Fun with Grandma and Aunt Rachel

We all had a lot of fun with Grandma and Aunt Rachel on their recent visit!

At the Science Center.

Playing bubbles.

Hanging at the Horse Farm.

Picking and more importantly, eating strawberries!

Picnicing and hanging out at the beach on Sauvie Island.

Playing in her sandbox.

But I think Alex's favorite thing was playing balloon catch. When we first started playing, Alex could throw the balloon but wasn't very good at catching it. By the end of the two weeks, she was playing like a pro! Very fun! :)

Sandbox and latest video

I got sucked into Craig's List again and got Alex a sandbox this week. She LOVES it! And she was even agreeable enough to smile for me while taking some photos of her playing in it.

And here is her latest walking video from our PT session yesterday. Stephanie adjusted her theratogs in a new way that seems to give her even better support. :)

A few more walking videos

Another couple of walking videos from last night. All three of us are really having fun hanging out at the stores together. Alex has fun looking at and commenting on many things at most stores, and I swear she walks further and further without falls almost every day!

Walking videos

Walking at Borders...

And the next night at Fred Meyer with her theratogs on.

Fun with Grammy and Grandpa

What we're up to this week

One of Alex's favorite meal-time past-times is "reading" the Cheerios box.


At hippotherapy this week, we got to go on a short trail-ride outside. Riding up and down the hill provides a different challenge to her core than simply riding around the ring. The horse farm is beautiful, and Alex likes to point out the other horses we see grazing in the pasture. :)

Alex is starting to really get into her tricycle! I still push her a good 80-90% of the time, but she likes to "be naughty" and drive herself into the dirt and touch the plants. Most of all, she is requesting longer and longer rides, whereas it used to me pushing the activity and getting her to go around the block one time. Very fun!

More Hippotherapy videos

Alex continues to really like hippotherapy. Yesterday, in addition to riding Ladybug and playing the ring game she played last week, Alex got to play catch with one of the volunteers:

walk Ladybug to her stall (she was SO tired after her session--it's gotta be a good workout for her!)

and feed Ladybug carrots!!!