The girls have had alot of fun this summer in our pool... and with any luck we'll have a MUCH larger one next year. They had James and Landon over for a playdate, spent soo much time in the pool that they looked like prunes when they got out!! Yeah for summer fun with friends!!!
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| Angela, Elyse, James, and Landon - our fish! |
We were hoping that we wouldn't have to deal with this for years, but we had our first visit with a pediatric dentist recently. Angela and Elyse have always gone to our family dentist, and this last visit with very eventful. Elyse had a very visible cavity, and then after taking x-rays, they found she had 3 other small ones (but between teeth of course). The visible one was pretty deep, so there was a chance she would need a root canal. I almost fell over - a root canal on a 4 year old? But the more people I talk to the more I hear it's very routine these days. So, we had our consultation with Dentistry 4 Kids, and she was set up for the first two cavities to be filled. We went in on July 12th, she was VERY patient, listened well, and did a GREAT job. We are hopeful it goes the same way next week with the root canal and crown...
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| Elyse waiting for the doctor after the laughing gas and novicane... |
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| showing off their medals (Ryan, Leah, Sarah, Elyse, Victoria, and Angela) |
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| after their walk in the woods (yes, they needed walking sticks) |
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| trying to "catch" a duck... |
Angela started summer camp (monday through thursday from 8:30am till 12:30pm) in June. She is having sooo much fun. And on the 11th of July, Elyse got to go too. She goes mondays and wednesdays in the preschool class and has a blast. I love hearing how they are doing zumba, freeze tag, crafts, and this week was "cooking week". They learned how to prepare their snacks - baked apples w raisins and brown sugar, pizzas, and rice crispy treats just to list a few. But all good things have to end... next week is their last week, and they'll miss seeing their friends and mommy her "free time". Hard to believe in about one month Angela will be back in school - where has the summer gone?
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| Angela's trophy |
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| Elyse's trophy |
We hope you enjoyed a fantastic long holiday weekend!
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| it's sparkler time |
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| south philly string band |
We look forward to this HUGE celebration for our "stars" each year. This was the 15th annual, and we have been to 5 of them (Angela was still in the NICU while the first one took place...). Each year each fetal diagnosis child is a "star for the day". The hospital provides the fun, the food, and a time to get together with the doctors, surgeons, and friends that have been made over the years. This year was no exception!!
The girls ate, bounced, got their faces painted, enjoyed rides, played games, won prizes, and showed off their beautiful smiles to everyone who saw them!!
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| our family picture at the reunion |
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| the mummers |
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| yeah phillies |
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| the "stars board"... parents sent in pictures of the children... angela is in the CDH area (red) and is laying on her stomach |
What girl woudn't love to have her hair done, nails, and make up...
Angela enjoyed an evening of "pampering" at Cassidy's 6th birthday party. Each child got their hair styled (their choice of style, and color if the wanted), chose their nail colors, and chose their make up... it was sooo cute. They played games, ate pizza and of course celebrated a fun birthday for Cassidy.
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| even some of the parents got to have some fun |
Splish Splash... what a bash!! On June 25th the AM Kindergarten class all got together at the Dolphin Swim Club for a day of fun in the sun. The kids LOVED the water slides, diving boards, and all the yummy foods that the parents all brought. They dined on pizza under the trees and cupcakes by the pool - what a great day!!!
Angela's last day of the school was on June 17th... and after a weekend of fun at home, it was time for St. Mary's camp to get started on the 20th. Angela was sooo excited to go since this was her first camp experience. The first week was "zoo week", then they have beach week, then princess and pirate week, then cooking week, then "anything goes week". Elyse will be going two days a week starting in July... so she is very excited also.
The girls also started Vacation Bible School with their friends for a week. It is from 7pm till 8:30pm for 5 days and they have been having a blast. They come home with some great stories about what they have learned and how much they can't wait to go back the next day. They'll be sad once thursday comes along and they are done for this year!!
We have done MANY different kinds of races, and now we can check "warrior dash" off our list. We participated in the Warrior Dash in the poconos this past weekend, and it was a GREAT experience. It is a 3.5 mile run through a paintball site (Skirmish - near Jim Thorpe) while doing all kinds of obsticles - climbing over piles of junk cars, jumping over open fire pits, swimming through lakes, climbing over 2 story walls, crawling through tubes, trying to avoid the razor wire, and best of all, diving head first into mud. Over 15,000 people participated and everyone was VERY muddy at the end. We went home with ALOT of mud and great memories!! Can't wait to do it again next year!
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| post race |
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| last obsticle - you had to "swim" through the mud and make sure you were low enough to avoid the razor wire... |
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| post race refreshments |
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| the girls enjoying our hats |
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| the reedell clan |
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| beautiful day at the ballpark |
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| mommy and angela |
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| out baseball fans |
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| daddy and elyse |
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| dancing after the home run |
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| Angela made this for Miss Laughlin as a thank you for being such a great teacher! |
