Halloween at Ballet

Ballet and costumes just fit. Julia looked forward to this all day!! She got to wear her Halloween costume to Ballet class. She looked so cute and so mature in her little pink lepard costume!! Julia has taken ballet for going on 4 years.. Let's see we have been to Dance Design, you didn't care for that place, so we tried Louisville Academy of dance, well i didn't like that place. So you now your on your second year at Dancers Pointe and we both love it!!! I truly think you would be perfectly happy anywhere with Sarah Kate in class. But this really is a very cute little place and you do little things like dress up for Halloween, and dance in the dark with wands and best of all you and SK can break it down with your shuffle ball change to Justin Beaber!!!

Halloween at Westport Village

So we got an email about a Halloween Trick or Treat event at Westport Village. So we all

decided to check

it out!!! It was

really fun!!! The kids loved it!!! We started the night with a quick stop at Qudoba for dinner, then they were off running from store to store getting a ton of Halloween treats!!! They were laughing and smiling and just enjoying life!!!

After all the candy was gotten and the night was coming to end... we had to end it at the comfy cow!! For some ice cream and hot chocolate!!! What a perfect fun night!!!

Julia's Class

This is Julia's Kindergarten class. I was so happy when Julia got Stephanie Atkins, I just love her!! Braden had her and i really just fell in love she was amazing and his class was just as amazing. I wish i could say that for Julia, and say she has made so many nice friends. But, i just can't find it in my heart to say that. Julia has made some nice friends with some of the boys in her class. Grant, Brayden, Clark and James. It's hard for Julia to open up and let people inside and i do wish i could blame it on this issue but there are just a few girls in the class and the ones in there are just a little different then Julia. Julia is just such a girly girl and likes to talk about girl things like nails or earrings and even hair. I volunteer in the class twice a week and i see Julia laugh and giggle with her boy friends and sometimes it bothers me, but let me tell you those boys in this class are very good boys and they really like Julia, she has now been invited to two boy parties and loved every minute!!! James lives in our neighborhood and comes all the way over to our street to get on the bus with Julia.

Kindergarten is only one year and next year there will be a whole new class and there may be some girls in there just like Julia!!! And she gets very special treats like Sarah Kate and Lila Ray visits that she loves just look at her smile on her face. No words can describe that happy feeling. So, we live for those moments and cherish her teacher and look forward to the next boy party!!!

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Throughbreds

I mean can you say "cute" Look at how big he is getting and look how cute he is. Braden is growing up and enjoying sports!! Him and Rollins are on the Throughbreds soccer team. And he gets so excited to go and enjoying playing soccer with his good buddy!!! Braden is so shy

and not aggressive but
he is starting to shed his shell. He is starting to blossom into a young man who loves sports and loves playing
with his friends. He can't wait to find the next game or attend the next practice. He loves playing any sport, or even watching it for that matter. I am so proud of him and i wish with every piece of me he will continue to blossom and shine like a super star!!!! Because he is my super star!!!!!

Halloween 2010

It is TIME!!!!! Time for Trick or Treating!! Time to meet up with all the friends in the neighborhood and go door to door as fast as we possibly can so we can get as much candy as we can possibly get so we can take it home and eat as much as we possibly can!!!

Braden and Julia and their friends wait for this special day all year. The costumes are all set ready for the night of ghost and goblins!!!

This year i couldn't keep up with Braden and his buddies, so Julia and us girls made sure we got in all the houses and had a great time running and laughing and following this trail of candy on the ground. Someone had a hole in their bag....... next thing i know Braden comes up to me with his bag half as full as Julia's his head was a sweaty mess and he had a look of deep sadness on his face... Poor Braden had a hole in his bag, Roxy got a hold of it and tore a hole in the bottom. It was to late to go back and hit the homes again and at this pointe Braden felt his night was ruined until ...... news came from his friends there was a haunted house in the neighborhood that they must go to, his frown turned upside down and him and Brad were gone again and Julia and i finished our walk back to the house to eat all the candy!!!! There are always happy endings!!!!

Halloween Brunch

It's Halloween !!!!! This year it was on a Sunday!!! So we decided to go to Brunch with our BEST friends the Hardy crew!!! What a perfect way to start off our day!!!!! The kids especially loved it cause they all dressed in there Halloween clothes and the best part was Julia matched Sarah Kate and Lila!!! Julia loves to dress up and match her best friend and the love of her life Lila Ray!!!! We tried a new resturant in Norton Commons and it was wonderful, i think it actually has become a personal favorite for each one of us. I know this because everyone ate every bite on their plates!!!

It always is soo nice when we get to spend some time with our special friends because our families just fit!! Danielle and I are totally look alikes and she is a very special person with a very big heart and just spreads joy with whom ever she is with! Then you have the boys!! The big boys who can talk to each other about everything and anything..... seriously anything!! Which is so wonderful for Brad to have such a nice friend to share his thoughts and feelings with!! And what about our young men!!!!!! Braden doesn't have a brother.. he has two.. his best friends Riggs and Rollins!

Then you have our little ladies and that is just what they are. They love each other so much and are such a big part of each others lives! Perfect example..... Over at Felisha's house for a party SK pops in with D, and notices shrimp on the counter and says to me Ms. Jenna u have to bring Julia some shrimp... so precious !! She sure knows julia loves her shrimp!!! Just love!!!!

After the plates were cleared and the day got on it's way we said see you later... and off to the Halloween Family Trail til dusk then it's time to Trick or Treat!!!

But i sure tell you i wish Halloween could be on a weekend every year because this was the way to start off the day!!!!!!!!

Roxy

This is Roxy!! She is our German Shepard puppy she

is 11 months old!!! Her birthday is one week before Braden's!!

We searched and searched for Roxy.... or for an assist dog for Braden!! After Braden's first siezure, we went a little crazy, after being diagnosed with Epilepsy. WE figured Braden was going to have a lot of seizures and we read.... actually Nana found out about dogs that could sense siezures!!

Well after finding this information out we realized Roxy was a must. WE could not go through life wondering on a daily basis when Braden would have another seizure ..... even through the night, or going outside or any time of day.

So we bought Roxy from an outstanding breeder of these German Shepards. They are actually brought in from Germany to breed from a workline of Geman Shepards. That is why she is mostly black!!! Our breeder was fabulous, matter of fact we still stay in contact with her!!!

Roxy was very very expensive, but heck we didn't care what the cost!! It was for Braden and we NEEDED her to help our life get back to normal..... did i say normal......

Roxy arrived for Christmas!! Actually Santa brought her two days before Christmas!! She was a true gift!!! She has been a really good puppy, except for eating our carpet, eating the sides of the kitchen cabinets, eating our kitchen rugs, and now scratching our new hardwood floor!! But that is all just puppy stuff. She is really really smart!!!

We decided to hire a trainer named Lindsey. She is a dog trainer specializing in all assist dogs!! She is amazing!! Really when she speaks Roxy listens. We started the training off strong!! Roxy was being worked daily!! It was great!!! But it just got to the point of ridiculous when it came to the cost. Like close to our mortgage payment!!!! So, we had to stop training for a little bit!!! And as the days turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months with no seizure for Braden... the training to lapsed.

Roxy, is truly loved by everyone!! She is wild and out of control sometimes but the kids love her!!! She was named by Julia and the name is really fitting to her personality!!! Braden's siezures are truly under control.......yes we don't know when or if the next one will happen, but we didn't know when and if the first one would ever happen!! It's just life !!! And i am so glad that Roxy is in ours!!!