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Thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit! We hope to share with you our journey of raising a child with Achondroplasia, the most common type of dwarfism. If this is your first time here, please start by reading Caitlyn's Story. It will share the beginning of her life with you. Enjoy!

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Playing Catch Up


Here are some highlights from the first half of 2014

JANUARY


Our newest member - Snickers (she was so tiny then - all 13 lbs or something like that when we adopted her)





Caty made it into an LPA Today Magazine


 We got to meet our newest cousin Wyatt


FEBRUARY

LPA Valentine's Event





Achievement Award


Enjoying the sunshine!




Girl Scout Cookie Time!!


MARCH


Caty turned 9


Before braces


After braces


Lots and lots of cookie sales


Even I dressed up in the Cookie Costume


Picture with Snickers


Picture day at preschool


Hanna and her friends


Hanna and her best friend Lilly


Pancake breakfast at school


This is when you know you have an awesome staff at school - the kids paid a dollar for a strip of duct tape and taped Mrs Seffens (the Vice Principal) to the cafeteria wall!


Annual checkup for Caty and her friend Aidan at Kaiser's Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic


Hanna being silly


Caty as Elizabeth Blackwell


APRIL

Field trip with Hanna's preschool to Wacky Tacky and CAty found a Sunrise Kids Club shirt that fit her too



LPA Easter Event






Made a trip to Chico and had lunch with Maddie as well as some family and the mom of the kids I used to Nanny for in Chico (many many years ago)


Stopped by Chico State


Easter morning



Headed to the Bay Area to spend Easter with my family


Hanna and cousin Ella staying cool in the bird bath


Hanna with cousin Wyatt


Love these kiddos!


Family picture


Even bigger family picture


Welcome aboard!!


Park time with Claire


And park time with Lilly


This picture cracks me up!


Park day with school friends during Spring Break


We said goodbye until we see you again to Cam and her family as they were moving



MAY

Showing our support for our friends with OI on Wishbone Day


Open House


What a fun, crazy idea!



Caty's Jog-A-Thon


Hanna's Trike-A-Thon



First swim of the year in Nana and Papa's pool



Celebrating Hanna's birthday a few days early before Nana and Papa left for San Diego


Last day of preschool 




Preschool Graduation 


Leader Daughter Girl Scout event - planting trees


Caty with her friend Karlie and Emma






With our friends


Yep...our big lap dog

Caty decided she wanted her ear pierces



Hanna found some play glasses


Her special day at school


Caty and her BFF Isabella


I did the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure in memory of my friend Sandy who lost her battle with breast cancer



Visiting out friends, the Traubs, at their new house out in the country



Visited Cam and Jen at their new house


At the park with Lilly


More swimming


And this leads up to summertime....

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