Sunday, November 04, 2012

Joy’s Week

I can check out my own books, thank you!

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At Uncle Nathan’s baseball game

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The girls love their baths together!               Joy and the pumpkin

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Joyful jumping, hanging out with sister and puppy, Joy and her cousin

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Halloween – oh Halloween!  We brought the stroller with us to help Joy get to each new house.  If she doesn’t want to do something or gets tired, she just plops down and there is no moving her!  So we thought the stroller would save us.  And it did – for about the first 5 houses.  Then she figured out that she was getting candy from these houses.  And she noticed that everyone gave her sisters one treat, but her two or three because she is so cute!  To the point that she started putting up her pumpkin for the extra piece before she would leave the house.  Then she would sweetly and politely say, “Thank you” in her cute voice and nine times out of ten she would score another piece of candy!  Little Miss Bumblebee figured this out fast and she started running from door to door – we had to try and keep up! 

And then she was almost hit by a car.  Oh my goodness!  She and her sister were standing and waiting for a car to pass them on the road.  Joy saw me across the street.  She was so excited – she wanted to tell me something exciting!  She tore away from her sister and came one foot away from being hit.  Her sister screamed.  I screamed.  The lady driving the car stopped and flew out of her car to make sure everything was OK.  Jessi, the sister who has been holding her hand, was sobbing.  How grateful I am that Joy was OK.  How terrifying!  Joy was strapped into her stroller and had to do the rest of her Trick or Treating from there. 

She got quite a haul that night – but we were most thankful that she was alive to eat her candy!  That girl must have a legion of angels assigned to protect her!

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Finger painting – we had to take a bath afterwards to get all that paint off!

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Headed out to Ballet Class.  Sister drove her.  They both wore pig tails!

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Dancing at sister’s party!

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Our Week

PT – This was Joy’s last official visit.  Playing with her sister

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Being Joy – playing with her puppy and her sister, wearing her autumn crown, showing me her warm clothing

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Our Church’s Fall Festival

Daddy – tourist, Shelly – medieval maiden, Bec – nurse, Sam – witch, Jes – princess, Liz – vampire, Joy – bumble bee, Alex – baseball player

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Joy had a lot of fun and brought home lots of candy!  This year her sisters let her play the trading game afterwards.

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Jason, Joy, Bella, Alex, and I drove down town to visit with some friends who were in town visiting.  We were delighted to finally meet in person our blog friends, Joyce and Sarah Ely.  Joyce was so sweet with Joy!  Joy liked that Joyce’s name is Joy plus a /s/ sound.

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After we got home, we headed over to our neighbor’s Annual Halloween Party.  It is always so much fun and we are so grateful we get invited!  Joy had a blast!

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Joy’s Week

In PT we have been working on riding her trike.  She was doing so well, and then she fell.  It was so crazy – it happened so slowly.  Just like watching it in slow motion.  She ended up scraping up her face.  On Friday she hopped right back on and tried again.  Way to go Joy!

We have decided to dismiss Joy from PT.  She is doing really well.  If we see something we need to work on, we can add PT back in, but for now, I am content with how she is doing.

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Joy’s life is about having a good time – playing with Sammi, outside with her baby, and playing with sisters

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She loves to push her brother in the swing          Waiting during sister’s soccer game

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Joy loves her Adaptive Dance Class.  Her big sister likes that they match!

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Playing on sister’s harp and playing around on the piano with Bella

 

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Joy’s Week

 

Sister had to take Joy to Ballet on Saturday.  She is loving her class!  I can’t WAIT to get to see them perform!

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Joy and her beloved puppy!

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Coloring pictures with her sisters

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My Joy – she would live on bread and apples if I let her! 

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Howdy there world!

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