tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89015919850264246192024-02-02T10:19:01.503-07:00Tidbits of Tanner & ConnorRay, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-55179894306102569202015-08-06T09:56:00.001-07:002015-08-06T09:56:26.220-07:00Summer Times<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This summer we were very busy as a family. Tanner is now 6.5 and is getting more and more independent using his wheelchair. Connor is 3.5 and is growing like a weed. Potty training is going well, but boy is he stubborn! Hoping he'll be good by the time he is 4. </div>
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The summer started off with a bang for Tanner. He was awarded a grant by Challenged Athletes Foundation to use for traveling expenses to go to adaptive sports events. The end of May was the first one of these! Tanner and I traveled to Santa Monica, CA where he got to go adaptive surfing! He was scared at first but did it anyway, and ended up loving it! It was put on by a non profit called Life Rolls On. If you don't know who they are, check out their website - http://www.liferollson.org/</div>
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Such an amazing organization and the bunch of volunteers that helped Tanner were awesome! This mama was nervous, but it was so exciting to see him surf. </div>
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The first 2 weeks in July, the boys and I visited Utah for Tanner's yearly Shriner's appt in Salt Lake City, Utah. All went well during that appt, his legs and hips look good. So we will go again next summer. We always stay a couple of weeks and visit family. We also saw some friends, the Paxman's and that is always fun! More pictures from that to come! </div>
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Near the end of July, Tanner and I went to California again for another event. This one also put on by Life Rolls On, called Let's Skate Again. The crowds were large, and Tanner got overwhelmed. Tanner is still a beginner at the skate park with his wheelchair, but going was good for him. </div>
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This is Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham. He does back flips in his chair, at the skate park. Tanner aspires to be just like him. Check out his you tube video's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2D6Iy7m7qI Tanner says he is awesome! </div>
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School started on Aug 3rd. Tanner is in 1st grade now, attending the same school he went to last year, Paideia Academy. This year started out way different than last year. Last year Tanner had a lot of anxiety. Enough anxiety that he would vomit at least 1 time a day for the first 3 months of school. It was a very stressful time for me, but we worked thought it. This year Tanner has not vomited 1 time since school started. It helps that he's already familiar with the school, and he has some friends in his class. Including his best friend, Emily. They tell everyone that they are going to get married someday. </div>
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I'm so thankful that Tanner has a friend that can help him with his anxiety and fears at school. She's a great kid! </div>
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In a few weeks, we will be going to Huntington Beach, CA for another adaptive surf event! Tanner is so excited about it! Then the last adaptive surf event will be in September for Tanner. Pictures to come later. </div>
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Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-17368334835639275182015-07-18T21:21:00.001-07:002015-07-18T21:21:41.177-07:00I WISH......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I wish .... It's something I've heard my 2 boys say over and over about various things. I wish for a new toy, I wish it would rain, I wish I could have some ice cream. Most are wishes over silly things, trivial things. <br />
But there is one "I wish" that absolutely took my breath away when I heard it. My 6 1/2 year old son, Tanner wished he wasn't born with Spina Bifida. <br />
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Oh sweet, sweet boy. How I WISH I could make that happen for you. But its just not in our cards to do so. I've always hoped he would never wish for that, and have dreaded this day. The day I knew that would one day happen. <br />
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How do you recover from such a wish?? I hugged him and explained that although Spina Bifida is part of how his body works, it doesn't define who he is. That God doesn't make mistakes, and he is perfect the way he is. For him, that seemed to be enough for now. I often wonder what I will say when it comes up again. <br />
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Now that his brother, Connor is nearly potty trained, able to run, climb, jump, Tanner is wishing he was more like his brother. I grew up always comparing myself to others, never thinking I was as good as anyone else. And now I'm watching my own son struggle with the same thing. It breaks this mama's heart. <br />
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Tanner is an amazing kid. He is kind, gentle, smart, courageous, strong, empathetic to others, helpful, wise beyond his years, funny, spiritual, profound, a fierce friend, and many more amazing things. He never gives up, always willing to try new things (even if they are scary), loves making new friends. He loves telling jokes, and is the greatest story and joke teller ever! <br />
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I hope one day that he can see what I see! <br />
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Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-81626633008834130582014-11-18T13:00:00.000-07:002014-11-20T12:45:12.116-07:00Rest In Peace my Maple<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><b>My Maple, you were 3 months old when we got you, and 9 years old at death. Born `Nov 3rd, 2005 - Died Nov 18th, 2014. </b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><b>We loved you so much! Best friend a girl and family has ever had. We will miss you! So Heartbroken.</b></span><br />
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<b> I had to beg Ray to get you in the first place. Traded a years worth of gifts, I wanted you so much. You became my best pal, as I knew hardly anyone here in Arizona. I watched you grow, learn, and love (put up with), and play with my boys.</b><br />
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<b>You were my best friend. Loved me no matter what. Never selfish or judgmental. You were such a precious gift from heaven and will always hold a place in our hearts and memories.</b><br />
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<b>You were an awesome snuggler.Daddy didn't want you sleeping in our bed, so I would wait until he was sleeping before I lifted you up to cuddle with me. And then I would put you in your bed when I got up the next morning. That didn't last long, and you were sleeping in our bed with us. You would scoot as close as you could possibly get to me or daddy. I will miss that, and miss your snuggles. </b></div>
