Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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| Maisie & Willy |
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| Bedroom Door Decorations |
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| The Orca is in! |
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No Sharks Allowed (except for Dad, Baze & Uncle Matt)
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First it was butterflies, then ladybugs... now Maisie's number one obsession is with Orca whales.
She developed a fondness for orcas this summer after checking out a few books from the library... and watching "Free Willy".... Yesterday she wrote to a conservation group that protects Orcas and asked if she could adopt one. I asked her where we would put this giant pet... she suggested our pool.
Her stuffed Willy goes EVERYWHERE with her and takes part in most daily activities including circling the table (imagine rounding up fish) during dinnertime. Willy and Maisie keep me entertained !
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| Juliette, Maisie & Willy playing "Go Fish" |
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| Maisie, Willy & Juliette enjoying a pizza party in their bedroom. |
Monday, September 20, 2010
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| Occupational Therapy |
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| Happy Girl |
Now that Maisie is in school... Juliette and I have the whole day together. She starts every morning the same way... eating cereal, a peanut butter honey sammy and watching Nemo. She's become quite the little actress and is able to recite a number of lines from the movie. She's also using her stuffed animals and other "guys" (little plastic toys) as characters from the movie. Her favorite quote:
"Nemo!" You put one fin on that boat..... "Nemo!".... "He touched the Butt!" Classic line from a classic flick !
Despite the daily Nemo dose... don't think that Jules is in front of the TV all day long... on the contrary.
We have therapy sessions to attend, parks to explore, motor skills to develop, ABC's to recite, books to read and fish to see (at the aquarium... her fav)... our days are filled with wonder and excitement... and Juliette embraces each moment with her ever present inquisitive nature.... and a saying that has become legendary in our household.... "What's that?".... It's uttered approximately 537 times a day !!!!!!
Thank goodness we're able to provide the answers to her inquiring mind !!
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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| Getting Ready for the Big Day |
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| First Day at Buist |
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| Proud Mama |
Maisie starts a brand new chapter in her life today as a second grader at Buist Academy for Advanced Studies. This is a public school that accepts students who test in. Maisie took the test to enter Kindergarten... she passed but was placed on the waiting list. 2.5 years later... a slot finally opened up. She had to take another test last week, and scored a 99 on the exam (mom is smiling with pride).... so over the weekend we shopped for school supplies and uniforms... and Maisie had three weeks of
make-up homework to complete (which she did without having to ask).
I walked her in to school today with a sense of pride and slight sadness. She is growing up so fast. It really does seem like yesterday that she was my chubby baby. Now she is a young lady, wearing a uniform, reading on a 5th grade level, obsessed with Killer Whales, and taking a required French language class. Jeez... growing up is hard on the Mama !!!!
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| Love this picture... everyone in flight... including Murray !! |
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| My little swimmer |
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| Poolside Fashion |
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| Grape Stomp (she's channeling her inner I Love Lucy) |
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| Picking grapes off the vine |
I always love it when the weekend comes because the girls get to spend a lot of quality time with their dad. This weekend we went to a local vineyard for the "Blessing of the Vine"... Maisie LOVED the grape stomp... I can't wait to show her the I Love Lucy episode... I know she'll get a big kick out of it.
It was also great to see Juliette's face when she realized that grapes grow on vines.. both girls had a great time picking some yummy treats.
The rest of the weekend was spent swimming in the pool... Maisie is quite an accomplished swimmer now... she's able to dive in the water and swim lap after lap... such a change from last year when she wouldn't let go of the sides of the pool. As for Juliette... she spent her day modeling the latest in swimwear fashion... LOVE the pink boots. A good time was had by all !
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Maisie is beyond excited about entering the second grade. She picked out her outfit yesterday complete with socks, shoes (that light up) and hair clip. She's a vision in pink. I'm looking forward to volunteering in her classroom again. It allows me a perspective into her life that I otherwise wouldn't be able to see... plus... I get to keep tabs on her and her friends :)
Before school started, we had one last summer hurrah at our friend's house on Lake Lure. The girls LOVED swimming in the lake and declared that they wished they could live there. It was such a fitting end to our summer... Great friends, beautiful locations and fabulous food.
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| Juliette loved swimming in the lake. |
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| Casa O'Cain on Lake Lure |
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| Summer Fun |
Thanks to my friend Beth who works for the
South Carolina Aquarium we were able to visit the Sea Turtle Hospital today. The patients are Loggerheads and Kemp's Ridley and are brought from all over SC to be rehabilitated from disease and wounds. Our first visit was to "Pirate" who was brought in to the hospital suffering from lock jaw. The staff had to feed Pirate with a syringe for 9 months until he started eating on his own.
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| Peeking in at "Pirate" |
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| Pirate comes up to check us out |
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| Pirate meet Juliette... Juliette meet Pirate |
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| Read about Pirate's ordeal |
Our favorite turtle today was "May".. a small Kemp's Ridley that had been cut most likely by a boat propeller. We immediately fell in love with this little spunky gal. She wanted desperately to get out of the tank... and thanks to the caring staff at the aquarium, her release date could be soon.
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| May is having a look-see at Jules |
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Such a sweet little turtle !
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