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| Tigger, Hope, Isabella & Sienna |
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| A customer! |
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| Dr. Elijah came to buy some cookies! |
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| These look good! |
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| Hanging out with Thomas. |
Showing posts with label Isabella. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Isabella. Show all posts
Friday, April 20, 2012
Little Entrepreneurs
The weather was so beautiful today that the kiddos decided to set up a lemonade stand. They sold lemonade (regular and raspberry) and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. They surprisingly got more customers than I thought they would on a Friday afternoon of vacation week.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Kids Say the Darndest Things!
Elijah-isms
Elijah has said some funny things over the past several months that I really want to remember!"teleskin"=skeleton
"freemote"=remote
"Biting Queen"=Lightning McQueen (from Cars)
"Apunzel"=Rapunzel
"Friendem Docks"=Brendham Docks (from Thomas the Tank Engine)
"Top-on Hatt"=Sir Topham Hatt (also from Thomas the Tank Engine)
"caterpillow"=caterpillar
"Miss Chlorine"=Miss Noreen (Sienna's swimming teacher)
"Pirate Fruity"=Pirate Booty (snacks)
Elijah finds that most tags on his shirt are itchy on his neck. "Is the flag (tag) in the back?"
"Are we going to drop Adam down (pick him up) at his house?"
"Dada, your face is sparkly (scruffy)!"
"Trinkle trinkle (twinkle twinkle) traffic light"
Liz: "Do you want a Happy Meal?"
Elijah: "No, I want a sad meal."
After a battery fell out of his toy car, Elijah said, "My poor meatball-it fell out!" (Mike always says, "I lost my poor meatball," when he drops something)
"Mama, you put cream on my bum when it's sour (sore)-when it's
sour-y."
"Mama, I hope the Easter Bunny comes back and brings you an Easter basket. I will set a movie trap (booby trap) on him!"
Elijah: "Is that the dryer?" (pointing to the dryer)
Liz: "Yes."
Elijah: "That's the wetter." (pointing to the washing machine)
This one's my favorite!
We were sitting at the dinner table one night and Mike had his head tipped down for a minute. Elijah said, "Dada, what's that?" and touched Mike's bald spot on the top of his head. Then he said, "Your head is coming out your hair!"
Isabella-isms
Isabella has said a few funny things lately, too, that are worth remembering!
After hearing someone toot, Isabella said, "It wasn't me! Someone else just blew their fume!"
Isabella woke up at 12:30 one night and came downstairs when she heard the TV still on, and she said to me, "You should really go to bed or you're going to be grumpy in the morning. No offense!" (I guess I need to get more sleep!)
After eating a turkey meatball, she said, "These meatballs taste like the smell of Nana's bathroom." When I asked her what she meant, she said, "It's not a bad thing!" Huh?!?
Mystic Aquarium
After a quiet start to vacation week, we decided to head to the Mystic Aquarium today. Unfortunately, just about everyone in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts had the same idea!!! We've never been there when it's been so crowded, but we made the most of our visit. First we went to the 4-D Spongebob show which the kiddos thought was pretty funny!
After checking out a Titanic exhibit, we spent some time at the sting ray touch tank.
Then we watched the playful beluga whales. These two were nipping at eachother and giving us a bit of a show.
The underwater viewing area is really cool!
We explored the rocks and watched the California sea lion show.
Sienna bravely held a crab in the smaller touch tank.
Elijah just splashed his hands in the freezing water and watched the other children touch/hold the various creatures.
Isabella showed me a sea star.
It was a beautiful day to spend at the aquarium (and spread some dandelion seeds)!
After checking out a Titanic exhibit, we spent some time at the sting ray touch tank.Then we watched the playful beluga whales. These two were nipping at eachother and giving us a bit of a show.
The underwater viewing area is really cool!
We explored the rocks and watched the California sea lion show.
Sienna bravely held a crab in the smaller touch tank.
Elijah just splashed his hands in the freezing water and watched the other children touch/hold the various creatures.
Isabella showed me a sea star.
It was a beautiful day to spend at the aquarium (and spread some dandelion seeds)!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
MOMS Club Spring Party
Today we had our annual MOMS Club Spring Party. As always, the kiddos participated in an egg hunt. Here's Elijah with his friends, Alexander and Bennie.
