Gratitude

Everyday when I drop Kip off from school, I realize how Lucky, and Blessed I am to have my kids. Kips school has a program for kids with disabilities who require wheelchairs and walkers. When I watch those little children pushing those walkers through the doors I thank Heavenly Father for the blessings in my life, and for my kids. I am so blessed that I have Sier, who teaches me patience, persistance, passion, and pure love. I'm so fortunate that we don't have walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, or any other devises for that matter. I look at pictures when he would wear his Michael Jackson glove, or all of his casts and realize how easy we've got it with him. I doubt that he won't ever need a brace for his foot to keep it from dragging so much, I'm sure the time will come. I don't look forward to the day when he asks "What is wrong with my body?". He notices now that his body doesn't work the same as other kids his age, and he makes small coments like "my had won't let me" or "my leg just won't keep up while I'm running" BUT...It has NEVER slowed him down, and it's NEVER stopped him from trying things. I get frustrated sometimes with people who are close to us who just don't understand it completely, and expect him to be physically the same as other kids his age. We all forget too quickly that he is a special needs kid, I need to remember that more often when I get frustrated with his physical limitations. I'm lucky and blessed to have him teaching me everyday. We all need these little reminders of how truly easy we have it. So now you know if you seeing me driving out of the school yard in the mornings, and see me cry...it's out of gratitude.

BRAXTON T.

Braxton is finally 8!! He's been excited for months about this birthday...AND SO HAVE WE! Here are some cool things about Braxtons birthday.

You are 8 years old.
You are 2,920 days old.
You are 70,093 hours old.
You are 4,205,598 minutes old.
You are 252,335,881 seconds old.
This makes you 8 years, 0 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes, and 0 seconds old
You were born in 2001.

You are a Pisces, your birthstone is an Amethyst, your tree is the Pine Tree

Things that happened in History on your birthday are:
1968 - The discovery of the first pulsar in space was announced
1969 - Mariner 6, the first spacecraft to fly by Mars, was launched
1981 - The engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana was announced

Holidays that share your birthday:
National Pancake Day.
Flag day in Mexico
Independece day in Estonia.

Some popular songs of 2001:

Hanging by a Moment by Lifehouse Fallin' by Alicia Keys
All for You by Janet (Jackson) Drops of Jupiter by Train
I'm Real by Jennifer Lopez If You're Gone by Matchbox 20
Thank You by Dido Again by Lenny Kravitz
Independent Women by Destiny's Child