Great Day of Therapy!

Anthony loves these monkeys.

And doing the "No more monkeys jumping on the bed" rhyme.

 He put all the ladybugs together and lined them up.

 And, he matched all the animals halves together with their magnetic centers.

 I found an estate sale near closing time.

They had stuff pretty cheap.

This blanket was only $2 or $5.

I was going to re-sell it, but after washing it, I LOVE the heaviness of it!

It's so comfy.

Now, the quilt is our new parade-watching blanket.

 We went to 7-11 on the bring your own container day.

The kids filled this toy bucket up.

 We got this helmet for Andy, to ride Daniel's scooter with.

I got the wrong kind though, or something...

 Working on beads with me.

Visiting Nana's in the Springtime!

Anthony has been obsessed with flashlights this year.

We were visiting Nana, Aunt Di, and Gran-Nana, and Anthony found a flashlight.

He went straight into the bathroom, shut the door, and turned off the light. :)

 We went to the Outback to celebrate Nana getting to retire soon!

My chicken and pasta was delicious!

 The kids all loved it!

Josh was next to Lilly.

 Andy was in heaven.

 Anthony was picky with the delicious food...

 Batman back at Nana's house.

With his new #vans shoes on.

 #vans #offthewall

 Anthony LOVES to hug Nana, Aunt Di, and Gran-Nana.

 His last pair of Vans.  Yes, they're beat up, but they last so much longer than the Converse Chucks we get too.

We love those too, but like that Anthony's orthotics can fit better in the Vans, and they don't have to be quite as long.  Plus, they're more durable.

 Spring time means getting the garden ready time!

 Working on biting the aglets off before we even get back home.

To fit his shoes to his feet and orthotics, we have to take Anthony to Seattle or other bigger cities than our own, to an actual Vans store.  Our local mall has their shoes, but not in childrens sizes.

 Kelly started working at Subway.

A Lot of Illness

I had a picture file on the computer that I'm not sure if I've posted these pictures or not.

 Another sick day, cuddling next to Daddy.

 Around this time, if we put a couch cushion on Anthony's bed, he'd be at a safe enough angle to have better oxygen.

 No tears shampoo does cause tears when someone dumps pretty much an entire bottle in bath water...

 Snow!  On the way back from a Seattle appointment.

 Keeping busy making messes and putting dog food in all the pans and Kitchenaid bowls.

 Maggie made the Mockingjay,

 Helping put his favorite topping on the pizza, and putting some in his mouth too.

 Cafe Rio!

 Kelly made this shirt.

Horse Therapy and a Quilt

Anthony enjoyed his equine therapy during the spring.

 Making a basket

 Anthony's so unpredictable, it really does take that many adults to make sure he's safe.

 Sick day

 I finally finished Josh's quilt about 15 months after I meant to give it to him...

But, it's soft and cozy, and has flannel on the back.

It took so long because I wanted to machine-quilt it.

I didn't take the class like I planned, and didn't want to ruin the quilt, so I ended up just tying it.

Cleaning Teeth Under Cars

The teenagers went ice skating.

Anthony doesn't like to watch as much now, but he'll still do it.

 Jesus and Maggie

 Lilly and Super Anthony

 My birthday cake--pineapple upside down cake

My giant birthday posters.  :)

Anthony discovered one of our blog books one day.

He just pored through the pages from his Make a Wish trip to Florida.

 Our dentist for Anthony is wonderful!

They have a tv on the ceiling and they always play Cars for him.

That makes Anthony cooperate really well.