The Gray Report

September 28, 2025 This week brought a mix of new experiences and challenges. Hinckley had additional surgery after the chains came out of his gums. It seemed quite painful, but he handled it well. To keep him from being too bored during recovery, I made him watch Cast Away. I visited Kassie at her work and got to see her doctor’s office and meet some of her colleagues. She seems to be doing well and is enjoying learning new skills like giving shots and doing blood draws. Happy guy (photo by Abi) Desmond has been keeping us entertained with his wobbly walking, which takes him everywhere—around the neighborhood, at church, in our backyard, and even on BYU campus when we met up with Mom and Dad to visit the Bean Museum and grab lunch at the Cougar Eat. His favorite spot at home is still the strawberry patch, where he happily eats berries—even though the season is winding down. Desi examines a hungry lion next to a random picture at the Bean Desi kicks a soccer ball as Greyson coaches/tau...

September 6, 2025 We've had a full couple of weeks and I realize that I kept meaning to write about last week and now it's time for a new week! Our adventure to Colorado and Arizona (for H and I) was successful and we made it to all the places we aimed to go. We came home with some sickness and Desmond and Addie were unwell on Tuesday. Thankfully Mom and Dad were able to come help out and that was great - Des loves having someone to read books with him and follow him around as he walks all over the place. They were both pretty much healed by the next day and we were amazed and grateful. Des has taken to emptying Kassie's purse lately, carefully placing each item on the table before going back for more. He loves books so much, and is always wanting to explore a new one. He is sensitive to music and will often start rocking back and forth or spinning at the mere hint of a song - that came in handy at the dentist this week as dentist literally started singing to him while brus...