tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40226914861412460162023-06-21T00:45:54.559-04:00The Koutsouros'Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-17349668413371178542010-06-10T12:39:00.001-04:002010-06-10T12:39:55.746-04:002308 Bobolink Dr, West Lafayette, IN<a href="http://www.postlets.com/res/3949353">2308 Bobolink Dr, West Lafayette, IN | For Sale</a>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-70370823875930286882010-01-21T09:35:00.008-05:002010-02-18T22:24:18.003-05:00Great therapy session<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4298930603_9e07eeb2be_m.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4298930603_9e07eeb2be_m.jpg" /></a>Mia has an occupational therapist that comes out to the house every other week to work with her on fine motor skills. Annie has been coming now for about 5 months. With the recent holidays and snow she hadn't been out in about a month. She made it back last week and was very surprised and excited about how well Mia is doing. Mia hasn't tollerated her sessions with Annie very well. A couple times the session was cut short simply because Mia had had enough. Last week Annie reported Mia did very well! She's rolling back and forth from stomach to back and back to stomach on her own. She's able to get on hands and knees while reaching for toys and rocking. While sitting she is able to reach in all directions while maintaining balance. She's enjoying banging objects together, retrieving objects from a cup, bringing objects to her mouth and passing objects from hand to hand. And last but definitely not least her shakiness is down and her balance is up. Woo hoo... go Mia!Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-38731022473196262862010-01-18T14:29:00.004-05:002010-01-18T14:34:15.217-05:00Hannah's first day back to gymnastics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4285846728_ca9c1b83d6_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4285846728_ca9c1b83d6_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last tuesday was Hannah's first day back to gymnastics this year. She was very excited, especially with her new gear she got for Christmas!Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-33322489083181744622009-12-31T13:26:00.004-05:002009-12-31T14:02:10.678-05:00Tuesday's MRI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/4231158449/" title="Mia snoozing after MRI by koutsouros, on Flickr"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4231158449_c60ccea5e3_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Mia snoozing after MRI" /></a>Tuesday we took Mia in for an MRI focused on her brain and a visit with her Neurosurgeon.<br /><br />We were looking for three things. One, have the plates in her head fussed prematurely. Two, is the shunt placed and working properly. Three, how is her brain developing.<br /><br />The results were bittersweet.<br /><br />On the positive side the shunt is working well and the Dr. isn't too concerned right now about the plates in her head overlapping and prematurely fusing together, which means no surgery at this point. On the flip side it was a reminder to us that even though she is doing so well, there are a couple specific internal parts of her brain that simply don't exist and that the back half is still connected when it shouldn't be. The findings are still consistent with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holoprosencephaly#Symptoms">Semi-Lobar Holoprosencephaly</a>.<br /><br />Scan or no scan the doctors have consistently told us that the best way to tell how she’ll do when she’s older is whether or not she hits her developmental milestones. And so far so good! She is now 8 months old. She is very attentive, sleeps well, eats well (baby cereals and food), rolls over, sits up on her own, picks up toys and moves them from hand to hand and is just as good and happy as they come.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-64904896472120654212009-12-28T12:06:00.003-05:002009-12-28T12:15:15.708-05:00Wana Waves for ChristmasWe had a great time at Wana Waves last week. We spent two days in Shipshewana Indiana at the water park hotel. As snow fell outside we enjoyed the 84 degree warmth inside. There were lots of slides for all the kids to have a great time. We got there on Monday afternoon and left late Tuesday. The rooms were amazing. They had a queen size bed in one part of the room. Divided by a partial wall was another area with two sets of bunk beds for the kids. Then the bathroom area in the front. Very ideal for a family.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-4820612777950308222008-10-22T10:00:00.004-04:002009-07-16T12:34:40.816-04:00Fall Pumpkin Patch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2951078693/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 160px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2951078693_ec5f888026_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We ventured out to the pumpkin patch a week ago. Here are a few pictures to go with the trip.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-22050638538687462772008-08-26T20:19:00.008-04:002009-03-07T09:50:24.564-05:00St Louis Vacation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/tags/stlouis/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 116px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2801432399_9be1bd708d_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Rather than write about our vacation I just posted a bunch of pictures to our Flickr account all tagged with '<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/tags/stlouis/" title="St Louis Vacation">stlouis</a>'... enjoy!Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-21338699694742761922007-12-24T10:53:00.002-05:002009-04-20T20:30:35.398-04:00Wii ActionKylie and Hannah are loving the new Wii game we got for Christmas... Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games! Hannah really gets into it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://koutsouros.com/video/wii.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="http://koutsouros.com/video/wii.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-70583045047845367882007-12-11T20:59:00.001-05:002009-04-20T20:36:56.405-04:00Such Pretty EyesA few days ago Carter was taking his evening bath and I decided to snap a few photos of him playing. This shot just came out way too cool. People are always commenting on how pretty Carter's eyes are, so I had to post it...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104229455/" title="Tub Time For Carter by koutsouros, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2104229455_e2cd646e6e_m.jpg" alt="Tub Time For Carter" width="240" height="160" /></a>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-86797562260380456162007-12-11T20:33:00.001-05:002009-04-20T20:43:19.034-04:00First Year With The Christmas Train<p>This year we opened the first Christmas gift the day after Thanksgiving... yep, that's right, the day after Thanksgiving. The girls had waited a couple weeks now and were more than ready to open the huge box from grandpa. To their delight, inside was a Christmas train fully loaded with lights, sounds, moving elves and Santa!</p><p>So, we had to set it up. They helped put the tracks together...</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104933590/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104933590/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/2104933590_3e307b8ca5_m.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/2104933590_3e307b8ca5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104156535/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104156535/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2104156535_77fd8d96ff_m.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2104156535_77fd8d96ff_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" /></a></p><p>As Carter eagerly awaited...</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104157811/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104157811/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2104157811_aa173b68ba_m.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2104157811_aa173b68ba_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" /></a></p>Once the tracks were put together we got the engine and cars out and got it running. Carter couldn't resist going after it...<br /><p mce_keep="true"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104937380/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104937380/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2104937380_c3667c0625_m.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2104937380_c3667c0625_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" /></a></p>Carter also got a chance to run the train... sorry dad, he's not going to have his first train conducting experience with ya.<br /><p mce_keep="true"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104938474/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104938474/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2104938474_e76aeb9693_m.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2104938474_e76aeb9693_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" /></a></p>And after a job well done all the kids sat and watched the train go round and round and round and round and...<br /><p mce_keep="true"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104939446/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/2104939446/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2104939446_4fe99c139a_m.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2104939446_4fe99c139a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" /></a></p>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-91754290015989145242007-11-07T21:54:00.001-05:002009-04-20T22:57:06.313-04:00Halloween 2007<p>We spent some time Tuesday night carving up a couple pumpkins that we got at a local pumpkin patch. Kylie (still hesitant at first) and Hannah (ready to dive right in) enjoyed digging out the pumpkins themselves.</p> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/1912740967/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/1912740967/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/1912740967_5a94599be5_m.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 160px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/1912740967_5a94599be5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" /></a> <br /><p>What beautiful weather we had this year for Halloween. The neighborhood was full of kids this year. Hannah and Kylie dressed up as prairie girls and they had one of Hannah's friends Brigham (the Lion) over to Trick or Treat with.