*WHEW*
This past weekend was a total blur. So much going on, so many great experiences, so little time to sit down and blog about it. But today is 70 degrees and rainy and there is no reason to be outside so I am going to try to get caught up.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. The play opened last Thursday and it is FANTASTIC. If you live around here and you haven't been yet, you need to go. I have seen it three times and I can't wait to go again. The people on stage and behind the scenes have worked so hard and I am just so pleased that the final product shows their hard work and dedication. There are four more shows to go -- this Thursday, Friday, and two shows on Saturday. I get to be an usher on closing night. Weeee!
BREAKFAST BALL. Somehow I got myself involved in the character breakfast for the show. Three hours on Friday was spent decorating the Commons area of the high school to look like an outdoor garden party. A professional photographer came to set up a nice castle background to take pictures. We had a catered breakfast, servers, a sound system, and about 50 kids and parents. All of the main castle characters came and circulated and signed autographs and posed for pictures. It was SO great. Mrs. Potts sang the theme song from the show and Belle and the Beast danced and then half way through they grabbed kids to waltz with. Beast grabbed Jillise and she was just beaming with excitement and embarrassment. I just wish I had my camera. We had asked people not to bring cameras out of curteousy to the professional, but no one else listened. Of course *I* follow the rules and I miss it. The breakfast ball was also on Joelle's birthday and when Babette (the feather duster) found out she hauled Joelle up on the platform and Gaston lifted her up on a chair and they all sang her happy birthday. I about cried. At the end Lumiere made his candle hand flicker (that sounds dumb, but it looks real) and he had her blow out the candle. It was SO darling and I'm so happy that she got to experience that. 
GRANDMA AND GRANDPA. My parents drove down for the weekend to be there for birthdays and the show. My mom brought the girls to the Breakfast Ball (since I was running around trying to keep things organized), then we all went to the matinee of the show (minus Jaren who stayed with a friend who I owe about 20 babysitting hours to).
JOELLE'S BIRTHDAY. Joelle turned four. She has informed me the she will no longer be bossy because she is four. Um, okay. We'll see about that. After the matinee she had her friends Maddie and Karlee over to play and for cake and icecream. She had a cupcake cake from Safeway (I just did NOT have time to bake and decorate a cake this weekend) and she got some very fun gifts. It was the perfect party for me -- the girls played outside, ate pizza, very low stress. I called it an "un-party."
JAREN'S BIRTHDAY. Jaren turned one on Sunday. I can't believe it has been a year already. He didn't know what to think of the cake, he mostly made a mess and didn't eat much. Fine by me. If I remember correctly, Joelle ate so much of hers when she turned one that she had really gross diapers the next day. Unfortunately, all of the hustle and bustle of the previous days left him very overwhelmed and clingy. On top of that, he had a gross runny nose. We didn't even bother trying to have him do his cake on Saturday while my parents were here. He went to bed an hour early.
REGULAR LIFE. The girls are in week two of swimming lessons and both are doing really well. Especially Jillise. I taught her to hum when she goes underwater instead of blowing bubbles (which just blows air up your nose) and from that point on she hasn't been afraid to go under. Today she was swimming to the wall and picking things up off of the bottom of the pool (with goggles on). Joelle is progressing, but is still not quite there yet.
Jaren had his Early Intervention screening today and the administrator thinks that he will qualify for services for his lapses in gross motor skills. He seems to be on track in everything else, but he is still not pulling up to a stand, or cruising, or crawling. She feels that with some "tricks of the trade" (as she called them) he will be caught up in no time. I hope so. He goes in for a full evaluation on Tuesday. All the ladies that worked there came in to meet him and he just ate it up. He is such a flirt.
I think that's about it. Tonight is Bunco and I am SO excited for a big girl break. I have had breaks from my kids lately, but it always seems to be so I can run errands or go get other things done. It will be nice to just PLAY.
This past weekend was a total blur. So much going on, so many great experiences, so little time to sit down and blog about it. But today is 70 degrees and rainy and there is no reason to be outside so I am going to try to get caught up.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. The play opened last Thursday and it is FANTASTIC. If you live around here and you haven't been yet, you need to go. I have seen it three times and I can't wait to go again. The people on stage and behind the scenes have worked so hard and I am just so pleased that the final product shows their hard work and dedication. There are four more shows to go -- this Thursday, Friday, and two shows on Saturday. I get to be an usher on closing night. Weeee!
