Lily

This is an unusual moment with her shoes and brace off. She wears that thing all day long and only gets to take it off for bath time. I thought I would post this to show how great her feet look. They are nice and flat and positioned very well. She gets to stop wearing the brace all day at the end of the month. We are looking forward to it, although we have really gotten used to dealing with it.


Lily has finally started trying some baby food. She loves it all so far. She is sitting in her little bumbo chair up to the table here. I just love how only her nose and up are showing. Such a cutie.


Always hanging out with her brother and sisters close by for entertainment and fun. That boppy pillow has turned out to be a great tool for physical therapy and just for a comfortable way to elevate her head a little.


This Bumbo chair is going to be her good friend for a while, I think. It really supports her upper body very well, so that she can sit upright and enjoy that position for quite a while. Hopefully when she is older she will be strong enough to sit up on her own with her hands as help to prop her up.

Dr. visits have finally slowed down and we are just enjoying our little girl. She is a happy, patient, sweet soul.

Happy 4th of July!

The kids participated in a kids parade as part of our 4th of July celebration. They were so thrilled to be in a real parade and had a good time. Joel was probably the only Hawaii representation in his red white and blue aloha wear. But I guess he had to represent. =)

Eryn Graduates and turns 5!

Eryn is 5 years old! She had such a happy birthday. We did a puppy party (because she has been obsessed for over a year now with dogs and dalmations). She insisted on having a dalmation cake and dog pinata. The party got rained out, so we did it all in-doors. But she really enjoyed herself. Only I felt a little extra stress with so many kids inside and watching a pinata get knocked around in my basement.

Eryn adds so much to our family. She has a very giving, sweet nature and is such a joy to us.



Eryn successfully finished her little preschool at the end of May. This preschool was such a blessing to Eryn and to our family. In Hawaii we talked about putting her into a preschool, but I was not comfortable with it being every day and the price was soooo high! There really weren't a lot of good choices. So when we moved here we were thrilled to have so many options in price, level of schooling and days and times. She just went two days a week for two hours. It was just enough for her to get a little experience and confidence as well as socialization. Kindergarten is only half day here, so it was a great prep for the next step which will be 3 hours five days a week.