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<b>When you were a puppy you would cuddle with my feet when I ate at the table. You always had to be close to me and were forever under my feet. I will miss that too. </b></div>
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<b>Always so full of life, wanting to play fetch or run. Oh how you loved to play ball. You had many favorite balls throughout your life. You were a chewer, loving to chew on many things. We buried you with your favorite ball and bone. You never really did grow out of the puppy phase. I will miss your endless energy and joy in life. </b></div>
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<b>You were always very protective of me and the boys, and very territorial. But you always loved playing with your buddy, Blueberry (Ray's sister's dog). The way you would play with Blueberry was indeed comical. You could turn around so your butt was facing Blueberry and scratch your feet like a bull back and forth, while pushing into her. So funny! You loved to wrestle and run with her, and I'm sure she will miss you. </b></div>
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<b>I miss the sound your claws made as you walked or ran across the tile. Following me everywhere. You always had to be with me, and I will miss that constant companionship. </b></div>
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<b>You were never really sure of "Men" that came to our house. It took awhile for you to warm up to them. We called it your "men complex". You even looked at Ray wearily at first. </b></div>
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<b>You loved to burrow in and sleep under blankets. If there was a blanket around you were under it, especially if we were under the blanket too. We will also miss that. </b></div>
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<b>I will miss the way you looked at me with so much intensity. And how excited you were when I came home. So excited you could hardly contain yourself. </b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Having a child with a disability of any kind can be particularly challenging for the sibling(s). It’s not easy when your mom and dad have to spend extra time caring for your brother. When, in their concern to meet all his needs, they inadvertently spend less time with you. Maybe they expect more of you without realizing it. Maybe they ask you to understand things that your little heart and mind just simply can’t</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> yet. Having a sibling with a disability can be tough but it can also be one of life’s unexpected blessings. It can teach you to be empathetic and enable you to understand what acceptance really means, even at a young age. It can teach you the beauty of gratefulness for even the most basic aspects of life. Having a sibling with special needs enlarges your heart with a fierce and protective love, a love that we need more of in this world.</span></div>
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Tanner is my oldest, Connor was unplanned. But has been such a blessing to our family. He has been such a great brother for Tanner. Tanner and Connor have loved each other from the very beginning! They play (and fight) together, learn from each other, and push each others limits. It's so fun to watch. Connor puts up with all the extra appts, and therapies, and does so with a smile! He doesn't see Tanner as different. He sees Tanner as his brother!</div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Having a child born with Spina Bifida does not make me any stronger, wiser, or more courageous than any other mom. I've simply learned to adapt to our new life because I love my child, and well, do I really have another choice?</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">There is one saying that I've heard often, and am starting to dread hearing. "God only gives specia</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">l kids to special people." With all due respect, I am beginning to dislike that saying. I smile on the outside, but scream on the inside. I know that people mean the best by it, but its not what moms of special needs kids need to hear. And its also not the truth. The truth is that God can give anyone, even you, a child with special needs.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">So next time you see a special needs child out with their family, remember this.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">"God doesn't give children with special needs to strong people; He gives children with special needs to ordinary, weak people and then gives them strength. Raising a child with special needs doesn't take a special family, it makes a special family."</span></div>
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Spina Bifida Awareness Day #12 - Each year approximately 1500 babies are born with Spina Bifida!! My son, Tanner was one of those 1500 born in the year 2008. Spina Bifida is one of the most common debilitating birth defects, yet no one really knows what it is. To me, that is sad. Spina Bifida needs more awareness! More knowledge, and less ignorance.</div>
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Tanner says "Spina Bifida is wheelie awesome! Get the word out"</div>
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SPINA BIFIDA AND ABORTION<br />
A 2012 synthesis of 17 international studies estimated that once prenatal diagnosis is made, spina bifida has an abortion rate of 63 percent. AN ABORTION RATE OF 63%! This includes late term abortions.<br />
We learned of the possibility of a spina bifida diagnosis at my 5 month (22 weeks) ultrasound. We visited the high-risk doctor for confirmation at 24 weeks and were given the option to terminate, and told "Your baby boy<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> has Spina Bifida, he will have no quality of life, when would you like to abort?" Abort my sweet, courageous, loving, awesome Tanner? NO WAY! We chose LIFE, left and never went back. I still avoid driving past that Dr's office.<br />An estimated 166,000 individuals with Spina Bifida live in the United States, most of which are adults. This is likely due to advancements in prenatal testing which give parents the option to terminate the pregnancy. To the end the LIFE of a very living human being just because they are a little “broken.” To me that is the most selfish, sad and cruel thing imaginable!!</span></div>
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Spina Bifida is labeled a lot of things. But it is also these things!</div>
