Snooky Great: MARE Finale

Sunday, June 26, 2011

MARE Finale

Yesterday Mia had her end of the year recital at MARE. This is the last time she'll be riding until September. They take a break in the summer because it's so hot. The theme of the recital was "The Circus" and so it was really neat to see the horse painted in fun, different ways. Our favorite was Charlie Tuck, painted like a giraffe!

This is a rider from the advanced vaulting class, pretty neat stuff!

Mia and Daddy, waiting to ride.

Balloons!

What a cute giraffe!

Mia and Sally! One of the MARE staffers who doesn't normally see Mia ride commented how nice Sally is with Mia, apparently Sally can be a bit difficult at times, but Sally and Mia get along great. They must have a special bond.

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Mia's Story

Mia was born October 12th, 2007. Lisa's water broke early at 34 weeks and she was in the hospital for 2 weeks because she didn't go into labor. During that time, they noticed a blocked intestine in Mia and determined that she should be delivered down at UCLA. So, at 36 weeks, Mia was delivered via C-section (because she was breech). We know that was a God thing because after she was born we found out her heart had not completed closing off the four chambers (an AV Canal) and a stressful delivery might not have been best for her. We also found out she didn't have an anal opening and her right nostril was blocked. Months later we would find out her skull had fused early. All of these things required surgeries. On May 1st, 2008, Mia had surgery on her skull and suffered a stroke during it. The doctors told us she would only "eat, breath, smile and laugh". People from all over had already been praying for Mia, but so many more joined in and she is truly a miracle because she continues to progress far beyond what anyone would have imagined. This is our blog to document that journey of our little girl, thank you for praying and we hope it will encourage you as much as it encourages us. God is good, all the time!