Megan's Report on Helen Keller

Megan did her biography report on Helen Keller. Megan had to research her life, draw a portrait of her and do a timeline. Today the whole 3rd grade lined the walls of the gym. Parents, teachers and fellow students walked through to see the reports. Megan had to share facts about Helen. She also showed a message in braille as her visual aid. Way to go Megan!

Easter Fun

The Saturday before Easter I thought I would try to be a fun mom. So we decorated cupcakes with green colored coconut, jellybeans, rabbits and chicks. Logan enjoyed the frosting. Megan and Cassidy were proud of their cupcakes. We also colored eggs which seems like a waste since we never eat them but the kids enjoyed dipping and redipping the eggs to see what the color ended up being. Needless to say in the end most of the eggs were a funny brown color. They had fun I hope.

Is this really therapy?

On March 17th Cassidy started what is called "hippotherapy" or horse therapy. It has been proven effective for children with different dissabilities. We found a Woman in Payson who helps children with dissabilities ride their horses. We felt really blessed to have been led to this as most places charge a fortune for the therapy but she is very reasonable. We are hoping that riding horses will strengthen Cassidy's core muscles and help with her balance and walking as well as self esteem and learning. Cassidy rides a smaller horse named Roany. Can you see that big smile on her face? She absolutely loves it. For her it is just tons of fun. She giggles at all the funny noises the horse makes.

We Will Miss You Sammy

We will miss our sweet nephew and cousin Samuel. He passed away on March 26th, 2008. He was a true fighter and taught us so much. Though we will miss him terribly we are thankful that he is not suffering anymore. He was such a sweet and precious little boy. We all want to live our lives better to be worthy to have known such a perfect spirit. We know he will be watching over his parents and sisters and that they will all be together again someday. We pray that the Lord will continue to comfort and bless Roy and Laura in the coming days, weeks and for always.

Lorin's amazing sister Natalie painted this portrait of Sammy. Though she did not know him she captured the twinkle in his big brown eyes and the dimples in his smile perfectly. Thank you Natalie!!!