Pray Request

Today sweet Joseph is having open heart surgery.

Please pray for his little heart with all of yours.

Pray for his family to hand him over with open arms.  It will be the hardest thing they will ever do.  Pray for his surgeon to do a complete & swift correction.  Pray for his nurses that they care for him like their own.  Prayer works & this little guy needs you!  Thanks prayer warriors!

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!"

Psalm 139:13-18

Down Syndrome Necklace

Today I made my first necklace for Down Syndrome.

Ollie is 'more alike than different' & she definitely inspired this piece.

It is all sterling silver.  It's on an 18" ball chain.  I added a yellow & a blue swaroski bead & a smaller charm that is stamped T21 for Trisomy 21.  The smaller charm can easily be changed to a name, initials, birth date, etc.

If you want to purchase this necklace it is available here.

I can also custom make these - email me at housethatjadebuilt@gmail.com

An Outing

Last night Ollie Faith was brave.

She went out among the public.

She fought off mosquitos.

She listened to fireworks boom so loud they made her jump & pout.

Then she watched the sky with the widest eyes you have ever seen!  She cuddled with friends so close that they are truly family.

Aubrie & Everett ooed, awed, and screamed out for more big fireworks!  They caught fireflies and played with friends.

When it was all said and done we walked back to the van & found Ollie taking a cat nap!  Viewings with the public are exhausting you know.

Summer Time & the Livin's Easy

The kids have been loving the hot weather.

They are beyond tan now, seriously I look translucent next to them and Jade.

Trudie is constantly following them for just a morsel of food.  Watermelon requires a trip outside in a shirtless condition.  If you are Aubrie, you dress up underwear with a sweet pair of metallic wedges & hair feathers.

Everett worked with the men - he said he played tractors.

He was SO filthy after a day at the farm.  His shirt is permanently stained and I had to scrub, scrub, scrub his skin.  He LOVES working with the men & I think they love having him tag along.

Ollie has been trying her best to roll over.  This coming Thursday she is cleared to do belly time again.  We are excited to see what she can do!