Family time

The day after we returned home from our ski trip to Whitefish, Adam left for Texas to visit his brother and family.  Adam's brother Dan is active duty Army as well and was promoted to Colonel (yea Dan!!), so Adam went to Fort Hood, TX for the promotion and a visit.  Dan and his wife, Tracy, have three children, Hannah, Wyatt and Jack.  Maura, Adam and Dan's sister, also lives in Texas with her son, Mitch.  Their mother, Elizabeth, was also visiting from Colorado for the promotion as well.  Cohen and I did not go since Adam and I just returned from the ski trip and Adam's dad was coming to visit us the day after Adam returned from Texas.

I know I do not update very much on how Adam is doing anymore because it's really hard now to measure or put into words the progress he is making.  However, one pretty significant task he was able to accomplish completely independently on this trip to Texas was flying by himself.  This may not seem like a difficult task to most people, but it can be for someone with a brain injury like his, with his visual processing impairments.  I never would have thought a year ago he would be able to check in on a computer, check his luggage, get in through security, find his way through the airport to the gate, have a layover (in Atlanta of all places) and make it to the next terminal/gate and find his luggage and his brother at the airport in TX all by himself, with no problems.  I was a little nervous and very impressed, but of course it was no big deal to Adam ;)

Here is a picture of Adam and his brother at the promotion.  The two small children are Dan's and the older child is Mitch.

The day after Adam returned from Texas, his dad arrived from Utah for a visit.  Cohen had a great time with his Grandpa and by the end of the visit he wanted Grandpa to do everything for him instead of his mom or dad, like put on his jacket, pick him up, give him his milk or put on his shoes!  I think that Grandpa and Cohen both enjoyed their time together!