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A neurological complication associated with Spina Bifida is Arnold Chiari II malformation—a condition common in children with myelomeningocele (the type of SB Tanner was born with) —in which the brain stem and the cerebellum (hind brain) protrude downward into the spinal canal or neck area. This condition can lead to compression of the spinal cord and cause a variety of symptoms including difficulties with feeding, swallowing, and breathing control; choking; and changes in upper arm function (stiffness, weakness). We have been blessed that Tanner only has a mild form of Chiari, and that the only effect its had on him so far is a sensitive gag reflex.<br />A lot of children with SB aren't so fortunate and some have feeding tubes, trachs and other complications.</div>
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How we react to questions, looks, and ignorance shows our SB kids how to react. I try really hard on a daily basis to treat others with kindness too.</div>
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This year, Tanner is FINALLY big enough to play wheelchair basketball!! He was a bit comprehensive at first, but after going a few times he is really enjoying it and looks forward to going. He is on the prep team for the youth Phoenix Suns team. He has practice once a week, every Monday after school. And there is a weekend tournament in December. He really knew nothing about basketball when he started, and is learning so fast! </div>
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I'm happy that he has found another sport besides WCMX that he likes to play. </div>
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<br />Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-73835487296471402592014-10-10T12:50:00.000-07:002014-10-12T09:34:05.526-07:00October is Spina Bifida Awareness - Days 1-10Each year, every October is Spina Bifida Awareness. I am doing a post about Spina Bifida every day on Facebook. Here are the 1st, 10 entries. <br />
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Day #1 - We found out that Tanner would be born with SB at 24 weeks. I will never forget that day, it will forever be etched into my mind. I still become teary eyed thinking about it. When we found out, I had no idea what SB even was, and that alone terrified me. The first thing the doctor said to us was "Your baby boy has spina bifida, he will have no quality of life, when would you like to abort??" NO parent should ever be told that! We chose life, and that Dr. can stick it where the sun don't shine!</div>
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I'm so thankful that although the rest of the pregnancy was filled with worry, I was able to prepare myself for what may lay ahead. Tanner is SO much better than I ever envisioned him to be! No quality of life?? I think not! Tanner is so full of LIFE!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The date on this picture is off due to new camera and date wasn't updated at time of photo. It should be 12/15/2008</span><br />
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</span>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-67149235615349821402014-10-10T11:42:00.003-07:002014-10-12T18:02:15.190-07:00Update on the boysSo the last time I posted on this blog was Aug 2013. Pretty sad, but at the same time it proves that I live a busy life with my little family. Tanner is going to be 6 on December 15th, and Connor will be 3 on November 17th. <br />
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Tanner is loving life. He is really into WCMX (wheelchair skating). He LOVES going to the skate park! Loves the ramps and the thrill! He is learning more and more each time we take him. We have been to more in California for WCMX clinics. Wish we could afford to go to more. He has met some amazing kids and adults, all into WCMX. We were able to get him a WCMX wheelchair this past May, with help of fundraising. He calls it his "Superman Chair"<br />
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He is now in Kindergarten at Paideia Academy and is really thriving. He is the only child there that uses a wheelchair so it has been a learning process for all involved. But so far it has been a positive experience.<br />
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Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus, and Chiari malformation wise, his last surgery was in December 2013 on his left foot. He was born with clubfeet and it was reoccurring on his left foot, so that had to be fixed. He has now had 8 surgeries in his life. We also started cathing for social continence at school. He has done quite well with that transition. He does have a tethered cord, but is non symptomatic right now. That is being watched, and he will most likely need spinal surgery in the future to release his spinal cord. <br />
Tanner was so excited that his Orthopedic Surgeon gave him a Candy Cane cast, just in time for Christmas!<br />
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Connor is my rambunctious, fiesty, little ham. He finds humor in everything, loves to laugh, and gets into everything! He walks, runs, jumps, climbs, and gives this mama a heart attack at times. He jumped off the couch to the tile, and got a hairline fracture in his foot and had to wear a boot for awhile. His favorite color is blue, and he loves to give cheezer smiles. He really is my sunshine! <br />
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<br />Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-45540650389168307632013-12-13T01:09:00.000-07:002014-10-13T01:21:19.273-07:00Tanner's Leg Surgery<div style="text-align: center;">
Tanner's left leg and foot have been rotating inward for awhile now. We have tried derotational straps, twister cables, higher bracing with a KAFO (Knee Ankle Foot Orthodic), and nothing seem to correct or help the issue. So on December 13th 2013, Tanner had surgery on his left leg. </div>
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He was in the hospital for 2 days for observation. Tanner has quite a time waking from anesthesia, so they watch him close. </div>
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Tanner was completely and utterly BRAVE before the surgery. All smiles, and no tears. </div>
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His cast was split to leave room for swelling and lots of padding. He ended up with 2 pins in his foot. </div>
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After a couple of weeks, more casting was added to close the gap a bit. The Dr started the wrong way, so Tanner ended up with a crisscross cast, instead of it being striped. He didn't mind, he thought it was cool! </div>
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Tanner had the cast on for a total of 8 weeks. He was so done with it when it was time for removal. </div>
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Look at all that padding! There were also foam pads on the side and top of his foot to protect the pins. </div>
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The pins were removed the same day. This is one occasion where I am very thankful that Tanner has no feeling in his foot. Because otherwise I'm sure it would have been pretty painful! I couldn't even watch! </div>
