Friday night we attempted to go to a "moonlight" egg hunt. Crazy Midwest storms had other ideas. The skies darkened as the great hunt neared. The egg hunt was then moved inside but that turned crazy with a couple hundred people! It was mass chaos but the boys managed to get some eggs. Hailey didn't partake in that one...she would have been trampled! Saturday the 5 of us layered up and loaded in the van for the first games of the season. The temp was 49 degrees at 9:45 for the start of Brayden's game...the temp was still 49 degrees at 12:15 for the end of Ian's game. It was dreary and chilly...the chill to the bone kind of temp. We had our picnic lunch in the van and I had to crack up at Hailey. Eating her lunch out of a tupperware container while sitting on the van floor with mom. Poor 3rd child...I think I need to devote a blog post...what life looks like being #3 (atypical or typical!). She's a trooper though. She doesn't complain about it much. Both boys played well, tried their hardest and had fun...that is all I ask of them.
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| Uhhh...here we go again! |
We then drove to the egg hunt with our local developmental disabilities agency. They set up an event for the early intervention group. The boys hung out with friends and Hailey got a few eggs. It was chilly so they cut some of their activities but they all seemed happy.
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| What do you mean, I'm not supposed to eat them? |
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| You really want me to pick these up out of the grass? |
This week is a short week for both boys at school and then they are on spring break. I keep thinking back to a year ago. We didn't go to any egg hunts last year...we didn't "live" much at all last year. We were still in shock...we were scared to do too much...we didn't know how to live with Hailey's heart defect...with Down syndrome. We are making up for it this year. We are back to "living" and enjoying life!!
Cool kids and awesome pictures!!!
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So glad you all are enjoying this Spring. As Levi approaches his 2nd birthday, I often think of how rich life is now and how that fear at the beginning robbed me of so much time. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteLove the pics where she is trying to eat the eggs!
ReplyDeleteI love your little remark about typical or atypical, its hard being dragged around to the older ones games. I once read someone's comment that in argument why not to have a special needs child- that it would inconvenience the other siblings to have to be dragged to therapy and doctors appointments. The mom made a good point saying that this would happen with sports or dance with most siblings, whats the difference if its to a therapy session. (not to mention, that my kids love fiona's therapy... it is all fun and games to them) And don't stress too much about Hailey being on the sidelines... I never have heard anyone complain as an adult about having to go to their big brothers games, its always good memories :)
ReplyDeleteHailey is such a good sport! That Easter egg looks yummy!
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