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  • Happy retirement, Dr. Gordon

    Happy retirement, Dr. Gordon

    Last night was the retirement party for Dr. Gordon, who has been Namine’s special needs doctor, well, pretty much since birth.

  • Playing baseball

    Playing baseball

    Namine’s baseball game was last night, instead of Thursday, because of the upcoming holiday.

  • Fairy Fest

    Fairy Fest

    Namine and her cousin attended a little fairy-themed arts and crafts festival over the weekend.

  • Miracle League baseball

    Miracle League baseball

    Namine had a lot of fun at the first day of Miracle League baseball.

  • Dance recital

    Dance recital

    After weeks and weeks of practice, it was finally time for Namine’s dance recital this weekend.

  • Bike Buddy

    Bike Buddy

    This morning we headed out to Independence First, a disability equipment provider. For the next three weeks, we have on loan a combination wheelchair and bicycle. They call it a Bike Buddy.

  • Piano and dance

    Piano and dance

    Last night was Namine’s last dance class before her recital. But before that, she had a piano recital.

  • Recital practice

    Recital practice

    With just one more week of practice, Namine’s jazz class is working hard to learn their dance.

  • Sled hockey

    Sled hockey

    Over the weekend Namine had the chance to play sled hockey again. She loved it so much the first time, we had to do it again.

  • Accessibility and bathrooms

    Accessibility and bathrooms

    There is much discussion on social media lately about gender identity and bathroom use.

  • Super long speech appointment

    Super long speech appointment

    A long time ago (it sometimes seems to us), long appointments were the norm. I’m not just talking about a mere two or three hours; in the days of Namine’s infancy, it was typical to spend literally six to eight hours at the hospital.

  • Coat of arms

    Coat of arms

    Namine gave her very first speech yesterday, and she did a fantastic job.