A Birthday Celebration at the zoo take 1

It is hard to believe, but Morgan's 'cousin' Lucas (our good friends Matt and Georgia's little boy) is already 1! How the past year is has flown by. Thankfully this year we are in town, instead of across the country in Philly, to help celebrate. For the first part of his birthday celebrations Georgia arranged a playdate at the zoo back while we were all still on fall break.

Morgan of course insisted that one of the first stops be to feed the giraffes.

There was a total of 15 kids in our group that day.

I couldn't get all the kids in one shot!

About halfway through the zoo we stopped at the playarea for a nice long break. Thankfully I have figured out how to rig Morgan's walker onto the back of her wheelchair so she was able to have both at the zoo and could get down and play with her friends.

Lucas loves Morgan's walker too. He likes to hop on the back and 'help' Morgan walk. It is hilarious to watch. At one point they were going slightly up hill so Luke was really having to dig in and push. He started grunting he was pushing so hard. They are just too cute together!

And yes, like siblings or true cousins, they love to pick on each other!

Morgan and all the 'big kids' hanging together. From left to right is Seth, Austin, Alana, and Morgan. It is so nice having so many good friends with kids right around Morgan's age.

The 'big kids' decided to start a game of hide and seek. Morgan and Seth decided to hide together from Alana who was seeking them out.

After a busy morning at the zoo we were all ready for some lunch. The moms decided to make a quick trip to In and Out Burger. As soon as we walked in Morgan recognized the place and asked "Milkshake please." Too funny, but being the mean mom I am (and trying to watch her weight) I made her stick to her water and pb and j while I pigged on a burger and fries. I am so bad!

After getting home Morgan was anxious to explore the goody bag Aunt Georgia had given all the kids. Morgan's favorite item as you can tell was the skull stamp. Thanks Aunt Georgia!

Visiting family

A couple of weeks ago now when we were still on fall break we took a short trip to Phoenix so Morgan could visit her cousins, Caity and Lindsey. She had a great time hanging out with the girls. Morgan played Guess Who with Caity, babies, the Wheels on the Bus game, and so much more. Caity even 'babysat' for a little bit while Jen, Lindsey, and me ran out shopping. David and Mark were at home with the girls, but they enjoyed some couchtime watching football while Morgan and Caity had special cousin time. By the time we got home from shopping Morgan wanted nothing to do with anyone but Caity. She had such a great time hanging with her big cousin.

At lunch Morgan discovered that her Auntie Jen's napkin ring was also a great telescope.

In the afternoon Morgan asked her cousins to take her out for a ride on the skitters.

Morgan had a blast!

She even got to try it on her own! She thought she was really big stuff.

A Wonderful Surprise in Philly!

Right after school started back in July my dad and stepmom, JoAnne, had come down to visit us. While having lunch during their visit we were discussing their upcoming trip to DisneyWorld, TN to see my sister, and CT to see my dad's sisters. During our talk we discovered that they were planning on being in CT during the same time that we were scheduled for our next visit to Philly for a doctor's appointment. Since CT is only a four hour drive from Philly we thought it would be great to meet up and hang out. Since Morgan's memory is getting so good and she has hit that age where she is excited about things and won't sleep when she knows something fun is due to happen I decided not to tell Morgan that we would be meeting up with her Nanny and Pa when we were in Philly.

So, for the last couple of weeks I had been dying not to tell Morgan. I was so excited to see her face when she would see her Nanny and Pa at the airport in Philly and hear what other big surprise they had in store for her.

Saturday morning Morgan and I finished our last minute packing and then headed with David to the airport. On the way to the airport I joked with David about who I might run into this time at the airport. Through all our travels in the last year we have ran into many people we know unexpectedly. Once, on the way home from TN while on a layover in Vegas Morgan and I ran into a teacher I work with. We ended up on the same flight home. Then, during a layover in Chicago we ran into the parent of one of the Cienega basketball players and again were on the same flight home. Last time we flew we ran into a family from Sycamore and flew to PHX on the same flight, so I had told David I was sure I would run into some one yet again.

