Wow! Haven't posted in FOREVER!

I hadn't realized it had been so long since last blogging! Where to start?! Well Jude is now 11 years old and completely immersed in the computer. He loves Minecraft and Blockland. Most of his conversations revolve around those games! His computer skills are growing each and every day. We are trying desperately to get him to practice his penmanship. He agrees some days and flat refuses others. We feel penmanship is so important but he is making huge progress in his typing skills. :) He definitely has the tween attitude of backtalk, selfishness, and tunnel vision. But I too had those issues as a tween so I know through love and compassion, he'll get through it and become the person God has planned! :)


Lainey has been wanting to walk in public more and more! She laughs and smiles the entire time! She loves holding hands now with Mommy and Daddy! Her Grandma and Grandpa Brandt got her a twin talk communication device just recently and we are working on using it for when she wants a drink! She has pushed it twice without our prompting!! Such huge progress! She also had an adjustment surgery on her growing rod. She will have one a year until they fuse her spine. She did wonderful during the surgery but did NOT want to stay at the hospital. She would walk the halls with us but as soon as we turned into her room, she would scream and pull back. It was so heartbreaking. She was just in sensory overload and wanted the comforts of home and she doesn't have the capabilities to understand why she had to stay.

Trip to the Zoo just Mommy and Jude. It downpoured so we waited in the gift shop :). As we were leaving there were puddles everywhere and I told Jude to jump and splash all he wanted as long as he didn't splash others. So FUN!

 Jude wanted to touch a starfish! :)

Frog dissection. Daddy and Mommy helped :)

Cricket on a giant mound of mushrooms in neighbors yard.

 

Watching YouTube learning to draw!

 Finally back in her room after surgery. Tired but happy to be in Daddy's arms!

Checking out his new science kit!

Some plans Jude made for creatures in a computer game he is thinking of designing.

This is the first time Lainey had something other than her pediasure in her special cup. She LOVED tea!

Overall both children have made tons of progress in his/her own way! Each growing into a more defined personality! Tons more things have happened as they do in everyone's life, just way to much to mention all at once! God has been so very good to us!