Before I begin, I have to tell you that I went to work this past Friday when Randy was off. When I called home to check on everything, Randy said that he had gotten sick and that Justin had woken up with a swollen eye. Randy was not doing well, and Justin was acting just fine, so we assumed it was a reaction to a bug bite or something. Justin's eye was the size of a small citrus fruit all weekend and finally on Sunday I asked a optometrist friend to check it out and he said that it was infected and to take him to the doctor right away on Monday morning. He said a few other things that put the fear of God in me and I watched him like a hawk the rest of the day to make certain he didn't develop a fever or lose vision. Randy went to the doctor too, and he's staying home from work even tomorrow so you know he's bad. Justin looks much better. But some of the following pictures look pretty pitiful. I just want you to know that Justin felt just fine, he never had a fever, and he had a great time!
Our friend, Melissa (the receptionist/insurance person/sticker purchaser/everything person at therapy) invited us to join her family for a movie in the park. Her son just got a set of orthotics like Justin and he wanted to show them off to Justin. So we met them and had a great park day. The weather was hot, but there was a little breeze and the sun stayed behind the clouds so it was very pleasant. They show a movie every month, and this month was Racing Stripes, about the zebra who wanted to be a racehorse, so they had pony rides and a zebra to pet.
Travis, Justin, Cheyenne, and Cody
They had a small pony and a large pony. Both kids wanted to ride the big pony. Justin did really well! He held on and never lost his balance. I was really impressed!
The zebra mostly wanted to eat grass so the kids pulled grass and fed him. Travis got his finger nibbled so he's been telling everyone that a zebra bit him. Justin pulled grass and threw it at the zebra. Cody tried to help him figure it out, but Justin never got the hang of it.
A Daisy Troop had games for the kids to play. Travis and Cody played the bean bag toss. Justin just put the bean bags in the hole. Then he clapped for himself!
They had a magnetic fishing game, but they put the fish in a metal tub so the fishing lure kept getting stuck to the side of the tub! Justin was telling Cody which fish to get. It was hard even for the bigger kids! When Justin took a turn later he just dipped the lure into the water and then swung the pole around spraying water everywhere. It was warm so we didn't mind very much. They also had a sponge toss and water guns, but the big kids took over that area so it was too much for the littler kids.
Here's a good one of Justin's eye. They also had visors for the kids to decorate. Justin didn't get much into the decorating, but he loved wearing it! This was his favorite method of donning.
Travis and Justin had so much fun. There weren't a ton of people so I could let Travis run and I could still keep an eye on him. I meandered behind Justin and Melissa and I could alternatively talk and tell the children to stop doing whatever it was they were doing. There was a caboose by the park because it was near the old train depot, and the kids had fun climbing on and running around it. All my pictures of Travis are blurry because he wouldn't stop moving!
The movie started at dark, which was around nine. Travis sat and watched the movie, but Justin was all over the place. He borrowed Cody's chair, and then climbed in, and out, and in, and out. I knew we wouldn't make it through the whole movie, but Justin was not settling down so we left earlier than I had planned. Justin was supposed to fall asleep on the blanket and then Travis could watch the movie until he got tired. Well that didn't work! And I forgot to tell Travis that we weren't going to be able to watch the entire movie, so that was a little bit of a struggle. But of course I promised we would rent it and watch it later, so he gave in. The boys went to bed at 10:30. Guess what time Travis woke up.
6:25 am
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