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Noah Turns 16 Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . It is a good thing that Noah doesn't turn 16 everyday. I don't think we would live much longer. My sister, Sandy, and her children went with us to Lagoon Amusement Park to celebrate. They are visiting from Citrus Heights, CA to bring her son Roger to the MTC. Elder Astle enters the MTC on Wed. the 23rd to serve in the Pittsburgh, PA Mission. So we went to Lagoon at 11:30am-6:00pm. We went on a LOT of rides. Noah's favorite is the Spider, a roller coaster where the cars spin. It is pretty fun. Noah also got a present he loves-a portable DVD player. He watched Mary Poppins to and from the park. We stopped at Wal-mart on the way home and grabbed a cake. When we finally got home the Eldards came over and brought Noah some Mickey Mouse ice cream pops and Fat Boy strawberry cheesecake ice cream bars. The Eldards sure spoil us! We had a great time but like I said at the beginning it's a good thing we d

Swimming at Grandma Jackie's Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . We had a wonderful trip to Sacramento. We arrived on July 30th in Emma's new Elantra. She wanted to show Grandpa her new car and she drove the whole way. Emma's friend, roommate, and traveling companion, Melissa Keil, came with us. This picture is of Emma and Melissa in the pool. That is where they lived. It is a good thing too. The first swim of the vacation was marred by an emergency. The girls took Noah swimming and I was planning to shower when Melissa came in and said Emma needed me. Noah had a seizure and was just swimming in a tight circle. Emma grabbed him and the three of us got his #160 of dead weight out of the pool. As he was coming out of the seizure he took Emma's hand and said, "thank you." She was very touched. Noah slept the rest of the day, which is par for the course. He is trying a new medication. Hopefully it will better control his seizures. Three

Owlz Fan Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . We went to an Owlz game with John and Marj for the 24th of July. They are so great to treat us to these games. Noah ended up with lots of souvenirs. American flags were given to all the spectators, and John bought Noah his own official Owlz baseball to go with the Owlz souvenir bat he gave Noah last year along with lots of treats and snacks. But the craziest souvenir of all was a total surprise. While the staff were throwing balls to the crowd one came our way. John jumped up to try to grab one for Noah (who was seated directly in front of John) the ball hit his hand and dropped right into Noah's lap. I've never seen Noah look so surprised (and pleased.)