Halloween 2010 -- Miss Peacock

I really love to dress Paisley up for Halloween. I love trying to come up with ideas that can incorporate her wheelchair with the costume. It is a really fun challenge and Paisley always seems to think that getting dressed up for Halloween is kind of fun. Unfortunately it was way too rainy and cold for her to go trick-or-treating but she did get to hand out candy at the door and she thought that was pretty cool. Here are a few pictures to capture her finest moments as a peacock.

T-Ball Champion!!!

Paisley has been playing T-ball!! It has been so much fun. We found a t-ball team (clear out in Mapleton) that is for special needs kids. I will repeat again that it has been so much fun!! It has been so exciting for me to be able to see her have that experience in her life. To be part of a team and learn something new. They have "helpers" if they need one--they help them hit the ball and push them around the bases and help them in the out field. It is really great because it gives us a chance to watch and enjoy instead of run them around the bases. I think that Paisley is having as much fun as I am--it is pretty hot and that is hard on her but for the most part she seems to really enjoy it. Here are some of my favorite pictures and a little video:

I'm little Miss Sunshine.....

I'm so happy I'm glowing!!!

Have you ever seen anything as cute as that smile? These were taken at Aunt Chelsea's house in Maryland over the Christmas break. The only little girl missing is Ila from the bottom picture. It is really hard to catch Paisley in a full blown smile for a picture--she thinks pictures are very serious business. As hard as it is to catch there is something heart melting about her smile.

What a wonderful Christmas!!

We had such a great Christmas this year!! Tad, Paisley, my mom, and I all went out to Maryland to visit Chelsea, Andrew, and new baby Ila Joy. It was so much fun! We spent almost two weeks with them and they were probably ready for us to leave, but thank you Pratts for opening your home to us and making it such a wonderful holiday!!

Paisley got to meet her new cousin Ila, which could have been a little scary. But after a day or so Paisley realized that she wasn't being replaced and that Grandma could hold them both at the same time so everything was okay. Paisley actually loved little Ila--she smiled every time we let her get close to her and wanted to give her kisses.


This was a really exciting Christmas because I believe it was the first time ever that Paisley has shown any interest in getting gifts!!! Now, that doesn't mean that she ripped open the paper and screamed with excitement, but we will take what we can get. She was very interested in what was being opened and she wanted to make sure the Aunt Chelsea (the official gift distributor) had another gift ready for her. And she actually showed a little bit of excitement when the gift was opened. It was really exciting for her parents who have waited for the day she would care and help open her own gifts!!

(notice Grandma is safely holding Paisley's hands!!)

It was a really great holiday all around. While we were there they had Ila blessed and so it was nice to be able to be a part of that. The only downside of the holiday is that we didn't get to spend any of it with my brother Jesse and wife Amie, (we did get to see Ben, Lexi, & Sariah before we went to Maryland).