mr independant

-im so happy to see blogger is working again! ive been battling for the longest time to get into blogs let alone update ours!!

deqlan is doing great! he has become mr independant in every way. we delighted with this but at times it becomes very frustrating for our big boy

some of the things he wants to do himself he still needs us to help with like opening and closing doors that are hard to push open or handle to high, or buckling himself and unbuckling in his booster car chair- when we try and help like we normally would ge gets very upset and frustrated and insists on doing it himself- so leaving for school and coming home from nannas house can turn into a half an hour event :)

deqlan puts on his own clothes now but at times gets distracted by the tv or something else and will not look down at what his doing and may turn into a caterpillar with two legs in one side - he gets so upset by this ! it makes a massive difference to have a picture on the front he is so much more confident on putting them on right first time, my big boy

deqlan has also started doing addition with numbers under twenty- we are amazed at how quickly he understood the concept and so excited to watch his love and interest grow through the books he reads!

the other flavour of the moment is watching how to count in arabic on you tube!!!!!!!!!

his fascination with numbers and letters points to his ability to decode and encode and read - although he may not understand the meaning of the bigger words he certainly does of everyday words cause he can relate it in real life not just when he reads them.

deqlan also gave me a lesson in what a trapazoid is - he kept saying the word and i had to google to find out - he was absolutely right - he was referring to the windows at the back of a 4 x 4 he was playing around!!!!!

deqlan is back on diflucan for candida- the last few days frustration and wanting to be in the car all the time pushed us towards starting it - we have tried to put it off for a few weeks but decided it was needed this week

i also discovered that deqlan has been taking bites out of the plaster around the new window at school _ the putty is still wet and definitely a substance loaded with bad things not meant to be eaten so that could also explain his frustration levels - hoping the ladies at school now catch him before he enjoys a few bites with no one noticing!

hope to now update more that blogger is working and catch up on everyones blogs to :)

thank you lord for all the blessings you shower upon deqlan and our family each day !

enjoy the weekend god bless ( frustrating i cant do capitals on my phone!!!)

love mark samm deqlan logan

be still and know that i am god

p.s got our tickets for coldplay in oct i cant wait!! thank you my love and meggie for my stunning early bday present! i cant wait!

happy mothers day

to my amazing mom and nanna

wishing you the most beautiful mothers day today and every day knowing you are truly the best mom and best nanna we could have ever been blessed with!

thank you for always putting us first no matter what! for spending every moment of every day doing everything you can to make sure we are all taken care of and not want for anything, ever!

i continue to look up to you as my role model and perfect example of unconditional love for her children and grand children!

you just shine mom - gods love is just so evident in you

always a smile, always ready to give encouragement , always supportive and loving and always a smile and a laugh during even the darkest times- you are amazing mom and i am honored to say that you are my mom and deqlans nanna and logies bev and e ven marks other mom. we all love, adore, treasure and appreciate you, thank you for being you! we love you imeasurably god bless you and shower all his blessings down on you, you so deserve it!

all our love mark samm deqlan logan

Happy 1st Birthday Khloe

To Our Precious Khloe Boey,
Happy 1st Birthday beautiful girl!
We wish you the most wonderful, magical, unforgettable, enjoyable day ever!
We have loved every single second of having you in our lives – even before you arrived, you were so loved Khloe! We were beside ourselves with excitement waiting to get our first glimpse of you! Nanna and i burst into tears of joy when your Dada brought you to see us for the first time, you look at us with one eye and we admired your beautiful long fingers ! You were just breathtakingly beautiful and perfect in every way! I remember bringing Keaton , your big brother , with balloons taller then he was, to come and meet you, what an honor to witness that! We have loved watching you grow into the beautiful princess you are today!
You fill our days with absolute joy and delight, your loving , playful spirit is so unique ! Your smiles just melt us every time . God blessed our family with you, and we thank Him for you every single day!
We ask Jesus to continue taking such good care of you, that He continues to keep you safe and happy and healthy and that he protects you as you get more mobile and navigate the world around you, and investigate all the things that are now at a different eye level as you are walking so beautifully!
We pray for a wonderful year ahead , for you to continue growing so beautifully, learning new things every day! We celebrate each milestone with you, and cant wait for you to discover new words, and to watch you finding your favourite character and toy, to ride on your new bike!
We love you just the way you are – your smiles, your giggles, your face when you see us, is a priceless rare gift, i treasure each time i see you – as i always tell your Mommy and Daddy, that face and that smile is just for Ice! I love watching you figure new things out, watching bubbles blow around you, and trying to love and hug and play with Deqlan, who ADORES you! I love it when you stretch your hands out for me to take you, i love watching you stare and smile at Mott with love and wonder, i love watching you bond with Logan! I love how you laugh at everything Keaton does, you look up to him in every way!I love watching you cling to Nanna, as you know she would do anything for you and protect you with her life! I love watching your Mama play with you, her precious little girl she prayed for and i love watching seeing your Dada melt at your every reqest! Its to precious for words to see!
You are just the light of our family and we say thank you Jesus for the gift that is you Khloe!
Now go and enjoy your very first birthday, Mama and Dada and Nanna and Ice have put lots of love into making this day just perfect for you!

