Comparisons

I stole this idea from my friend Melynie's blog.

Here is a comparison of the girls on their first days of school and their last. They sure grow up a lot in a school year!

We're so glad it's officially summer for all of us!!

Emma - 1st day of Fourth Grade

Emma - last day of Fourth Grade

Lila - 1st day of Pre-K

Lila - last day of Pre-K

Catching You Up

OK, so it's been a while since my last post. I'll try to fill you in on what you've missed:

My Birthday...

Emma's Art Show...

Lila's End-Of-Preschool Circus Show....

She was the "Seal Trainer" and did a marvelous job!

We love you, Mrs. Olson!

Lila's Kindergarten Orientation....

She was SO excited that she got to be in Aunt Meghan's group!

Andrew and Lila - Kindergarten will never be the same!

Gramma came to visit in the beginning of June. It was great to spend time with her, and she really enjoyed the NJ humidity! ;) We started off the visit with a 100 degree, all day, lacrosse tournament. The next day we finally got a very sweaty, very stinky, slightly damp cast removed!

The overheated fans...

playing strong...

The goalie gear was quite warm...

Lila and Gramma sewing my new patio cushions!

(no cast!!)

A great visit with old friends...

We went to Atlantic City with Gramma one day. It was the best of everything: beach, boardwalk, outlets, and lunch!

Beautiful new sundresses made by Gramma...

Ryan's Birthday....

Ta Da!!

It turns out, Lila broke not only her radius, but also her ulna. Both breaks are in the same spot on her left arm/wrist, and both are "buckled" fractures - which means the bone kind of buckled or bulged out on the opposite side of the break.

That Lila, she doesn't like to do anything halfway! Always a real go-getter, my girl is!

Purple was the winning color, and she was very brave. The Dr. even asked about her pain tolerance because she didn't flinch through the whole exam! She's been tired and not had a huge appetite since it happened - I was told both are normal. Her whole little body is working hard to heal itself. The worst part will be when it warms up this weekend, and I have to tell her she can't swim for four weeks! :( We haven't broached that topic yet.

Missing Mother's Day Photo

This was missing from my previous post. I didn't take any pictures at Saturday night service, assuming I would have opportunities on Sunday. Luckily Aunt Becca did, and sent this one to me. Emma is on the left in green, and Lila is on the right behind the boy in blue, with two healthy arms - those were the days...

Mother's Day

I had an eventful Mother's Day yesterday. Lila and I got to spend the first half of it in the ER!

The girls were singing in church this weekend with their choir. I had just finished telling them to smile and not pick their noses and had gone to sit down in the sanctuary. I saw Emma come out, but no Lila. Apparently she had tripped on the way up the hallway and caught herself on her arm. When I got to her, she was crying and being tended to by an RN friend. Lila's a very tough cookie, so I knew that the tears were serious. She has a dangerously high pain tolerance. In fact, the night before, we were at a friend's house for dinner and she fell on the same arm. We were concerned then, but she settled down and even went to sleep. Sunday morning she seemed fine, but said it was still a little sore. I guess the fall that morning sealed the deal, because she has an closed distal radius fracture, and tomorrow we're going for the cast.

A nice nurse offered to take a picture to remember our Mother's Day:

Even with the added drama, I still had a wonderful Mother's Day. I'm so thankful that God has entrusted these two amazing daughters to me. What a joy to serve Him as their mother. I also got to talk to Ryan's mom, and celebrate and have dinner with my own terrific mother and role-model. I love you, moms!

Here the girls are working on a special dessert with Aunt Becca:

Conversations with Lila

Today was V day for preschool.

me - "Lila, what do you want to take for your V show and tell?"

L - "ummm, vomit."

me - "That's not nice, honey. You can't say that at school."

confession - I was secretly thrilled that she knew vomit started with a v!

Last night:

L - "Daddy, guess what, tomorrow is Kindergarten "screaming" day!"

Ryan - "what?!"

L - "Tommorow, I have Kindergarten "screaming"."

me - "She means "screening"."

Ryan - "That's something we should clear up before tomorrow!"

Williamsburg Souvenirs

The girls were so excited to try out their quill pens that we got in Williamsburg. I should have let them try sooner, but the idea of the ink just scared me off....

I'm pretty sure she had the whole alphabet when she was done - just in her own special "Lila order"...

Emma made a beautiful Mother's Day card for her teacher. So sweet!