After David helped us get our bags inside and checked (we were going for two days this time so we had more stuff) we said goodbye and headed through security. Not long after Morgan and I were staring out the window at our plane when I felt a tap on my shoulder and then a huge hug. I turned around to find a former Sycamore family standing there. Their youngest (who will remain nameless since I didn't get permission to blog about her) was getting ready to fly solo to meet up with her grandparents for a trip to Europe (so jealous). Anyways, it turned out she was on the same flight as Morgan and I and since she was flying alone I offered to save her a seat with Morgan and me so she wouldn't have to sit with strangers. Morgan loved having a friend to fly with.

Morgan had to copy her new friend and put on my jacket and hood.

After our long travel day Morgan and I were exhausted. She was on the verge of falling asleep when we landed in Philly, but I wouldn't let her. I kept telling her she had a huge surprise waiting and she would have to keep her eyes open. As soon as we walked past the security area in Philly we turned a corner and there waiting were her Nanny and Pa. I wish I had a picture of her face! Morgan was so excited, but also very confused. It took her a second to connect that it was Nanny and Pa and that they were in Philly. Morgan immediately caught a second wind and managed to stay awake chatting with her Nanny and Pa the whole way to our hotel. In fact, she was devastated when at 11:00 they said good night and left our room for theirs. She didn't cry long though as I quickly explained that her Nanny and Pa had another huge surprise for her in the morning (of course the lack of a nap and the fact that it was 8:00 our time helped too).

In the morning we woke up nice and early to get ready and were on the road by 8:30 ( of course that was 5:30am our time). Morgan's Nanny and Pa were surprising her with a day at Sesame Place and we were starting the day off with breakfast with Elmo and friends. We told her on the way there what we were doing, but I don't think she understood. However, once we entered the parking lot and she saw the big sign for Sesame Place and Elmo's face every where I think it started to click.

Morgan had a great time at breakfast. She didn't eat much since she was so distracted by all the characters, but she had a blast!

Morgan and Elmo! She was so excited that again this time Elmo held her!

During breakfast Ernie, Bert, and Zoe cruised the room and sat down to eat with the kids. Morgan was in heaven.

This was Morgan's reaction to every character. Her arms open wide for a hug and wanting them to pick her up. She LOVES characters!

Saying hi to Zoe!

After breakfast we hit the park for some fun. I was excited for Morgan to ride some rides this year since she would be able to do it cast free!! The first ride we hit was the same as last year, the carousel. Morgan asked for her Nanny to ride with her and choose the purple horse.

After the carousel we headed over to watch the Elmo show live. Morgan loved the show and wanted to stand and dance the whole time. Every time I tried to sit her down she would immediately push her self off the seat and stand up (with my help) again. She had a blast dancing to the music. I think the shows were her favorite part of the day.

Morgan with her Pa and Nanny

Morgan and Nanny heading for the Flying Fish ride.

It is so hard to capture a picture of Morgan on the rides. She is so small that in most of the pictures it looks like Nanny was riding by herself.

Morgan went on her first roller coaster ride. I took her for the first one and screamed in her ear the entire time. It looked slow, but boy does it surprise you! By the time the ride came to an end Morgan finally spoke and said "WEEE!" When we got off and saw her Pa she put her hands out for him to take her and then she said "Pa, again please." My dad is not one for roller coasters, but he would do anything for Morgan so he gladly took her on it again.

It of course started to lightly rain while we were there (not sure what the weather has against me and this place, it rained almost the entire time last year when we were there). Oh well, at least that $10 poncho we bought last year got some use again this year.

I'm not sure who enjoyed the last song of this show more, Morgan or me. If you can't already tell from Elmo's black and red jacket the monsters closed this show dancing to Thriller. It was great, they even did all the classic dance moves from the video.

We ended our day with the Rock and Roll Parade. As you can see from Morgan's face she was truly enjoying it. She had an amazing day at Sesame Place. The best part of all was having her Nanny and Pa there to enjoy it with her.

Within minutes of hitting her carseat Morgan was out. She was so exhausted from her day!

The next day we were up bright and early again. Morgan had her appointment at Shriner's at 8:30. We arrived at the hospital a few minutes before 8 to check in.

Morgan playing in the waiting room while we waited to be checked in.

After checking in we headed up stairs to the clinic. Shortly after we were taken back to be seen.

