A Quick Trip

We recently took some time and got away for a long weekend over the 4th of July holiday. We ended up north of Houston at the Woodlands Resort, which is host to many activities. My parents were able to come and enjoy the weekend with us.

Although we caught the rain effects of the Tropical Storm that hit Mexico we still managed to thoroughly enjoy ourselves. We even carved out some time to play tennis - a favorite activity of mine and my parents. This was the 1st time my mother has played tennis in some 5-7 years. She still has it! and was so happy that she will be able to actually begin playing tennis with her tennis group again after a long hiatus.

Maddie enjoyed the pool and so did Lizzy. Christopher enjoyed many hours of playing cards with all of us - winning most of the time.

Before heading back to Sulphur we dropped Christopher off at the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine. He spent 10 days at this conference (along with 600 other students) exploring the medical field and physician specialty possibilities. This experience definitely made an impact on Christopher and was the deciding factor for his continued pursuit of this career path.

We recently had our 6 month post placement visit. Our social worker came and visited our home and got to witness Maddie in all her glory. I discussed the difficulty in getting Maddie a social security card and the crazy directives that the Social Security Office gave us. Our social worker contacted the local Social Security office and discussed what we would need to bring in order to successfully file and receive a card for her. I am attempting one more time to venture to the Social Security Office this week. Cross your fingers.

Christopher will be traveling to camp this weekend for a three week stay. Maddie will certainly miss him. "Girls rule" in our house for the next 3 weeks! Lizzy, Maddie and I are sure to have some quality girl time.

Maddie has been doing great and her speech improves every day. She is learning her colors, the ABC's and counting to 10 and beyond. Bed time is a challenge!! She does not want to miss anything that goes on in our household and refuses to go to bed. She is still sleeping in our room (which contributes to the problem). I am hoping to move her to her own room after the summer. Her room is upstairs, so we have been reluctant to do so but I think she is ready.

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!