Madison had a fun day celebrating Halloween at school. Her and Nate went to their first school dance together!
Jack had a fun day at Jackie’s and had a much needed nap with his tools to have some energy for the evening festivities.
Happy Halloween from this crazy crew!
The last few days have been a blast for Madison. She had her Sparks Halloween party last night and trick or treating today at March of Dimes! They went for a walk around the building to all the offices and she collected a bag full of candy and had so much fun dressing up with her friends! Even her volunteers at horseback riding today were dressed up – such a fun day!
Madi and Jack had a busy morning consisting of dance class, Smile Therapy and gym class.
Once all their exercising was done, it was time to get into the Halloween spirit! The kids stuffed loot bags for their friends for Wednesday and then carved their pumpkins with Aunt Emily!
Madi and Jack had a blast with their buddy Ben at the Starlight Halloween party tonight! Thank you Starlight!
Madi had a good session at Grandview today with Kate and the focus was balance and leg strength!
Madi and Jack had a super busy, but super fun Sunday!
Their day started with a trip to pickup their pumpkins and then decorated the house for Halloween!
After some free time to play and get things ready for the week, they headed to Gabriel’s 1st Birthday Party! It was a Halloween theme so Madison dressed up as Elsa and Jack was Bob the Builder!
Madison also did some work with Ryan at the pool and started learning how to skull.
Madi and Jack then headed to Nana and Papas for some dinner and a play!
Madison had a blast this week at March of Dimes incorporating fall themes into her therapy.
Madison had a blast at Sparks tonight for their Fall Outdoor Adventure! They went to Hillside Outdoor Educational school and she participated in parachute games, a scavenger hunt and a campfire with singing and s’mores! Madi went through all the back trails of the forest with her team for the scavenger hunt in her outdoor walker with no issues. She loved singing and stuffing marshmallows in her mouth while keeping warm with new friends by the fire.
Madi had a busy morning at Smile Therapy working on her strength and walking!
Once her hard work was done, she headed to her friend Charlotte’s birthday party for some fun with her class. She LOVED participating in a gymnastics class and eating yummy cupcakes with her friends.
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The last few days Madison enjoyed some time at March of Dimes and with Stephanie at Variety Village.
We also had Madison’s IEP review meeting with her school team. She has some great goals for this school year and is surrounded by supportive teachers and staff who are working hard with her to increase her independent walking at school and use of single point canes. Other highlights from the meeting were:
despite the amount of school that she misses for therapy, her teacher has no academic concerns and her reading, writing and numeracy skills are well developed. Madison is also advocating for what she needs help with and is being clear when she doesn’t need help. She is actively participating in class and is also fully participating in gym class and recess is also going well. A new goal they will be working on with her is increasing her sustained attention, specifically when walking with her canes in areas with lots of visual distractions. Her school OT will be doing a new assessment to compare from last year and then will set some new fine motor goals.
Madison’s session at Grandview today was almost all in reverse – she worked on different skills moving backwards to work on her motor planning and length of steps for walking. Thanks for the videos Nana!
Madi Moves 