Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Texas!

I got a break away and visited a friend of mine, Ali, in Fort Worth, Texas.  Our other friend, Christie flew in from Florida and met me at one of the Dallas airports. We had a lot of fun. They got me started on walking each day. I hadn't been able to walk long distances in almost a year due to plantar fasciitis. Ali's husband recently joined the army, was transferred to TX, and then was called to duty in Germany.  Ali is pregnant and due in May. It was fun doing some baby shopping with her.  I started on a baby blanket on the plane ride there and finished it on the plane ride home.
There is an entire Cajun section of their Walmart!





Cactus graffiti


Everything is big in Texas!

This table reminded me of Narnia



Ali

Christie










The baby blanket I made

One of our many walks


Ali's backyard

Awesome and famous bakery to stop at on the way to and from the airport

Heading home

I couldn't help but bring home the world's largest whoopie cushion!

Elyana

Here is Elyana on career day...our chef/scientist:
Elyana attended a fun Minion event out our new HyVee store with her friend Zoe. She finally got another wear out of her Halloween costume!




In January my mom injured her back and was in the hospital for a bit.  She needed a walker when she got home until her back got stronger. Elyana couldn't wait to play with it and was eager to use it in the spring when she will practice roller skating.





In early March, Elyana got her braces off!  She had them on for 10 months total. There are now room for the other teeth to come in.  We will have to wait until middle school to determine if she will need braces again.  After much debate between the orthodontist and the dentist, we decided to not put braces on Mikayla. It didn't seem as much as a necessity as Elyana's teeth.









Ellie is still having a great year. She has had a rough time at school though as her favorite teacher, Mrs. Leppert broke her leg and has been out for the rest of the school year.  Not only is she greatly missed, but the class does not seem to be adjusting well to the new teacher.  I think mostly because this is her first time teaching and it is hard to come into a class in the middle of the year. 

Mikayla

Mikayla had her winter choir concert. She was part of a small group ensemble with her friend Kaitlyn. I enjoyed all of their song choices!




I'm not sure if I posted this yet but she now has glasses:


Winter Break

Sophia got to stay with us for Winter Break. We had a lot of fun as usual. Our highlight was checking out a new sled hill.




We also had a lot of snuggle time!