Third Grade Picnic

It was fun to spend the day with Kate and her friends outside for “Survivor Day” Their t-shirts all said …. “I Survived The Third Grade” …. If they only new how much harder it was going to get…….

Fifth Grade Dinner Dance

I must admit I was a little skeptical of the idea of a “Fifth Grade Dinner Dance”. Kids are growing up way to fast these days. But there was no way Abby was going to let us get out of this one. Abby is the social one and had been talking about this dance almost since the day we moved in. It was parents and kids dance. I was not sure if any of the kids were going to dance, but boy was I wrong. What a great age to have a dance, they all had so much fun. It was such a kick watching Abby and all of her friends. I would just love this age to last a little longer.

Kate's Arm

I almost titled this post...

"Things not to do the day before your Birthday....Cartwheel in the back yard"

One Saturday evening early in May, Abby came in from the back yard and just gave me “that look” She was seriously rolling her eyes at the Drama Queen Kate. I went out to see what was a miss and sure enough she was on the ground crying in pain.
Mom.......“Kate just come into the house and lay on the couch so I can see what is wrong”
Kate......“No, I don’t want to move, I just want to die here”
Mom.......“ Kate I will just carry you”
Kate......“NO I DON’T WANT TO MOVE”
Mom.......“Well maybe I should take you to the Hospital”
Kate......“NO, NOT THE HOSPITAL”
Mom.......“Kate if it hurts that bad we have got to get the doctor to look at it”
Kate......“But PLEASE not the hospital where they run, I AM NOT GOING TO RUN” (I think she has seen too many hospital scenes in the movies where the doctors are always running”

Well after much ado, she did have a radial head fracture on her arm. She got a bright green cast and was out of gymnastics for 3 weeks. I asked the doctor for his card, I have a feeling that we may be back……

Garage Sale

Garage Sale

Always hard to prepare for
Never sure how the day is going to turn out
Hope for the best.
And this year
Success

Flemming was a bit of a non believer, he was excited to get clutter out of the house, but did not think we could make a lot of money doing it. He told me what ever we made would go toward a new grill. He was thinking maybe we would make enough for a Hibachi, but no……We made enough for a GRILL…..Thank You Garage Sale .....Happy Summer Cooking

Pointe Shoes

Since we moved here, Maddie has had her share of appointments, i.e.: Orthodontist, Dentist, Oral Surgeons, Endodontic Dentist, more Orthodontist, Doctors, X-rays, Allergist……You get the idea,… But the appointment that she and I enjoyed the most was the one to get her Pointe Shoes!!!!

It is official, I have a dancer in Pointe Shoes, I am so proud of her and her determination. It is a big deal for a dancer to be ready for Pointe Shoes, and boy is her mom proud of her and all of her hard work to get there.

The only time I have had to make an appointment to shop was for my wedding dress. I was so surprised how much personal attention went into fitting these shoes. But at the end of the day I had one happy girl.

 
     

Kate's Handstands on the beach

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Spring Break

My family took a much needed vacation to the beach for a week. We have not had a beach vacation for a while and since last summer we basically thought we would be moving, we did not plan a vacation. So as promised to our children.....off to the beach we went. Flemming was saying the whole time we were planning "it is going to be too cold, too cold" and sure enough it was not ideal temperatures. But the kids still enjoyed the water and we enjoyed being together as a family and enjoyed the company of friends (two other families traveled with us). We had a total of 19 people on the trip. But the house was right on the beach and plenty of room to spread out. We were in Destin FL, which offered many other activities besides the beach, but for the most part the beach kept us entertained. Pictures to follow