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Tanner's foot is so straight now, and he loves his "wheelie awesome" scar! We tell him that his scars are marks of his bravery. </div>
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I LOVE YOU DADRay, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-63709772469106060432013-07-19T20:44:00.001-07:002013-07-19T20:44:46.330-07:00The Invisible Mother<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">t all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I’m thinking, ‘Can’t you see I’m on the phone?’</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Obviously not; no one can see if I’m on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one can see me at all. I’m invisible. The invisible Mom. Some days I am only a pair of hands, nothing more! Can you fix this? Can you tie this? Can you open this?? </em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Some days I’m not a pair of hands; I’m not even a human being. I’m a clock to ask, ‘What time is it?’ I’m a satellite guide to answer, ‘What number is the Disney Channel?’ I’m a car to order, ‘Right around 5:30, please.’</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Some days I’m a crystal ball; ‘Where’s my other sock? Where’s my phone?, What’s for dinner?’</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One night, a group of us were having dinner, celebrating the return of a friend from England . She had just gotten back from a fabulous trip, and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed in. I was sitting there, looking around at the others all put together so well. It was hard not to compare and feel sorry for myself. I was feeling pretty pathetic, when she turned to me with a beautifully wrapped package, and said, ‘I brought you this.’ It was a book on the great cathedrals of Europe. I wasn’t exactly sure why she’d given it to me until I read her inscription: ‘With admiration for the greatness of what you are building when no one sees.’</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the days ahead I would read – no, devour – the book. And I would discover what would become for me, four life-changing truths, after which I could pattern my work: 1) No one can say who built the great cathedrals – we have no record of their names. 2) These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would never see finished. 3) They made great sacrifices and expected no credit. 4) The passion of their building was fueled by their faith that the eyes of God saw everything. </em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A story of legend in the book told of a rich man who came to visit the cathedral while it was being built, and he saw a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was puzzled and asked the man, ‘Why are you spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof, No one will ever see it And the workman replied, ‘Because God sees.’ </em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place. It was Almost as if I heard God whispering to me, ‘I see you. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you does.</em><br /><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No act of kindness you’ve done, no sequin you’ve sewn on, no cupcake you’ve baked, no Cub Scout meeting, no last minute errand is too small for me to notice and smile over. You are building a great cathedral, but you can’t see right now what it will become.</em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder. As one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see finished, to work on something that their name will never be on. The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people willing to sacrifice to that degree. </em></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When I really think about it, I don’t want my son to tell the friend he’s bringing home from college for Thanksgiving, ‘My Mom gets up at 4 in the morning and bakes homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey for 3 hours and presses all the linens for the table.’ That would mean I’d built a monument to myself. I just want him to want to come home. And then, if there is anything more to say to his friend, he’d say, ‘You’re gonna love it there…’ </em></div>
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Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-16078808002549454872013-04-20T12:51:00.000-07:002013-04-20T12:51:10.656-07:00Just Because<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">For me, having a child with disabilities has been tough. The extra stress that comes along with it, and the worry is almost too much to handle at times. It's racked our marriage to the point of breaking, and me as a person to the point that I wonder how I'll ever make it through. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">I get asked all too often how I handle it, or how I do it. I don't do it because I have too, I do it because I can. Because I love him! Because he has helped shape me into the person I am today.</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Some days it takes all my strength just to smile and keep going. Knowing that one day, what I'm doing will make a difference. I've been told that i'm such a strong woman. But its hard to feel that way, when I'm screaming on the inside for some normalcy. But what is normalcy, really? Society has painted normal to be something magnificent. Something practically impossible to obtain, especially for someone with "extras". </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">I find myself getting bitter and angry because I didn't ask to be a special needs mom, it just happened. Why me? Why him? Why our family? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">One of the hardest things to deal with are the constant looks, stares, comments, and just plain ignorance from other people. We get it everywhere that we go. Yes, my son is in a wheelchair, but he is still my son. That is what matters most. It saddens me deeply how some people choose to treat others that are different. Tanner's wheelchair has caster wheels that light up, and ironically that is the first thing and sometimes the only thing that people notice. I wish more people in this world could see the person, and not just the wheelchair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">"It's very easy to hurt the parents of a child with disabilities by ignoring or excluding the child, staring in disbelief, snickering, or looking away. On the other hand it's just as easy to make their heart swell with pride by responding to a smile, recognizing an achievement, offering inclusion or simply acknowledging the presence of the child. All parents - quite frankly - think their own children are wonderful, and those fortunate enough not to have to watch theirs struggle to cope with a disability should take a moment to think of the impact their reaction can have on those who do."</span></span></b></span>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-16423422581960715472012-09-07T12:43:00.001-07:002012-09-07T12:43:14.971-07:00Scentsy & Me<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I would like to announce that I am now a proud, new member of the <b>Scentsy</b> family and I am super excited about this!</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">I joined <b>Scentsy</b> because finances in our household are really tight. I really want to have the option of staying home with my 2 beautiful boys, instead of getting a job. I also joined so I can feel like I'm accomplishing something, doing something for myself, and feel like I am contributing to the household. And I can have fun while I'm at it! </span><br />