While waiting to be seen Morgan had fun playing with Nanny and Pa! We were first seen by an intern who came in to do all the usual range of motion measurements. Morgan's feet continue to look good and have nice ROM. He then measured her knees, but Morgan of course put up a fight which means we didn't get as much range as she really has. I am not sure what his initial measurements were, but Dr. Van Bosse measured again when he came in and got 100 degrees in the right knee and 90 in the left. This was great news as it means she is maintaining the bend we want with only bracing at night! We then discussed Morgan's back brace. I was hoping to either do away with it or at least cut down significantly on how much she wears it, but that did not happen. Dr. Van Bosse is concerned that if we don't get her back straight now that she will be looking at back surgery in a few years. He did agree with me though that the brace was not fitting properly and decided to get her measured for a new back brace. I was also hoping for new KAFOs (knee braces) but he said he thought we could get 6 more months out of them. So, he put in orders for us to head over to orthotics to get measured for a new back brace and have both the current back brace and KAFOs adjusted.

Again, we were seen quickly in orthotics. They came in and took her KAFO's immediately to begin the adjustments while they looked at her current brace to see how to adjust it and measured her for the new back brace. By this time it was about 10:00 and things seemed to be moving smoothly. I was pretty excited because if we got out early enough we were going to venture downtown to the Reading Terminal Market to have the world's best sandwich (Dinics) for lunch. Wishful thinking! Things quickly went from running smoothly to being a mess. After about an hours wait for the KAFOs to be adjusted they brought them back and they were horrible!!! I could not even come close to getting them on Morgan without completely pinching her. She screamed bloody murder. It was awful.

Passing the time while we wait for her braces.

After messing with them again (for what was like another hour) they brought them back and still they were no better. The orthotist finally agreed that they were not right and went to find Dr. Van Bosse. He came in and tried as well to get them on. With no luck he decided that he must have asked them to raise the braces too much (he had said 1.25 inches) and decided that he better actually measure to see how much to adjust them. After measuring it was decided that it may be best just to have them raised .75 inches. So again, they took the braces to fix them. Thankfully this time they told us that they knew it would be a while and suggested that we go get lunch and come back in about an hour. The good thing that came out of this was that Dr. Van Bosse now agreed with me that she did in fact need new KAFOs.

So, we headed up stairs to the cafeteria and playroom for a break. It was now about 1:15 and all hope of my sandwich was gone. After our short break we headed back to orthotics to see if the braces were ready. When we got back in they had to mold Morgan for her new KAFOs and she had to pick out the colors she wanted for the back brace and KAFOs. With a little help from her mom, Morgan chose a light pink back brace. This will match with her princess AFOs she wears during the day and hopefully won't stand out too much under her clothes. For her new KAFO's that she will wear at night Morgan chose their newest butterfly design.

Morgan being molded for her KAFOs. They essentially put her in a thin cast and once it hardens they cut it off.

Morgan's new braces will be ready in 4 weeks, so we set her next appointment for November 4th. As we were preparing to leave one of the nice nurses came in and gave Morgan a goody bag full of three new toys. They are so good to her there, I think every time she has gone for an appointment she has left with a new toy.

By the time we were done it was about 3 o'clock. We had a 4:55 plane to catch home so we headed straight to the airport. Thankfully there was little traffic so we made it there quickly. By about 3:40 we were saying good bye to my dad and JoAnne and heading in to the airport. All trip I had been saying how nice the Philly airport has been and commenting on how quickly it moves, well, of course that would not be the case today with only an hour before my flight. I tried to check by bags at the curb and since my flight was not direct they wouldn't allow me to (apparently only direct flights can do that, who knew!). So, with the help of a skycap Morgan and I made our way inside to the SW line and what a line it was! Apparently a little rain really throws things off on the East coast. There were a ton of people in line and most of them had delayed or missed flights so they were taking forever at the counter trying to find alternative flights. After waiting for over half an hour we finally go to the counter to hear that our flight had also been delayed. Thankfully only by about 10 minutes. We quickly checked our bags and then headed for security. As usual security was easy. In Philly they have a great line for families and move you right through. We did our usual swabbing of Morgan's braces and were on our way. I quickly located our gate number and headed that way. Desperately needing to pee I didn't dare stop. It was well after 4:30 and I knew we would be boarding anytime. I still had to get the stroller tagged and request the preboarding (since Morgan can't walk and I have two carry on bags and a stroller to try to pop down it is easiest that way). So, we speed walk to our gate just to discover another huge line to get to the service counter. I hop in line as I see the clock ticking closer and closer to boarding and my bladder becoming fuller and fuller. The line took forever and as I am standing there anxiously waiting afraid I am going to miss my opportunity to preboard without the rush of people in front and behind me I begin to regret not taking that free drink coupon JoAnne offered me. It had been quite the day. Literally right after I got the stroller tagged and our pass they called for boarding to begin. As soon as we were on the plane I dropped our bags and made a dash for the bathroom before the crowd started to come on. (By the way, that is always a fun task: tiny bathroom, three year old who can't stand, you get the idea).

