Trey Boy

Your Smile
by Janet Gresham

My child,

Your smile tightens our heartstrings,
pulling our love into a great big bow.
Your smile streams like sunshine through trees,
sprinkling laughter in the shade.

Your mind may never ponder metaphors.
Your eyes may never follow clouds.
Your feet may never sampler barefoot.
Your fingers may never pen a letter.
Your voice may never say "I love you."

Yet, my child,

You are granted the power to teach patience,
hope,
joy,
grace,
sacrifice,
unabridged love.

To those who pause their world
long enough to know you,
you give yourself and smile.

Blue and Gold Dinner

In February was the Blue and Gold Dinner for the Cub Scouts. It was a great night. Trey received his wolf badge and some arrow points. Each boy was spotlighted and one of the questions they asked the parents of each boy was "If your boy was a super hero who would he be?". I told them, Super Man, because Trey is super and tough!

We had the boys display some of the things they had done in scouts this past year. Trey had his "collection" of textures, airplane and rocket made at day camp, bean bags, and derby car.

Trey loves Cub Scouts, he loves to be there with the other boys and doing the activities. The boys are really good with him too! :)

The last Wednesday in January Paul and I were gone to Florida so I had my mom take Trey to cub scouts on that day. Well, the other leader had changed the activity so I wasn't aware that they would not be at the church house. My mom took Trey to the church house to find that the wolves were not there but the bears were and the leaders found out where the wolves were so my mom could take Trey. As my mom was wheeling Trey out of the church she said he started the most sad little cry and whine she had ever heard. He thought he wasn't going to scouts. And where they got to the place where the scouts where he was all smiles.

Ellie's Birthday Outing

As mommy and daddy's birthday present to Ellie for her 3rd Birthday, we took her to Build-A-Bear Workshop and to lunch. We would have done this earlier but between trips and sickness it didn't happen until Feb. 8th.

Here she is with the music rock dog that she picked out, not the one I thought she would've picked but she was adamant about this dog. :) It even has a Jonas Brothers Dog Tag on it. She is picking out the sound she wants put in the dog.

Now she is helping stuff her dog. The foot pedal turns the machine on and off that blows the stuffing in.

She picked up a heart for the dog. Rubbed on her checks, gave it a kiss and put it in the dog.

After the dog is all stitched up, Ellie gave him an air bath.

Here's the fun part, picking out the outfit. It was very nice that she decided easily and fast and she didn't change her mind. Dad did a great job getting the dog dressed.

Ellie with her rolling dog, yup, he is on roller skates!

Ellie and her daddy at lunch, I was there too, but I'm the one always behind the camera:)

We had a wonderful afternoon.

Trey's first friend Birthday Party Invite

Trey came home last week with an invite to a classmates birthday party. I was so excited and thought "how cool is this!" I decided right then and there, for Trey's 9th birthday in June he is going to have his first friend party. Why not? I've had questions and concerns about doing a friend party, but what the heck, we are going to do it and it will be great.
Anyway back to this party. Paul took him because I still had a nasty cough and sinus issues so I didn't want to be around these special little people and risk getting them sick. Paul text me these two pictures and messages about how much fun Trey was having.

Picture below: Wyatt, Trey, Grant
The 3 Amigos
Trey and I have know Wyatt and his family for several years now, through the OT at Early Intervention.
Grant is Trey's classmate and it was his party. Happy Birthday Grant!

Fish

So on Thursday the 3rd of Feb. Brett brought home a fish from preschool. I was surprised but I thought that it was a pretty cool thing. The kids had made a little aquarium from a jar and put the rocks in it. The fish was in the bag from the store, so when he got it home we put the water and fish in the jar and fed him a little bit. The kids where excited and honestly I was a bit excited too. I had thought on and off for a couple of years now about getting some fish, now it was done for me.
I had fish a long time ago when I was young and my neighbors had a big aquarium in their living room, but it had been so long since I had been around fish or knew anything about them.
The note from preschool said to give the fish a little tiny pinch of food twice a day, not to over feed because then the fish would over eat and die.
Friday night at dinner, Brett got up to check on the fish and he said "oh, it's at the top". He didn't know what that meant, but Paul and I said pretty much at the same time, "it's dead". Sure enough, the little guy was dead. I think we over fed him, or it was a combination of things. Brett was sad, he cried.

