Celebrating Trav's 23rd :)

Trav's 23rd Birthday was January 5th.

It fell on a Thursday this year.

So, there he was all alone three & a half

hours away in San Antonio.  :(

NOT for LONG!!!!!!!!!!!

We couldn't stand that thought...

Wonderful Wendell drove Lynna, Hadlee,

Hudson, and I to surprise him!!!

(Walker was leaving on a

hunting trip with daddy)

When we came down the hall and

around the corner, Travis was sitting

on the side of his bed.  Lynna

got to go in first.....

(she is his mother I suppose!)

He had REALLY been having a rough

week and this was SUCH a surprise!!! :)

He was so happy that we were there...

especially for his little kindred spirit!

We asked him if he thought he

would be alone all day and he

shook his head "yes"!  :(

God BLESS his Heart!

The Reeds sent this awesome

shirt for Travis!!!

He loved it:)

We had fun watching him

open his presents...

My heart was SO full that day.

I was just SO incredibly thankful

to be there with Travis on his day!

Something Hadlee had made for him...

We got him some hard to find

DVDs he has been wanting!

He was laughing over some

of Grandmother and PaPa's funny

gifts!  Grandmother had wanted

to come, but I took her spot in the car! ;(

Our card sang a fun song AND

it had a recording from the STORM!!!

He especially liked that! :)

His mama had him some great gifts!

He and his HUGE feet go through

lots of tennis shoes with all of his

hard work in therapy!

TWO uhhhhhhhhh to the may zing people...

Reading an awesome card

from Wendell.

"One day at a time" is what

Wendell constantly reminds

Lynna and Travis.

Aren't they just beautiful?

The Storm was ALLLLLL about

Uncle Wendell!  God bless his heart!;)

Travis had one more therapy session ~

so we went outside while they got him going...

After some outside fun,

we got to go to his occupational

therapy where he was doing AWESOME!

RIOSA survived the storm one more time!;)

THIS would be Trav's beautiful

physical therapist.......
how about that smile on his face?!?

BIRTHday BOY!!!

Hanging out with his #1 fan!!!!!!!!

Travis really wanted to get OUT for a while

so we asked him if he'd want to go

somewhere so we could eat.
  His counselors at CNS really

encouraged us to take Travis to eat

AND to eat in front of him because

he quite possibly may be like this for

the rest of his life and he needs to be

accustomed to it.  Well, that is
TERRIBLY hard for us.

But he said he really didn't mind

and so we took him. 

It's a sucker punch I won't lie...

first of all taking him anywhere.

I really never knew or stopped

much to think about (other than to

feel sorry) for people in wheel chairs

or for people helping those in

wheel chairs.  It's just such a life

change.  It's not like we've dealt

with this all of his life......

this.is.all.new.

AND it's hard.  :(

The waiter asking Travis what he

wanted to drink and having to answer

for him broke my heart.

Life can be really tough.

How people make it without

God, I do NOT even have a clue.

ANyWaYS...we told the waiter

it was his birthday and it was

fun for them to sing to him!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doesn't he look amazing?

Nobody can realize the depth of what this kid

goes through because his looks and the
words he types are so deceiving. 

He.is.Amazing.
(His sweet mom gave him a few sips
of coke while we were there.  He
said that's what he wants so bad...
just a drink:(  Such a miracle in
of itself that he is now able
to swallow - with much concentration
and work - some sips of a drink.
She didn't give him enough to affect
him if it went down the wrong way
which most likely it did).

We LOVED eVeRY single SEcoND

of celebrating Superman's 23rd

Birthday with him!!!!!!!!!!

We celebrated his 22nd birthday
at Texas Neuro with him

and now his 23rd at RIOSA.

His 24th.......hopefully at home!!!

Good Lord willing he might possibly be

able to eat or drink something...

maybe whisper a word...

maybe walk???

Or maybe none of those things.

We will LOVE & SUPPORT him

no matter what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can have hope though:)

"Sanctify yourselves:  for tomorrow the Lord

will do wonders among you."  Josh 3:5

I was 13 when Travis was born.

It was the most exciting event of my

jr. high experience.  BY FAR!

And probably for many of my friends, too.

I never knew true love until that

very moment when I saw him for

the first time minutes after he was born. 
A miracle then...

And even more of a miracle now...

"Now therefore stand and see this great

thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes."

1 Samuel 12:16

Happy Birthday, Travis!

I love you with all my heart!!!!!!!!