Family at the Pumpkin Festival
By melissa | October 19, 2009
We had a great time at the festival yesterday. This is one event that I look forward to for the whole year. I love it! And I really love that we were able to take another family picture.
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Pumpkin Festival 2009
By melissa | October 19, 2009
And here they are again! We had such a great time, again, at the Pumpkin Festival. Mayli and Mati were so well-behaved there. They are really growing up.
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Happy!
By melissa | August 25, 2009
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The Little Ballerina
By melissa | August 25, 2009
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The ballerina
By melissa | August 25, 2009
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The ballerina
By melissa | August 25, 2009
Mayli right before her first ballet class this year.
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CHEESE!
By melissa | May 29, 2009
This is Mati’s adorable CHEEEEEESY smile. This picture was taken over at our friends’ house on Mati’s second birthday which happened to fall on Memorial Day this year. I had no idea what was in store for us later that night. Mati woke up at about 11:30 vomiting. She continued to vomit at least once an hour until noon. Poor girl. She is much better now though.
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The Graduate
By melissa | May 29, 2009
I think Mayli looks so beautiful in this picture. She was excited all day for her “Waddulation” (graduation). Of course, it wasn’t so great when we were both sick yesterday. I am still sick as I post this, but feeling better.
Her graduation was really cute, although I was kind of frustrated. She was seated in the second row. Of course, the kindergarteners were seated in the front row, so I couldn’t even begin to get a picture of her.
The children said the Pledge of Allegiance. They sang “This Land is Your Land,” “Yellow Submarine,” and “Zippity Doo Dah”. Very cute!
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I’ve been slacking…
By melissa | May 15, 2009
I know that it’s been almost two months since I have posted. I am sorry about that for those of you who have been checking.
Mayli still has her scar from the ER visit. I honestly hope that it will go away, but I have a feeling that it may not.
In April we went to Indiana for nearly two weeks. It was a good trip and both kids were absolutely wonderful on both trips. They really could not have been better. I was actually able to move both kids, the two car seats, and our luggage (one HUGE suitcase) and it was fairly painless, considering I did it all by myself.
I have still been doing a ton of walking and running. I have completed more than 400 miles since I first started keeping track of the mileage at the beginning of February. I have lost fifteen pounds since I the beginning of the year, am below my initial goal for my weight and am just five pounds away from my “never will see that weight again” goal. I will probably be down to it before Matt gets back.
I have been quite the um, “handy” woman since Matt has been deployed. I have mowed the yard, learned how to edge, and I have charged the battery to Matt’s car (thanks to the help of my brother-in-law 1000 miles away). The mowing has got to be really comical.
Mati has been sick for the past two days. I woke up yesterday to the sound of her heaving. She was leaning right over Mayli’s face, getting ready to vomit. Mayli, you owe me one. I definitely took one for the team. Thankfully, I got to her in time. It was very necessary for the two of us to change our pajamas, but at least Mayli didn’t have puke on her face. Can you imagine that wake-up? Fortunately, she is feeling better now. Mati has gotten sick today, but she is now eating. This tells me that she is definitely feeling better.
Well, I definitely need to get back to work.
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ER Visit
By melissa | March 23, 2009
I must admit that yesterday was not the most fun we’ve ever had. We went to the gym and after I ran/walked my 13 miles, I went to the gym’s daycare center. As I stood up quickly, I got that oh-so-incredibly wonderful sensation that one gets from having low blood pressure. I immediately grabbed the table because I felt like I was going to faint. I had a few more episodes of this throughout the day, though nothing horrible.
In the afternoon, I decided that I was going to take the girls to our subdivision’s playground. A part of me wanted to walk, but having had the LBP episodes earlier in the day, I decided that my 6.5 miles was probably enough and that it would probably be best for all of us for me to just drive the mile there.
So, I loaded up the girls, filled sippy cups (I don’t always when we go to the park), and we were off to play.
The girls had a wonderful time on the swings and going down the slides. Of course, they wanted to climb up the slides, but honestly, that scares me to death. I made them go the long way around.
The girls were definitely excited. Mayli was so excited that while she was running on the equipment, she forgot to duck as she was going into the tunnel. She immediately started crying.
I couldn’t see her because she was about ten feet away, going the opposite direction, and about six feet off the ground. When she finally came into view, I could see a mark right above her eyebrow. The fact that I could see a mark on her face from that distance made me worry. I had her come down the quickest way I knew…the slide.
By the time she was off the slide, her poor little face was covered in blood. I can honestly say that I was scared to death. Of course, Mati was still up on the play area. It seemed like forever (was probably 10 seconds) but Mati finally came down the slide.
I then took Mayli to one of the tables and grabbed a wipe to check out her wound. It was about an inch long and probably an eighth of an inch wide.
I knew that the ER was no place to take Mati. Unfortunately, I also knew that Matt would not be able to help me. I remembered seeing the neighbors’ cars at home, so I quickly drove home and told them what had happened. Tracy kept Mati and Nick, her husband, drove us to the ER.
I have to say that Mayli did a lot better than me. She only cried right after her accident happened. I was in tears for much longer. We were seen immediately at the hospital. I hadn’t even finished registering her when she had a room. They evaluated her and two hours and five stitches later, she was released. She didn’t cry once at the hospital. She is one brave little trooper!
When we arrived back at Nick and Tracy’s to pick up Mati, Mati rushed toward Mayli and gave her a huge hug. That was a great way to end that ordeal.
I really hope that nothing like this ever happens to the girls. Over a day later, I am still a little worked up about it!
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