Seth's Palms

I just finished making Seth a weighted vest. The pressure of the weight is suppose to calm him when his anxiety rises. I put it on him and he said "Oh, Mom! I like the way this feels!" I am always after him about the way he holds his shoulders. Most people when they are standing put their hands at their sides. His hands are always in his front which makes his shoulder blades pop out like chicken wings. Right after I put the vest on him I noticed he holds his hands at his side! Whoo Hoo!! I am at this time (took the time to post this)working on a weighted blanket for him. It is suppose to comfort him to help him sleep more secure. I read of many Aspies who sleep under their mattresses. He has tried that numerous times, no more!!!!

We had a Doc appointment on Tuesday with the endocrinologist. His GHD levels are low but not low enough to be stopping his growth. His bone age was 5 yrs when he was 6.27, not a concern unless it was under 4.34 yrs. So they are now checking him for Celiac Disease. It would stop his body from absorbing the nutrients he needs from the foods he eats (and he eats plenty!). We should get the results from that sometime this week. He has only gained 5 lbs in 4 years.

Another thing the doc was shocked at was the lines in his hands. The right hand had both lines across where the left hand just has one straight line across. The doctor did not know what it meant, if anything, just found it interesting. He said he has never seen it before.

Yard day

So today was yard day. With football every Saturday for the last 2 months not much has gotten done around here. So I made sure no one made any plans except mine! They worked hard!!! Kaleb put up the gazebo by the pond while everyone picked up sticks and mowed. Right before we stopped for lunch I mentioned that sometime in the future I would love the shed moved. I went in and made lunch and then sat down to read some e-mails. By the time I got back outside, they had the shed emptied and ready to move. Steve fell asleep and by the time he got outside it was moved and we had started putting the cans etc. back in. Then it was repair the wood holder. I'm so very pleased with what was accomplished. But it is not finished yet.....

Band Concert

Beautiful Sky

We had been praying for a nice day for Levi's party. It had been cold and rainy all week. Well, God gave us so much more than we expected. It was a beautiful day and actually got quite warm. At the end of the day Garrett came and asked me where my camera was. He just had to get a picture of the sky. It was as wonderful as he said. Even nature shows glory to it's Creator!

Levi's Birthday Party

Yes, I know his birthday is September 20th and not October 20th!!!! This is the first day we have had open enough to have a party for him. Levi decided he wanted a costume party. After I made his invitations he decided he wanted it to be a pirate party and he wanted all his guests to dress as pirates. The boys played with Lincoln logs until Steven came home with the pizza. Levi wanted pizza and root beer floats. Instead of a cake he wanted a pistachio pudding pie and a chocolate pudding pie. He made them himself! So instead of a scavenger hunt we had a treasure hunt. They had to find all of their party prizes which Garrett and I hid all over the yard. The boys then played in the yard for awhile and decided they wanted to play pin the patch on the pirate. Garrett loved to spin them far away from the pirate and see where they ended up. He always gave them another chance to get closer to the real picture. A while later they decided they wanted to break the pinata. Candy,candy, candy....after putting the bags safely in the vehicles that would take them home, they ran off to play pirate FBI until it was time to go home.

Shelby Leopard

Shelby got a new outfit yesterday. Even her tights are leopard skin print.

Necedah vs. Pittsville

Well, today was the last game of the season. Garrett made some great plays, which of course I did not get pictures of. How come he cannot tell me when he is going to play great so I can be ready to take a picture? The one in the distant, I missed the catch (which the crowd went wild to). I got the camera up and on fast enough to get him running. I did not get it zoomed in fast enough to get a good picture though. So the Wolves went undefeated once again (36-0). From what I was told. In the history of Pee-Wee football in Necedah (12 + yrs) only 3 teams have ever gone a whole season undefeated. Garrett was on one of those teams in 4th grade and this one in 6th grade. Not only did he play all morning he went over to his friend's house when we got home and played all afternoon. So we finally get our weekends and a few week nights free for a few months, until wrestling starts in December.

Necedah vs. WI Rapids

Seth got this little game from the dentist yesterday. He has become quite obsessed with it. It has numbers and you are suppose to twist them around and try to get them in numerical order. If I could find one with the alphabet I think he would love it. No pieces come out and it fits perfect in his hands, as you can see.

Firehouse Fieldtrip

Friday we took a field trip with our Homeschool group to the fire/ambulance station in Elroy. The kids had a great time and I took a lot of pictures. To see more pictures check out the Home-school photo gallery on the church website. I should have them up in the next few days.

Garrett and his little buddy Jason. Garrett loves to help Mrs. Ingraham with Jason since she has to bring her small daycare in order to attend day outings. Garrett & Jason get along great!!

Levi and his buddies Ryan, Austin and Avery. Levi just bought new sunglasses with some of his birthday money. He was asking for them before his birthday but I made him wait and buy them himelf. I'm such a tough mom...

Seth loves this big, huge, gigantic truck.

I was trying to get a nice picture of Shelby and Niah (Jason's sister) when Jason decided to "pose". Now I understand why he and Garrett get along so well...