Fireflies!

Several months ago, I registered Roy, Gabriel and I for an outdoor adventure on Fireflies. Basically, it was put on by the local nature center and involved meeting at a local park, learning about fireflies and then catching some. We had a wonderful time and learned alot. Gabriel got his very own "bug-a-lug" to catch them with (and then let them go) and Dad did a great job catching LOTS!! Gabriel is thrilled to see them light up all over our very own backyard.

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/Fireflies

Father's Day

Here's some pics of how we celebrated Father's Day!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/FathersDay08

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/Prairefest08

How we spent our Sunday...

....well it was a HOT one!! We had a bunch of storms, wind and rain come through. So we watched a movie and hung out. After a little nap, the sun came out and the clouds moved away...so we headed outside for a little fun. Gabriel had been asking for a campfire but he fell asleep early on Friday and Saturday nights. Roy got out the Slip-and-Slide and had some fun with Gabriel. I'm not sure who had more fun - Gabe or Roy! LOL We decided for dinner that we'd get the campfire going and roast hot dogs and then have smores. Everything was yummy. It's so nice to have a big backyard and pretend we are camping...and then come inside and sleep in the air conditioning...and leave the bugs outside! Check out the rest of the pictures from today:

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/Sunday6808

Gabriel - 6/4/08

Well as many of you know, Gabriel has been going through a lot of evaluations and testing for a number of issues. Back in March, he started OT (occupational therapy) for Sensory Integration issues and is doing well. We've also gone though some additional testing for Autism and Autism related disorders. The verdict from the local school district is that he has PDD-NOS (Pervasive Development Disorder - Not Otherwise Specificed). I call this the "we don't know what's the matter with your kid" label. LOL But it just a form of autism. Luckily it is a high-functioning form and Gabriel is doing great.

We have a couple more evals to go through and the school district will brainstorm and make recommendations on what types of assistive service they can provide for him. That might mean speech therapy, OT, an aide, special accomodations in the classroom, etc. So hopefully we will know more soon.

Just thought I'd give an update.

Mother's Day 2008

We had a great Mother's Day. I got wonderful gifts and super special breakfast and dinner. I was missing my mom and sister but will get to see them soon. It was a rainy, windy day so we decided to go to an LP Art exhibit. It was very cool to see all the album cover art.

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/MomSDayAndLPArt

Gabe's Bean Bin

Gabriel is in Occupational Therapy for Sensory Integration Disfunction (SID). And one of the therapy tools they use is a bean bin. It's just like it sounds, a bin full of dried pinto beans. He likes it so much at therapy we decided to make one at home for him to play in. 1 plastic tub and 16 lbs of beans = FUN!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/GabeSBeanBin

Girls Easter Visit

Here are the pics from the Girls Easter week visit.

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/GirlsVisitMarch2008

Easter 2008

The girls came and spend Easter and the following week with us. We had a fun time dyeing eggs and having an egg hunt in the yard.

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/Easter2008

Sullivan Family

My dad's sister's husband recently passed away and my parents went to the funeral in PA. Here are some pictures of my dad with his brother Jim and sisters, Joanne, Margie and Nancy.

Playground

We found an awesome playground that is near our house. It's been great fun!

http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/PlaygroundPics