Tomorrow you will be 18!

 Tonight Daddy and I took you out to your favorite restaurant, Red Robin. All you really wanted was the bottomless fries! 

Later we played at the mall.

But mostly I’m blown away that 18 years have passed!! We love you, Joy! Happy birthday!!

Regression

 We are afraid our girl has Down Syndrome Regression Syndrome.  It's heart breaking to watch.

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Talent Show at Camp

Tonight was the Talent Show.  Joy, of course, did a song from Lego Friends!

Summer Camp

 

Wisdom Teeth

Poor Joy had impacted wisdom teeth. We have been working on getting them out since December! It finally happened on Wed, June 12th. 

She was so excited to go!  She wasn't so excited afterwards - poor love.  Surprisingly, though, she wasn't in that much pain.  She only had one episode of crying.  Mainly she just looked like a chipmunk.  

Here we are on Monday and she's back to her summer camp and eating like a champ!

Happy Birthday, Joy!!

 

Seriously! How did you get to be 17 years old??

We love you so!  We can't imagine our lives without you!

Grandma Turpin made her a new dress.

               Cake Time!!

Going out to dinner.  She loves Red Robin because of the bottom less fries!

Fun outing at the library

Summer Begins

While the boys were busy, Joy, Bella, and I enjoyed lunch out!

 

Visiting

 With my job at church, I do a lot of visits. Once Summer started, Joy had to come with me. Here she is entertaining :)

Surprise! Last Day of School Cake

 Joy finished her Freshman year of high school today! Unbelievable!!

Surprise! Last day of school cake

Family Reunion

 We went on a quick trip to Florida for a Family Reunion. Joy loved the beach!

Belle of Louisville

 Joy went on a field trip with school. They rode the Belle of Louisville. Joy loved it!!

Pug

Joy loves our small dog, Ashoka!

 

Selfie Queen

  

Joy loves to take selfies!!

Getting So Big

 Joy just seemed so big today (and so happy) that I had to take some pictures. 

Fruit

Girl loves her fruit!!

Dishes

So proud of Joy for doing the breakfast dishes today!

Birthday Cake

She looks so grown up!!

She currently is obsessed with Lego Friends, particularly Stephanie. She pretends that Stephanie is her friend all the time! 😄

https://youtube.com/shorts/qEZxSOziDzE?feature=share

She wanted to eat the Stephanie piece 😂

Birthday Presents

Summer Picnic

Joys LOVES our friends swing!!

Joy loves the creek!

She asks to go down to the lot, to play at the creek. We also checked out the new house.