last day of preschool the next day.
A picture of Brett with out his teeth will be posted soon.

May 27th, today he lost another tooth. One of his bottom ones had become loose fast and I was able to wiggle it a little and pull it right out! The tooth fairy makes another visit tonight.

Brett's Preschool Graduation

May 17, 2011
Brett's Preschool Graduation
For three years now Brett has been going a school districts preschool and been receiving services for Speech and Cognitive Delays. He has grown leaps and bounds and being with peers and receiving those services has helped him so much. In fact, he has tested now at above his age level, which means he will be put into a regular kindergarten class in the coming fall. He is super excited to start preschool in a brand new school not too far from our home. (That whole situation is a big long story:)
The theme of the graduation was,
Rumble in the Jungle

Singing a song and doing the actions.

"Hello, I'm a big happy Hippo
I sleep in the sun til I'm hot
When I'm not sleeping
I mooch in the mud
Which Hippo's like doing a lot"
He said he part perfectly, he had it memorized for two weeks before hand.

Getting his dipolma.

Grandpa Marshall came to see his graduation.

Brett with his teacher, Ms. Dixie to the right. Ms. Terresa is next to him on the left then Ms. Lacy.

Ms. Dixie and Ms. Terresa where there at the preschool when Trey was there, now they've had Brett and next fall they are getting Ellie. Ellie will be a tuition student and will not have any services like Trey and Brett did. More like a typical preschool for her.

Brett's First Tball game

Here are pictures from Brett's first Tball game. The games are so fun to watch and the kids have fun.

Isn't she beautiful?

"I'm ready"

On opening day our city does a little parade with all the teams in it. It is fun for the kids to be in the parade.

Spring has Sprung in our Yard

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was great, although a few of us were sick. Paul took Brett into Primary so he could give his talk.
Paul and the kids were so great to me. Of coarse they are great to me all the time but today was especially nice.

The Young Womens in our ward did these flowers for a fundraiser for camp. I loved them, it was so cute. I got to enjoy them only for the morning because the afternoon brought a nasty rain storm. :(

Big Girl Bed

Ellie has moved on from her toddler bed into a big girl bed. Paul took her to the store to pick it up and she helped put it together. :)

She has done really well sleeping in it and has only rolled out once or twice. :)

Bye Bye Old Wheelchair

Here is Trey old wheelchair getting ready to go to it's new home up at Shriners Hospital in SLC. It served Trey well for many years but now it is time for someone else to use it.

Trey is not upset that his chair is leaving, he was not having a good week and was real mad and irritable about something.

Bye Bye chair