Month: January 2018

Madi, Jack & Nana spent their afternoon playing in the snow, making cookies and holding down the fort while Mommy & Daddy were out. Thanks Nana!

Madi and Mommy ventured through the snow to Vaughan to work with Jo-Anne at Smile Therapy For Kids. Check out those splits!

Madi and Jack were super excited to be back in the pool this morning for their winter swim session with Ryan & Patricia. To add to the excitement, Nate joined them for his first swim lesson… the three musketeers in the water together…. Sundays are going to be fun!

Madi and Jack were up bright and early for snuggles and iPad time with Aunt Emily who is visiting for the weekend.

Madi was back at Smile Therapy this morning for some strength training while Jack was at his first Little Kickers soccer class. He loved it!

On the way home, Jack went for a haircut… his 2nd Birthday is approaching and he was due for a trim.

After a morning of exercise, Madi and Jack had a fun afternoon of playing which included baking cookies and making ice cupcakes for the snow elves in the backyard.

Madison was back at March of Dimes today for the start of her winter session of conductive education. She will continue to go every Thursday for 3 hours until March Break. She loves going and was super excited this morning. Monika reported that Madison was so happy, worked really hard and did some awesome independent walking!

Madison and Nana had a great afternoon together going to physio with Stephanie!

Madison hadn’t worked with Stephanie since before the break so they were happy to get back to work together.

Mommy was thrilled to see the videos- Madison has never walked on squishy blue mats before because of the lack of support and shakiness on the mats. She also did some rock wall climbing and lots of walking!!

As my babes made beautiful art in the tub, I admired a different piece of art – one that is life changing and has a different meaning of beauty….it’s incredible how good her scar looks!

Madison was excited to go back to school this morning. She is a creature of habit and was ready to get back to routine. She was also looking forward to meeting her new teacher. She played outside in the snow a bunch of times and was the special helper in the class for the day.

After school Madison headed back up to Vaughan for more work at Smile Therapy For Kids. She had a two hour session doing strength training and then Medek with Jo-Anne. She is building little muscles and is showing good progress. She was pretty tired from school and had a hard time focusing at certain points, but overall worked hard and did some great walking.

Madison’s friend Cruz is doing awesome work at getting stronger too. He is almost done in St Louis and will be back soon. Here is an event that Madi’s friends Mike & Debra are throwing to help with Cruz’s therapy costs upon his return from SDR. Message us if you are interested in tickets. Thank you to everyone who has already purchased tickets- Madi can’t wait to see you there!

Madison had a great time at her friend Dante’s birthday party today. The party was at a place filled with bouncy castles which Madi loved! She had a great time celebrating her friends 5th birthday with other kids from her class. She was super mobile and her classmates were very sweet and constantly offered a helping hand when she needed it. It made Mommy’s heart so happy.

Hard work… followed by a nice visit with Great Grandma Gregoire