BREAKFAST BALL. Somehow I got myself involved in the character breakfast for the show. Three hours on Friday was spent decorating the Commons area of the high school to look like an outdoor garden party. A professional photographer came to set up a nice castle background to take pictures. We had a catered breakfast, servers, a sound system, and about 50 kids and parents. All of the main castle characters came and circulated and signed autographs and posed for pictures. It was SO great. Mrs. Potts sang the theme song from the show and Belle and the Beast danced and then half way through they grabbed kids to waltz with. Beast grabbed Jillise and she was just beaming with excitement and embarrassment. I just wish I had my camera. We had asked people not to bring cameras out of curteousy to the professional, but no one else listened. Of course *I* follow the rules and I miss it. The breakfast ball was also on Joelle's birthday and when Babette (the feather duster) found out she hauled Joelle up on the platform and Gaston lifted her up on a chair and they all sang her happy birthday. I about cried. At the end Lumiere made his candle hand flicker (that sounds dumb, but it looks real) and he had her blow out the candle. It was SO darling and I'm so happy that she got to experience that. GRANDMA AND GRANDPA. My parents drove down for the weekend to be there for birthdays and the show. My mom brought the girls to the Breakfast Ball (since I was running around trying to keep things organized), then we all went to the matinee of the show (minus Jaren who stayed with a friend who I owe about 20 babysitting hours to). JOELLE'S BIRTHDAY. Joelle turned four. She has informed me the she will no longer be bossy because she is four. Um, okay. We'll see about that. After the matinee she had her friends Maddie and Karlee over to play and for cake and icecream. She had a cupcake cake from Safeway (I just did NOT have time to bake and decorate a cake this weekend) and she got some very fun gifts. It was the perfect party for me -- the girls played outside, ate pizza, very low stress. I called it an "un-party." JAREN'S BIRTHDAY. Jaren turned one on Sunday. I can't believe it has been a year already. He didn't know what to think of the cake, he mostly made a mess and didn't eat much. Fine by me. If I remember correctly, Joelle ate so much of hers when she turned one that she had really gross diapers the next day. Unfortunately, all of the hustle and bustle of the previous days left him very overwhelmed and clingy. On top of that, he had a gross runny nose. We didn't even bother trying to have him do his cake on Saturday while my parents were here. He went to bed an hour early. REGULAR LIFE. The girls are in week two of swimming lessons and both are doing really well. Especially Jillise. I taught her to hum when she goes underwater instead of blowing bubbles (which just blows air up your nose) and from that point on she hasn't been afraid to go under. Today she was swimming to the wall and picking things up off of the bottom of the pool (with goggles on). Joelle is progressing, but is still not quite there yet.Jaren had his Early Intervention screening today and the administrator thinks that he will qualify for services for his lapses in gross motor skills. He seems to be on track in everything else, but he is still not pulling up to a stand, or cruising, or crawling. She feels that with some "tricks of the trade" (as she called them) he will be caught up in no time. I hope so. He goes in for a full evaluation on Tuesday. All the ladies that worked there came in to meet him and he just ate it up. He is such a flirt.
I think that's about it. Tonight is Bunco and I am SO excited for a big girl break. I have had breaks from my kids lately, but it always seems to be so I can run errands or go get other things done. It will be nice to just PLAY.
5 comments:
Wow, What a crazy week. With all those birthdays and the play I bet you will be glad when it is over.
I love the cupcake face picture of Maddie. I hope they had great birthdays!!
We gave Warren that same truck for his first birthday! Wow, you have been busy!! I am glad everything was so special at the breakfast ball! Man, I sure wish I could have come up!!!!
Wow, many many cool things have happened recently! First of all, happy birthday Joelle and Jaren! And congrats girls on your "special" moments at the breakfast ball...way too sweet! And way to go Jillise for your swimming efforts and progress...that's great! And regarding Jaren, I was just talking to my neighbor who had to go through the EXACT same thing with her daughter and everything ended up being just fine even though she was late on crawling and walking, so don't stress too much.
Whew! I bet you are going to be ready to collapse come next week!
The "moment" at the breakfast ball sounds utterly priceless.
Happy birthday everyone!
Sounds like you guys have been really really busy! So fun too!
Fun busy is way more fun than busy busy. Wish we could be there to see the show! I bet it is just so fun! I miss you IM days, why can I not get it to work!!!???!!!
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