Loooong weekends

Aren't they great?  President's Day weekend was last weekend so of course we had to make BIG plans.  After gymnastics on Saturday morning Kenzie came over and we headed to the Adventure Aquarium for the day.  I had gotten a Living Social deal that got us a year membership at the aquarium for 55% off the normal price so it was hard to pass that up!  We had a great time, petted some sharks and some rays - went through the shark tunnel, smelled the hippopotamus (es?) and saw the penguins.

Kenzie spent the night and we rented movies for the girls that they watched upstairs in their newly rearranged room that put all the toys upstairs out of the rest of my house  Whoohoo!!!

Sunday was a little lazier but we did manage to get Jazz to the dog park to have a romp.  It was a nice day and there were lots of dogs for her to play with.  Just like having a kid though she did not really get ramped up and playing hard until it was almost time to go.

Monday it was me and 3 six year olds and a 3 year old against the world.  Kenzie was still at our house :)  and Parker had to work on Monday (haha) and Angela needed someone to watch Enaiya so I took her.  What to do to keep them from getting bored?  Go to Giggleberry Fair!  Shockingly I was not the only one who had this idea on a holiday Monday - it was a little busy but the girls still got to do all they wanted to and it killed 4 hours just like that!

Next up - Parker and I are going away for the weekend this coming weekend!  We scored another Living Social to a weekend in Gettysburg so instead of waiting to go when it is warmer we are getting away as soon as we can!  haha.  Joe and Diane and coming down to stay with the girls and Jazz for us.  We leave Friday around noon and will be back on Sunday.

Like a champ!

BIG night last night.  Rowan got a cavity filled.  She was so upset when they told her she had a cavity back in December and then it took until last night to get an appointment to have the thing filled (it's on her upper 6 year molar).  She was apprehensive leading up to being called and then wanted me to go with her to the back, which the dentist office allowed, but then she started to cry and it just broke my heart.  We sat for a few minutes of some calming down and then they called her over and she went all on her own.  They get her all numbed up and let her pick out some prizes while her tooth took a nap.  Then they took her back and filled the cavity for her.  Appt took 45 minutes but there was not one scream, cry or pleading.  She took the whole thing like a champ and I know if you ask her about it today she will tell you it was no big deal.  Hopefully this is the one and only cavity she needs filled.  When we go back in June for her regular cleaning they are going to seal the other three molars.  They are not completely through yet so they wanted to wait.

We went to Lily's swimming class on Tuesday and they got to don lifejackets and get in the canoe.  The looks on those three little girls faces was priceless - to say they enjoyed it is an understatement.  Once they got out of the canoe though Lily could not wait to jump into the water and start swimming again.

What happened to January??

Oh I know - it took me three weeks to post again!  Eegads!  Life has been busy.

So I shall use this post to update on all 5 of us!

Parker - keeping busy as always.  He takes Rowan to swimming on Monday nights and then works out a few times a week as well.  Wants to get rid of his Matrix but the timing never seems to be right.  Would like to get a Jeep again but with gas prices....ei yi yi.

Katrina - well in the category of "you have got to be kidding me" I have taken up both Zumba and something called Sh'Bam which is basically like Zumba with pop music not latin inspired.  AND - I am looooving them both!  I do Sh'Bam twice a week through the Y and Zumba once a week at a dance conservatory with a group of friends.  Seems silly to be doing the dance conservatory but the comraderie and hilarity that comes from a group dynamic are totally worth it!  The Y does offer Zumba as well and once their renovations are done I will probably do it there since I am already a member.

Rowan - cruising along in school and swimming and gymnastics.  In the few weeks since swimming has started she has greatly improved and is already signed up for the next session.  She is bound and determined to get that deep water band at Hatboro Pool this summer and she has a great shot at it the way she is going!  We finally had some measurable snow this year - the first since Halloween - and it lasted all of one day - but whatever, Rowan finally got to use the snow pants I bought ahead of time this year instead of scrambling to find some at the last minute - and that is why this will probably be the only snow we get this year.

Lily - ah, little Lily - crazy, stubborn and adorable all at the same time.  Daycare had it's annual Winter Gala a couple of weeks back.   Lily's class sang a song about gingerbread boys and girls and Jingle Bells - Lily stood there like a deer in headlights.  There were two perfomances so we watched both  - a slight improvement in the second one on Lily's part.  She is also still in swimming and gymnastics with her BFF Megan and is also improving in both areas and is signed up again for the next sessions in both as well.

Last but not least - Jazz - our "little" puppy is now 5 months old and 51 pounds.  51 pounds!!  We found a weight predictor online that estimated with her current growth rate she would be a 114 pound adult!  Yikes!  She is a good girl though and was spayed on the 19th of this month and has since recovered very nicely and is back to playing with her boyfriend Fez when it is not too cold out.

I guess that is it for now.  Our Daisy Troop is in full on cookie selling mode and they are doing great!  We have surpassed last years sales already and the sale just started on 1/19 and runs through 3/5.  We have some great trips planned for the girls that Kellie and I are both excited about!

I'll tumble for you

Gymnastics started on Saturday and both girls loved it, LOVED it.  We were so proud of Rowan - her class had started and we did not realize it so she just slid in at the back of the warmup and she was off and running all on her own.  She warmed up moved with her group and really did not miss a beat since the last time she was in gymnastics which has been a couple of years now.  Her class is an hour and she was sweating and pretty tired by the time it was over. 

Lily had some apprenhension at first but her friend Megan is in the same class which makes a huge difference I think because they can be there for each other instead of each needing their mom or dad. As soon as Lily's class finished warming up and moved around the gym away from where I was standing she never looked back.

This is going to be great for both of them I just know it!

Hello 2012

4 days in and we are off and running. We got all signed up at the Y last week and last night the girls started swim lessons for the first time. Rowan was the only one in her class which was great for her but bad for the future because they will cancel the class if no one else signs up and then we will have to find another one to put her in. She did great with the one on one though - learned how to float finally and was working on swimming properly with her arms. I was so proud of her!

Lily's class started 15 minutes after Rowan's and there were only two of them in the class so we run a cancellation risk there as well but for now the two got a lesson.  Lily did great, she swam circles around the other girl who was more afraid than anything.  Lily even got to drop a layer off her bubble because she did so well.  Hopefully the classes will sort themselves out and we won't miss a beat because from the feedback I got from the instructors both girls are primed to be great swimmers if we keep it all up!  Next up - they start gymnastics on Saturday morning!