God Bless you, always know how much we love you precious beautiful Khloe
All our love
Mott , Ice, Deqie and Loggy Bear

Re writing your story

Once life drops a challenge like Autism , we realize that the story we were living in, has met with an unexpected twist
In the minutes, that it takes the psychologist to tell us that our child has autism, we can find that our story is going to be completely different from that of our friends.
That, in fact, we are going to be living in a completely different genre of stories
We search for those with stories like ours
And we find them
We tell them our story
And we listen to theirs
We give comfort
And we feel comforted
And that was the way it was with me
But as time passed, I saw that I could rewrite my story
Indeed it was critical to do so
I realized that the most important story that I will ever tell, is the one I tell myself.
About me and my life.
And that I am not just the central character of my life
But also the author
Its most important audience
And the narrator
And so the story I started to write, has become a story of gifts and gratitude and love
And not a story of loss and fear and guilt
And I see my child as different, even gifted
And have stopped seeing him as broken
I have come to see the difficulties of my life
But am still deeply aware of its essential goodness
And I find that I am not living in a sad story
Or even a second best story
And that the story that began so promisingly with “once upon a time” does end on a “happily ever after”
Because this is my story
And that is how I write .


K Floortime Lite Mama writes her story of her life with her 6 year old son and Autism at Floortime Lite Mama

Easter Hols Part 2

cuddling with Grandpa
walking in the leaves at Lords of the Manor, one of my most favorite places in the world, we spent my surprise 30th here!

Sister and Brother

Its like fairy land, the photos just dont do it justice

Nanna took us for scones and tea, what a treat!!!

the view from our house

just beautiful

how stuning?

Logan having her ride on " little wonder"

love this photo of Nanna enjoying the swings! if only there was a trapeze there, its one of her lifes dreams to swing on a trapeze!!

Thank you Darling Mom for a stunning holiday!

Love this photo!

by the end of the holiday< Deqlan was getting pretty good at putting!

Putt Putt

Deqlans favorite part - the fountains, even in the cold weather, the water was just to apealing not to get into , twice, shoes and all, pants and jacket

Our favorite day at the sea! Yes, thats Mama, in her clothes, in the sea! I was so excited to go , that i forgot to pack my costume and thought, i would just stand with my feet in the water ha ha ha , not with Deqlan , i was sopping!! I loved every moment!!

AUnty Shirley, Uncle Brian, Aunty Chery and Uncle Chris with Mark

A very proud Oupa with Deqlan and Logan

Checking the shops out with Oupa Chris

" again, again, again, again"

me and Loggy bear

Dada enjoying the sea with the kids

a massive jelly fish on the beach- it was massive!!!! picture doesnt actually show!

our surfer boy

" we going to the beach"

Easter Holidays 2011 Part One

our attempt to get all four kids in 1 photo :)

how precious is she?



spectacular views from every angle, i just adore the Midlands

Megs and Loggie fishing

Deqlan and Dada fioshing - Deqlan loved this to!

we had the honor of watching Keaton catch his very first fish! Pretty good for a beginner - first time any of us went trout fishing! and no bait!

Mark helping Keaton reel the fish in! Luckily he got loose and swam away :)

The fish that got away!

The wellies clan

for someone who has never fished before, Dada did quite well giving every one a lesson!

making holes in one

one of my favorites

my other favorite!

my EVERYTHING!

WHAT BLESSINGS THEY ARE!

Ice and Keatie

Gorgeous! Megs and her precious Keaton and Khloe

Ice and Khloe Boey

BFF's oh did they have fun together!

Deqlan watching some horses

Logan adores the horses, she used every moment of the day to go and see them, feed them, rider them, just to be with them!

photos dont do the scenery justice!

Tractor ride on Easter morning. Deqlan wanted to get off half way through and when he did he waived and said ' GOODBYE BOYS AND GIRLS" AND MY HEART JUST MELTED!

Our Tractor ride :)

Deqlan loved running and jumping on the mole hills

the kids watching some horse games

Grandpa Bunnny and Nanna Bunny also known as Bevs Bunnies!

Logan enjoying all her Easter surprises

Khloes first Easter - and if i forgot to mention , she is walking! for around 3 weeks already! the earliest walker amongst the cousins at 11 months of age!

Deqlan loved this bunny and hoppd around with him most of the day " HAPPY EASTER EASTER BUNNY"

KEATIE DUG RIGHT IN

Megs and Mom

Easter momrning , Mom and I went to mass, it was to beautiful for words to sit in the smallest, qaintest , peaceful chapel ever! The words we witnessed that morning were no coincedince, God spoke straight to us about the miracle Deqlan is

Moms stunning Easter candle for 2011

Some of Moms stunning table decorations

Logan very proudly showing off the candle she made at the candel dipping shop - she chose praying hands

Story time with Megs

everyone say "aawww"

Logs and me

me and my precious boy

beautiful autumn leaves

Gorgeous moment with Meggie and Deqie

Nanna and Khloe

We sure have a golf loving family!

Khloe loved her gloves from Nanna

Loggie with her beloved horses

"Little Red Tractor"

The traffic on the way down, it was bumper to bumper and took as 2 hours longer then normal and Megs and Conrad and the kids nearly 9 hours instead of 4!!!