Below is Fish #1

Paul and I decided we might as well just get an aquarium, it would be fun for the kids.
On Saturday we went to PetSmart and got the aquarium kit and info on fish but we didn't get the fish yet because we needed to set up the aquarium, check for leaks, test the water, filter the water for 48 hrs, and heat the water up. Yes, we learned alot that day.
Paul and the kids set up the aquarium that afternoon while I took a nap, yep, I'm a slacker but my cold from a couple of weeks before had come back with a vengence and was taking a toll on me.
Monday night for FHE we went back to PetSmart to pick out a fish for each kid. They had a great time and Trey really liked looking at all those tanks and the fish moving around. After dinner we put the fish in their new home.

Today is Friday, so not quite a week yet, but no deaths to report!

10th Anniversary

Paul and I have been married for 10 years now (Jan. 26). 10 years, yeah I now, crazy huh?!
Paul took care of everything and swept me away to Miami and Key West for several days.
We both were trying to recover from being sick the week before and it was a bit chilly in Miami and Key West while we were there. So we didn't sit out on the beach much. We slept in until 11 am on most of the days and we went sight seeing and took in the culture. It was a great week and I loved being with my hubby!

Casa Marina Resort at Key West.

We took a boat ride in Miami and it took us around to some of the mansions on the water way. This is Shaq's old house that was bought by someone and being renovated.

Key West, FL

At the top of a outlook in Key West that people back in the day, would use to spot ship wrecks so they could go out and salvage the wrecks.

View from our balcony of our room at Casa Marina. Just beyond the pool and palm trees you can see a little bit of the ocean and beach.

The resident chickens and her chicks.

Thanks for a great trip, sweetie! I had a wonderful time. A big thanks to the grandma's for staying with the kids while we were gone.

Ellie's 3rd Birthday

Happy 3rd Birthday to my Ellie Jean.
What a wonderful little girl you have become. You love to read and look at books, you could do it for hours. You and Brett play really well together, when you want to. I love that you still love to snuggle so much. Most of the things you do and say make us laugh, you are a silly, smart, beautiful and fun girl. We love you!

Yes, Dora is green. We all had been really sick the days preceding this cake and I was so sick that I guess I thought Dora should look sick too! Everyone kept telling me the cake looked great but I know better :)

Panda Pillow Pet

Blow out the candle!

Digital Scrapbook Layouts by Christy

Maple Mountain by Christy

Trey's Buddy

This is Trey's friend, Easton. Over the last several months Easton has befriended Trey and been by his side whenever he can. Because Trey goes to school in Springville and not Mapleton they would only get to see each other at church and at Cub Scouts. He talks to Trey, pushes his chair and just really loves Trey.
Before Trey's baclofen pump surgery in November Easton showed up at our door with a present for Trey. A binder, paper, pencil, a little army football and a couple of other things. I just found out recently from Easton's mom that he did that all by himself. Got the things together and told his mom he was going to take it to Trey.
Even as I write this I'm emotional, it touches my heart to see one of Trey's peers treat him so good and really be a friend. I'm so happy that Trey has had this experience.
Easton has recently moved to Springville so he won't get to see Trey at church or cub scouts but I'm hoping that I can get the boys together every once in awhile.
Easton is such an amazing boy, I'm so glad we were blessed to have him come into Trey's life.

Trey at Class Christmas program

Just had to share this picture from Trey's class Christmas program they do every year. They sign a few songs and then we get to see a bunch of pictures of them doing things at school.
Trey was so happy this day!

Christmas Morning 2010

No, he is not trying to strangle her!

Christmas Day was wonderful. The kids didn't wake up until 8 am then we opened presents. After presents while the kids played I made blueberry muffins. The rest of the day was playing and napping. That night we had fondue for dinner.