Visit with Matt

The first weekend in November, John, Kyan, and I packed up yet again and hit the road to Utah. Matt earned his first 48 hour off-site visit, so we spent uninterrupted time together in St. George from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. Not a huge bunch to report, because it was just really nice, and really drama-free. We spent time eating, renting and watching movies, playing basketball at the local rec center, the boys played guitar, and we just hung out. Matt got to experience Kyan's middle-of-the-night wake-ups, but handled it like a champ and we had a wonderful time.

The week after we had that visit, Matt earned Director Level. He has also become a Mentor on campus, which he really enjoys and you can tell it makes him feel good to be there to help other kids who need some extra support. He is flying through the program and we are so proud of him. He comes home on the 25th of this month for a 10 day visit. We never thought we would have him home for Thanksgiving but this is all his doing - he has been working so hard. The rest of his visit will be spent catching up on late appointments (doctor, dentist and three trips to the orthodontist - time to get his braces off!) and just enjoying quality time together, planning for his permanent return home -- which may be as soon as February.

We didn't pull out the camera much, but here are a few shots during basketball... (oh, he made DRA's basketball team, too.) :-)