I was looking online for a family member’s web page just to see some pics of their kids because it’s been such a long time since I’ve had a chance to see them when it occurred to me that I haven’t posted here in forever! We’ve been super busy lately as per usual with the big June rush on at the moment. All of the kids activities are wrapping up which means extra events every chance you could possibly imagine:)
Kris has his ACR today for cadets which stands for Annual Ceremonial Review. It’s a very rehearsed parade where the cadets are judged on their marching and drill techniques as well as their uniforms. Kind of like graduation for cadets:) I know he’s really excited about it although his “excitement” is getting harder and harder to decode in the big scheme of things. 16 year old, nearly 17 year old boys are very hard to figure out!! His grade 11 year is winding down with final exams coming up quite quickly and only one more cadet field training exercise left. Then, of course, he’s off to cadet training for the summer. We’ll definitely miss him more than he knows. He’s never been away from home that long before.
Emma’s preschool graduation is fast approaching. She had pics done in cap and gown even which is cuter than I could ever imagine! They have a great photographer there — one of the mommies — who manages to catch the kids smiling and clean once in a while:) They’re working on grad songs, getting ready for preschool and a big Father’s Day event this month as it nears time to say goodbye to some very near and dear friends. Hoping to stay in contact with some of the fantastic moms and kids that we’ve met there over the last two years…I’ve become quite attached to some of these mommies and will probably be even more devastated than Emma:( However, onward ho right?? Kindergarten starts in the fall as well as two new dance classes and Sparks (Canadian Girl Guides for ages 5-6). Right now she’s also winding up the soccer season on the odd night it doesn’t rain, finishing her second year of gymnastics learning cartwheels, walkovers and backward rolls at the Little Gym and rehearsing like crazy for her big year end dance recital!!! I guess busy doesn’t really give this month justice — lmao.
Cassy is changing nearly every second becoming such a big girl. They grow up in the blink of an eye really and it’s all been such a blur! The first few months were terribly difficult not knowing if she was going to make it and worrying about her health every second. Things are so much different now, thank goodness. After months of pumping and working hard at teaching her how to nurse when she was awake, she finally got it. That was a real turning point for her. Now she’s chubby. Gloriously chubby!! She’s got rolls and dimples on her rolls and dimples quite literally. Some of the doctors who only saw her when she was quite small no longer even recognize her!! Not that we see the doctors much anymore. She went from having appointments 5 days a week to not seeing her neurologist for 3 months! She’s progressing by leaps and bounds although still not rolling over. 7 months already means we’re closing in on the first birthday. We’ll have to make this one special for our beautiful rainbow baby:) She even started saying “mama” the night before last…
