Singing and “Dancing”

| June 19, 2009

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Storytime with Lyra

| May 28, 2009

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com Lyra is “reading” her storybook, Quiet Loud by Leslie Patricelli.   Here are the words from the story, in case you can’t understand what she is saying. Whispering is quiet.  Screaming is LOUD. Crayons are quiet.  Pots and pans are LOUD. Fishies are quiet.  Doggies are LOUD. Thinking is quiet.  [...]

New Glasses

| March 12, 2009

I told Lyra that I wanted to take some pictures of her wearing her new glasses. She wanted me to make a video of her instead. Who am I to argue with Little Miss Opinionated.

Lyra Goes Roller Skating

| February 25, 2009

Last month at her big brother’s birthday party, Lyra got to go roller skating.  She did surprisingly well for her first attempt at skating.  I expected her to be scared or at least more hesitant because of all the other skaters zooming by.  She had a blast!

Color Sorting/Matching

| November 30, 2008

This is a video of Lyra with her TVI doing a color sorting/matching activity.  They are using colored bears and boats.  I recently did some Christmas shopping for Lyra and found a similar toy/game.  It also includes cards used for learning to recognize and make patterns.  For more information you can click on the product [...]

Fun and Learning

| October 30, 2008

Over the last couple of days, Lyra has had this AWESOME new game/activity to play with.  Her TVI brought it with her to her last visit and now we are “trying it out” to see if it is something we would want to buy. See the video above to watch Lyra in action. This game, [...]

Session with TVI and OT

| October 15, 2008

Normally Lyra’s TVI and OT come separately.  Lately they have been coming for visits together to try and work with Lyra outside where she is less familiar with the environment.  However, the last two Tuesday’s when they have come, it has been raining outside. So, here is a video of their latest visit. 

Lyra the Songster

| September 26, 2008

I post a lot of videos of Lyra. I do this not just to entertain, but also to support my overall purpose of starting this site. I’m not sure if they really HELP other parents of children with albinism.  I hope that for NEW parents of a child with albinism, watching these videos gives them [...]

Literacy Lollapalooza

| August 20, 2008

This past spring, our family attended an event at our local Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired called Literacy Lollapalooza.  This all day workshop type event included a variety of sessions designed to promote literacy in children with visual impairments.  One of the activities that was talked about in a couple of the sessions was [...]

Lyra’s Hoedown!

| July 19, 2008

This is HILARIOUS!   It is Lyra dancing, singing, and playing a pitch pipe!   She is such a ham! 

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