Matthew recently wrote this for school:
I have a brother who has a special body.
He can’t walk. He can’t talk. He can’t move his body in the way he wants. But does have his own language of love. One of the ways he tells me he loves me is with his wink. He is always winking because he only has one eye.
He shows me love when I lay by him. He is like a teddy bear because even though he can’t talk, he always listens. I can tell him my problems and he makes me feel happy.
When I’m having a hard day, I lay by him and he helps my bad feelings to melt away. He helps me to feel peaceful.
When I hug my brother I like to do a special arm lock with his arm and mine. My brother can’t hug me back, but when I want him to hug me I help him by putting his arms around my neck.
I can tell he’s happy when I’m around. When I come home from school and I’m near him, he usually gives me a smile.
My brother teaches me that love is the most important thing ever. He tells me with a feeling. He tells me with his heart. He shows me you don’t have to have a perfect body to love perfectly.
Since Caleb is a teddy bear himself, he was right at home!
Mitchell chose to bring his crab from Nana and Papa
And he didn't mind when it tried to snitch his lunch!
Bree brought scrumptious teddy bear cookies that melted right in our mouths
and Bugg was cozy in his wheel chair
Until he remembered his tasty hands!