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Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-41803625932066546872012-07-21T00:40:00.002-07:002012-07-21T00:43:17.813-07:00Update on UsWow... it has really been a long time since I've posted anything. I know I've said in the past that I would try to keep this up to date, and I do try. It just doesn't seem to be happening. Life sure does get busy and then I forget. <br />
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Ray is doing well, works a lot, helps out as much as he can, and is a great father. He always takes time to spend with the boys, even if its just a few minutes (even if its sleeping ) :) He also shows our boys what its like to serve others, and is a great example to them. He is still in scouting at church, and loves to go camping when he has the opportunity. <br />
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Star - I am still a stay at home mom and loving it. Some days are harder than others, but that's how life is. I find it hard some days to keep both my boys busy. Due to it being summer right now, it is too hot for Tanner to be crawling around outside. So we spend a LOT of time indoors. I love watching my boys interact with each other, and watching them grow. I keep myself busy doing all the typical "mommy" things. I also help out in the library at church. While at home, when I have time, I still try to read. That is my "me" time. <br />
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Tanner is now over 3 1/2. He will be 4 in December, and I can hardly believe that he's that old already. He will be attending preschool for 3-4 days a week, for 3 hours a day starting August 6th. Although he currently is not standing or walking, he is getting quite efficient in his wheelchair. He can go as fast as I can walk, and at times I find myself running after him. He loves his wheelchair, and I'm glad that he has it. It has given him so much independence and confidence. And for that I am so thankful. Tanner is totally into Marvel Hero's. Although his absolute favorite is Superman. He got new braces and picked red with superman decals on the back. To say he loves them would be an understatement. Tanner loves being a big brother, and he is so good at it. He can make Connor laugh so easily, and he loves to try to help. <br />
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Connor is now 8 months old and getting bigger everyday. He can roll, sit, scoot backwards, army crawl, and is going to be crawling any day now. He is so close, and I am so not ready! It is amazing to me to watch the "typical" milestones after having a child with special needs. Connor has such a big personality, and loves to make lots of noises. He loves his brother, and is always trying to get in the "middle" of whatever Tanner is doing. He moves non-stop, so I know I've got my hands full with this one!! The only time he is not moving is when he is asleep. Such a little ball of energy and amazement at the world around him. <br />
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Over and out! ~ StarRay, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-40700442114162510462012-02-08T23:07:00.000-07:002012-02-08T23:07:48.278-07:00Brothers.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-89648883464941120902011-12-15T13:05:00.037-07:002012-01-19T13:25:12.210-07:00Tanner is THREE<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;"><u><b>Tanner is 3!! </b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">As I sit here reflecting on how much I love Tanner, my heart is filled with emotion! He has changed me so much, and I think I've learned more from him than I could ever teach him! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Tanner is now 3 and I really wonder where all the time has gone! He is 39 inches tall and weighs approximately 35lbs. He is getting so big and getting so independent. He is usually smiling and has the best personality ever! He loves to tease, sing, and talk. When he was little I remember saying one time, "I can't wait until he can talk". Well, he talks now and he talks a lot! There are times now I wish I would have never said that! :) Tanner knows his ABC's, and can count to 13. Why 13 I don't know... but he's so cute about it. He gets to 13 and then he pauses and yells 20!! He knows 7 colors and all the simple shapes. He will be starting preschool in January, and I'm so excited for him!</span><br />
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">His favorite toys currently are Thomas the train engines. I was able to find some cheap off of craig's list. Best purchase ever! He plays with those trains nonstop. His favorite food is chicken nuggets with ranch & macaroni and cheese. He eats all the typical toddler finger foods. His favorite snack is chips and dip. He is a dipper.... if the food is dip-able, he will dip it! He tells me all the time that he is a "Ranch Boy". I think he's just a silly boy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrZyBlb0zp7t4V-YLHamKZkclwFWNAWxtFNAmjhF2R6DwJyv1DvZk-iqI45S6XiAwyRXn278a5Yfa2ax96QGxWtbA946Vq8lolZMXRu9-jK8dTs2biAhMbbyOn5ZCEN7RWOeMdcssd68/s1600/DSCN5443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrZyBlb0zp7t4V-YLHamKZkclwFWNAWxtFNAmjhF2R6DwJyv1DvZk-iqI45S6XiAwyRXn278a5Yfa2ax96QGxWtbA946Vq8lolZMXRu9-jK8dTs2biAhMbbyOn5ZCEN7RWOeMdcssd68/s320/DSCN5443.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;"><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">I found this poem online, and it reminded me so much of Tanner...... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;"><b>A SPECIAL CHILD</b></span></div><div class="widget-content" style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">You weren't like other children,</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">And God was well aware,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You’d need a caring family,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">With love enough to share.</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">And so He sent you to us,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">And much to our surprise,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You haven’t been a challenge,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">But a blessing in disguise.</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">Your winning smiles and laughter,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">The pleasures you impart,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">Far outweigh your special needs,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">And melt the coldest heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">We’re proud that we've been chosen,</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">To help you learn and grow,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">The job that you have brought us,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">Is more than you can know.</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">A precious gift from Heaven,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">A treasure from above,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">A child who’s taught us many things,</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">But most of all- “Real Love”</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br />