</p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/1913575154/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/1913575154/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2073/1913575154_f9a0757e47_m.jpg" style="width: 160px; height: 240px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2073/1913575154_f9a0757e47_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/1912712941/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/1912712941/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/1912712941_8168d6c6c9_m.jpg" style="width: 160px; height: 240px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/1912712941_8168d6c6c9_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/1912727581/" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/koutsouros/1912727581/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/1912727581_e3b552d016_m.jpg" style="width: 160px; height: 240px;" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/1912727581_e3b552d016_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" /></a>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-6208500882372642962007-10-20T19:52:00.000-04:002009-04-20T23:13:55.112-04:00Boiler Up!Kylie and I had a great day today. We went and saw the Purdue Boilermakers beat the Iowa Hawkeye's 31-6 at Ross-Ade Stadium. This was Kylie's first time to attend a home game. We made sure to get there early so we could catch all the festivities going on. We caught a little of the men's basketball open practice inside Mackey Arena, which she thought was way cool cause we could go down and sit in the first row. After that we checked out all the activities going on around Mackey Arena, where we picked up a couple of Purdue foam hands to wave around at the game. We then proceeded to walk all through the tailgating section, from the stadium lot, through the golf course, so Kylie could see all the crazy people that came to these games. As it got closer to game time we made our way back to the North entrance of the stadium where we caught the band starting up the fun...<br /><a href="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-10-20/img_0583.jpg" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-10-20/img_0583.jpg"><img src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-10-20/thumbnails/img_0583.jpg" title="Kylie and I in front of the World's Largest Drum" style="width: 144px; height: 192px;" alt="Kylie and I in front of the World's Largest Drum" mce_src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-10-20/thumbnails/img_0583.jpg" width="144" height="192" /></a><br />After taking in all the twirling and dancing and songs we headed for our seats...<br /><a href="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-10-20/img_0584.jpg" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-10-20/img_0584.jpg"><img src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-10-20/thumbnails/img_0584.jpg" title="Kylie inside Ross-Ade Stadium" style="width: 192px; height: 144px;" alt="Kylie inside Ross-Ade Stadium" mce_src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-10-20/thumbnails/img_0584.jpg" width="192" height="144" /></a><br />Even though we had hot dogs, roast beef sandwiches, pretzels, m&ms and all kinds of good stuff Kylie said she enjoyed the football game the most! We had wonderful weather and Kylie really was a trooper for being out and about for so long. All in all we had an awesome time spending the day together!Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-33468332258984177162007-08-21T18:26:00.001-04:002009-04-20T23:17:29.848-04:00Weekend at the Carribean Cove water parkWe enjoyed a nice weeked celebrating my parents 40th wedding anniversary while at the Holiday Inn along the North East side of Indianapolis. They have recently added an indoor water park that includes three large water slides, a lazy river, a really cool kiddie pool, a regular size pool and two themed hot tubs.<br /><a href="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-08-18/IMG_2379.jpg" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-08-18/IMG_2379.jpg"><img src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-08-18/thumbnails/IMG_2379.jpg" style="width: 144px; height: 216px;" mce_src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-08-18/thumbnails/IMG_2379.jpg" width="144" height="216" /></a>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-17310774049678171492007-04-16T04:25:00.001-04:002009-04-20T23:30:30.375-04:00The Big SnowIt started snowing late Monday night and didn't stop until late Tuesday. When we awoke Wednesday morning we had gotten about 16" of snow. With the wind blowing all day and night we had drifts up to 4' in some spots. Below are a bunch of photos from the next few days. Some of the girls playing in the snow and some of just the house and neighborhood.<br /><a href="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-02-14/img_0001.jpg" class="" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-02-14/img_0001.jpg"><img src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-02-14/img_0001_sm.jpg" title="Hannah in the snow" style="width: 162px; height: 216px;" alt="Hannah in the snow" mce_src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-02-14/img_0001_sm.jpg" width="162" height="216" /></a>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022691486141246016.post-59150354495418641282007-03-24T06:19:00.002-04:002009-04-20T23:28:41.235-04:00Carter Rhys KoutsourosOn Saturday March 24th around 6:19 AM a new joy entered our lives. Carter Rhys Koutsouros was born at Home Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana. He weighed in at 6lbs. 11oz. measuring 19.75" long.<br /><img src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-03-24/CarterRhysKoutsouros_sm.jpg" title="Carter Rhys Koutsouros" alt="Carter Rhys Koutsouros" mce_src="http://www.koutsouros.com/blog/images/2007-03-24/CarterRhysKoutsouros_sm.jpg" />Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673919381588429554noreply@blogger.com0