Happy Summer!

We hope you are all having a wonderful summer!  We have finally settled down and are getting to relax a bit.  The girls had PreK graduation, Griff finished his year, and I am finally done w/ school, inservice and the yearbook!  The kids got to spend their first few days of summer at Harpeth Hall while I wrapped things up there.

Now that I am off, I get to go to all of Griff's therapies and horseback riding.  One, mom and dad get a break from helping us out.  Two, I get to talk to all of Griff's amazing therapists.  And three, I get to go picture crazy! So, keep checking back, because I am going to get some therapy pictures with Miss Laura.  She loves having her picture taken :)  Daddy gets to go to Saddle Up! for therapeutic riding because we scheduled an evening session.  He'll get some great pictures there.  And, we have signed up for Hip Hop!  The instructor is nice enough to let Griff try out a class before we commit.

Most exciting though, while I was talk to Miss Laura at therapy on Wednesday, Griff just decided to walk away from her and come to me.  He took 3 amazing steps!  We weren't even working on that at the moment, he just decided to do it!  So, we practiced it for awhile and he consistently took 2-3 great steps.  He is also climbing stairs really well and we have a goal for the end of the walker.  More on that next time when I get some good therapy pictures, but Griff has been walking with walking sticks and is getting pretty darn good.  We are hoping to have him on those full time sometime between the end of the summer and the end of the year.  He just needs practice and confidence.

On a break my heart note, we were leaving the play area at Chick-fil-A and Griff told me that a boy in there called him "different."  Griff told me "I'm not different."  We have talked about it a few times and how he is different from Gracie, and Gracie is different from Gabby, and Gabby is different mommy...  My friend Lori is so grounded in her faith, she is such a rock for me.  She said to make sure I tell him that God isn't finished with him and He has a great plan for him.  That is so true and my little "Dude" has already touched so many people.

What would a post be without a picture.  This is not a recent one.  I'm on Tim's computer and don't have my folders and folders of pictures.  But, this is a goodie!  I will have to say that is it almost 11:00 pm and Griff is sitting her next to me wide awake!  Someone actually had a nap today and now is wide awake!

And, this one is just cute too!
~Martha (and Griff)