Today was Zoey's Pre-K graduation from Appletree-ABC. The class put together a very nice ceremony for the parents & grandparents, starting with a play of Goldilocks and the three bears. Following were several songs and dances. The kids were all presented with certificates to show their completion of the Pre-K program. After all the group performances, one of the little girls did a solo dance ... and we went Bollywood. What a performance she put on! I was so impressed with how well she remembered her 3 minute routine and how well executed it was.
We are so proud of our little girl for how well she is doing in school. We have had some behavioral issues with school, but the teacher, Ms. Andrea feels that Zoey will out grow this. I can only hope that she is right with that assumption. After this nice long Memorial Day weekend, Zoey will start summer camp at Appletree-ABC, and then -- the Big Times; Kindergarten at Ocee Elementary.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Getting caught up on events ....
Easter - 4/24/11
We celebrating Riley's first Easter with a nice, low key day at home. The girls woke up to fun filled Easter baskets and yummy Easter bread. We had our own egg hunt in the back yard and Zoey did great finding all the eggs (and sharing with her sister)
Royal Wedding - 4/29/11
This mom TiVo'd the wedding of William and Catherine so that the girls could watch it and see a real princ marrying his princess. Unfortunately due to misbeahving, Zoey wasn't able to watch until Sunday morning. So dressed in our PJ's and crowns, we all sat down to watch the pre-recorded festivities. Okay, I admit that Rose Mary and I couldn't wait, so we'd already watching it Friday night, so we were able to fast forward to the parts that would keep Zoey's attention. I vividly remember watchng Charles and Diana getting married, so I wanted my girls to have that same opportunity.
End of Soccer - 5/14/11
Zoey's first season of playing soccer has come to an end with a fun game followed by a fun pizza party. Overall Zoey had a good time playing soccer on the Sharks team. For some reason she can kick butt with the game with Josh in the back yard, but when actually playing a game she turns into this timid kid. We suspect it's that she's just a little too polite and doesn't want anyone to get hurt. While those are commendable traits, it's not always the best thing for wining games. Granted, they don't even keep score at this age, but some day they will.
Riley's 1st time at the Pool - 5/21/11
We ventured into the pool last Saturday, and man, was that water COLD! It probably wasn't the best idea to expose Riley to her first experience in the pool in freezing water, but we did it any way. Bunbled un in a swim suit that covers her scar from exposure to the sun, we ventured into the artic water. Needless to say, this was not a favorite experience for Riley. I was finally able to get her about waist deep when she gave up and promptly fell asleep on my chest. Hopefully as the water continues to warm up she will like it as much as Zoey does. Thankfully Zoey took to the water like a fish and she remembered quite a bit from her swim lessons last year.
Physical Therapy - weekly
Riley has (finally) started physical therapy (PT) through the Babies Can't Wait progam. Sumi, the therapist, said that Riley is really not that far behind. Since Riley was born at 37 weeks, they look at her gestational age, not her chronologial age. Based on that Riley is pretty much on target for an almost 7 month old, versus an almost 8 month old. Sumi is working with Riley to strengthen her core and get her sitting up on her own. Sumi will be coming to the house once a week and we will continue the exercises at home to help continue her development.
We celebrating Riley's first Easter with a nice, low key day at home. The girls woke up to fun filled Easter baskets and yummy Easter bread. We had our own egg hunt in the back yard and Zoey did great finding all the eggs (and sharing with her sister)
This mom TiVo'd the wedding of William and Catherine so that the girls could watch it and see a real princ marrying his princess. Unfortunately due to misbeahving, Zoey wasn't able to watch until Sunday morning. So dressed in our PJ's and crowns, we all sat down to watch the pre-recorded festivities. Okay, I admit that Rose Mary and I couldn't wait, so we'd already watching it Friday night, so we were able to fast forward to the parts that would keep Zoey's attention. I vividly remember watchng Charles and Diana getting married, so I wanted my girls to have that same opportunity.
End of Soccer - 5/14/11
Zoey's first season of playing soccer has come to an end with a fun game followed by a fun pizza party. Overall Zoey had a good time playing soccer on the Sharks team. For some reason she can kick butt with the game with Josh in the back yard, but when actually playing a game she turns into this timid kid. We suspect it's that she's just a little too polite and doesn't want anyone to get hurt. While those are commendable traits, it's not always the best thing for wining games. Granted, they don't even keep score at this age, but some day they will.
Zoey's Dance recital - 5/20/11
Zoey had her 2nd dance recital at Appletree-ABC. The great thing is that this dance company comes to the preschool for classes and they do the recital right at the school. Plus the provide the costumes to use on recital day, so that is a big money saver. Zoey was an amazing littler performer. She just loves being in front of an audience and strutting her stuff. I was impressed at how well she remembered the steps and didn't have to look towards the teacher all that much.
Riley's 1st time at the Pool - 5/21/11
We ventured into the pool last Saturday, and man, was that water COLD! It probably wasn't the best idea to expose Riley to her first experience in the pool in freezing water, but we did it any way. Bunbled un in a swim suit that covers her scar from exposure to the sun, we ventured into the artic water. Needless to say, this was not a favorite experience for Riley. I was finally able to get her about waist deep when she gave up and promptly fell asleep on my chest. Hopefully as the water continues to warm up she will like it as much as Zoey does. Thankfully Zoey took to the water like a fish and she remembered quite a bit from her swim lessons last year.
22q at the Zoo Worldwide Awareness Day - 5/22/11
We we fortunate to have a participating zoo near us in this 1st ever worldwide awareness day event. Our local 22q partnered with the Dempster Family Foundation and we have the 2nd largest gathering of the 65 participating zoos internationally. We all had matching t-shirts that we pre-ordered, but can you beleive that they did not have baby sizes, not even toddler sizes. So, determined to have Riley, the reason for our going to this event , matching the rest of the family, I found a pattern on-line to turn her t-shirt into a romper. It was nice day (but super-duper hot) where we met other families living with 22q and it was an amazing thing to see all these red t-shirts all day long
After the long day at the zoo, every one conked out. Riley has been sick with a cold and thank heavens it seems to be staying as just a cold. Well, the little one has literally infected everyone in the household except for Nana. So, she passed out on the floor with Duke keeping her company
Physical Therapy - weekly
Riley has (finally) started physical therapy (PT) through the Babies Can't Wait progam. Sumi, the therapist, said that Riley is really not that far behind. Since Riley was born at 37 weeks, they look at her gestational age, not her chronologial age. Based on that Riley is pretty much on target for an almost 7 month old, versus an almost 8 month old. Sumi is working with Riley to strengthen her core and get her sitting up on her own. Sumi will be coming to the house once a week and we will continue the exercises at home to help continue her development.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Nemo
Well, we got a gold fish at the Barefoot in the Park Festival last Saturday and Zoey named him Nemo. Needless to say, this was an unplanned fish, so little Nemo was living in one of my round flower vases and living off of Rice Krispies. Last night when I got home from work, I noticed that Nemo was floating at the top of the vase ... not belly up, but when I tapped the glass, he didn't move at all. With Josh out of town for work, it fell on me to break the news to Zoey that Nemo was no more. Zoey was a little sad when I told her that we would have to flush Nemo down the toilet, and she wanted to say good-bye first. We said a few words, then down the tube he went (back to the sea) - this is when Zoey broke down. Poor little thing is just heart broken over her fish. He was the last thing she mentioned before going to bed and the first thing when she woke up this morning.
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