Where does Friday find us?

Not at the beach,as we had hoped.Jake came down with a cold and a sore throat.Literally out of the blue last night, so we are laying low.Consolation prize:Toy Story 3 tonight.Which, if the reviews are correct,is suppose to be the best one yet.Jessica was 8 when the first one was released in 1995 and was a Toy Story addict!Even convinced me to buy her Toy Story sheets,which,I must say, goes against every fiber in me.I'm weird like that.But she loved,loved,loved that movie.The upside is that we saved all her very cool character toys and Jake has followed in her footsteps with the his love of Buzz,Woody and company.So that is the evening plan.Not much else to report as it is fairly mellow around here since summer began.Well,as mellow as our hectic lives can be.

I love these pictures of Zoey for some reason.I think because, before my eyes she is looking very"toddlerish".She is still so itty-bitty.Still like barely 24 pounds but her tiny face is changing.I look at her sometimes and think she doesn't look like a baby to me anymore and it must be that little attitude she sports as well that is the tip off too.Oh boy,what a stubborn little thing.Let's you know,in no uncertain terms, what she is happy with and without.She has little glares and stare downs she gives you when she is bugged by you and,if you can believe it ... holds a grudge.Yep,if you say, accidentally scratch her or bump her,well,she gives you this look,signs hurt AND sorry and doesn't leave it at that.15 minutes later you will receive the very same look accompanied by the hurt sign ... again!Oh if this child could talk,I could only imagine what she would say.And you know,something in me can't wait to actually hear her attitude .. a spunky,feisty girl with Down syndrome .. heaven if you ask me!

In these pictures she is doing one of her most favorite things ... watching TV.I think I have a TV junkie on my hands.The child wants Sesame Street,Signing Time,Raffi and Barney .. all the time.She signs for "Signing time" but the others become a guessing game, with her usually throwing herself back when you ask her if she wants a certain one and it is the wrong one.However,when you hit paydirt with the right choice,she feverishly signs "yes" and nods and smiles.Thinking this would be the perfect opportunity with pictures so she can choose by pointing.Her therapists that are reading this are also feverishly nodding their heads as well,I just know it!Then there is the situation of someone else watching a program or playing Wii.She signs "all done" over and over hoping that she will get her way.So cute so I have to tell you,sometimes she does get her way.She does know the sign for "wait" and "turn" and we are really trying to have her grasp those concepts but I have to once again tell you,it is so darn hard for us to say no to this child.I think,or actually I know,we are in trouble ... she rules us,she directs us and I'm okay with that,I think she has earned it.