Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We have had an eventful past 2 months and I am finally getting a chance to catch up and blog. November was filled with a trip to Disney World and Thanksgiving. December brought one party after the other. Celebrating LIDS style is exhausting. With two parties every weekend and a trip to Nashville, TN. I suppose life could be worse. Christmas was celebrated with Grandma and Papa Trapp coming a few days before Christmas and Gran Johnson coming Christmas Day and staying after. We then hosted a friend of the Thomson's for 5 days. All in all we were busy, happy and loved. Pretty successful.

Cole has had another change in his schedule. We were not happy with just doing two days a week at the Jackson Center. It was just not enough time. So we decided to try an intensive 3 weeks where Cole would go everyday. He started Nov. 28. Mon., Wed., and Fri he went 9-12 and Tues., Thurs. 9-3. We weren't sure how this change would effect him or us, but we were pleasantly surprised at the way Cole adapted to the new schedule. He was happier and more alert. Less sleepy. More talkative. Stood up straighter. Used his hands more purposefully. He was really amazing. And in anything in life we know that the more you practice, the better you get at something. No surprise there. So we have decided to continue with this schedule. It has given a new meaning to Mom's Taxi. I average around 100 miles a day in the car. I know this commitment right now will allow Cole to have a more fulfilling, independent life in the future. It is a small price to pay.

Christmas Eve with Grandma and Papa.

Sudden snow storm on Dec. 27.

The boys have outgrown their bathtub and would like to stay together. Hello Johnson Spa. They love the jets.

Amazing 50 degree weather in January. Cole was able to practice a little in his Choo-Choo chair.

Gavin drawing chalk with Caroline.