Hello,
bloggy world! We are still here...just a little disconnected from blogging this week!
Tater is still at Papa and Mimi's until Saturday (so you'd think we'd have some free time...yeah, right!). We are so excited to have her home and cuddled her up! It's hard to tell who is the most excited...Mommy and Daddy or Bruiser and Wiggles! They miss her so much and can't wait to "go get Sissy" as Bruiser says just about hourly.
Bruiser has had a tough few weeks. Transitions have been a nightmare, dinnertime is
disastrous, and there is LOTS of crying (from both Bruiser
and Mommy!). We are slowly putting some more supports in place for him. I'm waiting to hear more about out-patient OT, which should help him more with transitioning and controlling his frustrations. It has just been an exhausting week parenting him. I'm hoping to see a change when Tater returns and things are back to normal (or the new summer normal!).
Miss Wiggles has had her
EI evaluation and is being picked up for gross motor and speech services. Her muscle tone in her hips is basically non-
existent and she falls
all the time! So we are starting
EI twice a month, dance class once a week, a group through
EI once a week, and all sorts of at-home therapies. Just what we need...more on our schedule!
Thank goodness I only have nine more days of school...I need vacation to find the time to get these kids where they need to be for the summer! We have various
VBS camps, art camps, dance, small groups, summer school, play dates, birthday parties, etc. I am going into full "Mommy Taxi" mode before the end of the month!
So, for the next week or so, things might be a bit sparse...I do have to find time to do report cards, pull together end of the year teacher and helper gifts, close up my classroom, and continue with our daily normal routines. Things are going to be a bit more busy than normal!
Pool Time!
Siblings!
Look at the bathing beauty!
"Trump-oline!"
Any guesses what Bruiser enjoyed?
Loved this picture of Daddy reading to all three...even Wiggles wiggled her way in!
We picked up a new sprinkler at our second home...you know, that store with the red and white bulls eye?
Tater was a daredevil, while...
Bruiser and Taggie avoided the water altogether!
Miss Wiggles was a bit tired and a bit traumatized by her day.
They all wanted to lay out to "dry off"...even though Tater was the only wet one!
Tater was posing "Hawati" style!
Wiggles just wanted to be like the big kids.
This was a shot from when I put Tater on time out for being fresh to me and the other two joined her to commiserate and talk about the mean mommy. Hil-larious!
Here she is getting her "twisties".
Finished hair!
Manicure!
Eye glitter!
The party room and the beauties!
Daddy and his kids!
The crowd...
and Mommy in the crowd!
Happy Father's Day!
This was the kids turtle friend that didn't enjoy having his nap interrupted!
He quickly headed back to the water!
This little "friend" surprised me and elicited a scream that was heard all the way around the lake!
Can you see ALL the turtles sunning themselves?!?
Tater and her friend, K.
Bruiser heading in for the find!
Wiggles sampling along the way.
A. doing an excellent job!
More sampling!
Tater and K. showing off their finds!
Wiggles coming for sympathy after she fell face and belly first into the mud puddle!
But nothing stopped her from finding more strawberries!
Bruiser loves his boots...and puddles!
See the dirt?
Love the strawberry streak!
And love that expression!
Wiggles did a LOT of falling!
Tater found some shells.
Daddy took control of the camera!
Isn't she cute?
Action shot!
Break time!
Bruiser had to step over her head to avoid the kicking feet...and she's only 19 months!
