St. Charles Park District Dance Academy Summer Mini-Recital
Mrs. Samantha's Intro to Tap II
Got a tough angle because the girls NEVER danced in single file - they were supposed to be shoulder to shoulder. Oh, well! Stage performances always bring out surprises! LOL Anyway, if you can see passed the girl in purple, who was making up her own routine (who normally was pretty still in class!), Lilly is actually doing the steps that were rehearsed. I had to giggle whenever she'd try to reposition herself so we could see her a little better. She has so much fun in these classes (and getting to wear makeup at the recitals is quite a perk, too)!
What a weekend!
- We celebrated the nearing of the school year with Roselle Park District's Bounce Back to School event. (Shawn's favorite bounce house was a human foosball game. Lilly's was a fun house designated for kids under 5.)
- We saw a great production Mary Poppins performed by Marquee children's theater.
- Shawn tested for his new karate belt. (See earlier post)
- Shawn and I got to accompany Lilly in a family art class at Gymboree.
- Raj held a clinic party at Pinstripes (bowling & bocce ball).
- I made donuts (for the first time), omelets, & bacon for breakfast.
- Lilly performed a tap routine in her dance recital. (See earlier post)
- We harvested the first 8 cherry tomatoes from the plants we grew from seed.
- Raj went to his favorite meat market (Ream's in Elburn). He BBQed for dinner.
- The kids helped wash some of the dishes.
- And to end a great weekend, Shawn lost another tooth!
Monday, August 15, 2016
Monday, August 1, 2016
Monday, May 16, 2016
Lilly's world debut
Raj & Shawn recorded while I was a parent helper back stage.
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Shawn's Spring Karate Tournament
Shawn's Spring Tournament was this morning. He did a great job! I'm so proud of his performance today. Unfortunately, he was devastated when he missed 3rd place by 1/10 of a point. While watching the other students at his level compete in his group, Raj and I honestly thought he had it. Still, I was impressed that Shawn was able to identify what move he could improve upon (the same one that all the students at his level struggle with): the hook kick, round kick combination.
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Friday, February 19, 2016
Lilly got her first taste of an Immediate Care office last night.
She had a Sit & Think for hitting me and we were talking it out afterwards. I had her on my lap, facing me. All was good and she even started getting silly. She flung herself backwards and I caught her by her forearm before she hit the ground. She started crying, but I thought she was scared from falling. Then she cradled her arm, refused to use it or move it, pointing and saying that just below her elbow hurt. Maybe I grabbed her arm too hard when I caught her, so we got an ice pack. The tears stopped, but she still refused to move or use her arm. It wasn't red, swollen, or anything like that.
She's also been battling a nasty cold for the past few days and today she actually had her energy back, so I figured that by this point in the day with no nap, she probably used up the energy she had and after a rest or at least some quiet time, her arm won't be an issue any more.
We brought the ice pack with us (and a few beloved toys) to Shawn's swimming class. No tears, but still no movement - even when I'd try to hand her a toy when her other hand was already holding something. She fell asleep in the car on the way home. When I unbuckled her to bring her inside, the slightest movement of her arm woke her up wincing. She rested on my shoulder until Raj came home.
When he arrived, I explained all that had gone on in the past 3 hours. He tried to get her to move it, to grab his hand, to wiggle her fingers. She cried. He moved her arm to test it's range of motion. She screamed. He felt around because there was no swelling or bruising. She cried more.
Off to Immediate Care we went.
She stopped crying in the car during the 5 minute drive. As we were getting registered in the waiting room, she started playing with a toy car. With both hands. She even reached for a pen. With her hurt arm! When we saw a doctor, she gave him a high five and waved and a thumbs up. With her hurt arm!
The doctor giggled from behind his mask. She was cured. He diagnosed her with Nurse Maid's Elbow. When I grabbed her arm as she was falling, it probably popped her elbow out of joint and in the process of bringing her to the Immediate Care, it popped back into place.
Such a relief that it wasn't anything more serious. A bit aggravating that we ended up not needing any medical intervention but will have to pay for the visit anyway. Ugh.
She was back to herself for the rest of the evening (which was a quick dinner & then bed). And she loved the plastic medical bracelet with her name on it!
She's also been battling a nasty cold for the past few days and today she actually had her energy back, so I figured that by this point in the day with no nap, she probably used up the energy she had and after a rest or at least some quiet time, her arm won't be an issue any more.
We brought the ice pack with us (and a few beloved toys) to Shawn's swimming class. No tears, but still no movement - even when I'd try to hand her a toy when her other hand was already holding something. She fell asleep in the car on the way home. When I unbuckled her to bring her inside, the slightest movement of her arm woke her up wincing. She rested on my shoulder until Raj came home.
When he arrived, I explained all that had gone on in the past 3 hours. He tried to get her to move it, to grab his hand, to wiggle her fingers. She cried. He moved her arm to test it's range of motion. She screamed. He felt around because there was no swelling or bruising. She cried more.
Off to Immediate Care we went.
She stopped crying in the car during the 5 minute drive. As we were getting registered in the waiting room, she started playing with a toy car. With both hands. She even reached for a pen. With her hurt arm! When we saw a doctor, she gave him a high five and waved and a thumbs up. With her hurt arm!
The doctor giggled from behind his mask. She was cured. He diagnosed her with Nurse Maid's Elbow. When I grabbed her arm as she was falling, it probably popped her elbow out of joint and in the process of bringing her to the Immediate Care, it popped back into place.
Such a relief that it wasn't anything more serious. A bit aggravating that we ended up not needing any medical intervention but will have to pay for the visit anyway. Ugh.
She was back to herself for the rest of the evening (which was a quick dinner & then bed). And she loved the plastic medical bracelet with her name on it!
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
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