Happy Mothers Day 2009

I wanted to wish my wonderful wife Jawanna a very special Mothers Day. She is celebrating her first Mothers Day and I know she is proud as she can be. She has always been my hero and she is proving to be the mommy I know God created her to be. Abby is the reality of a dream and prayer that was prayed many times, sometimes with joy and many times with tears. I stand up today and call my wife Blessed. Abby is such a blessing to us, but at the same time her mommy my wife, is a hugh blessing to us. We love and cherish you.
Michael & Abby

Easter Pictures

Happy Easter Everyone From the O'Quins








Abby Our Little Model








She Loves Dress Up and being a Girly Girl

Abby enjoying her Bunny Rabbit

This smile is not only Gorgeous but contagious as well

How Ya like my bunny ears

Looking all Grown Up

Did Ya see my Bracelet?

Easter 2009 Love Y'all Abby!!!!!

"photo by my Aunt Carla Carter"

HORSE THERAPY

Eating breakfast before a hard day of work with my new horse.

At the Buckaroo Barn being evaluated by Ms Krystie before I saddle up.

This helps her determine which horse I should ride. Each horse has a different gait that helps different muscles in the body. Horse therapy (hippotherapy) can improve muscle function and balance in all sorts of medical conditions, including spina bifida, which is what I was born with.

And here is Traveler, my new buddy and therapist.

I got scared so Ms Krystie let me play with her cell phone and that made it all better.

A horse's gait is the only thing that actually mimics the gait of a human being. So this forces me to use the same muscles and improve my balance as if I were walking.

Okay, now I'm really having fun.




We played a few little games that helped me use some new muscles I have never used before. Here I am taking a plastic ring and trying to put it on a pole while Traveler is walking. I have to lean over to reach the pole but still hold myself up.

And now Ms Krystie puts me on Traveler backwards so I can work even more new muscles.

Daddy helps by throwing a colorful ball to me and I have to lean over to catch it but not fall off Traveler while I'm doing it.

By the time my therapy session was over, I was totally in love with Traveler.

I think I'll give him some sugar.

And he thinks he'll give me some sugar back:0)

Thank you, Jesus, for a successful day!