It's been a pretty busy September. We spent last weekend in Des Moines and participated in the Beaverdash, which is a 5K run that is the annual fundraiser for the Iowa Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Despite the cold and rain we had a good time, and it was great to see all the other Iowa families, if only for a short time. They have a wheelchair race for the SMA kids after the 5K, and Grace got 2nd place! She actually referred to herself as second winner, which sounded good to us.
Kindergarten continues to go very well for Grace. Friday morning she was telling me all the things she loves about school, and it was a long list. We need to give a special shoutout to "Mr. Troy the Janitor" who replaced a screw in the part that holds her battery on her Standing Dani. In the process of playing tag at recess Grace had run over a big stick that somehow loosened the screw and caused the battery to fall off.
Grace has her annual appointment with the Iowa City people in Sioux City on Monday. They come to town once a year, then we go there once a year. Hopefully everything will check out o-kay, she's been doing very well health-wise.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
September 6, 2010
We've had a good Labor Day weekend. Grace went to her best friend Madalyn's house on Saturday for most of the afternoon. Grace and Madalyn spent a year together in preschool and have everything in common, and this summer they started having regular play-dates at each other's house. They're going to different schools now for Kindergarten, but hopefully they'll continue to stay friends.
Sunday we went to Breda for the baptism of Grace's cousin Sophia, then we headed up to Okoboji to go boating with her Grandpa and Grandma Nelson. We lucked out with the weather and had a great time--and both Grace and Claire had their first experiences at the Barefoot Bar. We stayed in a hotel up their last night and just got back to town a little while ago.
Kindergarten continues to go really well for Grace. She loves every part of it and talks about a number of friends.
Can't remember if I put this in our last post, but Grace got to meet Kirk Hinrich last Monday. She didn't think it was a big deal until she got to the event and saw all the people and cameras, then I think she felt pretty special. He autographed a T-shirt for her, but the funny thing is that at this point in her life an autograph from a Briar Cliff basketball player would probably mean more to her.
Sunday we went to Breda for the baptism of Grace's cousin Sophia, then we headed up to Okoboji to go boating with her Grandpa and Grandma Nelson. We lucked out with the weather and had a great time--and both Grace and Claire had their first experiences at the Barefoot Bar. We stayed in a hotel up their last night and just got back to town a little while ago.
Kindergarten continues to go really well for Grace. She loves every part of it and talks about a number of friends.
Can't remember if I put this in our last post, but Grace got to meet Kirk Hinrich last Monday. She didn't think it was a big deal until she got to the event and saw all the people and cameras, then I think she felt pretty special. He autographed a T-shirt for her, but the funny thing is that at this point in her life an autograph from a Briar Cliff basketball player would probably mean more to her.
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