Dancing to their own beat

The kids got their groove on!

Nick loves wiggling that bum!

Thanks to Grandma for the card that was the inspiration for this Dance Party!

Underwater

I got an underwater camera for Christmas, so of course I had to try it out!

I had a blast with it!

 

The kids were not as impressed with it as I was

But Katheryn was game to try until I got  good picture

 

And Nick didn't really have a choice, but it only took a couple of attempts to get this one

 

And they still liked the water after I got my masterpieces, so we were all good!

This was the closest I got to an underwater picture of Kyle

Howling Weekend!

We spent 3 days and 2 nights at Great Wolf Lodge. After our trip in 2012 I wanted to come back. And we still didn't get to do everything they have to offer!

The bunk beds were not as fun as a couple of years ago during the night hours, but during the day they loved it!

We spent some time every day at the arcade, and the kids all had their favorite games to play
Nick won all of these tickets (200) playing a single turn/coin of a game!
He was so proud of himself!

Katheryn liked chopping up all of the fruit!

 

There was a lot of tough decisions before we left on how the kids wanted to spend their 1200 tickets

And of course we needed more time in the pool!

 

These floaties were great! Katheryn tried to swim a bit without them, but it was too busy.

 

The first day we spent in the kiddy pool, the kids didn't want to do anything else.

But the shallow water let Nick crawl around... and tear up his feet (not that bad, but some)

And we were close to the slides so they could try them out
Katheryn was very brave this year and went on all of the kid slides. The yellow and the green were her favorite because they were twisty.

Nick went on the orange one (his favorite colour). He went on it only once, and said he didn't want to go on again "because my legs might go up again"

When we went investigating we found a bigger pool that he liked a lot more.

Even if it gave him the opportunity to go underwater.

I wanted to spend time in the 'lazy river' which wasn't so much lazy as filled with people and tubes in a fast moving circle with times when water dumped on you
Nick didn't really like it

I liked just floating (as long as I wasn't run over by anyone) and Katheryn loved just running around in the water

But that was the extent of the exploration. No wave pool or anything that potentially dumped or sprayed water. There was also an obstacle course kind of pool that no one wanted to do.

But even if we didn't do lots of what they had. The kids had all of the fun that they wanted

 

I tried to get them to explore the big blue slide. But not this time. Looked like fun!

We had a FANTASTIC family weekend!

Fun and exhausting!

Happy 6 years!

6 years ago, this little munchkin was born

 

And somehow this little tiny baby became a big girl! 6 whole years! It's like a lifetime and a moment at the same time.

 

 

For Katheryn's birthday this year we decided to take our family gift cards to Great Wolf Lodge and have a big birthday weekend!

 

 

When we arrived, Katheryn had her own present waiting for her!

She has been sleeping with this wolf ever since

 

No... I don't think she is happy and excited at all...

Katheryn was very particular that she didn't want to open any presents until her actual birthday.
And also that because it was her birthday we had to do everything she wanted to do

Like being the pool all day

Telling everyone she is 6 years old

 

Playing with her brother in the big pool

 

 

And go on all of the kiddy slides

 

Part of the birthday package had a cake. I brought candles and a lighter, so we went back to our room and blew out candles (singing in the restaurant didn't go so well)

There was also the dancing to the Birthday card... but I posted that earlier

She had an amazing day! And we were all exhausted at the end of it.
More Great Wolf Lodge pictures to follow!

More Summer Camp!

We have been wanting to continue with conductive education for a long time. But differing commitments always prevented us.
But I have kept in contact with the conductors (the instructors and therapists).

When the summer camp schedule came out I was really hoping that we could fit it in. At first glance it looked like we wouldn't be able to make it. And we signed the kids up for regular camp.

But after talking with them about going for part of the camp, and talking with my parents to see about transportation, we were in!

I am so happy that this year we are going to be sending Nick for part of the camp. 10 days of all day camp of conductive education.
Pushing him and being creative, learning how to be independent and being aware of what he can do.

I'm so excited about those days.
Yes it's camp and fun, but it's also therapy.

Nick has also had the opportunity to star in a March of Dimes ad!

SpinaBifidaAd CE 2014 HR

I have also found that Nick is a conductive education mascot through another helpful site too! http://www.threetobe.org/our-initiatives/academy-of-conductive-education/