tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23099577851391093072024-02-08T01:08:50.556-05:00Waldo-Horvath GirlsKeeping up with the little ladies of the household.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-59082273388982908072012-05-25T17:09:00.000-04:002012-05-25T17:09:04.030-04:00The last 6 months have flown by!I sincerly apologize. I had NO idea that it has been 6 months since my last update. I knew we have been busy, but I guess that shows just how busy.<br />
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Arabel is now 4. She requested a Muppet birthday party so we made Muppet themed food and rainbow cupcakes. I can hardly believe that it has been over 4 years since she came into our lives. :) She will be learning how to read this summer, she is simply too smart for her own good so it is time to harness all of that energy. She has been participating in mileage club at Emma's school since spring break and has logged 20 miles! It is over 40,000 child sized steps and we couldn't be more proud.<br />
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Emma is about to finish 1st grade. She has really excelled in her reading, writing and math this year. She told me that she was bored with just regular old addition and subtraction so I taught her how to carry and borrow. We are currently working on multiplication tables and her goal is to know all of them by the end of the summer. (Not too shabby for a 7 year old, huh?) She is officially a girl scout, and loves her daisy troop. Everyday I am amazed with how lucky I ended up to have her. She is one of the sweetest, craziest, silliest, caring little girls that I know.<br />
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I have been working my tail off. I volunteer at Emma's school basically everyday. I am the mileage club co-coordinator, the book fair co-chair and am currently running a box top contest. If you ever need me between 1:30 and 4, chances are I am at the school. I am proud to say that the contest has proven to be very successful (even more than I had hoped!) On top of all of the school volunteering I have been spending time at the United Way. I recently took notes for the grant team review, which was a really neat experience. I was able to listen to all of the discussion and find out why certain programs got funding while others don't. Oh, and I recently was officially named Vice President for the PTA for the upcoming school year, I will then be president the year after. :)<br />
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So there is a very short recap of what we have been up to. :) I will get some pictures up shortly!<br />
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I flew to Maryland</div>
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We played soccer on the deck for St. Patty's Day</div>
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Arabel turned 3!</div>
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We hunted Easter eggs</div>
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mom and I went to a Bob Seger concert</div>
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Emma had her last day of school</div>
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we got a swingset</div>
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the girls were flower girls</div>
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Rob and I watched the sunset on Lake Michigan</div>
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We visited Marilyn in Chicago</div>
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Emma and Arabel were pirates for Halloween</div>
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Emma donated 16 inches of hair</div>
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Emma turned 7!</div>
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We celebrated Christmas!</div>
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We are very lucky to have had such a wonderful year! I hope that your family was as blessed as we were!!</div>Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-27042608619949927182011-12-25T22:28:00.001-05:002011-12-25T22:28:35.068-05:00And now she is 7!Since the last post Emma has turned 7!!<br />
Hard to believe that my little girl has gone from this:<br />
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to a little lady<br />
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We are on christmas break now and I couldn't be happier. We have been sleeping in and enjoying time off right now. </div>
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I will be back with a christmas and year end round up post. I just wanted to take a special post for Em and her birthday. </div>
<br />Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-58712099875096749082011-11-06T20:43:00.001-05:002011-11-06T21:29:26.941-05:00Here is what we have been up to.Since the last update, here is what we have been up to.<br />
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Emma is in first grade now. This is her on the first day. She loves her teacher and is in the same class as her best friend.<br />
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Halloween came and went. Both of the girls were pirates. They asked that they be princessy type pirates, hence the tutus. Arabel wasn't feeling well and only made it to a couple house. Poor girl.</div>
