Two birthdays ....

Our 2 oldest grandchildren celebrated their birthday

on Sept 12th

Maddox turned 12 and Gabe turned 10

Maddox is our special needs grandson that I have often blogged about

he has speech apraxia, meaning he is non-verbal

Maddox started middle school this year. Our daughter Nicole was so

worried as we all know that some middle school kids can 

sometimes be a little cruel

due to the apraxia, low muscle tone, Maddox drools

other than that, he looks like any other kid his age

so rightly so, she worried

but she was guaranteed by the school and teacher that bullying in

any form is not tolerated. Also, Maddox would have his aide 

with him at all times. This brought great peace of mind to Nicole and

all of us. And he is loving it!!!

He is a sweet guy and learning to do more and more for himself

He loves to help Nicole and cleaning is his favorite!

Our prayers for him are that he can continue to thrive in school

and hopefully get some more sounds coming from him. Even though

he is 12 now, we will never give up that he could one day talk!

I will never forget at age 3 years old he was eating dinner

and wanted to go outside. Nicole told him when you are finished

you may go outside. He ate a little more and then said to Nicole and I

"all done, outside"

It's there, he could talk again one day

And then there is Gabe

Gabe is all boy......loves sports and now noticing girls

but he also has a soft side....he loves to do crafts with Nicole

loves to cook and is such a huge help around the house

with his brothers and sister. Gabe always

has such great stories to tell us when he visits

We are so proud of him!

These 2 brothers share the same birthday, Sept 12th
love them so much

later.....