The Otte's

Goodness, the summer is flying by so quickly!

 Isaiah and Denali went to an amazing camp for kids who have been in foster care and / or adoptions.  They were spoiled rotten, but the thing that made the whole week worth it, beyond them being treated so well, was that they came back talking about how they related to so many kids, talking about bioparents making bad choices, but still being good people, and how they could really understand each other so well, as they have walked in the same shoes.  Amazing and so thankful for such great experiences.

 The kids said see you later to Quinn and I and the girls had to have their moment to love on each other.

 Then Buttercup and Quinn loved on each other like crazy all week,
while sharing in their sadness of having the other two gone for the week.

 Quinn and I continued meeting with folks to work on getting her chair into better positions and make more things work right.  She is also working on driving.  With a new chair, it's totally new figuring how how to drive it, and she is very cautious on driving.  So we are working hard.

 We are also working on getting her computer back into the right position for her to talk with it.  Again, this is a work in progress.  I have to say baby steps are so important, and I can not explain how long it take to get the chair, while it also take time to get things set up and going, along with practicing to get her driving and so on.  So we are patient, we are hard working, and we are improving and so thankful to be where we are, and look forward to more practice.

 All that work is exhausting!

 Then we finally got to pick up the kids from camp.  I was a camp counselor and it was hard work, and such fun work, so I have such mad respect for these counselors who work so hard to help my kids grow and develop into amazing people.

 Denali got the Flexible character trait, which is so true.  She is good at figuring out how to help with situations, and she is so good at being able to change up her plans and her thinking to make things work for everyone involved.  She is a very flexible kids.

Isaiah got the Gentle Spirit character trait.  This was told to us for him from another camp he was at this summer as well.  He is such a kind hearted sweet kid.  He wants everyone to be included, he wants everything to be as fair as possible, and he is so open hearted.  He is a wonderful kid, and I'm so lucky to have him in my life.

Quinn did not attend this camp, but just to add on, she would have to get a determined character trait, as she continues to work so hard and be so patient with her new chair and getting it going.  She is also so in love with her siblings, by the end of the week, she was sick, and in hind site, I think her heart was breaking she was missing her brother and sister so much.  As once we picked them up, she did not act sick at all after that.

We are so lucky to have these three kids in our lives.  They are so much work, and so expensive, but so worth it, and we are so thankful!