Moving

Well, we got possession of our new house today at 3:30 pm. That is one of Eli's feeding times, so Lon and I loaded up the truck and trailer and at about 5:30 we went to our new house. It is so great. Small. But great! I will spend the weekend doing lots of cleaning. Then next week our guys are coming to paint inside, and lay laminate flooring in the Living and Family rooms. It looks like we may start living and sleeping there the weekend of the 16th.

Eli did so great there. He was really calm and happy. His DVD player battery died, and he didn't even care. What!? He throws a fit at home when his movie stops. LOL!

I came home before Lon, to put Eli to bed. We don't want to mess up his schedule too much. :)
After he was fast asleep, we loaded up the truck and trailer again. I'm already sore! This is going to be a long month isn't it? Where's my ibuprofin? LOL!

Lon took another load over....at 9:30 pm. Bless his heart. He hates moving....and he's being really great about it all. I think he's happy, simply because I'M so happy. I'm a lucky girl!

My Niece Got Hitched!

My niece married her baby's Dad on Saturday, July 19th,

(we now share the same anniversary).

She looks like a beautiful vintage bride.

The Ceremony

The Wedding Party.

Doctor is from Ghana, and he wore traditional African clothing, as did his Groomsmen.

Cutting the Cake

Doctor and Anongba

My sister, my niece, and my brother-in-law.

Am I Cute, Or What?

The Floating Head

I gave Eli a haircut yesterday...while he was sitting in his Bronco.

I covered him with a drape my hairdresser gave me (because we cut Lon's hair at home, too).

The picture turned out looking like "the floating head" of Eli.

LOL!

Now the Good News! We Found OUR House!

We finally found a house!

We will be moving mid-August. We are very excited. The packing process isn't much fun...but it's going to net us some great results! Yahoo!!!

The front entry

The back patio and deck

Goodbye Max

aka...Big Max...Maxmillion...Max-the-millionaire...

We had to put our precious dog Max down on June 26th. He had been sick for a month, and finally the third time we took them in they found a growth in his mouth, that hadn't been there two weeks prior. They biopsy'd it and it was cancer. :(

He was in lots of pain, and so we put him down the afternoon we got the results.

This picture is of us in the back of our van, waiting for Dr. Mike to come out and give him the shot.

I loved him. He was MY first dog. :)

The worst part of all is he died four days after we finally found a house....he was finally going to get to run around our property freely....but now he's gone. We are still sad....

SAVE THE DATE!

Eli's third birthday is fast approaching...and it's ON a Saturday this year!
You know what that means?!
Plans for the Third Annual Berkheimer Bash are underway!

SAVE THE DATE: AUGUST 23rd
at around 4:00 pm

Potluck party for adults....and some Cowboy Fun for the kids.
Our neighbors have horses and will be giving horse drawn wagon rides to the kids!
Lots of games and fun.
Great food!

Hope you see you there! Invitations will be mailed in August.

Horse Therapy!

We are very lucky to have a horse therapy program here in Yakima. The Tumbleweed Ranch and Pegasus Project provide "Hippotherapy" for children with special needs. And riding therapy for older kids.

Cowboy Eli did GREAT! His body was so relaxed on Tumbleweed, the POA seen in the picture. Karla, his PT is in white. The other two work at the Ranch or are volunteers. He rode side saddle, laying on his back, laying on his tummy, and sitting up!

The greatest part of all, is when we got him home....he was in such a good mood! He just laughed and laughed and laughed for about an hour. Lonnie and I were beside ourselves.....with JOY! He was such a hoot. We are very thankful for this experience, and cannot wait to see him next time. The session lasts 8 weeks....so, you'll see a lot on the blog in weeks to come.

Riding Side Saddle

More video..... :-)~

Eli slept so well last night! AND he slept in this morning!

Woo Hoo!!!!

Horse Riding pictures

MEETING TUMBLEWEED....a very calm and gentle creature.

BFF - Best Friends Forever

This is Eli with his buddy Drew.
Makes me want to cry every time I look at it!

VIDEO - Playtime in the Pool

Eli and Laura were playing with a ball. It was fun to watch!

My Mom and Me

In honor of Mother's Day,

here's a look back at my Mom and me.

I miss her so much!

Circa 1980

I was very sick here...not sure why a pic is being taken! LOL!

I remember laying on the couch for days...and ending up with such a huge knot in my hair at the base of my neck, that mom had to cut the chunk out!

Circa 1987

I know. I know. Nice hair. What was I thinking?

It was the 80's! Shut up! :)

This was on her wedding day, June 10, 1999.

VIDEO - Swimming w/ Laura

Eli does so well in the heated therapy pool at Children's Village. Someday, we hope to have one at home for him.

As you can see in this video, his body is really relaxed. Laura is able to get great stretches out of him, and also movements that he doesn't make "on land". Like here, swaying side to side. That stretches his sides by lengthening them. Good stuff!

Swim Therapy with Laura

SWIM THERAPY STARTED AGAIN TODAY!
Eli did sooooo good! He loves the water.
His PT, Laura, is just so phenominal! We love her. She is
loving, gentle, and safe with him always....especially in the water.
Thank you Laura!




But - it always wipes him out!!!!!

We could barely get him dressed...and he was ready for
a nap while we walked to the car!

May Photo Shoot

Haven't taken pics of him "just being him" in a while.
Decided to do a photo shoot! :)

More Bronco Riding!

HE JUST GETS BETTER & FASTER!

Bronco Riding

(video taken today)

Eli has learned to move in his Bronco! If we put him in the dining room on the hardwood floors.

He LOVES it! Freedom found!

Now Lonnie wants to tear up the rest of the carpet in the living room to expose the hardwood underneath.....so Eli has more room to cruise...

Too Tired for Therapy

Eli had PT with Karla at 2:00 pm....and he hadn't had a nap yet.
I wasn't sure how it was gonna go...I just figured he'd be really fussy.
She put his braces on to work on weight bearing in his arms while he kneels forward...and, he IMMEDIATELY fell asleep over her leg!!!
How precious is this?

Rolling...over and over and over...

Some of you thought this meant Eli is now crawling all over the house.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE. This, so far, is a one time deal.
He has learned he can roll over and over and over. But doesn't do it very often, and hasn't made it off his mat again, yet. Thanks for being so hopeful for him! Keep praying for him.
He'll be buzzing around someday...we hope. :)


Yeah.....Ummm......Where is Eli going?

This is how I found Eli this morning after his Daddy left for work.

He is realizing he can MOVE! Yahoo!!!!!!!!!