I am really hoping to be able to open a few windows soon with the allergy season finally waning (I hope) and Joshua's allergies finally in check. Josh's surgery seems to have gone well-he has a check up for it scheduled next week, and his re-occurring cough has yet to re-occur so that seems good. His speech however took a major fallout from the adenoids, which we knew was a possibility, but hoped would be minor. His speech developed so much during the period where his adenoids were super enlarged that it is now quite different for him to form words without them pushing down on his pallet like he was use to. He's trying his hardest to reform those words, and will begin seeing a specialized speech therapist who works with these kinds of cases. It's been discouraging for him and all of us, but as you know he's a kid who's spirit cannot be broken. It constantly amazes me the strength & courage he has to overcome any obstacle that gets thrown in the mix. God made him one tough cookie with a heart of gold.
It was so much fun for Luke and I to spend a whole week with our kiddos (even though I do it everyday, there is something different about bonding as an entire family.) Seeing how their minds work & watching their personalities develop even more never ceases to amaze me. Jonas has really become his own person with a really funny/sweet personality. He is always quick to say something unexpected and have us all laughing. We visited the "North Pole" here in Colorado as part of our trip and Joe LOVED every second of it. As a very tall two-year old he was able to ride all of the rides and he could not have been more thrilled. His favorites, were in my opinion, the most dangerous of the rides. Here is a quick break down of favorite parts of our vacation.
Luke- The North Pole Ferris Wheel ride with the Kids/Sky Sox game
Joshua- The North Pole & Ride
Jonas- The North Pole/Baseball game
Me- Garden of the Gods
Summer is winding down here and we have a few things we are still anticipating. I have a high School Girls Bible Study that I'm ready to get back to, we are reading Francis Chan's "Crazy Love" and it's been amazing hearing the things the girls are learning from it and the ways God is using it to shape their lives in a more Christ-like way. We've already got tickets to a few more Rockies Games including one against the CUBS that I am eagerly anticipating. Also we're planning a little trip to Telluride in September for some sight seeing and a Jazz fest. Our little guys are super excited for VBS to start up in a few weeks, and Luke and I are excited for the Maroon 5/Kelly Clarkson tour that is heading this way! One thing about living in Colorado is that there is never a shortage of things to do.
Our Joshua prays the sweetest, most heart melting prayers. The other night Luke tucked him and when he came out of Josh's bedroom he said "wow, that was some prayer! He went on and on forever, thanking God for everything- for Colorado Springs, for swimming in the pool, for the baseball game, he went on and on forever!" I laughed about it for a minute and then thought how amazingly blessed we are that Joshua can pray for that long just thanking God for everything that he's given us. It almost brings me to tears (tears of joy) knowing that God is at work in the heart of my son already teaching him James 1:17 "every good and perfect thing comes from above."
Here are just a few more from the vacation:
Here are just a few more from the vacation:
Joshua got "Sox the Fox" to autograph his stuffed fox. It was one of the greatest thrills of his life :)
No comments:
Post a Comment