Tag: Anna’s Advancements

Anna had a birthday!  She is now 6 years old! We went out to eat for breakfast, something we have not done in a very long time!  She thoroughly enjoyed it!  After breakfast, we asked her what she would like to do.  You will never guess what she wanted to do and just shows you […]

Difficult times with COVID, but our long period of restrictions have made us all a bit more antsy than usual.  As a result, we decided on a vacation that might be considered somewhat more COVID friendly- outdoor excursions. We went to Mount Shasta, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Lake Tahoe.  Then, after visiting up North […]

Anna started Kindergarten!  She has the most wonderful teacher and for this I feel truly blessed!  She felt so proud of herself being able to go to school finally with her brother and sister!  I made her a “visual schedule” for school days so that she knows what she needs to do in the morning […]

Anna woke up one night earlier than usual, came into our room, and declared, “Mama, I had a nightmare.” Curiously, I asked her to tell me about it… “Mama, I was eating a chocolate chip cookie!” she said with the most serious look on her face. I said, “ooo, wow, that IS a nightmare.” She […]

The fall air is crisp and feels nice. This is my favorite time of year. We were able to go to the pumpkin patch this year! Anna loved pulling the wagon and picking out her pumpkin. She went on a pony ride, a corn maze, and went jumping on the huge pillow top. After being […]

Halloween fun! After a few years of a quiet Halloween due to COVID, it was nice seeing more children out and about this year! I really thought how much I missed seeing that. Anna and her siblings got dressed in their costumes and went around our neighborhood. We literally picked the outfit that day from […]

Hoping all had a Happy Thanksgiving! Anna, unfortunately, got sick the week prior to Thanksgiving and so she missed school, but thankfully, we had the whole week of Thanksgiving as well to get better. I feel as though when Anna gets a cold, it tends to last longer than others. This is when I am […]

“You smarty pants” I say. To which she replies, “I’m not a smarty pants! I’m a smarty shirt!” Silly, Anna, I certainly wasn’t expecting that response. There have been so many festivities these past few weeks. We celebrated Grandma’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day. Then, celebrated Thanksgiving. Then, my son’s and his cousin’s birthday are only […]

Happy New Year to all! We had a wonderful break. However, with Omicron variant spreading, the school was unfortunately, shut down after the break and we have yet to return. The kids have been doing online school again. Right before break, the teacher had us work with our child on learning some addition math facts. […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! Anna has been doing well. She did get sick with a cold. When this happens, I notice that her articulation definitely goes down for awhile. It is an interesting association. I was warned that this could happen by her TalkTools® therapist, but I definitely notice it, every time. Whenever she is sick […]