What in the world, 4 posts in one week!  That is crazy!

I love playing with the girls and watching them play together.  Isaiah will get in there with them sometimes too, especially if electronics are involved.  So fun to see them play.  I love these dolls and having them role play each other.

Also we are thankful for Chrissy.  Quinn has gone through another growth spurt, and in turn her wheelchair is now to small.  She has been unhappy in it and the moment we get home, she wants out of her chair, and she was not getting her Tobii to work, because she was not lined up with it correctly.  Thanks to a quickly scheduled therapy session, we now have her fitting in her chair better, and she can use her Tobii again.  The down side is that her head controls to help her drive are out of commission until we get her new chair, but 2 out of 3 is not all bad, and they are the 2 things she really needs.  She was so excited to be able to use all of her screen again.

A few pictures from the last few days.

I thank God for letting these three

wonderful humans be in my life!

 They are all empathetic!  They are kind!  

 They are ornery!  They are smart!  They are loving!

We are blessed!

With great weather and a long weekend, we had to get out and enjoy the day.

What a fun family outing.

The zoo was busy, but it was so good.

 We are trying hard to get Quinn out of her chair more then usual.  She has had a big growth spurt and we have grown her chair to maximum size and she is still to big.  So we are in process of getting a new one.  Let's say some prayers that insurance covers it with out to many issues.  She needs a chair that fits her body!

 We love looking at butterflies.

 One of our usual spots to take pictures.

Feeding the fish, the ducks are fast, so the fish have to work hard to get in there to get food right now.

It's so nice to get away from the norm sometimes and be able to just enjoy the day,

enjoy the family.

Enjoy the weather and the animals.

God is good, and we are grateful.

Isaiah did his science fair project last week.  He went into it with an I don't want to do it attitude, and my goal was for him to find joy in it.

So we did the drone novice flying experiment.

Here they are working on their project.

Denali was scared at first.

They did a great job working together to see how easy or hard it is to fly a drone.

Life is Hard.

When life is hard, we can crumble, or we can rise up.

It's hard to rise up, but we try our best.

Thankfully we have God on our side to help us.

We lost another friend who rode the bus to school with us.

It was hard.  It brought back so many memories of our good friend Amelia.

We also talked about our Grandpa, our Uncle, and our dog who have all passed away recently.

That is a lot for all of us to deal with.

Memories are bitter and yet so sweet.

We talked about visits to the pumpkin patch.

birthday parties

and just hanging out with someone who understand so much of 

what Quinn was going through.

We talked about unconditional love!

So we were given a great book to read.

We loved it so much, we got a copy for a few of the families we love, who have lost loved ones.

We spent part of a day delivering these books to these amazing families.

It was so good to share our love with them.

I can't imagine how they feel loosing a child. 

I can't imagine how they go on, but they are.

So it was good for us.

Good for our hearts and our souls.

Again, we were broken, but we will heal even stronger then before.

We have talked to therapists, we have talked as a family.

We have prayed and prayed, and we now can learn from another hard experience.

Here we are delivering one of the books.

Once again, we are reminded how hard life is.

I wish everyone could see how amazing all my kids are.

I wish my kids could show how amazing they always are.

I wish life could be easier sometimes.

With God's help, we can all keep working.

We can all keep educating.

We can shed a few tears, then pick ourselves back up and keep teaching.

We can also take a break and just live in the bubble of our home.

Take a moment to breath and love on each other.

Then we can again, share and teach and live life to our best.

It will not always be easy, but it will be worth it.

When we have children, we will always do our best to help them do their best.

That is our job, and we will keep at it.

We have learned through loosing children and friends around us, living life is even more important.

Phew.  I am tired today.  I am broken today, but I will heal, and I will continue teaching and sharing through kindness.  God will give us strength.

So to the parents we have just met, and parents we have seen lots of struggles through over the years.

To teachers who teach our kids.

To the children who play with and love our kids.

We appreciate you and  we will continue to pray for you.  

This journey is hard sometimes, and these hard moments will make the good moments oh so much better.

Prayers to us all today. 

I can't wait to go love on my kids later today!

Isaiah got to open up his brand new school this year as a 5th grader.  It is exciting helping choose the mascot and and start traditions.  

He get the honor of starting the new middle school next year, Moore Middle School.  He got to be in the first picture on their website.  He is in the red shirt with a crazy look on his face.  It helps me see a lot of what he does at school.  As a teacher I know I see kids so different then their families might see them at home.  I only hope I install enough love and empathy and strength into them for them to be able to be successful on their own.  

Happy Heart Day!