Last minute practice

Ellie’s first band concert is tomorrow. She is playing Jingle Bells on the flute with some fellow woodwind classmates. She has been practicing quite a bit and tonight had to get in some final practices before tomorrow’s concert.

Emmett

It’s been fun getting to know Emmett. He has times when he is a full of energy and doesn’t stop running...usually around 9pm. He also is cuddly and loves to lay on you or in your lap. 

He also likes to climb under covers. We have “lost” Emmett only to find him under a blanket or the covers of our bed. He will burrow deep into the covers but he is so small you can barely see the little bump. He’s also a climber...always trying to figure out how to get on top of something.

Santa visit!!

Ellie and Calvin visited Santa tonight. They each had a list. Calvin’s included ornaments, a skateboard, Star Wars legos, and a bike. Ellie has about 20 things on her (legos, Harry Potter legos and American girl stuff) but she also wrote that she wanted most of all for the family to have a happy Christmas. 

Case of the kitties

We have been letting Emmett (the kitten) out of his sanctuary space (our bathroom) during the evenings to let him get used to the house while we watch and play with him. He returns to his sanctuary space overnight or when we aren’t home. 

Today he got a little kittenly with the Christmas tree and skirt. I wasn’t fast enough to get a picture of him while he was looking his cutest. 

He also has found a warm comfy spot on Nicks legs. 

Second life of playmobil

A few weeks back Calvin’s as cleaning out his room (well both kids were) and he decided to donate his Playmobil 1-2-3 to Meher. It is a big hit in the day care room with the kids apparently (milostlucbecause it is new I think). Calvin and his buddy Xavier figures out a way to raise it to be 3 stories tall. I warned them against the lateral stability of their set-up, but I’m sure they learned what that meant. Calvin is happy it’s a big hit with his friends.

The expander

The expanse rhas been installed in Ellie’s mouth. She didn’t get the brackets for braces today, but will in a few weeks. Every night we have to turn a crank in the expander so little by little the top of her mouth will expand to allow for her teeth to fit. 

She is sore but has handles the whole thing like a champ. She also finds the model of her mouth (3-d printed from a scan of her mouth) interesting. 

‘Twas the night before...

Ellie gets braces! So she got all the gooey candy in until her stomach hurt. I took her to Target to pick out her last gooey candy before braces tomorrow. Tough decisions were made but she settled on marshmallows, Twix, and sour patch kids.