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Wednesday, September 22, 2009
Another wonderful month has passed and Abree is growing and
developing so quickly! She had an appointment with our
pediatrician and she has grown one inch and gained almost two
pounds since she has been home. She started speech therapy this
month and she loves her therapist. She is saying new words every
day and is trying to put two and three words together. We are so
proud of her progress!!
We had many fun adventures this month! The first was a road trip
to Arkansas to Abree’s friend Aubree’s birthday party. She was
able to play with her friends Tyler, Alex, Aubree, Sam, and
Maggie and had a wonderful time celebrating Aubree’s first
birthday!
Our next adventure was to Lawton, Oklahoma to the Wichita
Mountains and Wildlife Refuge. The kids had a great time
climbing on the huge rocks and enjoying the beautiful view from
the top of Mount Scott. After playing on the mountain, we went
through the wildlife refuge and saw buffalo, longhorn steers,
and our favorite—the prairie dogs!! Each of the kids got to feed
the cute little “social” prairie dog in the picture—they were so
excited!! After feeding the prairie dogs we went to eat at the
famous Meer’s Restaurant where the kids enjoyed their first
longhorn steer Meer’s burger—they were YUMMY and HUGE!!! Before
leaving Lawton, we went to visit Abree’s adopted Grandma and
Grandpa, Norma and Randy. It was a fantastic day!!
On August 26th, Bria and Kaden started school, which was quite a
shock for sweet little Abree. She misses them so much when they
are gone. Each day when we pick them up from school, she beams
with excitement when she sees them in the pick-up line. She
LOVES her big brother and sister!!
On August 27th, Abree started speech therapy with Mrs. Nita who
comes to our house for an hour every Thursday morning. Abree
loves Mrs. Nita who has become known as “Pita” at our house.
When we say “Pita is coming” Abree will go watch and wait at the
front door for her and as soon as she sees her car pull up, she
begins to dance around and shouts, “Pita coming, Pita coming!!”
She loves Mrs. Pita!!! We are working on beginning and ending
sounds of words and naming animals and household objects. Mrs.
Nita is very proud of Abree’s progress in just a few short
weeks!
On September 7th, we took another trip to the Arbuckle
Wilderness Drive-Thru Safari to celebrate Cousin Grace’s 8th
birthday. This time, we took the seats out of the van and drove
with the doors open most of the time so the kids could get up
close and personal with the animals. Abree was still a bit
apprehensive, but she enjoyed the trip much more this time than
she did in July.
We were so fortunate to visit Chuck E. Cheese’s twice this
month! We went on August 29th to celebrate Sister Bria’s
adoption day and then again on September 19th just for fun. On
the first trip, Abree did not want to ride any rides or do
much—she was a bit overwhelmed! But, by the second trip she was
all about it—riding rides, playing games, and having a great
time!!
Abree has had lots of fun golfing with dad while the kids are at
school. She takes along her big plastic clubs and plays right
along side her Daddy. When she finally manages to get the ball
in the hole, she yells, “I did it!” with her hands held up high
in the sky!
Our final fun of this past month was a WONDERFUL trip to the
Oklahoma State Fair yesterday. Abree was able to ride several
rides with the kids and she LOVED them! She would smile and
giggle the entire time and when the ride was over she would say,
“again, again.” She enjoyed her first State Fair corndog and I’m
sure it will not be the last—she loved it!! I think she could
have stayed at the fair all night!
We never imagined how much joy and laughter this precious girl
could bring to all of us. She is a blessing beyond words!!! We
look forward to the months and years ahead as we watch her
continue to learn and blossom and enjoy each and every new
experience! What a privilege and honor to be her family!!!!!
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Climbing to the top of Mount Scott
. . . Daddy's little buddies!
Feeding a Prairie Dog in the Wildlife Refuge
The first time she was brave enough to sit by Chuck E
Cheese--still wouldn't ride though . . .
Wow!! So Beautiful!!!
The girls . . . in our African dresses |
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