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Tanner is now a big brother! His brother Connor was born on 11/17/2011. Tanner loves him to pieces. He is always wanting to hold him, hug him, and kiss him. There was a point about 2 weeks after we brought Connor home that Tanner was probably really jealous. The conversation went like this.....<br />
Tanner - "Mom, take Connor back"<br />
Me - "Take Connor back where?"<br />
Tanner - "To the hockpickle (hospital)<br />
Me - "Why would I take him back to the hospital?"<br />
Tanner - "He too noisy Mom."<br />
Me - "But Mom loves Connor"<br />
Tanner - "Sigh" "Ok, he can stay"<br />
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With each day Tanner is getting better and better about Connor being around. He does have his days where he cries more easily or gets mad easier than other days. But he actually has done way better than I ever imagined he would. And for that I am very proud of him. :)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is another poem that I found on facebook that when I read it , it reminded me of how I feel about my Tanner. </span><br />
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</span></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I Still would have chosen you </span></b><b></b></div><div style="display: inline !important; font-weight: bold;"><b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- By Terri Banish </span></b></b></div></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If before you were born, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could have gone to heaven and saw all the beautiful souls, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still would have chosen you... ... ... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If God had told me, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This soul would one day need extra care and needs", </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still would have chosen you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If He had told me, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This soul may make your heart bleed", </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still would have chosen you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If He had told me,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "This soul would make you question the depth of your faith", </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still would have chosen you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If He had told me,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "This soul would make tears flow from your eyes that could fill a river", </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still would have chosen you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If He had told me,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "This soul may one day make you witness overbearing suffering", </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still would have chosen you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If He had told me,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "All that you know to be normal would drastically change", </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still would have chosen you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, even though I would have chosen you, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know it was God who chose me for you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom loves you Tanner & I couldn't be prouder to be your Mom. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div></div>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-36132094027528698252011-12-05T22:09:00.000-07:002011-12-05T22:09:00.171-07:00Challenged......<div style="text-align: center;">I came across this poem on Facebook tonight and fell in love with it. I hope that this is something Tanner will always live by, and not let anything hold him back or get him down....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Challenged </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Some say I am disabled, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">But you know that isn't true. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">I simply have a challenge </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">A little different from you. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">My slight inconvenience, has taught me </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Things they could not know. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Each obstacle is a victory, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Enabling me to grow. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">I'm not really any different, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">I cry, I laugh, I snore. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">I don't want to be treated </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">As if I'm not a person anymore. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Out of good intentions, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">People are afraid to let me try. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">But sometimes I have to fall, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">And sometimes I need to cry. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">God gives me strength and dignity, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">And the courage to be all I can be. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">For He doesn't see me as disabled, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">He just sees me as me. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Leslie W Ortega</span></span></div>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-64789638204854118462011-11-26T12:57:00.002-07:002012-01-19T23:00:45.941-07:00Connor Jackson Winward<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Announcing the arrival of Connor Jackson Winward!!! Born @ 9:25am on 11/17/11. Weighed 9lbs 6 oz and measured 20.5 inches long. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk2T3VtVMtde6VIDjdlVxrMxHLYqllxhNxdR1ABHtOg4nXWGLrSgfu7wLQtJP0AaNEhzC22Z-HnJsEQmYjm4ZK33MWVZcgFnmyQcUMljpsqQxZTdt12MKnHqsuFrS346wbgzNwUrM9FA/s1600/%257B3d74475a-80c2-4283-8d59-fb8b063144e8%257D_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk2T3VtVMtde6VIDjdlVxrMxHLYqllxhNxdR1ABHtOg4nXWGLrSgfu7wLQtJP0AaNEhzC22Z-HnJsEQmYjm4ZK33MWVZcgFnmyQcUMljpsqQxZTdt12MKnHqsuFrS346wbgzNwUrM9FA/s320/%257B3d74475a-80c2-4283-8d59-fb8b063144e8%257D_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much like Tanner in so many ways, yet definitely super calm and big personality!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Having a "typical" child after a special needs child is a whole different experience and one that I will cherish always. It's amazing all the things that are considered normal. :Things that you don't think twice about unless you experience things differently. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyfoaC8zCIqPpC-ZccWK3gHsZ7tiNq7pWhKqAy7XUBnCZuxoxpZ15rLe4kODGstfY7S5VfQGUiOcdqyZ-PyFsZlAhme_F0bGO5uxmt8E7iHbcNs3PjtSF-Uj0vUpQWnUXcZs3r6fIGVc/s1600/%257B3d74475a-80c2-4283-8d59-fb8b063144e8%257D_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyfoaC8zCIqPpC-ZccWK3gHsZ7tiNq7pWhKqAy7XUBnCZuxoxpZ15rLe4kODGstfY7S5VfQGUiOcdqyZ-PyFsZlAhme_F0bGO5uxmt8E7iHbcNs3PjtSF-Uj0vUpQWnUXcZs3r6fIGVc/s320/%257B3d74475a-80c2-4283-8d59-fb8b063144e8%257D_6.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The police were able to get some pretty good prints from the car and the stupid guy left his flashlight in the car as well, so prints were pulled from that. I really hope they catch him!<br />
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It just sucks so bad that this had to happen 4 days before the new baby! Makes me feel so insecure! It also makes it so hard to take care of things.<br />
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The one thing that I'm thankful for is that the garage door opener was not in the car!!! Cause otherwise he could have gotten in the garage and the house too!Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-15367941337564497862011-11-10T21:31:00.000-07:002011-11-10T21:31:00.738-07:00Sweet KindnessTonight as I watched my son try to play with his cousins in his chair.... as they are running circles around him....... and he is getting more and more frustrated by the minute.... I REALLY HATED SPINA BIFIDA..... It was so hard for me to watch him want to play so much and not be able to keep up with the other kids. It was heartbreaking. At one point he even started to cry.<br />
But then my oldest niece who is 9 did something so sweet. She asked him if she could push him to chase the other kids. He loved it! Thank goodness for her thoughtfulness. It was still hard for me to watch, but I'm glad he had more fun after that. When I thanked her afterward, she said that he deserves to be included even if he does it in a different way. So touching.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This picture is from last year, but its my favorite one of the 2 of them together. Tanner sure loves his cousin Emily!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_419Xi6dqn68zjZCUHBV8j5scMOTc61ZN5-CPQEO81CuUc0TjO6PGHUTF-nhXF1RIH_wBpWZrvTL3zEsYkfaCDRaQTfXf42K50wpVctjInDlgYL2KaOoRloZTUF2tzi6kOKHm4b3OqlE/s1600/PA230079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_419Xi6dqn68zjZCUHBV8j5scMOTc61ZN5-CPQEO81CuUc0TjO6PGHUTF-nhXF1RIH_wBpWZrvTL3zEsYkfaCDRaQTfXf42K50wpVctjInDlgYL2KaOoRloZTUF2tzi6kOKHm4b3OqlE/s320/PA230079.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-4414455569259618402011-11-10T21:25:00.000-07:002011-11-10T21:25:08.122-07:00Such A Scary Moment!!!<div style="text-align: center;">I just about had a heart attack tonight!! Tanner was in his wheelchair and we were at a church leaving a rehearsal dinner for my hubby's sister wedding. Hubby let Tanner out the door and the sidewalk is tilted downward. Hubby didn't grab Tanner and he went zooming down the sidewalk. At the end of the sidewalk is the curb! The first thing I thought was "Oh no, he's going to fall forward and crash on the pavement....being pregnant and due in 6 days I couldn't run after him.... and was forced to watch helplessly and I screamed for my husband to get him! Tanner jumped off the curb and kept going towards a tree! Luckily my husband reached him and stopped him before he hit the tree! It was so horrible feeling like my son was going to get so hurt and not being able to do anything about it! Thank goodness all that happened was Tanner got scared!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I truly never want to live through that again! </div>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-73106843605223622302011-11-09T23:23:00.000-07:002011-11-09T23:23:44.065-07:0038 weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Officially 38 weeks and 3 days - C-section schedule in 1 week! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't think I could get much rounder! My maternity clothes are getting too tight, and that is simply pathetic! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO2KRjjvoo3YHkMHbbvjDz-Bz0pbGu4SeODWnXnWJE3KWoCa2dfQntMPv4SwsE60ay9qxUIo5p2lmbRvQjs4Lp8GvK7QIyJOflyPjo_2Rbp4356JBZqVsltrzcpv0jrVRbPDBPFQfm38/s1600/38+weeks+Connor.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO2KRjjvoo3YHkMHbbvjDz-Bz0pbGu4SeODWnXnWJE3KWoCa2dfQntMPv4SwsE60ay9qxUIo5p2lmbRvQjs4Lp8GvK7QIyJOflyPjo_2Rbp4356JBZqVsltrzcpv0jrVRbPDBPFQfm38/s320/38+weeks+Connor.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of 3D pictures the got of baby boy Connor! Can't hardly wait to meet him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perfect little feet w/legs crossed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYMo8a6h0aTPW-ZE9KXtg0fWhAuYKlfv931bPg-1jbaLjjSIgxV8eLQfib5UT_3AefA3Y4ifcNhFhk1fx27ee3lLwMP1ZK715Udl3ZyYclaDQ9EEWAIAt9F-EO_qbyqrVW8te6z4ewOY/s1600/11.9.11+US+pic+Connor.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYMo8a6h0aTPW-ZE9KXtg0fWhAuYKlfv931bPg-1jbaLjjSIgxV8eLQfib5UT_3AefA3Y4ifcNhFhk1fx27ee3lLwMP1ZK715Udl3ZyYclaDQ9EEWAIAt9F-EO_qbyqrVW8te6z4ewOY/s320/11.9.11+US+pic+Connor.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Face with arm going across</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOqt58AjM0W-sHnzcta649PmCXz4HCcfzpvxphJ33nzsAYK9Dlbge6seNy2K2c9cYzquI1J9biiEp9x00xXEnoiIPaJNKK9evfIr9E24QRgOyqx2JDeU3xHKvbJymOUDcnsFyVt9xX1w/s1600/11.9.11+US+pic2+Connor.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOqt58AjM0W-sHnzcta649PmCXz4HCcfzpvxphJ33nzsAYK9Dlbge6seNy2K2c9cYzquI1J9biiEp9x00xXEnoiIPaJNKK9evfIr9E24QRgOyqx2JDeU3xHKvbJymOUDcnsFyVt9xX1w/s320/11.9.11+US+pic2+Connor.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He's pretty smashed in there! Almost there!</div>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-20270549632148604372011-11-09T23:04:00.000-07:002011-11-09T23:04:47.306-07:00Preschool Eval - FrustratedSo..... we had Tanner's preschool evaluation today to see what he qualifies for as far as "extra services". They tried to tell me that he wasn't going to qualify for anything!! I about died! He has orthopedic/gross motor delays like none other!<br />