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Emma decided to cut her hair and donate it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, an orginization that makes wigs for women with cancer. She decided to do it all on her own, I was just there to get the information for her and take the pictures. I am really proud of her. She decided to donate her hair in honor of a schoolmate that she lost a few weeks ago to cancer. </div>
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She loves her new haircut! I am thrilled that we no longer need to spend 20 minutes washing her hair or 15 minutes combing it.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-37494802915706197562011-08-16T17:57:00.000-04:002011-08-16T17:57:28.849-04:00Home sweet home.I love to travel. I love to be somewhere other than home. I also love to come home. After being gone for 6 days with both girls, the excitement I had to pull in our driveway was unexplainable.<br />
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Tuesday evening: We left to drive approximately 4 hours away to break up the 7 hour drive that was originally planned for Wednesday morning. I will say one thing... thank goodness we decided to. It turns out that the alternator on the car decided to die the very moment we pulled in the hotel parking lot. Had we waited to leave, we probably would have been left stranded on the side of the road. At least we were safe and sound. Rob dealt with all the car business and I wrangled the girls. We ended up getting it towed and fixed, we got a rental car for the next couple days.<br />
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Wednesday: We got to the hotel which was amazing. The girls had their own room complete with bunk beds and their own tv. We went to dinner and took the girls swimming. They couldn't have been happier.<br />
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Thursday: Rob worked most of the day. The girls and I took a walk and watched planes take off from the airport across the street. Swimming was the girls' favorite activity by far.<br />
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Friday: We headed back to pick up the car and return the rental. After playing switcheroo with all of our stuff for the trip, we were on our way to Chicago.<br />
Arrived in Chicago and the girls were thrilled that we were so close to O'Hare. The number of planes that went by was crazy. We were also very close to an EL station, so they got to watch the train quite a bit as well. We ate some italian beef from Al's and weren't disappointed.<br />
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After getting settled in we decided to take the EL into the city and explore. We ended up at Millennium Park.<br />
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Saturday: We met up with Aunt Bev and Uncle Tom at Paradise Pup for lunch. They were featured on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives with Guy Fieri. GO THERE. Hands down the best burger I have ever had. The girls loved eating out on the picnic tables and having fun with their aunt and uncle.<br />
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Sunday was filled with driving back home.<br />
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We saw lots, did a ton of walking, lots and lots of driving and spent countless hours of family time together. Check out the rest of the pictures on the flickr link on the top of the blog. I can't wait to tell you about our next adventure. :)Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-34333467575190806422011-08-07T21:58:00.000-04:002011-08-07T21:58:07.684-04:00On the road againThe Waldo-Horvath family will be on the road again. Wednesday morning we will leave to spend some time in Bloomington, Illinois. Rob has some work to do and when he is done we will be heading to Chicago. We plan on hitting up the pool and a couple children's museums. We will hopefully hit up Millenium Park and eat some delicious food. We will be meeting up with Aunt Bev for lunch and playing the weekend by ear.<br />
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Rob and I will be celebrating our 7 year anniversary. It is hard to believe that we have been together that long. :)<br />
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Daddy won dad of the year by bringing home a pool for the girls. They have been bathing beauties all summer and are so tan!<br />
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Next time you check in, I should have some good pictures of our adventures. :)Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-59524492505222553352011-07-17T17:58:00.000-04:002011-07-17T17:58:35.919-04:00Summer is flying bySummer has been flying by. We have had a BBQ complete with friends and family to celebrate the fact that the girls have a swing set in the backyard now. :) (Hooray for living in a place with a backyard!) We owe a huge thanks to my aunt and uncle, they are the ones that hooked us up. We took a trip up north, went to a fabulously fun wedding. The girls were flower girls, and damn adorable ones at that. We came home, unpacked and I repacked the girls to spend the week with my parents camping. Rob and I decided to take a mini couple vacation while the kids were away. While they were camping and playing on the beach, we were hitting up breweries and exploring towns in Michigan that we have never been to. Everyone is home now, and it feels great to have us all home and under the same roof.<br />
