Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS)

The reason we went to Louisville was to check out an amazing school.  It’s a preschool for visually impaired children.  It was phenomenal!! LOVED it!  Teachers teaching Window Eyes to three years old!  Sensory room.  Braille room.  O&M on site.  Music therapy.  Braillers to sign in in the morning.  KidsTown.  Tactile communication.  Big Macs. Ipads.  People who understand blindness!  Love everywhere. LOVED it!  Brother would do so well here!

Louisville

We chose to spend our Spring Break in Louisville KY.  We rented a condo for a week – great decision.  Plenty of room and a kitchen.

Sammi saw these coffee filters and told us “Wow! Those would make some great cupcakes!”

Daddy and Alex talking.    Joy doing Daddy’s hair.

We drove out to Crestwood where the temple is located.  The church and the temple share a parking lot.  There was a lot of leftover snow/ice from plowing.

On the temple grounds

And so it begins…

The long drive to Kentucky started with donuts.

Ice cream with lunch helps..

Bath time even if you are staying in a hotel!                   Clean and ready for bed

Rest stops help – a chance to stretch our legs and run

Filling up with gas and playing in the leftover ice/snow

Fun glasses with kid’s meals

Our Week

My cane came in – now I can use it and Brother can hold onto it and learn what I want from him!

His spio suit came in, lots of sensory input from that suit – and he’s working on those stairs.

We had another ice day, but school wasn’t cancelled this time. It was really pretty though!

Working on her loom bracelets for kids in the hospital.  Another Bearkat award for Sam

Some of Joy’s school work – Texas week!   Bella got an award for determination, so fitting!

And this cute boy – I love his faces!!

Happy Bella                                                         Cherries are coming!!