Snow/Ice Storm

I took a little blog hiatus for a while. Now that we've celebrated birthdays, I can relax-so to speak. And as usual, I'm playing catch-up on my blogging, doing my best to remember everything we've done over the last two months.

Being cooped up during the record-breaking ice/snow storm wasn't so bad the first two days. We played games, had hot chocolate, built forts, painted and watched movies. We didn't play in the snow since it was bitterly cold and windy. We figured they could play the following day. Then around bedtime, Eva had a fever over 104 and said her chest & side hurt. With her asthma we didn't want to take any chances. Keith drove in the ice to urgent care, where they prescribed Tamiflu and an antibiotic. He brought Eva back home, then drove to a 24 hr pharmacy in Denton where they had just enough Tamiflu left. I was of course worried about him driving in the ice. He says 'it wasn't that bad'. Eva spent the next 36 hrs laying on the couch & resting in bed. By Saturday she felt well enough to enjoy the snow before it melted.

Dylan is THREE!

Another year quickly flew by! Dylan has changed and GROWN so much. Around 36 lbs, the kid weighs more than his sister(but, then Eva is a beanpole)!

Going to school one day a week has really helped him come out of his shell. He loves to greet Ms. Mary and Brother Andy with high fives and a "whathca doin' Ms. Mary' in his Buzz Lightyear voice. And, you'd never know that he had speech delays. He seems to be taking after his sister, striking a conversation with anyone who will listen (rarely do they have a choice). For some reason, he always wants to know where their phone is. He's obsessed with electronics! Wonder why?!

Besides flying around like his favorite Toy Story character, he loves his cars and trucks, rough-housing with Daddy, playing along with Eva's elaborate princess-adventures and safaris, building with Legos, coloring, and more recently learning to write letters. We are so proud of his accomplishments!

Dr. Seuss Day

To culminate their Dr. Seuss unit and celebrate his birthday, the Pre-K classes dressed up as Dr. Seuss characters. Eva decided on Daisy-head Mayzie, which sounded easy enough so I waited until the day before to assemble her outfit. Unfortunately I forgot that I was volunteering at school that day. Then we had ballet AND an unexpected trip to the doctor, AND then the pharmacy and finally Burger King cause mama didn’t have energy to cook. We finally got home at 7pm, enough time to rummage through her closet and craft supplies. And here's the finished product.....


I wish I had my camera with me when I dropped her off at school. There were so many cute costumes. The pre-k teachers were Thing 1 and Thing2. Some of her classmates came as Sneetches, Cindy Lou-Who and of course The Cat in the Hat. When it’s Dylan’s turn to dress up, I’ll be sure to prepare at least more than a day in advance.

Dylan and the letter "F"

While Dylan's speech has greatly improved (most strangers can even understand him), there are still a few sounds we are working on. Particularly the "F" sound. His "F's" sound like "P's" which makes for some "punny" little phrases.

Here are a few of our favorites:

While counting his cars: "One, two, three, pour, pie, six, sepen,..."

"Mama, mama, I hear the pire truck!" or "Let's play my pire station"

Commenting on storytime with Daddy: "Daddy so punny"

Standing in 30 degree weather while mommy finds her car keys: "Hurry, mama. I preezing!"

And my personal favorite....

Mealtime Blessing: "....Let us thank Him por our poo, Amen"

Little Ballerina

Eva's ballet class had a "watch day" the week before Christmas break. She was so excited that we would be there to watch all that she has learned. As you can see in the photos, she takes ballet very seriously. We weren't exactly sure as we watched-thought she might be nervous or not enjoying it...but she still loves every minute and looks forward to her Wednesday ballet class. I wish we had her expression on video when Ms. Jourdan asked her to be leader. She was so surprised and honored. (drama queen!)

I'll post video when Keith converts the HD files. I think he wanted a new camcorder so I wouldn't know how to use it. I'll have to hunt down that manual!

Christmas 2010