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First about Emma. She has recently requested that she be called Emmy spelled E-M-M-Y because she likes having 4 letters. I am happy to oblige at least it was a decent nick name rather than something completely unrelated to her actual name. :) Emmy is officially a first grader!! She left kindergarten with a bang! I just opened her last report card to learn that the books she was reading at the end of the year are 2nd grade reading level. She met or exceeded all expectations and we couldn't be prouder of her fantastic work ethic and hard work this year. I was lucky enough to be able to volunteer in her classroom at least once a week, volunteer for school events, go on field trips & generally be there as a helping hand. We were very blessed with an amazing teacher, Mrs. Brace. I only hope that they are able to maintain a fantastic relationship as she grows older.<br />
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Emmy also lost her first tooth! The tooth fairy even let her keep her tooth & gave her $5! I hear that the tooth fairy gives more money for the first tooth these days. I remember getting $0.50!<br />
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Arabel is stubborn and hilarious. She is as smart as a whip. I think having an older sister has helped! She knows most of her letters and some of their sounds. She can definitely identify numbers up to ten. (Thanks Nick Jr. & Disney Jr.) Arabel has quite the artistic streak in her as well. She makes the greatest pictures. :) Now, if we could just master potty training I would be ecstatic! She has started speaking as if she were a ring master of a circus. Arabel starts sentences with a rousing "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..." proceeds with whatever she is doing and then ends with a gigantic bow.<br />
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Never a dull moment.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-67740769912426072962011-04-18T16:42:00.000-04:002011-04-18T16:42:05.112-04:00Happy Birthday to Arabel!Arabel is 3!<br />
4/17/2008<br />
11:42 am<br />
8 pounds 8 ounces<br />
21 1/4 inches<br />
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This was an impromptu game on soccer on the deck.<br />
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All smiles in their new shades, courtesy of the <a href="http://www.valleydentalspa.com/">Valley Dental Spa</a>!<br />
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Her report card is "graded" by developmental level: 1- area of concern, 2- needs more time & experience, 3- making progress & 4- meeting outcomes<br />
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We were told at conference #1 that 3's are what they are hoping for, most kids won't have 4's across the board. She had some 4's in her work/study skills and her personal/social skills area for the first marking period. (December)<br />
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Today, she had almost all 4's and a couple 3+, which is pretty darn good. She has jumped to the top of the class in most of the areas of math and language arts. The teachers (her teacher and her student teacher) couldn't say enough about what a great kid she is. She is kind to everyone she interacts with, she is compassionate with other kids, she loves to help others, and her listening skills are wonderful. She is never in trouble, and seems to be really loving school. All wonderful compliments to hear when you are parent. At one point they told me to keep doing whatever it is that I am doing, it is working wonders. If that isn't a parental ego boost I don't know what is.<br />
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I was beaming, I couldn't have been prouder. Well, I was wrong.<br />
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The teachers then told me that Emma has jumped 4 (!!!!!!!!!) reading levels in the past 2 months. They are beyond impressed with her. In fact she has already met or exceeded all the expectations they have for kindergarteners before they go to first grade. (She still has 3 months of school left!)<br />
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She has graduated from an emergent reader to a beginning reader. She also went from being an experimenting writer to an emerging writer. The reading and writing stages are for kindergarteners - 2nd grade. She is on step 2 of each, which is really good considering she couldn't read AT ALL and couldn't write anything but her name in September.<br />
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Her writing vocabulary is around 30 words (up from 6 in December). In fact I saw some of the testing they did with her. The teacher says the sentence, "I see a big cat playing in the sun with a red ball." The kids then write that down. Emma's first testing looked like this : I C A B C P I F S F R B - basically using the first letters. This time... she wrote every word like they sounded, she almost spelled playing right (she missed the L). It was mind blowing to see all that she has learned in the past few months.<br />
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Basically, I left the room beaming. The teachers are so happy with her amazing progress and attentiveness to lessons.<br />
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Arabel is still conquering potty training. :) She even went to take her nap today with underwear on rather than a diaper. (More thanks to daddy forgetting to put her in a diaper.) She woke up dry! One more step is down!!<br />