Since Isabella still has to take it easy, she was the designated face painter. She got pretty good at painting unicorns with colorful manes! She took her job very seriously!
Elijah took a break from bike riding and drew with chalk with his friend, Anna.
Somehow Elijah always manages to get covered in dirt from head to toe at this party. He went straight into the tub when we got home.
Isabella helped to keep the little guys busy after her bigger friends left. Sienna is in the background on her bike. I didn't get any pictures of her because she was off playing or riding her bike the whole time!
Since Isabella still has to take it easy, she was the designated face painter. She got pretty good at painting unicorns with colorful manes! She took her job very seriously!Elijah took a break from bike riding and drew with chalk with his friend, Anna. Somehow Elijah always manages to get covered in dirt from head to toe at this party. He went straight into the tub when we got home.Isabella helped to keep the little guys busy after her bigger friends left. Sienna is in the background on her bike. I didn't get any pictures of her because she was off playing or riding her bike the whole time!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Good-bye Tonsils and Adenoids!
As far as we know, Isabella hasn't had tons of cases of strep throat, but she's also pretty tough and she doesn't complain about pain very often. We knew that Isabella had large tonsils (that touched her uvula on one side), she snored and woke up several times each night, and she had sore throats and difficulty swallowing. When she had a sore throat and cough in early March and the sound of her voice changed, I e-mailed our pediatrician about a possible tonsillectomy. Mike had his tonsils out when he was little, so I knew it wasn't out of the question for Isabella. The pediatrician said that they don't usually recommend tonsillectomies unless the child has four cases of strep throat over the course of six months. She said it can be concerning, though, if the child has large tonsils and his/her voice quality changes. When Isabella had a sore throat and still had large tonsils a month later, I decided to take her to the ENT. We were able to get into the doctor our pediatrician referred us to within a week and a half. Isabella was so brave when he placed the endoscope up her nose and determined that her adenoids filled almost 70% of her nasal cavity. The combination of large adenoids and tonsils made Isabella a good candidate for surgery to have both removed. We were hoping to have the surgery over Isabella's April Vacation from school this week, but the doctor is away on vacation. Rather than wait until later in the spring when Isabella would potentially miss two weeks of school, the doctor was able to squeeze her in last week (five days after her initial appointment!). Although Isabella was nervous about the surgery, I think she was relieved to have it behind her sooner rather than later. Plus, we knew she would feel so much better once she recovered from the surgery.
Isabella kept herself busy watching "Aladdin" while she waited to be taken to surgery with Hamot Harry (her bear) by her side.
The Child Life Specialist did a great job explaining everything that was going to happen, and Isabella was able to decorate her mask (for the sedation gas) with stickers and choose the scent that they would put inside the mask. Who knew that they would smear scented chapstick inside the mask?!? Isabella chose bubble gum, but now I think she regrets that decision because she associates the smell with the feeling of being sedated (which she really didn't like). 
The surgery took about an hour, and the doctor said that it went well and as planned. Although, he mentioned that her tonsils were "rotten." I found that to be an alarming choice of words, but he explained that it looked like the tonsils had been infected numerous times and they wouldn't have gotten smaller on their own. I'm guessing that Isabella has had several (or many?) cases of strep or tonsillitis, but we didn't know! Hopefully, she'll have some relief once she's healed! When she came out of surgery, Isabella needed a bit of oxygen to keep her oxygen saturation level up before she woke up fully from the anesthesia.
Mike got Sienna on the bus in the morning and dropped Elijah off with a friend (thanks, Kim!!) before he sat in traffic for almost two hours on his way to the hospital. Thankfully, he made it in time to see Isabella have her first popsicle as she was transferred from the recovery room to her room for the night. 
Movin' on up-to the sixth floor!
Once she got settled, she tried her first few bites of Jello.
Isabella nibbled another popsicle while she snuggled with her new giraffe, Ginny, and watched a movie.
Taking a much needed nap! Sweet girl!
