Spring break

It's Spring Break this week and it is so cold it still seems like winter. Now we are wishing we had planned a trip somewhere sunny. Hopefully we will get a few nice days this week. The girls are excited to take a trip to Build-a-Bear workshop this week. We are also trying out a few new art projects and baking this week since we have extra time

Funny Doodlebug

Doodlebug has been asking for us to tell her stories everynight in bed. Last night when I started to read to her she said "No Mommy, just read me a story out of your mouth!" She is also pretty well potty trained in the day. She is very proud of herself & runs around all day yelling "I'm proud to wear my underwear" a line she learned from her favorite potty training movie.

Busy times

We have been so busy lately. Last weekend we attended the Make-a-Wish Gala, where Sissy performed her dance that was part of her wish last year. Great weekend, fancy hotel with room service. It was everything the girls loved. It was really fun to dress up and go to such a fancy party too.
Both girls seem to have colds hanging on. I wish the warm weather would come. It snowed last weekend, which looked really great from the 40th floor of our hotel!
Parent-teacher conferences are next week so we'll have half days. Hopefully everyone can rest and get rid of these colds. Hopefully we can get out one day for some fun. Spring break is the week after that. We spent today looking for decorations for Sissy's 7th birthday. I can't believe how big my girls are getting.

Changes...

Sissy has been having a growth spurt the last few months. She loves getting bigger but it is so hard on her body. Since starting first grade & sitting for so long at school her hips have gotten so tight. That tightness combined with her added height has caused a small curvature of her spine. We are trying to figure out what we can do to help support her spine without being too difficult for her. It always seems to be a balancing act to decide what she needs & how to fit it into the life of a first grader. She doesn't like to wear braces or use her stander which are necessary everyday. Right now her foot braces are getting too small as well & we are considering knee braces too. There has also been a problem with weight loss in the last 6 months we are trying to combat. We have been really trying to up the calories and she is taking a snack to school everyday too. We go back to the dietician in a few weeks so hopefully it is working.
So many changes, sometimes I just want to put my head in the sand & ignore them. I just want to enjoy my girl and let her be a typical soon-to-be seven year old. In my mind I know all these "things" help her but I always hate when new problems come up or we need new equipment.

Why???

Why is it on the weekend my kids have no problem waking up at the crack of dawn? Both girls were awake by 6:45, Doodlebug even a little earlier than that. On a school day they sleep forever & have to be pulled out of bed against their will. One day when they are teenagers they will probably sleep in on weekends & I'll want them to get up!