We finally got in the air about 20 minutes behind schedule, but they made up lots of time in the sky. We had a quick bite to eat in Chicago, had another 20 minute delay, and then a great flight home. Again they made up lots of time in the air and landed us 30 minutes early in Tucson. Morgan crashed about halfway through the flight home and as usual did not budge during landing, getting off the plane, into the stroller, into the carseat, and finally into bed.

That night and the next two to follow though were not as smooth. As usual Morgan needed time to adjust to the changes in her braces. We had three nights of very little sleep and lots of screaming pain, but we all made it through. She has been telling everyone who will listen about her Philly trip and how her Nanny and Pa surprised her. It was go nice to have them there to help me out and spend such quality time with Morgan. I just hope that when David takes her back in 4 weeks she doesn't expect to see them waiting in Philly again:)

Giddy-up!

This past Wednesday Morgan had her first official TROT (Therapeutic Riding of Tucson) lesson. Her lesson was scheduled at 4:00 and they waited until this time in September to start so the weather could cool off. Well, it hadn't. It was at least 100 degrees! Morgan, however, could have cared less about how hot is was. She was just couldn't wait to see Monty!

The moment we pulled in she was so excited; she instantly recognized where we were and was so excited to show her Grandma TROT. We went into the office and met up with Jess, the OT who will be running Morgan's lessons. After a quick hairdo change (we had to lower her pony tails in order for her helmet to fit) we got ready to head outside. First though, Jess wanted to tell us the plan for our first session. She said they were going to first do a baseline test with Morgan to see what her current reach and ability to bench sit is at. She also said that they would video tape the entire lesson so she could go back through an analyze Morgan's starting point. They will then periodically tape lessons so she can evaluate if Morgan is making improvements. Jess then said that due to the heat we would probably only actually be out on Monty for about 25 minutes today and asked me to be sure to speak up if I thought Morgan was losing it before then and would need to stop and come in. "Sure" I said while smiling inside the whole time. Jess does not yet know Morgan and know that there is no way this child will only want to be on the horse for 25 minutes and no way she will quit before that; not matter how hot she is.

So we headed outside to do the initial baseline test while seated. Morgan did a great job as usual and was very cooperative. She is so used to all her therapy that she does most of it without any complaint.

During the baseline test they had Morgan reaching up in front and towards both sides as high as she could and would mark it on the wall in chalk.

Safety first! Morgan getting her helmet on to ride.

Jess, the OT is on the right. On the left was Nancy, the side walker.

You can see in her face how proud she is of herself. She had been telling all her friends at school all day long that she was going to go ride a horse today.

Altogether there were five adults working with Morgan today. The OT, sidewalker, leader for Monty, the videographer, and then the director of TROT.

After a few trips down the walkway forwards to stretch her out and get used to Monty they turned Morgan around and had her ride backwards. She thinks she is such big stuff when she does this. She will primarily be riding backwards. By placing her this way her body has to respond differently to Monty's gait and it forces Morgan to really activate her back muscles which is what we want to concentrate on.

After the ride Morgan spent some time thanking Monty by giving him lots of love and pats.

Morgan caught Monty sticking his tongue out at her so she did it right back at him.

Morgan ended up lasting over 35 minutes on Monty and probably another 5 or so petting him. I think she would have probably lasted longer; it was more the teachers who were tired of the heat. We spent the last 20 minutes of her session inside "playing." Jess had Morgan working on more reaching and fine motor skills like coloring. They made a picture that said "I love Monty" and combed the hair of a toy horse. When the weather cools off more and we can be outside for the whole session Morgan will have the chance to actually help groom Monty.

