Monday, October 24, 2011

A day of firsts

Yesterday was a great day!  So often on this blog I forget to include things other than boring, dry medical updates.  Despite our daily chaos, Val, Sammy and I manage to have a good time.  My older sister talked us into meeting her at a pumpkin patch yesterday. We then headed to her house for some good food and pumpkin carving.  Samantha loves spending time with her cousins, and she had a great day.  She even managed to do a few "Firsts" including pumpkin picking, pumpkin carving, a non-hay hay ride, and a pony ride.

Here are some pictures from our amazing day!

The pony ride!  (Very afraid but she hung in there!)

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The wagon ride!  Apparently the rides don't always include actual hay anymore, which was wonderful.  My guess is that trachs and lots of kids/hay in close quarters would not be a good mix.  So, Samantha was able to enjoy the ride with her cousins.  :)

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Picking pumpkins with her cousins, and yes, Sammy lifted her very own pumpkin and still stayed upright!

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Always nice to get all three of is in the same picture...

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Pumpkin carving at Aunt Shannon's and Uncle Angelo's!

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The finished product!  To be honest, Sammy's uncle was actually the one that carved it.  Neither Val or I have the skills to do such a top-notch job.

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A special thanks to my sister and her husband for hosting such a wonderful day!

Until next time,

Monica

3 comments:

  1. What a great day for all of you. Thanks so much for posting the pictures. The one of the three of you is OUTSTANDING!!! She is a beautiful little girl and so lucky to have such great parents. Miss you guys. Caroline

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  2. Love seeing these! You all are a gorgeous and blessed family!!

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  3. Hi Monica,How is your beautiful Samantha.You are not updating us ,i'm coruois how is Epi-743 going. Did you see any effect. Please inform me. My son is 3 and has probably Leigh. We try to join this trial,i hope we will...

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