Seattle CT Appointment

We went for Anthony's CT appointment.

They had so many toys to distract him.

 Lilly came along.

This lady was the child-life specialist.

It's her job to make procedures and treatments no so painful or scary.

She was there to distract Anthony as well.

He was using her iPad, and he went into several apps that she had no idea were even on it.  :) 

 An image from the CT.

You can see how crowded the left lung is...from kidney and bowel that had gone through the diaphragmatic hernia.

 At the Ronald McDonald House for dinner.

 

 All the awesome activities that were on the schedule for the week.

Anthony's Busy Life

New shoes!

 Wearing the Sheriff Woody hat Kelly got him at Disneyland.

 Taking a group selfie with the computer, I think...

 Daniel and Anthony discussing the universe.

 Oxygen mask on, and the oximeter sensor cord twisted all over.

He changes position all night long.

 The weighted lap thing helps Anthony focus better during equine therapy.

 One of the coloring activities during homeschooling time.

We got this awesome, huge pad of paper at Goodwill for cheap last year.

We were doing window crayons on it.  They are vivid!

We also did bingo daubers, glitter glue, crayons, and markers.

Running Wild

Josh ran in the spring, in Track.

He ran the longer distances, and did great!

 Anthony loves his water therapy.

 Anthony was sick so often, or we tried to avoid sick germs before Seattle trips, that we "homeschooled" him for a few weeks.

 We went to the last Wenatchee Wild game of the season.

The girls wanted to meet all the players, so we waited...and waited...and waited.

 They finally came out!

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.