**Wil started 1st grade and turned 7 on November 28th! He’s reading on his own thanks to the amazing phonics program, www.clicknkids.com His language development has improved drastically, especially since he began his in-home Perceptual-Motor therapy! Early this year he was diagnosed with ADD and most likely has Asperger’s Syndrome (he can’t be fully tested with his delayed language from his metabolic disorder). Thanks to these findings, we have found better ways to teach him! Wil enjoys anything mechanical. He also taught himself how to use a computer :)
**Joshua turns 3 tomorrow (29th)! He graduated from the Regional Center last week! For the last year, he has received in-home speech therapy and education. He is highly social and talking up a storm! He loves coloring (he calls it “yellow green”), singing, musical instruments...and most importantly to him, GOLF! He can spend hours on his Wii Golf and indoor putting green. His Aunt Dani bought him his first set of Champion clubs for Christmas!! I guess his mini putt-putt putter will now be passed on to Orion.
**Orion turned 16 months on Christmas! This year, he was accepted into the Regional Center and now receives in-home speech and education therapy like Joshua did. He loves to go up to people and say “hola” (we assume this is thanks to Dora and Diego)...his other word is “uh oh” any time he knocks something over! He loves climbing upstairs to explore whenever he’s lucky enough that we forget to close the baby gate. His favorite thing is bullying his older brothers. We are also discovering his love for musical instruments and singing! His favorite past-time is when Mommy or Daddy reads him Goodnight Moon (he received his own copy for Christmas this year)!
**Melissa is having fun homeschooling the boys and helping them in their therapy! She enjoys the time she gets to spend with her sisters golfing. In her minimal spare time she is busy running our new business www.madmaui.com We have been very fortunate to go into business with the Trupiano family and look forward to all the new opportunities that have come about with Mad Maui!
**Billy finally graduated with his Masters in Systems Engineering. His graduation celebration was held at The Grand Del Mar. We are very thankful that his Masters program was free from the beginning! He continues to work for SAIC in the military’s SPAWAR division (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command).
We got to end this exhausting year with a wonderful vacation in Las Vegas (the boys didn’t want to leave) and a great time with family and friends during the holidays!!
We wish you all a VERY Happy & Prosperous New Year filled with MANY blessings!
Love,
Billy, Melissa, Wil, Josh, & Orion!
PS...please pray for:
~Ethan Donley and that his omphalocele will be fully healed
~Grandpa Linder Tanksley's pain and cancer
~Healing and financial support for Debi Gooden (she had a brain aneurysm on Christmas Eve and is without medical insurance)
~Jacob Thornburg’s arm (he had surgery last night to repair multiple fractures from a scooter accident)
~Healing and financial support for Debi Gooden (she had a brain aneurysm on Christmas Eve and is without medical insurance)
~Jacob Thornburg’s arm (he had surgery last night to repair multiple fractures from a scooter accident)