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The girls have their first dentist appointments on Thursday. Fingers are crossed that everything goes well. I am kind of nervous. Emma is normally a kind of nervous kid when it comes to new things. She assures me that she is going to go in and NOT be scared. We chose a dental practice that is called a dental spa, they use aromatherapy (no yucky dentist office smell), music or dvd's to watch/listen to during your exam and cleaning, paraffin wax dips for your hands, a massage therapist to massage your neck/shoulders is you get tense, and a massage chair in the waiting room. One of the dentists even worked in a pediatric practice for over a year. After we get the girls through their appointments, we will be getting ourselves appointments. Here's to hoping for no cavities.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-48464857419085905102011-02-28T19:53:00.000-05:002011-02-28T19:53:23.967-05:00Lots of fun updatesIt seems as if everyone is actually healthy now. Getting the ick out of here is a huge accomplishment. I could do without the kids throwing up for... well, ever from this point forward.<br />
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Arabel has decided that she is done with diapers. She asked for panties last week and we haven't turned back. She is currently only wearing diapers at night and nap time (though, we could probably nix the nap time diaper) or if we are planning on being out of the house for an extended period of time, just in case. She is doing awesome! We have had ONE accident in a little over a week. I am incredibly proud of her. We told her she could get her ears pierced when she potty trained, so she is continually asking about it. Rob and I made the same deal with Emma, she just chose to wait until last year. Arabel is also looking forward to being able to go camping with Grammy & Papa this year. They started taking Emma on a camping trip to Big Bear Lake for a few days when she was potty trained. Arabel has been talking about going and I think that it has been the final push to get her thinking about getting rid of diapers for good.<br />
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Emma celebrated her 100th day of school a week and a half ago. She took in 100 dried cherries for snack. All of the other kids in her class brought in 100 pieces of snack and they traded around to get a whole platter of different things. She is now counting to 100 by 5's and 10's. Rob and I are excited about conferences next week. We look forward to seeing how much she has learned and how much she has grown. I go in every Wednesday for reading group, so I get to see how she grows on a weekly basis. She brings home reading books everyday, we rarely have a book for more than a day. The idea is that they keep the book until they are able to read the entire thing perfectly. Most books she reads through the first time with no problem. I have her read them more than once, just for practice. I think that we are going to see a big difference compared to conferences at the beginning of the year.<br />
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I just got back from a trip to see my best friend in Maryland. She had a baby at the end of December and I was dying to meet the little guy. The temperatures were in the high 70's while I was there. I enjoyed a glass of wine, outside, while wearing a tank top and flip flops, in mid February!! Unfortunately, I flew back to Michigan the day after SNOMG part 2. I landed at the airport and was greeted with 8-9 inches of snow and bitter cold. I am holding out hope that warmer temps are in the future for us. The kids are over winter, in fact they busted out their swimsuits and were modeling them the other day.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-50659143909260792802011-02-14T19:07:00.000-05:002011-02-14T19:07:00.041-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!Happy Valentine's Day! I hope everyone had a great day filled with love!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_y4hLVLENyi1M8FHta2Yi-QxeZpYwx2X5LHbVy1pXNpkqmrvhwAAhEU4Un3U-EwP23XOSv-zFAsueoAI99g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-22798085662955153922011-02-02T23:46:00.000-05:002011-02-02T23:46:33.386-05:00SN-OMG 2011!We have survived Snowpocolypse, SnowMIgeddon, Sn-OMG... whatever, the kids are calling the blizzard of 2011. We ended up getting just under a foot in the span of about 6 hours. I think the grand total was somewhere in the area of 14-ish inches. Emma was thrilled to learn she had a snow day. *side note: she wouldn't have attended yesterday anyway, due to the nastiness she had. Rob and I spent an hour outside trying to make a dent in the snow piled in the driveway. We ended up giving up and calling a plow company. It was the smartest decision we could have made. The end of the driveway (thanks to the city plows) had piles of snow about 2 1/2 feet deep. Not surprisingly, Emma got another snow day tomorrow. I am sure that many people in the area are stuck with unplowed streets.<br />
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I hope everyone else is safe and surviving sn-OMG!Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-50937721150125267562011-01-31T18:27:00.000-05:002011-01-31T18:27:51.223-05:00I spoke too soonThis whole sick kid thing is the least fun thing I could imagine. We were on our way home from Toys R Us (using gift cards from Christmas for the girls) and Emma pukes everywhere. Seriously, what in the heck can I do? I hear it is a nasty virus that is taking like 2 weeks to get out of their system. I just really don't want Emma to be missing much more school. Please tell me winter is almost over.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-63271102000400920002011-01-30T22:26:00.000-05:002011-01-30T22:26:15.240-05:00finally healthyWe have finally seemed to shake the sickness here. Em has been back at school and is very happy. Arabel's fever broke and she is feeling better as well. As a celebration of recovery we took the girls to Chuck E. Cheese. I know, Chuck E. Cheese the breeding ground of sickness and germs... We sanitized our hands lots and everyone seems well. :) The girls had a blast. We ended up with a couple pictures and two very tired girls at the end of the day.<br />