As we were ending our session with Jess she was telling us her thoughts on how things went (since we had to stay back behind the fence we didn't really hear all that was going on. This is a new change for me and will take some time to get used to since I am so used to be right there involved with therapy). Anyway, she said that Morgan was cracking them up while on Monty and kept asking them to "go faster." I told Jess that once she gets to know Morgan more she will understand that my child has a "need for speed." She has no fear and loves to do dangerous things. We put her in her wheelchair and she will fly full speed through our house shouting "wee!" Her favorite thing is for David to toss her high in the air and even toss and spin her. She loves to hang upside down and do anything "fast." So, maybe by the end of TROT she will have the chance to "go fast" and gallop on Monty. We will see. In the meantime, she LOVED it and that is most important.

Tired, but very proud of herself!

Morgan had a great time riding. On the way home I asked her "Morgan, do you want to go back next week and ride Monty again?" To which she responded "No" I was shocked, but a second later she said "Right, Now!" So Morgan :)

Our Own Picasso

Since starting preschool Morgan has done a ton of artwork. Most of it is cookie cutter type art that her teachers give her and the other kids and they all put it together the same way. It is adorable artwork and we cherish it, but literally she brings home at least three pieces a day! So three pieces a day times three days a week times eight weeks of school, that's like 72 pieces of artwork already. Okay, we might not have that much, but we are close. We of course can't save them all, so I have started to take pictures of each piece (at least the good ones) and I am going to put together an artwork book using one of the online scrapbook sites at the end of the year.

In the meantime there are those select few pieces that I just can't bring myself to trash. One of them Morgan actually made at home a few of weeks ago. One Saturday morning bright and early (It was my day to get up with her; yes we rotate days since Morgan is such an early riser) Morgan informed me that she wanted to paint. I said that was a great idea and set up her easel, stander, paints etc.. So off Morgan went painting her picture. Every time Morgan does artwork we always question her about what she is making so this particular morning was no different. Here is how it went:

Me: Morgan, what are you making?
Morgan: a giraffe.
Me: oh, how neat. What else are you painting?
Morgan: A turtle.
Me: Oh really? Where is the turtle?
Morgan: right here (she pointed to a purple spot she had made).

The conversation continued in this manner for a few more seconds with Morgan continuing to tell me about her painting. I was so excited! This was the first time she had ever verbalized what she was making and she was going into such detail. Now I began to think this was just another fluke and that she was just saying all of this to appease me, but a few hours later when David woke up we showed him the same painting and guess what, she told him exactly the same thing!

I knew this was a painting I would want to save since it marked such a memorable moment for Morgan's development so I grabbed a sharpie, dated the painting, and labeled each thing she told me about in the painting. Here is her masterpiece:

About a week ago we had Donna and Charley over for dinner. I was telling Donna about all Morgan's artwork and decided to pull some of it out ( I hadn't done a recent photo shoot of all the work so it was piled up). As we were going through the pile of artwork we came across this painting again. It had been at least two weeks since Morgan had seen it, but as soon as she saw it she shouted to Grandma that is was her giraffe. Then, when we pointed to the other things she identified them all:
Me: What is this purple spot?
Morgan: a turtle
Me: Oh, and what is this tall thing right here?
Morgan: my giraffe
Me: And what is the giraffe doing?
Morgan: Tree, eating.

I was shocked that she remembered all of this. It is so amazing watching her grow each day and seeing all the new things she is learning. She has reached that stage where she remembers EVERYTHING! It is a good and bad thing some times. In fact, her memory is very good, but her sense of time is not the best right now. We have learned not to tell Morgan about exciting events (birthday parties, people coming over, etc...) until right before it is about to occur. Hence why I still haven't told Morgan about a very exciting upcoming event: We have our next trip to Philly in two weeks and my dad and stepmom are going to surprise Morgan and pick us up at the airport in Philly! We are then going to spend all day Sunday at Sesame Place starting the day with breakfast with Elmo! I can't wait to see her face when she spots them in Philly!

Morgan's first Home Visit

So here in Vail, AZ we do many things differently and that is one of the things I love most about our schools. When Morgan was first born I had told David that she couldn't have been born in a better school district. Our district is a fully inclusive district and is pretty well known for the excellent education we provide to students with special needs. In fact, countless families purposely sell their homes and move to our district each year just for our inclusive program. Anyway, that is just one of the things that makes our schools special.