The Child Life Specialist stopped in several times with a variety of movies and activities. Isabella learned how to make lanyard/gimp bracelets (after I re-learned how to do them and taught her), and I read part of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to her. She really wanted to check out the playroom, but she felt dizzy every time she stood up because of her pain medication. She finally rallied enough to take a stroll down the hall before bedtime. She clearly didn't feel well, but Isabella got through several games of Guess Who? and Connect Four before we headed back to her room.
The following morning Isabella enjoyed her first cup of ice cream for breakfast! This was what she was waiting for, but I think she would have foregone the whole experience and skipped the ice cream. She was definitely in more pain than either of us expected, but she was a trooper!
Isabella enjoyed more ice cream when we got home, and she managed to smile for the camera even though she didn't really feel like it! Several of her friends visited her after school and brought her get well cards and goodies. Sienna was only a tiny bit jealous!!
The first few days were rough, but she's doing much better now that it's been over a week. She's finally eating pasta and more of a variety of soft foods. Now that she's feeling better, I have to be the bad guy who won't let her run around or wrestle with Sienna and Elijah. She'll have a follow-up appointment with the ENT on Monday at which time she should get the green light to resume all of her normal activities!
Isabella kept herself busy watching "Aladdin" while she waited to be taken to surgery with Hamot Harry (her bear) by her side.
The Child Life Specialist did a great job explaining everything that was going to happen, and Isabella was able to decorate her mask (for the sedation gas) with stickers and choose the scent that they would put inside the mask. Who knew that they would smear scented chapstick inside the mask?!? Isabella chose bubble gum, but now I think she regrets that decision because she associates the smell with the feeling of being sedated (which she really didn't like). The surgery took about an hour, and the doctor said that it went well and as planned. Although, he mentioned that her tonsils were "rotten." I found that to be an alarming choice of words, but he explained that it looked like the tonsils had been infected numerous times and they wouldn't have gotten smaller on their own. I'm guessing that Isabella has had several (or many?) cases of strep or tonsillitis, but we didn't know! Hopefully, she'll have some relief once she's healed! When she came out of surgery, Isabella needed a bit of oxygen to keep her oxygen saturation level up before she woke up fully from the anesthesia.Mike got Sienna on the bus in the morning and dropped Elijah off with a friend (thanks, Kim!!) before he sat in traffic for almost two hours on his way to the hospital. Thankfully, he made it in time to see Isabella have her first popsicle as she was transferred from the recovery room to her room for the night. Movin' on up-to the sixth floor!Once she got settled, she tried her first few bites of Jello.Isabella nibbled another popsicle while she snuggled with her new giraffe, Ginny, and watched a movie. Taking a much needed nap! Sweet girl!The Child Life Specialist stopped in several times with a variety of movies and activities. Isabella learned how to make lanyard/gimp bracelets (after I re-learned how to do them and taught her), and I read part of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to her. She really wanted to check out the playroom, but she felt dizzy every time she stood up because of her pain medication. She finally rallied enough to take a stroll down the hall before bedtime. She clearly didn't feel well, but Isabella got through several games of Guess Who? and Connect Four before we headed back to her room.The following morning Isabella enjoyed her first cup of ice cream for breakfast! This was what she was waiting for, but I think she would have foregone the whole experience and skipped the ice cream. She was definitely in more pain than either of us expected, but she was a trooper!Isabella enjoyed more ice cream when we got home, and she managed to smile for the camera even though she didn't really feel like it! Several of her friends visited her after school and brought her get well cards and goodies. Sienna was only a tiny bit jealous!! The first few days were rough, but she's doing much better now that it's been over a week. She's finally eating pasta and more of a variety of soft foods. Now that she's feeling better, I have to be the bad guy who won't let her run around or wrestle with Sienna and Elijah. She'll have a follow-up appointment with the ENT on Monday at which time she should get the green light to resume all of her normal activities!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Another Soccer Season Begins
Today was Opening Day for another soccer season for the girls. Mike is coaching Sienna's team this year, and he's the assistant coach for Isabella's team. Since he is away this weekend, I assisted our friend who is coaching both teams with Mike. It was fun to work with the girls, but I have a whole new appreciation for coaches. It's challenging to juggle the line-up and assure that all of the girls get equal playing time-especially when someone doesn't show up which alters the line-up. I'm happy to just be a soccer mom cheering from the sidelines most of the time!
