The girls wanted matching hair do's for the first day of Sunday school!  

 We had all these Sunflowers growing by our house, and they were beautiful!  Chrissy was kind enough to get some pictures for us.  So fun!  I still hate putting pictures with blurred out faces on here, but I am a rule follower!

 Sunday grandma and grandpa were here and we went to the Sunken Gardens and they are beautiful!  Quinn sometimes is trying to talk to who is pushing her and she was telling grandma a story here.

 There was a wedding that just happened, and they were taking pictures, we had three kids that were very excited about it, two of them did a good job of staying back, while the other one wanted to be as close as possible!  Almost to close.  If you click on the picture it makes it bigger and you can see the bride better.  On that same note, Aunt Sarah is getting married this summer, congrats!  Our three kids thanks to Aunt Sara asking, are going to be in it, our delima is that the wedding is at a lake in the sand, so we are trying to figure out a way that Quinn can be the flower girl.  Her wheelchairs will get stuck in the sand, and buying a sand wheelchair is out of the question, as that is way out of our budget.  We are trying to figure out a way to make a wagon work, with big wheels, but if someone has a great idea for us, we would love to hear it.  I am good at thinking out of the box, as are a few of Quinn's therapists, so I know we will figure something out, but we would love ideas.

Congrats again Aunt Sarah and soon to be Uncle Brandon!  The girls are both very excited but our little guy is a little nervous about it.

 I thought Quinn was just angelic in this photo, her fair skin was glowing!

 She was under a trellis and it gave this beautiful shadow.

 Phew, walking and wheeling through the gardens is exhausting!

and we end with a kiss, oh Quinn's cheeks are so kissable!  Grandma's give the greatest kisses!  Quinn use to dislike kisses, but now she puts up with them, and sometimes wants to give them as well!  Oh I love that girl!

I have to say it was hard to do a new blog, as I loved the last one so much, I did not want to add anything new, but thankfully a party happened with the dancing girls, so it was easier to add some new pictures.

Well Labor day weekend, was full of sick folks, well Quinn and I.  It was a bummer to have to get out the nebulizer, as Quinn is so healthy in the summer, but then the fall rolls around and ugg, it's frustrating to see her not feeling good, it's even worse, when I feel sick too, because it makes it much harder to take care of her.  Thankfully we are feeling better now! 

 Quinn is still loving therapy, and does she ever work at therapy, she inspires me every time we are there.  I want a work ethic as good as hers!

 We both had wheels this morning, for Alex's birthday party.  I was very wobbly on mine, as I have not been in skates for a long time!

 It is so fun to see the girls having fun!

 Happy Birthday Again Alex!

There we are rolling around the rink!  I'm not sure why I was sweating so much, as Quinn was pulling me around the rink, but skating is hard work, and after a couple hours I was doing ok.  The girls did an extra performance of their dance at the roller rink, it was still just as cute as ever.  Oh we are thankful for those girls!  We are blessed!

Last night was the night, where the girls performed at the National Miss Amazing Pageant.

To sum it up quickly, it was amazing!

 First we got there and had to primp, with body glitter, sparkles, lip gloss, hairspray, all the fun stuff.

 A pict with Miss Stephanie.

 Glitter tool skirts and leg warmers, with our just dance beyond limits t-shirts.

 Tiara's in all 6 girls hair really sparkled.

 Quinn had all kinds of allergy issues during the day and we were hoping she would pull through, and as the night progressed, she continued to forget how she was feeling and by the end of the night, she was all smiles and giggles.

 Grandma got to come with us.

 Wow, it was fun to watch how much love was going around as we got ready.

 We all got good luck cards, and I got all choked up and could not even get it read to Quinn.

 We got to start meeting some of the girls in the pageant, it was such a beautiful night.

 Oh, here she was trying to push through even though her allergies were still making her frustrated.

 Walking and rolling to the stage.

 Getting ready to practice, oh the butterflies were coming on!

 A quick pep talk!

 Oh getting ready.

 Quinn was getting excited and started singing!

 And our practice got started.

 The girls and parents were a little worried the girls would drive off the stage.

 Quinn was all smiles once those stage lights hit her.

 Dancing beyond limits!  Beautiful!

 The audience getting ready to go into get the night started.

 Final talks with parents and grandparents, oh the love was there!  Proud and strong.

 A group picture!  Love these girls!

 5 minutes to stage, Quinn was giggling and ready to go.

 We, the families got to sneak into the back to watch.

 The stage curtains opened!

 Jordan Somers, who got this whole thing, Miss Amazing, started came out to welcome everyone, she could not have been much older then 20, wow, what a great girl to have a passion for this cause and really follow it through.  They showed a great video about the Miss Amazing Pageant.   http://missamazingpageant.com/about/

 And it was our turn.

 Here we are in the back, filled with pride, crying our eyes out.  It was such an amazing feeling, in a room full of people who understand disabilities, and more then that, understand all the abilities all of us have!

 A standing ovation, girls smiling, parents crying even more, wow, the picture does not even truly do justice to the feeling in that room.

 Miss Suzanne, Quinn's other dance teacher.

Wow an amazing night, leads to a tired little 6 year old, and a mother who is so grateful for such a beautiful night, with amazing dance teachers, beautiful dancers, wonderful parents, and a room full of amazing people!  Accepting and loving each person for what they have to offer!  Oh, I get teary just thinking of it.

Finally as the girls were dancing to A Whole New World, a few of us parents mentioned how the words to the song were so fitting for our girls and the night.

I'm so thankful for such a beautiful night!  It was AMAZING!  Thank You!

Part of A Whole New World

A whole new world

A new fantastic point of view

No one to tell us no or where to go

Or say we're only dreaming

A whole new world

A dazzling place I never knew

But when I'm way up here, it's crystal clear

That now I'm in a whole new world with you

Now I'm in a whole new world with you

Unbelievable sights

Indescribable feeling

Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling

Through an endless diamond sky

A whole new world

Don't you dare close your eyes

A hundred thousand things to see

(Hold your breath, it gets better)