We think we're funny.

Over the past few days, Marth and Kellen have been taking photos on their phone with snap-chat, which allows them to caption their photos. Here are two of my favorite from this past week.

Therapy Buddy

Power Outage

Last night around 6:30pm our power went out due to some kind of equipment failure. About 18 houses in the area were affected. Kellen, the boys and I stayed outside until dark because the house was so dim. As night set in, we lit candles and tried to put Charlie to bed, who was a little freaked out by the total blackness and lack of sound (no whirring air conditioners, no buzzing screens, no distant TV mumbles - just silence). Needless to say, Charlie didn't get to bed until 9:30pm and Walker didn't crash until well after 10pm.

This morning, Charlie was up at 5:30am, but then fell dead asleep around 7:30am. Walker is still zonked out in my bed at 8am. Power came back on around 5:30am. All the lights in the house lit up and I listened to the zippy crackle as all of our devices came back online. The air kicked back in and I got up and watched the house temperature fall from 83 to 74 degrees. It was a warm dark night, but everyone is safe and happy and sound asleep now. Well, except of course for me and the dog.

Young Man in Mama's Studio

Jack, you've been gone for three days now. Everybody misses you terribly. And while there were tears (and more to come, I'm sure), we're all so happy that you are doing this good and nourishing work. Today after church, Charlie napped while Walker spent some time in my art studio. We miss you and will update this blog as often as possible while you're away. Happy first rehearsal tomorrow!

Walker's First Piano Recital

Charlie Discovers a Karaoke Machine

Today, the Square Pegs - our neighborhood group for families with children with special needs - gathered for our end of the school year party. We have two family gatherings a year. One in December for the holidays and one in May.

We were rained out of our usual park location (Dallas has not had three consecutive days without rain since February 6th). So instead, we gathered at our friend's home just a few streets down from Timberleaf. Walker made his way to the Lego box but Charlie was having a hard time finding something to engage in. He lacked enough coordination to try the trampoline and the Lego gang was pretty exclusive. After a short stint at playing dolls with the girls, our host pulled out a little karaoke machine and turned the reverb WAY up. Needless to say, Charlie was a fan.

Weekend in May

First, we are only two weeks from saying goodbye to Daddy for THREE months. (He's been diligently at work on his lines for Macbeth and Much Ado.)  But school is still well underway for the boys, as is therapy for Charlie and an upcoming piano recital for Walker on May 30th. Here are some shots from this past weekend.