Meet Gracie's Friend Rosco!

This is my Mom's dog Rosco & my kids LOVE him, even Gracie. He really does think he is human & just one of the kids. Gracie loves to play with him.

The King!

Christmas 2010 was probably the best yet. It was so much fun with John being SO excited for Christmas. He came into my room so many times throughout the night ready to see what Santa brought him. I kept saying we can't go down until it's light outside. Finally it became somewhat light & he stormed into my room in John style & pointed to the window. He was READY. It was the cutest & so fun to have someone so excited for Christmas. I think JoJo was excited too, he just shows it differently. He even opened his own presents this year, what a blessing. Gracie even loved Christmas. She loved crawling, & eating as much wrapping paper as she could. After we opened all the presents, I got busy making a Christmas breakfast. We had my mom & Dad over for breakfast so they could see the boys with their new toys. It was the best Christmas to date.

My 2 excited little boys, well at least 1 very,very, excited boy. Ready to see what Santa had brought him.

This is what it looked like on Christmas morning, before the madness began.

JoJo had fun too, he even opened up this own presents this year & is already a pro on his new scooter. Still not very impressed but progress!!!

This was one HAPPY little boy Christmas day. He was shacking as he was opening his first present he was so excited. It really was the funnest to see him so excited. He loved everything about Christmas & we LOVED watching him.

Gracie girl slept through the festivities but loved her new little toy. What a pure blessing she is. We can't get enough of her.

Happy Turkey Day!

Halloween 2010The best picture we could get with our little monsters

Gracie was the cutest pirate around. I got her costume at build a bear!

Daddy made me put a shirt under her, I thought it would be cute with a little midriff showing.

Mr. Incredible! Actually he was Dash, but he told everyone that he was Mr. Incredible.

John LOVED Halloween. It's so fun to see his excitement about all the holidays. John LOVES a good a PARTY!!

JoJo the Chef!

Not to thrilled about it, but still was a really good sport & I think the cutest chef around!!

Grace Valerie Runyan

I know, it's been over a year since I blogged but as we are approaching Thanksgiving, I'm reflecting on so many things I am grateful for. One of the greatest blessing to happen to us this year is the birth of our first baby girl Gracie. She has been a blessing in so many ways & I can't picture our life without her. It's so fun to have a little girl. Here are some newborn pictures, she is now 6 months, but I wanted to document these.

Gracie girl, is what we call her, she is named after my Great Grandma Gracie, & my mom Valerie. One of my best friends (aka Sister Biggy) is named Valerie so we like to say that too. I can't think of better women to be named after.

She was born on May 10th, 2010 at around 9 in the morning. Everything went perfect, just like her. She weighed 8Ibs & was 21 inches long

We are just thrilled to have Gracie in our family, John is so sweet with her & Jo Jo has taken a liken too. She has brought so much Joy to our life, it's just so fun to have her. We love her & can't imagine life without our Gracie Girl!!!

Ok, ok, ok I didn't last long!

Ok, I know I didn't last long not blogging. So here is my big debut on youtube!!! Todd and I were interviewed at the Defeat Autism Now conference in October, about bio-medical treatments & autism. Hope you guys enjoy. Dr. Levinson made a huge impact on me at my first conference in New Jersey about a year after JoJo was diagnosed. He told everyone to in vision your son or daughter better and have faith in a higher power & determination. He really impacted me that day, & I'm grateful for him for that.