Some things McKay did this Fall

We celebrated McKay's 8th birthday along with Daddy's 35th and Tyler's 1st with the family at the Layton Park (the duck park)

Sweet little McKay is 8!!

McKay's first day of 3rd grade. He's getting all strapped in on the bus. The bus picks him up at our drive way around 8:15 or somewhere around there in the morning and gets dropped off at 3:30 . The bus ride puts him to sleep most of the time.

This is the look he gives when he's not to sure about something. By the looks of it one would think he doesn't like his new head rest! hopefully over time he'll just get used to it. We got this one because it was time to try something different. He has gained a lot of neck strength and would constantly lift his head up and off, and get it stuck underneath it. This headrest stops him from going off the side. I think it's a great headrest....I just don't like how his little ears are always folded up. We'll give it some time and see what happens....

this is how McKay flew in the airplane! He would either lean against the plane or John. Here he looks comfortable....but by the end of the flight he was all crouched up. We tried hard to keep him comfy though.

The kids watching something on stage at Give Kids The World

On Oct. 22 we went to Shriners Hospital to get new dafo's for his feet and ankles. We also put a new headrest on. It didn't bend his ears so that was good. within the first day of him trying it out we knew it wouldn't work....he just wouldn't keep his head up. He knew how to get his head stuck behind this headrest too.

and new shoes! They are so cute!

We also picked up his back brace. His Scoliosis is about 60% curved. Not very good at all. The doctor said to plan on putting a rod in his spine most likely in the next 2 years. The brace is to help slow down the curving and to stretch him out a little. When he wears it, it makes him look so tall and older.

Meet the Oppermann family. On Thursday October 30th we officially bought our new wheelchair accessible van from this family. It was a very neat and tender experience from the very beginning. We all know that it was meant to be.

So now he's back to this head rest and actually looks comfortable. His lips also look better than they have for a very long time. I found some new chapstick that is awesome. Neosporin lip treatment LT. It's great! It healed his severly chapped lips over night.

He's all dressed up (dad did his hair all handsome) and ready to go to church. I think he looks excited.... it could be because..... He's taking his first official ride in his new van!!