July IMCK Card Kit

Here are the cards I made with the July Kit from InspireMeCardKits.com:

More Botox

Clayton had his second set of botox injections this morning. We had to be at the hospital at 5:30 a.m. YUCK. I had my alarm set for 3:50, and he woke up crying around 3:00, so we ended up just getting up then. So by the time we got settled in pre-op, he was TIRED. And we usually find him in recovery throwing a fit, giving the nurses a run for the money--but today he was snoozing away. Guess that gas sent him into lala land!

We're Back!

Home again, home again, jiggity jig! We got home yesterday morning around 4:00 am--FUN! I think we've finally recovered from the long drive home from Jacksonville. We got plenty of relaxation time in Pensacola. It rained a little in the afternoons, but we got plenty of sun . . .we thought we were so smart taking our own umbrella, but Brian got burnt sitting under it the first day! It helps to have an umbrella made of THICK material that actually blocks UV rays! Little Clayton was covered in sunscreen and still got a little pink that day. We felt horrible! He didn't seem bothered by it but for the next two days we just rented the umbrella from the beach service guy. Worked much better for us because it was one less thing to carry!

For the Fourth, we drove over to Brian's uncle's house in Navarre. We had our own little fireworks show in their backyard. I worried that Clayton wouldn't like them, but he loved watching the lights. The sparklers made him a little nervous. Can't blame him, they make me a little nervous too!

We stayed at a great hotel--very family friendly. Can't take credit for this pic--Brian took it . . .

We drove over to Jacksonville on Friday and Brian went deep sea fishing with his brother on Saturday. I'm so glad he got to go--he's been dying to go for years now. They caught a lot, and this is what they chose to bring home:

We had a great trip--now we'll have to get on back to normal life. Which for someone like me who loves a schedule, isn't all that bad. :)

On Vacation

We'll be in Florida for the next week, so look for me then . . .in the spirit of the Fourth I'll share more pics from the Korean War Memorial Dedication.

God Bless America!

Pool Therapy

Today was Clayton's first day of pool therapy. He'll get some OT and PT in there every week. Very exciting, considering he's kind of plateaued in land based PT activities. We're hoping this new environment will help him learn some more movements. (The bottom pics are of him doing some "pull-ups"--that exercise was all his idea!!)

The Week in Pictures

I've been busy, thus the neglected blog. Thought I'd just post the week in pictures, starting with last Saturday. We went to the lake with my brother's family. Can't wait to do it again--the kids keep things hoppin'!

Josh, Nicole and Taylor:

Brian with Drew:
My brother (and yes, he landed!):

My dad with Clayton:

My mom with Drew:

Taylor:

Heidi:

Clayton, before his haircut. He's finally big enough for the cape!

During the haircut:

And after:

Spencer's pool party:

Clayton is obsessive about stickers. And for some reason he wants them all over his head (yes, he directed all these placements!):

And today was the Korean War Memorial Dedication. This is my grandfather. Look for more pics of this event soon.

Nothing Doing

Nothing happening here except hot and humid--love that Arkansas weather!

Clayton's having therapy at the moment--he's all about Ms. Hannah! She definitley makes therapy fun for all!

FINALLY!

Clayton's new activity chair arrived today. And while I was very glad to see it, I'm past the excitement of getting it. We've waited so long for it. We ordered it in NOVEMBER and it wasn't approved until MARCH. Arrives in JUNE. Nothing like speedy service . . . guess they didn't care that he had totally outgrown his feeder chair. At any rate, he seems to really like it and he sit ups so much better in it--much more appropriate!

HE IS BEAUTIFUL

Don't you agree? :)