Another thing that makes our schools unique is "Home Visits." Teachers have the opportunity to earn a little extra cash by doing home visits. I have done them myself in the past, but since Morgan was born I have decided my weekends are too precious. Thankfully though Morgan's preschool teacher, Ms. Terry, does home visits, so this past Saturday morning we had a huge surprise for Morgan when she woke up. I told her that Ms. Terry and her speech therapist, Ms. Allison were coming over to play. I wish you could have seen how excited the kid was. It was so adorable, she was shouting all morning about Ms. Terry and Ms. Allison coming to play. She had planned out exactly what she wanted to do with them and show them all around her house.

Our visit was nice and early at 9:30 so we quickly scrubbed the house and ourselves and right at 9:29 we finished Morgan's hair and put her in her wheelchair. A moment later the doorbell rang and Morgan flew in her chair to the door to answer it yelling "Hooray, Ms. Terry!, Open door please." Morgan immediately stuck her arms out to give Ms. Terry a huge hug and then invited them in and told them "follow me." She didn't even give them the chance to come all the way in to our home and settle down, she instantly guided them into her bedroom to show it off. The first thing she showed them was her butterflies above her bed and then of course all her books on her bookshelves. Morgan then spotted her Tea Party set on top of her bookshelves and decided that was the first thing she wanted to do with Ms. Terry and Ms. Allison, so off we went to the play room.

As soon as we set Morgan down to begin the "tea party" she asked for water. At first I thought she was thirsty and wanted a drink, but then I quickly realized that she actually wanted water for her pretend tea (thanks Grandma for teaching her this trick, j/k). So, David filled her tea pot with some water and Morgan served tea to her teachers.



She made quite the mess with the water, but thankfully it is just water. Everyone enjoyed their "tea" and then Morgan decided it was time to move on. Morgan had officially planned for the visit to teach them how to play her Fancy Nancy Dress-up game.


They had a lot of fun with this game. Morgan did a nice job showing how the game works and taking turns with her teachers. She of course won. I don't know how she always seems to do that.

Next, Morgan had a new toy she wanted to show off, especially to Ms. Allison because it works on her respiratory strength. Morgan's other speech therapist (our in-home one) had just come by on Friday morning and told us about this great toy she had seen at another kids house. It is a little LeapFrog birthday cake. You push a button to light up the number of candles you want, it sings "Happy Birthday" to you and then you have to blow out the candles. If you don't blow hard enough they just flicker. It is so perfect for Morgan! Now we can practice blowing out candles without the flames! So Morgan showed that off for a few minutes.
We ended our visit showing off Morgan's baby books of when she was born, 1, and 2. Morgan had a great time and although they had stayed for over an hour she was still very sad when they had to leave.

Ms. Allison, Morgan, and Ms. Terry

Morgan then walked all the way out front to say good-bye to her teachers. I have to say that after they left we stayed outside for a few minutes to talk with our neighbor who was out doing yard work. Well, Morgan proceeded to walk all the way down our front side walk, across the driveway, and even into our neighbor's rocks. She had spotted one of his bushes with pretty pink flowers on it (she loves to pick flowers). I was amazed at how well she walked over there and even in the rocks! Then, after talking for a bit she asked to go back inside, so I turned her around and off she went. She not only walked all the way back to the house, but then completely through the house to her high chair for lunch! She amazes me sometimes with the amount of walking she is doing. In fact, we just saw her PT on Friday for the first time in a month and she was so excited to see all the growth Morgan has made. She said she thinks Morgan is walking 10 times better than she was a month ago. Let's just pray that she can continue to make these huge strides!

And finally, I have to brag about one more walking accomplishment. About a week ago we all decided after eating dinner that we should go outside and enjoy our new patio we put in for Morgan to be able to get around the back yard. Well, she walked from the kitchen to the back door, knocked on the door for me to open it, and then I helped her down the ramp (barely, she can almost do it herself now). I thought she would be done there, but she wasn't even close. She wanted me to point her towards our back wall so I did and then David and I went to sit down in our chairs out by the back wall. Well, as we sat there we both sat with our mouths open in amazement, in fact I almost burst into tears. Morgan walked all the way from the door out to the back patio wall and it is UP HILL!!!! I can't tell you how excited we both were. I knew right then and there that every single penny we just spent on this patio was more than worth it. I would have paid 10 times as much to see her do that. I just wish we had it on video. I am sure she will do it again though so we will try to capture it so you all can enjoy it too. Now I just can't wait for the weather to cool off so she can go outside to play more often.