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Fingers are crossed that we stay well.<br />
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We are getting last minute essentials together just in case we get snowed in later this week. We are under a winter storm watch over the next couple days. Looks like if all goes as planned, we may end up with over a foot of snow on Tuesday/Wednesday. The girls would be thrilled. I will be less than amused while shoveling over a foot of snow.<br />
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Everyone stay well and warm. :)Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-40103394641992530532011-01-24T23:46:00.000-05:002011-01-24T23:46:26.944-05:00What we have been up toI apologize for the lack of posting lately. We have been camped out in sicky land for the past week.<br />
This can give you an idea of what our house has looked like. This is Emma all hunkered down on the couch. This was her spot for a solid 5-6 days.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1bYDTS2ejYf7pKv9tnX-ijYrass3gdhjAV_Vl62BA_io1wfcQ9rspq1aunrV2VZbgIDMRA8C1nnWuCa3I-76IhgfmnPfl8tZAep_V1NrDzk4rGIYB4U7XT2ZsifxHSs_w5Hj_vojjo-3/s1600/2011-01-23+16.14.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1bYDTS2ejYf7pKv9tnX-ijYrass3gdhjAV_Vl62BA_io1wfcQ9rspq1aunrV2VZbgIDMRA8C1nnWuCa3I-76IhgfmnPfl8tZAep_V1NrDzk4rGIYB4U7XT2ZsifxHSs_w5Hj_vojjo-3/s320/2011-01-23+16.14.08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I promise to update just as soon as I finish disinfecting the house.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-63805824438523651322010-12-31T01:18:00.001-05:002010-12-31T01:18:23.069-05:00A year in review2010 in review:<br />
Emma got her ears pierced<br />
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This year was filled to the brim with excitement, sadness, joy and every emotion packed in between. We had a fire, moved and kept on plugging.<br />
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I can't wait for what 2011 will bring, though I am hoping it isn't nearly as eventful. :)Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-37362150605756737832010-12-25T23:24:00.000-05:002010-12-25T23:24:11.189-05:00Merry Christmas!!Merry Christmas from all of us!!<br />
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Here she is just born: 12/17/04 12:02am 8 pounds 7 ounces<br />
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I am incredibly lucky to call this wonderful little girl mine.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-43201565151841830242010-11-25T19:03:00.001-05:002010-11-25T19:11:18.147-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!Happy Thanksgiving! <br /><br />I hope that your bellies are all full of delicious food and you have many blessings to be thankful for. :)<br /><br />Love, <br />Kimm, Rob, Emma and Arabel<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLy5MXWimYpI43dDAGM7tuIrDPfyYkYXl9U-MVlz32r_BjThNgMLdj6YyWqMDJNPZlhvIA75LKrEzYh6OhPV2FyotLbGWmINCHVkQGjX69zVImstsDwHJUI452C7ho77TcJnGNh-vSEaT/s1600/100_0189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLy5MXWimYpI43dDAGM7tuIrDPfyYkYXl9U-MVlz32r_BjThNgMLdj6YyWqMDJNPZlhvIA75LKrEzYh6OhPV2FyotLbGWmINCHVkQGjX69zVImstsDwHJUI452C7ho77TcJnGNh-vSEaT/s320/100_0189.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543644092253286866" /></a>Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-66314454700744500582010-11-17T23:15:00.000-05:002010-11-17T23:38:10.147-05:00long needed updateRob and I went to Emma's conferences. She is a delight to have in class. :) Zero problems with behavior (which we figured, she is a pretty darn good kid.) She is incredibly kind and sensitive to other children's feelings. So, pretty much we are kicking ass at raising a good kid. Pat on the back for us!! Academically, she is making progress. Since this is her first school experience, she started behind other kids. She does demonstrate a major motivation to learn and master concepts, and she is making progress at a great rate. She could identify 20/26 letter sounds in mid October. As of earlier this week she is only getting confused with the letter "e" so I would definitely say that she is soaking everything up like a sponge. She has started VERY basic reading and writing so we are being blown away daily about how much she improves on a daily basis. <br /><br />We are incredibly proud of how she is doing. Emma told me that her favorite part of the day is phonics. :) Hooray!<br /><br />Arabel is still hysterical and talking more and more. She knows the entire alphabet and can count to at least 20. Emma is teaching her the letter sounds, so she is picking up on that as well. Her drawings are now looking like more than just lines and circles, so it fun to guess what she is making now.Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309957785139109307.post-31726340159517216662010-11-06T21:17:00.001-04:002010-11-06T21:17:59.996-04:00new job??I interviewed for a new job on Friday. Please keep your fingers crossed for me. I should know something by Friday. I would love to post with news of a new job. :)Kimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172214819996374035noreply@blogger.com0