We had a normal week and a busy Saturday. Here goes……
Tuesday we had gymnastics and Lindy is still struggling with the wandering and following directions. She can talk the talk about listening but once she gets in there she does what she wants. She lost her tv privileges that day for not listening well. Today we set up some circuits in the backyard and practiced doing them. We practiced waiting in line as well. Maybe it will help this week????
Wednesday was music class. There were only three kids there so it was a small class. Ms. Beth picked the kids up from school and took them upstairs to the music room so I had an extra 30 minutes that day.
Thursday was a parent session with Lindy and her teacher actually ended up finishing some testing on her that she needs to have done by Tuesday for her IEP meeting. Lindy did pretty good. You had to miss 6 in a row to quit and Lindy never would. She was up in the 5.5 – 6 year old range and she’d get one right every so often so we had to keep going! I still hate those tests. They have to ask them in such specific ways that she doesn’t understand. If you’d phrase it just slightly differently then I swear she’d have gotten more. Oh well, I think she did good, although I don’t have any numbers.
Friday morning Drew and I did what will hopefully become a monthly tradition. Friday is one of Drew’s days off so after I dropped the kids at school, we met downtown for brunch! We ate at a great breakfast place and enjoyed our date morning! After we ate we walked around downtown. It was a lovely morning and we hope to try and do it once a month and try out all kinds of different places. Friday night we made Halloween sugar cookies – you know the prepackaged kind you just put on a cookie sheet? The kids thought it was great fun but waiting for them to bake was pure torture to them!
Saturday was one busy day. We rarely jump from one activity to another but we did on Saturday. We started the morning off bright and early at our church craft bazaar. We picked up some goodies and talked with church friends and then we headed out the door to Wake Forest where the Juvenile Diabetes Walk to Cure Diabetes was being held. We walked in honor of my 8 year old niece, Hayley, who has type 1 diabetes. It’s hard to believe she has had diabetes for two years now. They have done such an amazing job with her diagnosis. Hayley has become so responsible about it as well. She is a brave little girl who we love with all our heart. I just know that one day they will find a cure, which is why we Walk to Cure Diabetes. It was a beautiful morning to go out on a walk around Wake Forest. We saw the Deacon again and got another picture with him. We also saw our nephew and some old church members from Lincolnton!
After the walk was finished we headed home for a small break before heading out the door to Mooresville to Patterson Farms for some fun on the farm. We went to the same place last year (click here to see last year’s trip). This year we met Mimo, Aunt Anna, and Brian there for a great afternoon of fun. The kids had a blast. We got to see a pig race, feed some animals, ride the cow train, ride a wagon out to a bunch of pre-picked pumpkins, and we spent a long time in the playground area. They had a tiny little corn maze for the kids, a slide the kids had a blast on, and corn pits that the kids could have stayed in all day long. They had some tomato slingshots that Anna and Brian tried out. We spent a few hours there and practically shut the joint down. It was a great family afternoon that ended with a yummy dinner at Cracker Barrel. We were all pooped when we got home – actually Lindy fell asleep in the car on the way home.
And now…what you really came for. The pictures.
Of course they wore lots more Halloween shirts this week!
Love this one!
How I found Lindy at naptime one day. She hardly ever sleeps with anything in her bed, let alone in her arm. 
It totally reminded me of this picture of Will in the NICU. Little ducks peaking out of the covers!
Lindy has been building a lot of her own cool towers lately.
Look at that sassy pose?!!
Will practiced writing one day. He did such a good job!
I fish-tailed Lindy’s hair for the first time on Friday.
’Making’ cookies Friday night!
Ready, Set,
Bake! And stare at the timer on the microwave!
Hello again Mr. Demon Deacon!
At the Walk to Cure Diabetes Saturday morning.
We love cousin Hayley!
My beautiful, brave niece, Hayley!
I made the kids some neat pumpkin shirts. I did it back in 2008 too. 
Mimo made the sweet pumpkin for her hair!
They did grow quite a bit from last year’s pictures!
Lindy pretty much dumped all her food down one tube.
Will very carefully, and seriously, fed many animals with his food. 
The cow train was a big hit!
In the corn maze.
The kids came out of this slide like a rocket but they thought it was so fun!
The corn pit. 
Lindy would have played here all day and slept here all night if we had let her!
Two cool cats in their protective face shields!
Playing the accordion at the Cracker Barrel. 
Todays church outfits. (Will is on his toes. He’s not that much taller than she is!)
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