Happy 40th Wedding anniversary, Mom and Dad Gabrielson!

This August my parents celebrated 40 years of marriage. They are wonderful parents and it really is great to have parents who are still so in love with each other. Love you! Congratulations, Mom and Dad!

The twins and their ponies

The twins love their ponies. Malorie's pony is named Star, and Maggie's is named Brownie. They are awesome riders and cute little cowgirls! Top picture Malorie and Star with Maggie and Brownie following, second picture Maggie and Brownie, Third picture, Malorie and Star.

Emma

Emma traveled to Wichita for 2 weeks, and then went to deaf camp at Iowa School for the Deaf the day after she got home. That was hard on mom! Iowa School for the Deaf is in Council Bluffs. The campus is amazing! Though we hope for her to stay in a mainstream school as her hearing goes, we do really like the 4Plus program that she could attend there after graduating from High School. It would allow her to take college classes at a college nearby, and they would help her find a note taker and help her learn to live in a hearing world on her own with limited hearing. She is doing awesome! She is very smart in the classroom, so she will do great! In the pictures, there is one of her and her godmother Terri from Wichita, one of her and her roommate at deaf camp (Jessica) and one of the signs posted at the Deaf School. They are all over campus. The camp was a great experience.

Dance

The girls and I had fun at the dance recital. They did such a great job and they looked so pretty. I took ballet with Taylor to help work on our bond. She has struggled to form loving attachments with our family since she was 5 1/2. It was a lot for her to change families, parents and gain siblings. Dance really helped a lot. We have tried seeing an attachment therapist for years, and we just had to try something new. The girls danced tap to "Blue Suede Shoes" and Ballet to "Ben" by the Jackson 5. Taylor and I danced to "In my Daughter's Eyes" by Martina McBride.

Emma turns 8!

Can't believe our little Emma Michelle turned 8! She had her first sleepover birthday party. She got to invite 8 friends, and we played games, ate pizza and ice cream cake, and watched movies. They were all VERY TIRED the next day! She was happy to have Uncle Brad, Aunt Trish, and the kids here for her party. Thanks for your help, guys!

Tobey

Here are some of the pictures of the kitten that I bottle fed since it was 2 weeks old. He's grown into a very healthy kitten and is spoiled by everyone in our family. As you can see, he is adorable!

Brad and Trish Visit

We had a nice week with Chris' brother, his wife, and our niece and nephew. Here are some pictures from their visit. Collin loved go on nature walks and Alivia loved out kitty cat and her cousin Christian! 1. Collin down at the pond 2. Brad/Collin Trish/Alivia 3. Brad/Alivia 4.Christian and Alivia 5. Collin tree climbing on our nature walk