Dance Recital

Elizabeth had her first dance recital in May. She did a great job remembering her routine, and wasn't afraid to be on stage in front of a large crowd in a huge theater. She loved her year of dance and asked me almost every day "if today is a dance class day?".

Science Fair

Jack participated in the school science fair last week by entering an interest project about how islands (both volcanic and coral) are formed. He learned a lot and he did a wonderful job presenting the material and mastering a very difficult topic. I was so proud to watch him! He is truly interested in the "how" and "why" of how things work so this project suited him perfectly. A couple of pictures of my little scientist (makes his retired scientist mama proud!).

Enjoying spring

I took this picture earlier this week while Elizabeth and I were on a walk enjoying the warm weather! I love how she is riding her tricycle in her frilly dress. Yes, that is the same tricycle I also rode as a little girl.  Please excuse the poor photo quality-I guess it is time to upgrade to the newest iphone.

Surgery

Elizabeth's eye surgery was on February 21st and it went well. She had some intense eye pain for about 4 days and then was pretty much healed by 7 days with just some blood remaining in the corners which has now been reabsorbed. Her eyes now look great and seem to be aligned fairly well (from my untrained point of view!). She has to wear a patch on each eye for 2 hours a day, alternating each eye each day. She is doing a great job helping me remember which eye her patch goes on. We go back next Thursday for a follow up with her surgeon.
Here is a picture of the little patient waiting for surgery. We were delayed several hours because the back up generator was not working so all surgeries were halted. She did a great job despite the delay. She crawled on the gurney by herself and they wheeled her off with no tears (thanks to the
"goofy" drugs they gave her prior to surgery, of course!). She came out of anesthesia fairly calmly and then fell back asleep for another hour. We were released mid-afternoon and then did a follow up with the surgeon the following morning before heading back home. I'm glad we did the surgery but I am glad that is now behind us as well!

Waiting patiently with "hop hop"

Field Trip

I chaperoned Jack's field trip on Thursday to the bowling alley. It was a fun morning! I had a great time with my teammates Dylan, Robert, Charlie and Jack.

 I took Jack on a lunch date after the field trip. He chose to go to a local Mexican restaurant and get his favorite meal, nachos. I enjoyed our mini date and the chance for just the two of us to catch up. I might have to surprise him for more lunch dates in the future.

Christmas jammies

Every year I buy them matching Christmas pajamas that they get to open on the first day of December. It only took me until January 5th to get a picture of both of them in their pj's by our tree (and yes, our tree is still up, perhaps this weekend I will get a chance to get everything put away!).

Two random pics

Jack is becoming a great reader, and although I know that he would rather be doing math instead of reading a book, it warms my heart when I see this...

 And Elizabeth decided her locker is her new favorite spot to sit and play on my ipad