Then the OT that was there was like "Why doesn't he have arm rests and a tray on his wheelchair?" I had the hardest time not flipping out over that one! We specifically didn't order either of these on his chair because we don't want him in his chair all the time at school! She was saying that these were needed because "how is he going to carry stuff otherwise?" GRRRRR!!! I explained that he had a backpack for the chair that can be added. And for lunch and such.... we will require an aid or helper. She looked at me like I was nuts! Am I wrong to think that?<br />
And then she tells us that he needs wheelchair brake extensions. He can already work the brakes he has now. Yes, he has to bend down to reach them....but he can still do it. At this point I'm just frustrated......not sure what to think or what to do.<br />
I went in expecting the meeting to go smoother or better I guess. It just threw me for a loop how shallow the OT was, especially after telling me that she has a brother that has Spina Bifida. It was maddening! You would think she above all others would understand!Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-88618171762552581942011-11-03T22:35:00.000-07:002011-11-03T22:35:37.758-07:00First Shiner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Tonight Tanner hit right above his left eye on the filing cabinet at home. He was trying to slide down my lap and took a nose dive instead. Poor guy cried for almost an hour. It swelled up pretty big, but went down some after applying an ice pack for about 20 minutes. I feel like such a bad Mommy! Wish I could have stopped it from happening!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daddy applying the ice pack. Tanner hated the ice pack! It was a struggle to keep it on for as long as we did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m6q9SG0WFKFsl0ysn3NkMSqFbrXP3u8NEktuNL7EUUy6aY7m4QTfA2DHn3vkqBZA9f_XpYPdOTzWy-O4DdwRViOS3pw75Vg6ag8yenyfxgXwt1TS2E0eNKu4FOOS9nakv2nKu0DXnGg/s1600/DSCN5408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m6q9SG0WFKFsl0ysn3NkMSqFbrXP3u8NEktuNL7EUUy6aY7m4QTfA2DHn3vkqBZA9f_XpYPdOTzWy-O4DdwRViOS3pw75Vg6ag8yenyfxgXwt1TS2E0eNKu4FOOS9nakv2nKu0DXnGg/s320/DSCN5408.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This happened right before bedtime.... so needless to say... Tanner was pooped, and promptly went to sleep. It's so hard for me not to worry due to the fact that he has a shunt. But the bump is on the opposite side of his head than where the shunt is located. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdFBq6VbXzrll9wo20H2SKNkp3tGv2IYtZye8V9zF0jD2cBESAp2fXGHaC6k66NsT173AhLbBpcd7ngE5jRGNDI3S5JAPTIs9aGL9Y18FjHPIhSqupgTIsWzAHfOnE-qdcRtxkdcR7_Y/s1600/DSCN5409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdFBq6VbXzrll9wo20H2SKNkp3tGv2IYtZye8V9zF0jD2cBESAp2fXGHaC6k66NsT173AhLbBpcd7ngE5jRGNDI3S5JAPTIs9aGL9Y18FjHPIhSqupgTIsWzAHfOnE-qdcRtxkdcR7_Y/s320/DSCN5409.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But - He's still cute no matter what. </div>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901591985026424619.post-66231454351955118182011-10-31T22:36:00.014-07:002011-11-04T10:38:49.876-07:00Halloween 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Halloween 2011 for Tanner was a busy busy busy weekend! So many things going on! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started out by going to a toddler/preschool Halloween party on Friday 10/28. Lots of goodies, and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">trick or treating in the house! It was so cute to see him with the other kids!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we had the Spina Bifida Walk N Roll on Saturday 10/29. I tried and tried to get a good picture of Tanner, but he really wouldn't hold still long enough for me to get one. The 2 pictures below are the best I could get! He wouldn't wear his cowboy hat so we put it on the back of his chair. He had to wear his pepsi hat...... goofball.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEp3lgc8z642r4250ckeQ92LM7TQL65GVYH8HK2rqOvzVxus4_zQF9F7KUuRtIEyVSI5FvfjB8fIUL0NcoxOkD1S6_ouUD9Pxl11cyoYwSFi6PfXk_WnY1qX9dLfgHX9peG_Ly8ScuSp0/s1600/DSCN5405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEp3lgc8z642r4250ckeQ92LM7TQL65GVYH8HK2rqOvzVxus4_zQF9F7KUuRtIEyVSI5FvfjB8fIUL0NcoxOkD1S6_ouUD9Pxl11cyoYwSFi6PfXk_WnY1qX9dLfgHX9peG_Ly8ScuSp0/s320/DSCN5405.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So he was Woody with a baseball cap on for Halloween. Definitely original!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcR97m_RwBRnhYvIcNWcmIwgA30OtH8GYpqXyxyKjfjUzUTrwspz-8_lIMPfh66xg7klpAbpQ1anVtcR_r1nvWXSbyvQ4aJB-RAvJXtVpcLqLUBPnkm24SGsd5OZKX0lphiZQd3kg1wC8/s1600/DSCN5404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcR97m_RwBRnhYvIcNWcmIwgA30OtH8GYpqXyxyKjfjUzUTrwspz-8_lIMPfh66xg7klpAbpQ1anVtcR_r1nvWXSbyvQ4aJB-RAvJXtVpcLqLUBPnkm24SGsd5OZKX0lphiZQd3kg1wC8/s320/DSCN5404.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tanner is a member of a foundation here in Phoenix, called the Starlight Foundation. The Starlight Foundation is an organization that "<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c377b; font-weight: bold;"><i>Helps seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities". </i></span>S</span></span></span>aturday night we were able to go to a Coyotes hockey game through the foundation. The awesome part about these activities is that they are absolutely free to the families! We just started taking Tanner to these in September and love them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The game was Tanner's first ever Hockey Game! He even got a certificate!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCt4fNMmWqnudZiJ5WkhjUqc980XqUGuMb342XQmILofcd9Xly4Jal_BpuorYN9-za3qkCquzKQCQiuTGORYL-iQGWKkLpPzeEe48mab0D014u9WrK-ONuaEJVpIip3wYqSC2aGNpm5pA/s1600/DSCN5413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCt4fNMmWqnudZiJ5WkhjUqc980XqUGuMb342XQmILofcd9Xly4Jal_BpuorYN9-za3qkCquzKQCQiuTGORYL-iQGWKkLpPzeEe48mab0D014u9WrK-ONuaEJVpIip3wYqSC2aGNpm5pA/s320/DSCN5413.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The night was also filled with trick-o-treating within the arena. Tanner received a huge pillowcase to collect his candy in! He loved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn76-WcPrhzdDtAqiRbOwJMVVJta-Knd7GjSUQxhNhjREjgXbBPAnoCkFKhBMfJSdFE17765tHxZ0sUI7i6OXPz3fEyBXgPAfLf8vIkJJT6-JpnGPBa8ksbJ1smnF1COZpLiyMZYSwwSA/s1600/DSCN5412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn76-WcPrhzdDtAqiRbOwJMVVJta-Knd7GjSUQxhNhjREjgXbBPAnoCkFKhBMfJSdFE17765tHxZ0sUI7i6OXPz3fEyBXgPAfLf8vIkJJT6-JpnGPBa8ksbJ1smnF1COZpLiyMZYSwwSA/s320/DSCN5412.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On Monday we also took him to a Halloween party that included a hay ride which he loved! Didn't get any photos of that unfortunately! (camera was left in car!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all it was a fun packed weekend that wore us all out!</div>Ray, Star, Tanner, and Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468696207705348517noreply@blogger.com0