This Week

Not too much to post from the past week. The girls have been visiting their grandparents since Monday - I'm heading to pick them up today. Last Friday night we went to the drive-in to see Ratatouille and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Peyton thought she better sleep through this one). We had a fun time. I thought Ratatouille was so cute and found this recipe on goodyblog to make our own ratatouille this summer, I'm sure my own "little chef" Peyton will love helping to make it (if nothing else, she will love meticulously layering the eggplant, zucchini and squash).

Crazy

Well, I see what I have to look forward to this month when Mackenzie turns 10 - kidnapping babies and drunken police chases (that will actually come next year at age 11)! But hey, kids will be kids according to the kidnappers stepfather. He says there are a lot of kids doing the same thing and getting away with it. Really, the same thing? A lot of children are kidnapping other children?

It must be an Enid thing - just kidding Matt & Rachel!

Speaking of news, Happy 07-07-07!

July 4th

Here are a few pictures from today!

We had BABY girls in the house again!

This is Cadey

This is Lexa

Mackenzie, Tara, Cadey, & Peyton

Cadey's first fireworks show! Peyton "watching" the Grand Finale!

Mackenzie - Softball

Mackenzie got the Sportsmanship 2007 Award for her team. Go Mackenzie!

ACH Annual Visit

We took Mackenzie to ACH on Thursday for her annual check-up. We take her every three months but at her annual she gets x-rays, blood work, etc. and we get to visit with the cf team - nutritionist, respiratory therapist, social worker, etc.. It was a great visit! There were no changes from last year on her x-ray, all her labs were "normal", and her lungs sounded good (he heard something around her throat but just suggested she cough more to break it up). She also gained three pounds since March (thank you 600 calorie scandishakes), putting her closer to the 50% BMI that is our goal because they have found cf patients at 50% BMI or greater have better lung function. It was definitely a relief to have a good visit especially since tomorrow will mark one year since her hospital admittance.

Whew, What a Day!

Welcome...it's been a busy day getting all of June into my new blog! You might want to scroll all the way down and click on "Older Posts" and start at the bottom of that page and work your way up because I have completed two pages of blogging today. Needless to say, I better go pick my house up a little bit and maybe now I can just post every once in a while.

Last Day of School - Peyton, Kindergarten Graduate

Peyton on the last (long hair, Field Day hat, lost tooth, classmate signed t-shirt) and first (short hair, August 2006) day of school!

Last Day of School - Bye Bye 4th Grade, Hello Middle School

Here are pictures of Mackenzie on the last (in orange) and first (in yellow, August 2006) days of 4th grade.

Last Day of School - 4th Grade Walk

The girls' last day of school started with the the Fourth Grade Walk...thank goodness other Moms were better prepared with the Kleenex (and were willing to share). Since this is the last grade of elementary, the fourth graders walk through the halls saying goodbye to old teachers and friends while Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" plays over the intercom.

Mrs. Robertson's Surprise

Have you seen the commercial for Bounty paper towels where the Mom reads the note that her son needs 60 cupcakes for the next day? Mackenzie came home and told me she had signed up to bring Chex Mix and balloons for a surprise birthday party the class decided to throw for Mrs. Robertson. "About how many balloons?" I ask. "I was thinking 30," was the reply. Well we made the Chex Mix (opened the package and poured it into a bowl), and settled for a small bouquet of balloons. She also said everyone was going to wear purple (Mrs. Robertson's favorite color), a clothing color she does not own. We went out to get a gift for Mrs. Robertson and stopped by Old Navy and found this perfect shirt - purple with the words "I've got a secret!". Well the party was a success, Mrs. Robertson was very surprised and I was very impressed with the party that was completely organized by 4th graders!

Safari

All of the kindergarten classes went to the Safari on a field trip. It was a fun day. Peyton's favorite part was petting the animals, especially the Kangaroos (thank goodness she didn't get bit like one of the girls in her class). Mrs. Gauthier put together an end of the year DVD with pictures from throughout the year that included pictures from this trip. She had taken some on the bus ride back to school - all the kids had fallen asleep! It was the cutest thing, she said Peyton and the two girls she was sitting by were all holding hands. Peyton's story was that if they slept they would get extra recess time but I think they were all really worn out (because I know I was).

Rise & Shine, Square

Mackenzie's 4th grade class sang the American Idol version of "God Bless the USA" for the Talent Show, Rise & Shine and on the Square on Flag Day.

Project

Peyton had a "family project" - isn't it nice they just go ahead and call it a family project, so it's no big deal if you can tell that someone over the age of 6 had a big part in getting it done? - at school. Here it is...she actually did quite a bit of it herself (cut the clay, painted it, wrote the names on the flags).

Talent Show

Elm Tree's Talent Show was June 8. Mackenzie and her friends did a dance to Gwen Stefani's Sweet Escape and they did a great job!

Peyton's Dance Recital

Here are a few pics from Peyton's recital (June 2). She danced to "When I First Saw You" and they played a slide show of daddys and daughters right before...very sweet!

Wow - I've resisted posting for 1 month and a day. Okay, not so much resisted - just haven't seemed to have a moment to work on it. But the girls are out for summer (today was their last day) and now I have all the free time in the world (ha ha). What all has happened since May? Recital, Talent Show, Kindergarten Celebration, 4th Grade Walk, Soccer, Softball and the list goes on and on. I did get a new camera for Mother's Day and will hopefully get new pics up soon. (I know you are thinking "new? - how about ANY?") but you know once I get going on this thing it will become an obsession (think along the lines of office supplies and television shows).

Note to self - when introduced to the wonderful world of blogging, don't get an allergy shot that may cause sleeplessness. That way you don't have hours to play with templates, fonts and colors (although I'm sure I would have done that anyway!). Thank you to Mitzi and Lindsay for the introduction to blogging - or should I say introduction to creating my own blog, because I've been visiting other blogs for years. Hopefully I'll start getting some photos uploaded, I should have more time now that all my television shows are having their finales! I'll also try not to post too much about television shows (I can edit that statement out if I can't resist, right?).