Vday

Valentine's day was very fun here this year. The girls had a great time at their school parties. I had to take the younger two to Av's party. Camille was a little shy at first but Av made her feel right at home. Av pulled up a chair next to her at her table and Mrs. Roth brought C over a cupcake and a juice box. C thought she was such a big girl. Then Mrs. Roth read them a book. Av took her sister with her to sit on the carpet. The kids had already made love bug hats before we got there. Aren't they cute? As we were leaving walking down the hallway Av hugged no less than 4 safety patrol 5th graders and had several kids from other classes yelling, "bye Avery!" Made me feel so good. That's my girl!!!

I brought in supplies to C's classroom party to make love bug hats too. They were so cute and C was so excited to make one like her big sis.

They both have LOVED looking at all the vday cards they got and Av is finally finished all the treats she got with her vday cards. She did well just having one piece a night. Every night after dinner she would go up to her bag and bring down something for her and her sister. So sweet.

Tuesday horse

We have started speech up again in the new year. It is good, Av needs it, but oh man its a lot on me. Twice a week to her therapy place is a lot. The 30 minute drive out there, the hour in the waiting room and the 30 minute drive back is enough to bore me to death but the younger too. It's just down right hard on them. On top of that we have to leave the house at 3:45 to pick her up and then by the time we get Av we have 30 minutes to kill before we need to leave to drive to her therapy. On a nice day that is no problem at all but on bad days they end up just sitting in their car seats that whole time. It's too much. So anyway I hired J's little sister to babysit the younger 2 on Tuesdays while Av and I go. This tuesday was the first time and it worked soooo well. Everyone was happy. E and C were so excited to see Maddie and Av and I LOVED having some time together. She is such a big girl and I see that all the time but seeing her without her younger siblings (which I don't see too often) really makes her seem like a big girl. It was crummy out so we went to Starbucks. My fav place but I have never let her get anything there so it meant nothing to her until I told her she could pick out a treat. She was very excited. We sat at a table and she told me all about her day. It was Fat Tuesday and she was so excited. She had a necklace and made a mask. She also had a cupcake. She loves school. We did her homework and looked over her school work. It was the best 30 minutes ever. We actually talked so long that we were late getting to horse. Oops.

She was supposed to be doing this therapy in the pool which was much closer but her therapist thought it would be more effective for her in her office. Not as much fun and Av has been disappointed but Courtney has made it fun so it's all good. She made a vday heart last week and this week a beaded necklace. Very fun stuff.

For sale!!!

whooooh where do I start? I've been gone for awhile. We have been working our butts off to get this beauty in our yard. It's finally on the market. It's been a VERY long time coming. We spent hours and hours and hours getting this house ready. It looks darn good!!! Our storage unit is full! I'm so excited. I know houses just are not selling well right now but I hope ours does!!!

long week

J was gone all week this week. It was the longest we have ever been on our own. It was hard and long but we survived. We went to many many many different parks this week. The weather was wonderful and I think getting to be outside saved us. We played with a lot of different friends. The Shumans, The Masons, our neighbors, the girls I work out with, our Canadian friends Kim and Melissa and my first friends from when I first moved here. I also did quite a bit of work for the girl's schools. I love being involved with them. Getting to walk to and from the bus stop again was so nice. I love our morning walks. We have so much fun in the mornings playing before the bus gets here and then after in the afternoons once it drops Av and Luke off. All and all it was a good week.

day of friends

My girls played with Caroline and Max this morning at AAK, Mckinely at our house this afternoon and Abby and Emery this evening at their house. What a day for them. Talk about lucky little people they are. We are so blessed to have such great friends!

go cards

E is obsessed with the cardinal bird. He can spot it anywhere and he does. When he does find one he will either bring it to me or bring me to it. It's pretty cute. He loves it. He says, "doe ards" his version of "go cards." If he is wearing a U of L shirt and you ask where the go cards is he points to it on his belly. hehehe He is a super neat little boy.

new friend

Av had her first big girl play date today. She had a girl from her kindergarten class over. McKinley. They had a great time. We baked cookies and played games and they played a ton. It was a great day. I am so happy for her. She is making friends and doing well. What a big girl!!