Dream night at the Zoo

A while back we went to dream night at the zoo!! it was so much fun..only a few hundred people are invited so it is not crowded and you can take your time and really look at everything..it is also in the evening so the heat was not so bad..

Bristol loved the treats they had all over for the kids ..especially the cold ones..

Alli and Madi always love the reptile house..

This was Bristol's first time on a merry go round and she loved it..We feed the giraffe and got a close look at a little alligator..

Not a mouse lover

We met some friends at Chunk e Cheese the other day..Bristol had a great time until the mouse showed his big smiling face..She was not liking him at all..Her buddies her didn't seem to mind.. Allison and Madison were with us also but if they tokens in their hands I don't see their faces..LOL
Bristol tried this little car..she was not impressed..It shook like crazy and she bumped her and and was Done..She was happy sitting on top of the table "counting her tokens" and putting them in a and out of the cup..

July 4th Fun

July 4th we had a full day! We started out with the parade..

Madi and Bristol had just finished their breakfast..

Madi wanted her picture in front of the shower curtain that we painted before we left that morning..

Bristol loved the parade..She just squealed when she was all the people on the sidewalk..and she was lovin the tractor pulling the trailer..

This is her at the end of the night..about 3 minutes before the fireworks..I was hoping he would make it but, she couldn't hold her eyes open another minute..

We spent most of the day at this water slide..The Kids had a blast..It took them a couple times climbing up there to get the courage to slide down But once they did..WOw they couldn't wait to do it again..and again...

It is a monster!

Bristol had so much fun doing her thing at the cook house..She was all over the place..I am so thankful she has something she can be independent with!

She slowed down long enough to have some home grown tomatoes..Yummy if you like tomatoes!

After the parade We tried for a picture with all 5 girls..

Madison and Clara watching the fireworks!

I love this picture of Alli holding Bristol..She is so gentle with her, And Bristol adores her..

We had a great day! one I hope the girls will say remember when...

Catch her if you can!

So Bristol got her gait trainer..We hope she will gain strength daily by using it and her trunk muscles will be ale to support her soon to be able to walk..she is doing great with it..getting around so nice..excited about being outside going where she WANTS to go.. She had Great time at VBS..She came into the church a couple of nights when all the other kids came in and sang she LOved it..she bounced up and down and clapped her hands..She has come sooooo far since last year this time..I remember going to Bible school last year, caring her around in a sling and she had very little emotion about anything..So much has changed..
PRAYER CHANGES THINGS!!

on the way!

Well after much thought ...we have ordered Bristol a new gait trainer..It should arrive about Wednesday..We are so excited for her..Our PT let us borrow his a couple of days to bring home and give it a try and see what we thought..We used it outside and at church Wednesday evening..She was everywhere..all up and down the sidewalks..smiling so big..so we are waiting ..
p.s. could you hurry deliver person....

Pt was awesome today

Bristol always smiles through most of her therapy..She squeals when her PT comes out the door and calls her name.. Today she did so well..We are so excited about the rapid progress she is making..This afternoon in Pt she stood so comfortable and played..She also pulled her her in the ball pit unassisted..She loves the ball pit..They have this new chair she sat in and pulled her self to standing while holding on to a push toy..Just last week when Her PT was trying to get her to do this she was resiting, but not today..At the end of her session we put her in the gait trainer and she did so well..she is all around, so proud of her self in a standing position..taking steps on her tippy toes..We are so proud of her..

the search is on

The search is on..Bristol's PT talked to us about a gate trainer..they have one in the therapy clinic that she is going really well in..She is walking in it and enjoying being free to stand alone..
I have been on the phone and searching the web to try to find the best possible way to get one..We borrowed something from a local daycare we thought she might use in the mean time but it just didn't work out (so I am hauling it in the back of my truck..gotta get that back next week)...But anyways I thought the insurance was not going to give us any problem and we had things rolling only for them to tell me "this is not something that happens over night..this is a 6-8 week process"...WHAT.. so looks like we will be by passing the insurance and doing things our way..so should you see a yellow snug seat Bronco gait trainer any where let us know..ha ha

pickin time

We have been picking squash in the garden every couple of days and the girls are lovin it.. And Bristol doesn't care what we are doing as long as we are outside..

She loves riding in this wagon..It was a birthday girt from her Nana..Sometimes I catch Madison pulling her a little to fast, but no complaints from Bristol..

One proud girl of her squash!

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More

Yesterday while I was feeding Bristol I walked away to get something and she made an unhappy noise..I walked back over to her and and said you want More..she put her little hands together and made the sign for More..I was so happy..I asked her again and again to show me just to make sure I hadn't I wasn't seeing things..But sure enough she knew exactly what I was asking her and responded by giving the sign..
She has been introduced to some signs in speech and by her vision Therapist..but I did not think she was having any idea what we were showing her..but she has surprised me once again..I am so happy about this..Tomorrow I plan on finding a book with some More signs we can work on..