Easter Preparations

We love our neighborhood - and our neighborhood friends!  Yesterday Avery got to participate in a 4 house Easter egg hunt with our neighbors.  Each house had a ton of eggs out and we had a blast.  We also survived the long mass for palm Sunday this weekend.  I think this is the first year where Avery is really understanding what we're celebrating.

Last night she had a rare bad dream that had her up and quite distraught shortly after going to bed.  How do parents of kids with frequent nightmares or night terrors do it?  It breaks my heart to see her so upset.

Also, the teeth are still hanging tight.

Loosey Toothy

Not one, but two.  Finally, she's so excited - the bottom two front teeth are both wiggling.  Her expectations of her tooth fairy are pretty high given how friends have scored with their tooth fairies.  We'll see how that goes.

We are very much in the routine of school and the weekends blasting by.  Homework gets completed and every chance we get we head outside to play.  Fortunately there has been some pretty unseasonably pleasant weather lately, so we've had opportunities to hang out with our neighbor friends.

It also seems to be birthday season.  We've attended two parties in the past month and a half and have another two coming up in the next few weeks.

We did a spur of the moment event earlier this week when I spotted a Bubble Show going on at the fairgrounds.  The price was reasonable enough so I bought us tickets while she was at school and announced we had somewhere to go when she got home.  It was ok in my book.  She dug it, that's all that matters.  My expectations for these types of things have definitely been elevated thanks to cruising.

Snow Day

An actual snow day!  Friday was off too and eventually the snow came.  Avery got to play with neighbor friends throwing snow and doing some light sledding.  We love our neighbors.

Slop Day

I can't call it a snow day.  This morning there was wind, sleet, and messiness.  School was closed!  We cracked open her Blizzard bag and completed her at home activities and she watched a ton of tv.  *shrug*  If there was at least snow we could have gone out to play for a bit.

Christmas Highlights

Christmas was a success.  Avery was quite pleased with the transformers (along with other gifts) that Santa delivered on. Her big gift from us was an electric scooter, which she has taken to quite well.  She seemed happiest with a last minute gift request that we met - a Nerf gun.  There were several board games added to the collection, a bit of clothes, a few treats, all the good stuff.

From day 1 off Avery has been missing her friends, so I know she will be ready to head back to school.

Yesterday I caved and took her into the Pediatrician.  She's been coughing longer than I did - and I went down right after Thanksgiving.  Dr. D wasn't concerned, so at least I know we're good to go.

4 Foot!

We finally had a little bit of growth after stalling out at 47".  If you recall I was so hopeful she would get that boost before the end of July cruise, to no avail.  Well at last, we woke up one morning and she looking longer and leaner.  Yup, 48"!  With the max on her car seat having been 49" and the seatbelt hitting properly she is now using her booster instead -- officially one more check mark in the big kid column.

This helps her school clothes fit a little better too.  I anticipate another inch or two in the coming weeks if she keeps pace with her past growth spurts (a few months after her birthday we have always changed sizes).

First Semester Down

Well the first semester is already over.  Avery did great, no surprise there, but I remain very proud of her.  During parent teacher conferences her teachers were very positive and I'm confident that we are on track.

Each Wednesday she has been staying after school to participate in robotics and really seems to enjoy it.  The neighbor also alerted us to another set of swim lessons through PEAQ, so we are one lesson in there as well.  Avery went to a karate class w/ her bestie and seemed to enjoy it, which firmly puts that on our list for NEXT fall.  I say next fall because she will then be old enough to participate in the muay thai classes as well, making the weekly fee more reasonable if she goes to both muay thai and jujitsu.  Sure, this all presumes that she likes it, but we'll give it a go.

We keep on dancing in the mornings, it keeps us warm on the days that are brisk.  I enjoy my extra bit of time with her each day and I hope it helps get her day off on the right foot.