The McGinnis Family

Here is a picture of the kids at the zoo on Saturday. We had beautiful weather in the 70s. CJ and Ceirnan had a great time- although I wish I had taken this picture when we got there instead of as we started to leave. CJ liked the monkey's the best this trip and we all enjoyed a great picnic lunch. Here is the update on Ceirnan's hand. I'm not sure how much everyone actually knows so I'm kind of summarizing it a bit. Ceirnan was born with a few issues on her right arm and hand. The doctors assume that she got her arm stuck above her head and couldn't get it out of that position. It created some pressure wounds that have mostly healed up and it also caused a radial dislocation. At this point, there is no way to fix the radial dislocation, but it doesn't cause her any pain and she's lucky enough to have full range of motion. It also limited or destroyed (not sure yet) the growth of the nerve and muscle on the top of her arm. Therefore , she can't

We just finished with a fabulous weekend with Aunt Cece. It was really rainy so we really didn't get to do too much. We did have a great time at Chuck E Cheese on Friday night though. The rest of the weekend we stayed in and played games. It was a blast. Here are pics of the weekend before when we got the opportunity to go down to the beach including Ceirnan's first look at the ocean. It was a great time.

CJ and I have been having a great time at home when Daddy goes to school or goes out. We play pretend camping or dress-up or just spend time reading. Ceirnan likes to join in on the fun too. One of CJ's favorites is the " CJ and Ceirnan Show". CJ dances and Ceirnan bounces and Mama sings. He is just so cute. CJ has grown like crazy in the last month. He's pants all became highwaters so we had to pick him up some new ones this weekend when we were out. His problem is he's really too skinny for 3Ts, but he needs the length. I'll probably be doing some tailoring this week. He has lost that last little bit of " toddlerhood " and has definitely moved into being a true kid. Ceirnan is doing great. She is growing like a weed. We received some disappointing news this week at the elbow specialist. He said her radial dislocation cannot be fixed. Apparently, it's something that is more common than we knew and that she will just live with it. When