Zoe's Accident

Just when you thought that things would be slowing down.... something else happens. Last Monday night, Zoe and a neighbor friend were in our basement jumping on the small trampoline. All of a sudden, you hear screams. I run to the basement to find Zoe sitting on the trampoline holding her ankle screaming in pain... she says that she was jumping and then her ankle hurt and she heard a crack. She seemed fine about 5 min later and we put ice on her ankle for about 30 min.... all seemed good.... she could walk on it and no pain... so we ate supper and went outside to hit some baseballs. About an hour later Zoe decided to go sit on the picnic table because her ankle hurt. I decided that I would be taking her to the ER to get it checked out... Salter Harris fractured ankle is the verdict. Since this fracture is in her growth plate we will be visiting the Orthopedic doctor tomorrow morning... we are hoping for no cast, but it doesn't look good.
She has done wonderful this week trying to stay off of it and keeping busy on the couch.... She was a little disappointed about no tumbling or baseball, but doesn't realize this could mean no activities all summer. Wish us luck!

Zoe's Teeth

One thing I forgot.... Zoe's bottom 2 front permanent teeth started coming in, but her baby teeth were not even loose... her permanent teeth were coming in behind the baby teeth.... so off to the dentist we went and they said they needed to be pulled. Zoe has fear like you wouldn't believe... so off to the dentist in Monroe where she could be given laughing gas to relax before removing the teeth. Long story short... the teeth are out and all is good here. We are hoping that we don't have to repeat this every time she has permanent teeth come in.

Summer Activities

Both kids are very excited to start their summer activities this year....

Cole has another basketball camp, summer school, modified baseball, library reading program and soccer. Zoe is waiting for modified baseball, tumbling, library reading program, soccer and cheer camp.

Summer has begun and so have the activities... the kids are enjoying themselves!

My Dear Uncle Carl

Many of you know that my Great Uncle Carl passed away on May 13th... he hadn't been well for awhile, but will be dearly missed. He was such a wonderful artist and loved to joke around. I didn't mind that he called me Dumbie Jr because I always called him Uncle Booger. Zoe has taken this loss very hard, but remembers him daily for who he really was... a loving and caring part of our family.

School

The last full day of school was May 20th... Cole and Zoe worked so hard this year. Cole will be going to 3rd and Zoe 1st in the fall. Where does the time go? It feels like I was just watching Cole get on the bus for preschool and now almost 5 yrs later.... time sure does fly! The kids both had a great year and loved their teachers.

Now onto the 3-month summer... and all the activities!

Bunny Hop

Todd and Zoe attended the Bunny Hop this year. Zoe was very excited... she loved her wrist corsage, dinner at Beach's with our friends, Matt and Sarah, and then the Bunny Hop to dance the night away. She is already talking about next year and the plans!

Sorry it has been awhile...

I apologize that it has been so long since I last posted an update. I didn't realize that time flies by so quickly until the kids only has a week left of school and then realized that nothing would get done until they went back to school in August. I will try to update you on everything that has kept us so busy.

1. Cole went to basketball camp in February. He really enjoys this sport and had a great time!

2. Zoe celebrated her 6th birthday and Cole his 8th. They sure do grow up fast! I just can't believe where the time went. New bikes were the presents this year... they love them and spend so much time on them.

3. Both of the kids had their Spring concerts at school and they both did great! It is wonderful that we are able to have such a great music program at our school that is fun & creative!

4. We went to several Ice Hogs games this season. The kids were able to take friends and had a great time. We went to one game that had the mascot for the Blackhawks and it was trying to eat Cole.

4. Zoe has attended a couple Girl Scout events this spring. She enjoyed the Thinking Day event and really had fun at the Mother & Daughter Spa Event in Galena. She is looking forward to Camporee in August.

5. Easter was fun this year... the kids remember our tradition every year, so we have a great time hiding and finding the eggs. They also love their "springy" gifts instead of a basket just filled with candy.

6. I went to the Carrie Underwood concert in April... and it was awesome! I ended up taking with me 3-15yr old girls, but it was still a good time. We had awesome seats in the 2nd floor and Carrie Underwood's truck stopped right over top of us and was about 15 feet away. The girls with me also got to touch Craig Morgan... and they think he is little hottie for an older man. :)

7. We all stayed pretty healthy this winter with the exception of Zoe and myself getting strep at the end of April.

8. Cole finished Sylvan at the end of April. He has raised his reading level at school by 8 levels! We are so happy that he is finally a relaxed reader and that he enjoys reading so much more. Way to go Cole!

9. In May, Zoe brigded from a Daisy to a Brownie Girl Scout... we are so proud of Zoe for finishing her Daisy program and for continuing on to become a Brownie. Way to go Zoe!

All-in-all it was a very good and busy winter!