So… Getting a sled to move in the right direction is tricky for any almost four-year-old… But it’s even trickier when you’re working with one hand. So when I plopped Jordan onto a sled yesterday, she ended up riding in an old-school wooden sled that we just let go. No steering, just sliding. She ended up hitting a curb and flew out onto the snow. I ran down to make sure she was okay. And she was giggling and telling me how AWESOME it was to go so fast.
My girl is all about adventure. I love it.

Oh… And by the way. Here’s a funny piece of video of Jordan playing in her new playhouse on Christmas day. I love it.

While we’re spending time with family, we had a chance to meet a friend who we know through this blog! K is a sweetheart and we’re so lucky Jordan and the rest of our family got to spend time with him and his mom. The best part, the two little ones treated each other like they’d been friends for years. They ran around, giggled and had a really great time together.
They didn’t spend much time comparing their little arms… They just enjoyed being kids. It was really nice to sit with his mom and talk about the things you tend to talk about only with a parent who has a kid with limb differences. It’s stunning how each of our kids have little challenges that came with the limb difference. Jordan had strange torso and neck strength issues and her ankles are still turning inwards. K has other things he has to deal with. It’s fascinating.
Anyway… It was a special chance to meet with a friend who we’ve only seen in online video and photos. I’m thrilled and so happy that we have the chance to meet with our online friends from time to time!

I just took all of the video pieces I had from Saturday’s party and put it together quickly – it’s sweet – very little of it is lit well. But I’m picky since I work in TV and criticize people for their video shooting all the time. Good or bad video, you can tell what a cute experience Jordan and her friends got to have.

I have a few stories to tell about Jordan… but I’m running around for work. But I wanted to quickly post video of Jordan climbing up the play area at my new gym. She’s amazingly flexible and is so proud of how she can get to the top. She was a bit distracted and we needed to get home to eat dinner when I shot the video… But I just had to share how she gets it done: