Summer is almost here! The kids are enjoying the fun "end of year" activites at school. Conner has his preschool graduation/swim party this Thursday, so that will be it for him until September, when both he and Mallory will be in preschool. Mal on Tues. & Thurs., and Conner M, W, F.
Speaking of preschool for Mallory, my goal this summer is to get her potty trained. We FINALLY took the binky away yesterday. She is so terribly attached to it, it breaks my heart. But she's 3, and too old for it. She cried at bedtime, but slept all night. She asked for it all morning today, and wanted it at nap time. Guess it may take a few days.
Kelsey is working hard to earn the Young American Award. It's a nationwide award 5th graders can get by doing all of these things: Passing a test of "100 Questions all Americans should know", memorizing the Presidents in order and their years in office, memorizing state's capitals and their abbreviations, memorizing the Gettysburg Address, the Bill of Rights, both verses of the National anthem, and the Pledge of Allegiance. I think that's all of it. She's passed off everything but the Presidents, so we're working on that.
Emma had to get an ingrown toenail cut out. She gets them a lot, and the podiatrist said it's hereditary. I didn't know that, and both Jared and I have had them before. The doctor was SO great with her, I really, really liked him. She had to get 3 shots to numb her toe, then he dug it out. Generally, when it comes to needles and blood, I try to avoid looking. Once I watched myself get a deprovera shot, and I almost passed out. But that was when Kelsey was a baby. So I kind of watched what he was doing. Pretty quick, I started to not feel good, the room got really hot, and I could feel myself slipping away. I couldn't believe it! The doctor helped me into another exam room and had me lie down, his nurse got me a drink of water and a cold rag. Luckily Jared was there.
I'm nearing the end of the first trimester of this surprise pregnancy. Everyday I still can't believe it, I was done! We are excited and I'm looking forward to not being sick to my stomach all day long.
Ashton is loving soccer. My 3 oldest are playing, but I think Ashton enjoys it the most. It's so funny how different boy games are than girl games. For 7 and 8 year olds, they are intense! It's all about winning to them, no matter how much you focus on the fun. There have been a few games this season where the ref gave free kicks for tripping and pushing, not because of Ashton, luckily.
We had a fun trip to Yellowstone with my side of the family, minus the Indy clan. It would be so much fun for all of us to be able to go. Maybe someday. The weather was great, and we all had a lot of fun. Mallory was sick for part of the trip, she had a fever, cough and runny nose. I didn't have a thermometer, which started to drive me crazy as medicine and baths didn't seem to make her feel any cooler. She was miserable, and she was so hot to the touch, I just couldn't relax or sleep, I was really worried about her. Jared & my dad gave her a blessing on Saturday night, and she woke up that next morning feeling better. Her fever was gone after that, she still has the cough, though, and shared it with me.
