This and That

This post is more for me, so I can have a written account of the cute things my kids do and say. Some day when I have some time(ummmm, Jordan will graduate when?) I will write it down in their memory books. But, I hope you enjoy it also.

Allison was riding in the car with my friend's daughter, Abbi,who had a hole in her sock, Allison looked at it and wanted to know why her socks were broken.

Here are some of the attempts Jordan has made in saying words

mymote=remote. Now we don't know if he is saying that it belongs to him or if this is what he calls the remote.

sissy= his sister, Allison

bro bro= his brother, Jared

illow=pillow

oudside=outside

no night night= well, no explanation needed

dog, go woof woof, right there( pretty good for a 20 month old, don't you think)

Jordan's newest phrase: packpack=backpack

Graduation Day

Ok, so it is not "the graduation day" for Jared, but it is pretty special. Today Jared graduated from the Reading Recovery program at his school.

We are so pleased with how far Jared has come this year with his reading and writing. At the start of school he was a bit behind in both areas. As of today, he is at grade level in both reading and writing.

Last night, Jared read a 328 word book and is writing sentences such as: He has a Dad and a Mom and a sister, Allison and a brother Jordan.

He got a book and a certificate to mark the occasion. WAY TO GO, Jared!!

Jared turns 8

Happy Birthday Jared!! You are a blessing in our lives and we can't imagine life without you.

Allison's Mapping

So, we had another mapping today at Children's. I spoke to her audiologist about the fact that Bill and I were not very pleased with the progress she has been making since her implant surgery. It has been a year since she got her 2nd implant and it is almost like she never got it. She willingly wears both, but if we take out the old one, she is not able to hear with her new one, not even a little bit. After talking and sharing what has been happening, Allison got down to work listening to some beeps in the room. Her audiologist made some major adjustments to her map and that really seemed to help. Off to the booth Allison went to check out the new programs. She was able to hear the beeps at 25 dB and the Ling Sounds at 30-35dB, that is a great improvement over her last audiogram where she was hearing at 45-50dB.
Allison has some homework to do, she is suppose to wear her new implant alone for 30-45 min a day. We really need to wake up this ear. Let's hope this is a start to Allison really hearing in both ears. We will keep you posted on her progress.

Allison Reading!!!

Check out this video of Allison reading. We think she is doing an amazing job(but of course we would think so, we are a bit prejudice) :-)

Pardon the noise in the background-that is just Jordan trying to get my attention.

Easter Eggs and Hunt

Jared, Allison and Jordan had a great day at Grandpa and Grandma Krull's coloring Easter eggs and having an Easter egg hunt. Our kids are so blessed to have 2 sets of wonderful grandparents.

Fun at Grandpa and Grandma's House

Jared and Allison had fun playing Wii. They both have a future in PWiiBA(pro-wii bowlers association) They beat both Dad and Mom.

Future Piano Player?

Can I come in too?