Shoes . . . Bye, Bye!!

Jocelynn has reached the stage that all toddlers face . . . she wants to be outside and never be inside. These pictures are of her on the balcony but even that's not enough space. Every morning after breakfast, she hands me her shoes, goes to the door, bangs on it, and says "Bye, Bye!" I'm like "Wow! Slow down . . . mommy needs to get dressed :)." We go walking every morning for 30 minutes to an hour and she loves walking anywhere outside. I have to admit . . .I love it.

Last night we were eating dinner and we look over and Jocelynn had her spoon like this and was smiling (notice her feet are crossed :). It was so funny. I quickly grabbed a camera before this moment passed!

Halloween Party!!!

I don't know how to add a picture from the internet to my post so I just took a picture of a couple decorations around the house :)

We are having our first annual Halloween Party! I'm so excited!!

When: Saturday Oct. 25th. 2008

Time: 8:00pm- 11:00pm

Where: My mom's house (Call or email me for directions)

Costumes Encouraged!

Please bring a side dish!

MUSIC, GAMES, and FUN!!

We already have a babysitter so you have a week to get yours! 

The more the merrier!!

Packages Sent with Love!!!

This post is for James family and my sister!

James sisters and parents live in Arizona and Texas and my sister lives in Wyoming. They all sent packages for Jocelynn, which was really sweet. Lola (James mom) and Steve sent Jocelynn cute outfits for Jocelynn. This is one of the outfits! I love the color!

Pops (James Dad), Terry, and brother and sister sent a couple outfits with this car and a cell phone. The people in the car start laughing when you move the car. Jocelynn laughs right along with them!

My sister sent this cute stroller. Jocelynn loves to push it along and ring the bell.

James sister, Jeanette sent this cute bus with 25 balls to play with inside. Jocelynn cracks me up in this because she climbs in and out of the bus about 20 times. SHe also tries to climb out the windows. :) This makes her plenty tired before bed!

Thank you so much for thinking of Jocelynn! We miss you!

An Angel Sent Home . . .

Sunday I got a call that a student I use to care for, unexpectantly passed away. Saturday was conference for church (our leaders speak to us twice a year). I was touched by Jeffrey R. Holland's talk. The end of his talk he was saying how "angels" come into our lives, sometimes we know them and sometimes we don't. Joey was an angel that touched my life. 

I was able to attend his funeral on Tuesday (thank you Rachel for watching Jocelynn). The Priest touched me with his remarks. I absolutely agreed with everything he said. Individuals with mental and physical disabilities are angels. The world and society would look down and feel sorry for these families but it's just the opposite, how lucky they are to be blessed with these special people in their lives. Years ago I sat in a home with a 20 year old boy that was dying of Muscular Dystrophy, his brother, (two years younger) had the same condition. The youngest of them did not have Muscular Dystrophy and it was amazing the way he would care for his brothers. The love this family had for each other was amazing . . . . as the Priest would say "magical!"

Joey used to act like he was biting me when I would take him out of his chair :). Joey was here for a short time but touched many people. Like the Priest said "Blessed are the mentally and physically challenged, for they have a straight ticket to heaven!" Till we meet again. . .

12 month check up . . . and shots!

I thought she looked so cute in this gown they had her wear. This is another weird face she makes. She thought it was a blanket because she kept playing peek a boo. She was in the 40th percentile in weight (weighing 20 pounds). She's a good eater so I'm not worried about it. She's in the 75th percentile for height. 

This is her doctor, Doctor Souda. He has been her doctor since she was 2 weeks old. I really like him.  She loves ducks, dogs, and cows (which is what he's showing her) but she was more interested in the facial expressions he was making. 

This is her nurse and she has been her nurse since she was 2 weeks old also. She did mess up in weighing her at her 6 month check up but I still like her.  She gave Jocelynn 3 shots today in her legs! My poor baby was screaming in pain but I was surprised because it was only for a minute and then she was over it. I even gave her a dum-dum lollipop but she didn't care for it.

 

Party Time!!

This is the best moment when a child turns one, watching them eat the cake. Jocelynn was looking at everyone like "why are you watching me?" As time went on, she took some bites of it but didn't care much for it. She took a bite and shook her head yes. She does that when she likes something!

The family shot! Man, I love my family!!!!!

There's a good handful!

Jocelynn gave kisses to everyone that gave her a present. Thanks again! She loves them all!

Jocelynn had a wonderful party! 

Happy Birthday Jocelynn!!

We celebrated Jocelynn's first birthday at the park last evening with family (and Melinda but she's considered family :)  She was walking around everywhere. She no longer really crawls. She looked so big walking everywhere!

When a lot is going on or there are a lot of people, Jocelynn sits back and watches everyone. 

My mom with sweet baby Preston! Is he not the cutest thing you have ever seen?

Jocelynn and Melinda playin at the park.

This is her birthday cake that took me forever to make (from scratch). It was a white cake and the filling was vanilla pudding and strawberries and then a cream cheese frosting (from scratch also). I wanted to start a tradition to make her cake every year. Although it took awhile, it was fun to see the end result!