Isabella's team has been dubbed the Tigers and Sienna's team is called the Cheetahs. As one of our friends pointed out, Sienna's team could be mistaken for the Cheaters (or Cheetahs-when said with a Boston accent). I don't think that Mike considered that when he came up with the name. I hadn't thought of it either, but that's funny!
Unfortunately, Elijah isn't old enough to play soccer yet, but that didn't stop him from wearing a uniform, too! Isabella dressed him in one of her old jerseys, gymnastics shorts, and black dress socks. He'll definitely be happy to play next year!
Isabella's team has been dubbed the Tigers and Sienna's team is called the Cheetahs. As one of our friends pointed out, Sienna's team could be mistaken for the Cheaters (or Cheetahs-when said with a Boston accent). I don't think that Mike considered that when he came up with the name. I hadn't thought of it either, but that's funny!
Unfortunately, Elijah isn't old enough to play soccer yet, but that didn't stop him from wearing a uniform, too! Isabella dressed him in one of her old jerseys, gymnastics shorts, and black dress socks. He'll definitely be happy to play next year!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Six Years and Counting...
Every year I love to look back at all of the first day of school photos over the past six (!!!) years. We have been photographing Isabella and her friend, John, on the first day of school since they started preschool. It's amazing to see how much they have changed!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
First Day of School!
Today the girls headed back to school after a fun-filled summer that went by way too quickly. For some reason, I'm having a hard time sending them off to school this year. Maybe it's because our baby, Elijah, is heading to preschool for the first time. I love my time with them and it's going by so quickly. How is it possible that Isabella is starting third grade and Sienna is starting first? An article titled Bittersweet Song of September by Beverly Beckham on Boston.com sums up my feelings exactly. Click here to read it.
Isabella is ready to have her hair and nails done before school.
Now it's Sienna's turn!
The three amigos.
School girls
Ready with their over-loaded backpacks!
Isabella, the third grader!
Sienna, the first grader!
Unfortunately, it was a little rainy this morning.
Hope and Isabella wait for the bus.
Sienna, Luke, John & Isabella
Almost the whole gang. We manage to fill up the bus with the kids from our neighborhood.
John, Sarah, Hope & Isabella
Third graders (9 out of 11 in our neighborhood)
First graders (6 out of 9 from our neighborhood)
And they're off!
A happy first grader coming off the bus. When I asked Sienna how she liked first grade, she said, "I love it!!" She has a sweet first grade teacher who is so warm and soft spoken but has been at the school for a long time and has a lot of tricks up her sleeve. I know that Sienna will have a great year!
Isabella has had a great start to the year, too! After open house last night, she said, "I think Miss A---- is going to be my favorite teacher!" I'm so happy that she loves her teacher and seems to have a nice class. She's looking forward to doing projects throughout the year and participating in the Science Fair in March. Their desks are separated into four clusters and each one represents a "house" from Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books. Isabella is starting out as a Slytherin!
Isabella is ready to have her hair and nails done before school.
Now it's Sienna's turn!The three amigos.School girlsReady with their over-loaded backpacks!Isabella, the third grader!Sienna, the first grader!Unfortunately, it was a little rainy this morning.Hope and Isabella wait for the bus.
Sienna, Luke, John & Isabella
Almost the whole gang. We manage to fill up the bus with the kids from our neighborhood.John, Sarah, Hope & IsabellaThird graders (9 out of 11 in our neighborhood)First graders (6 out of 9 from our neighborhood)
And they're off!
A happy first grader coming off the bus. When I asked Sienna how she liked first grade, she said, "I love it!!" She has a sweet first grade teacher who is so warm and soft spoken but has been at the school for a long time and has a lot of tricks up her sleeve. I know that Sienna will have a great year!Isabella has had a great start to the year, too! After open house last night, she said, "I think Miss A---- is going to be my favorite teacher!" I'm so happy that she loves her teacher and seems to have a nice class. She's looking forward to doing projects throughout the year and participating in the Science Fair in March. Their desks are separated into four clusters and each one represents a "house" from Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books. Isabella is starting out as a Slytherin!
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