Dear Kiddos,
This post is super long overdue. I appologize because I seemed to have overbooked myself as a mom and life has become just one thing after another. It wasn't until today when flu-like symptoms forced me to slow down and rest...and to update the blog.
This past weekend we celebrated Hailey turning 5 years old! We celebrated at gymnastics and I think everyone had a good time. You were so excited about it being your special day that as we drove through the line to pick up your favorite meal at Chick-fil-a, you rolled down your window and announced to the drive through operators that "It's my birthday!"
Hannah, you work hard at gymnastics that you guys typically don't get to do fun things like play with a bunch of hula hoops. So you busted the hoops out and tried to hula with all of them!
Nathan, you got to play paintball for the first time. When I asked if you had fun, you immedately showed me the cluster of bruises on your thigh. You said that it was kind of fun, but getting hit hurts.
Immediately after the paintball birthday party, you went to baseball. I can see an improvement in all areas and your coach is considering letting you try pitching. We'll see how that goes.
Martial arts is still going well. Hailey, you had your last class on Thursday and to celebrate, Nathan and Hannah both came to help out during your class.
Hailey, you also said goodbye (for now) to your friends at the gymnastic school. As we take a pause in all of the classes that you are taking, the surgery is starting to feel a bit more imminent.
Nathan you turned a decade old this week! It's hard to believe that I've been a mom for 10 years! Time flew by so quickly.
Hailey, you are in charge of your daily fashion choices. Most days you pick a dress to wear but one day last week, you requested a hairstyle that involved hair sticking up and then becoming floppy. I think I nailed it! And yes, you wore that hairstyle all day and was so proud doing so.
You guys all came to watch me play roller derby indoors for the first time in over 2 years.
Hailey, you helped me switch out my wheels for the game. Thanks!
A week prior, we went to the circus! Hailey, you had mentioned that you wanted to go to the circus some day and as if google was listening to our conversation, the next time I turned on my phone, there was an ad for the circus that was going to come to town in a month. I immediately bought tickets and you all had a blast. It was a great show!
Since Nathan, your birthday is just 2 days before Hailey, we decided to celebrate yours a week before your birthday and Hailey's the week after. We held your birthday at laser tag. You invited your 10 best friends and had a literal blast at the party. For many it was the first time playing laser tag.
Nathan, your first lego league team is also making good progress. We meet for 2 hours on Fridays after school to code robots and solve the world's energy problems. The team of 6 boys is quite interesting to host on Fridays after school. Overall, the boys are all so sweet and good kids, but some afternoons can be exhausting.
Hailey, Hippos class is going well. Ms. Mary says you are a beam of sunshine in the class and she just loves having you there. You are also a good friend and good example for other kids.
Here's a cute picture that I took of you the other day.
In the afternoon, there's usually a little bit of time where we have nothing to do before Nathan and Hannah get home. Some days you go to martial arts with another family, some days you help me get dinner ready, and some days you do science or art. You are also very interested in making perler bead creations these days. You will sit and work on a project for 30-45 minutes before exclaiming, "Oh, I'm so tired."
We borrowed a crayon maker from a friend and spent a few days using our extra crayon stash to make new crayons. You all were very interested in making the coolest combination crayons. Are they all just sitting in a bag somewhere? Yep.
Hailey's surgery update: For Hailey's surgery, she will need a blood transfusion, so we were notified to look people who fit very specific height and weight requirements. Even though I share the same blood type as Hailey, I didn't fit the requirements to donate and we found out that Steve's blood is not a match for Hailey. We asked our church pastor to put out an announcement to help find people who could donate blood to Hailey and the response was overwhelming. In less than 24 hours we had found all 3 people needed for the donation. Who knew such a little girl would need so much blood?
Hailey will have a 4 hour pre-op appointment on Friday so we will find out more details of what the next few weeks will be like. And on the 11th, at 8 in the morning, she will go in for surgery. In the meantime, we have to keep her healthy. If she is sick in any way, her surgery will have to be postponed.
Well, that's about it for now.
I'll be updating more often in the next few weeks.
Love,
Mommy
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