December 22, 2015

Ashley came to play with SJ today.  She kind of was doing double duty.  Jeremy still can’t put any weight on his right leg, so he was in bed all day.  While he slept and I worked, Ashley and Selah June had amazing adventures. They played outside with the wonders of nature.  They felt leaves and practiced saying “flower.”  They went on a long walk, making sure to stop to see the horse around the corner from our neighborhood.  Apparently the horse came up to Ashley to say hello.  This made a world of difference to SJ.  Instead of a picture in a book or a thing out there against the landscape, this “horse” became a real being.  Ashley said it was awesome.

And I think Ashley is awesome.  SJ is a special little girl.  She has a heap ton of love in her corner.  We want to give her every chance to imagine and dream and play and create.  She shows incredible verbal ability.  She’s curious about everything.  Right now she’s giving kisses and learning about hugs.

Jeremy texted me while I was at work to let me know that Ashley and SJ had presents for us, but he couldn’t see them until I got home.  When I made it to the house, Jeremy was asleep.  On the counter were the most precious little ornaments made from scratch with SJ oneyear-old stamp of authenticity.