Here are a few pictures from our week with Ben's family. The picture above shows the ramp Ben created for dad's power chair. It worked though it was normally a challenge for dad to keep both wheels on the "ramp." Challenges are good though, right? Thanks Ben - it did get his chair in the house which was a big deal!
It was fun to be able to celebrate Ben's 31st birthday Monday with him. The boys enjoyed the whole process as much as Ben. He had a lot of help blowing out he candles.
Ryan decided that there needed to be a flower on the table for the celebration so he went to Debbie's gardenia bush to try and find one but there were no flowers. It was not a problem though because this nice tall greenery worked just as well! He made sure that it was on display for a couple of days. I tried to take a picture of Garrett, but his mommy didn't really want a picture taken so you can barely see him in the background.
Matthew has discovered how much fun bike riding is. He still has his training wheels on but probably not for long. We went for walk with Ryan and Matthew riding bikes and Dad in his power chair. It was a very exciting walk with all three going in different directions and the cars playing dodge bikes/chair.
Matthew has discovered how much fun bike riding is. He still has his training wheels on but probably not for long. We went for walk with Ryan and Matthew riding bikes and Dad in his power chair. It was a very exciting walk with all three going in different directions and the cars playing dodge bikes/chair.
It was a fun week - lots of time to play with the boys; Debbie and I got to go the mall one afternoon; a couple Chick-fil-a lunch play times; grilled snapper and macrel (Sp) that Ben caught; Dad and Ben went golfing and to see transformer 2; I read 2 books; and generally just spent time together. We're now waiting for "THE CALL" that tells us Garrett is on the way because his mommy is very ready!
5 comments:
glad you guys had so much fun, thanks for the pictures. Nice work on the ramp Ben :) It got dad in the house, that's all that matters.
Hey Joel, what are you guys planning for your time here in OR?
good pics mom:) i would have posed for a pic, although, it might not have fit in the screen lol:) we all enjoyed your visit and we were sad to see you go! ryan is still hesitant to use his bathroom, claiming that it is grandma's bathroom:) the best part is the kids are nice and worn out and have been sleeping well! my dr appt is tomorrow...hopefully we will get a plan of when this baby is coming!
Can hardly wait to hear the good news about Garrett's b-day!
"nice ramp"? I guess a catapult would have done the job too. thanks :) Next time they come down I'm going to drop the house down about 5 inches. It will be a lot of work but it will be worth it. I can't build a simple machine like a ramp but i can dig some dirt.
Dig? Too much work. A few yards of dirt would be easier to have delivered to the front yard. I mean hey, How much can dirt cost? :)
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