Taylor had a busy Christmas break. She of course enjoyed decorating her family tree and all the presents, both hers and watching everyone else get theirs. She made a long trip to Redding to watch her Uncle Cody play in a basketball tournament. She arrived just as his game ended but was excited to hang around and watch the following game which was a game played by two girl teams. She enjoyed comparing the height of the girls that were playing in comparison to her uncle's height. He is pretty tall but some of those girls made him look kind of small. She stayed through the whole next game and part of the following game to make for a very full day. She went to a craft class the next day. Her creation had to be "fired" so she wasn't able to pick it up for a week so she was patiently waiting for that. She is getting much more adventuresome every day. She is wanting to be more involved and out doing more things all the time. Her lungs seem to be staying a little cleaner which makes her feel much more comfortable to be more active. She stood (was helped to stand) next to her Uncle Cody so she could look at herself and Cody in the mirror to see how TALL she is getting. She comes way up there on Uncle Cody and makes sure he is aware of that. She has also been working really hard on strengthening her neck muscles. She can actually go in her wheelchair without the headrest on it now as she has developed her neck muscles quite a bit. She got some really neat stuff for Christmas. She got a hair coloring set and a beading set. She really wanted to color hair but since there was no power that day and therefore no water to wash our hair with we opted for stringing some beads instead. She picked out some great colors and shapes and created herself a beautiful ring. She also watched everyone play with her brother's batting machine ducking every time the ball was hit. Really used those neck muscles one more time. NO balls came in our direction but it seems to be an inherited automatic reflex when we hear a ball hit! She had a very fun two weeks and is anxious to get back to school to share her stories. As always, her attitude and positive approach to every day makes every one around her rise to a better level. Happy New Year to you all and as always, Thank you for all your support.