Posted in Down syndrome, Family on Dec 17th, 2007 4 Comments »
She’s done it before for Amy, and tonight she did it for me. She looked at her name printed on a step stool and signed in ASL the letters a-v-a. Then smiled and pointed at herself.
The extraordinarily cool thing about this is that neither Amy nor I have been practicing signing her name [...]
Posted in Family on Dec 11th, 2007 No Comments »
This morning when I was dropping off Reid at school, he had this to say:
I don’t like it when Ava goes away because she is my friend.
The world needs more people like Reid.
Posted in Family, Thoughts on Oct 7th, 2007 5 Comments »
Tonight I was sorting some things while Amy was helping Reid get ready for bed. Reid came into the room to wish me a good night. He walked up, kissed me, and said, “That kiss is going to say something inside your heart. Make sure you hear it.”
I don’t think I could [...]
Posted in Family on Sep 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Painting. Running around. Eating paint. All in a day’s work at the Parham household.
Posted in Family on Sep 24th, 2007 3 Comments »
The families in our neighborhood threw a block party a few weeks ago. Nice neighbors. Good fun. Reid and Ava played until we thought they were going to fall over from fatigue.
Posted in Family on Jun 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
Posted in Family, Stuff on May 19th, 2007 No Comments »
Reid has quite a talent for building LEGO vehicles and spaceships. He’s been a serious builder for over 2 years. When we get a new kit we’ll both work to put it together. Reid often doesn’t need or use the instructions. His dad (me) does. Once the model is assembled, [...]
Posted in Family on May 19th, 2007 No Comments »
On Saturday, March 31st, we took our first trip to Santa Cruz to play on the beach and boardwalk. We went to the Natural Bridges State Beach. The water was very cold but Reid and Ava didn’t seem to mind.
Posted in Family on May 17th, 2007 3 Comments »
We love it.
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We move in July 7th, and hope you’ll come visit us soon.
Posted in Family on May 14th, 2007 1 Comment »
These shots were taken on my mobile phone from our first trip to the Bay Area. It was January, and we were house-hunting. The pictures were taken in our hotel and at the Exploritorium museum.