So, here is a brief recap of the past few weeks!
About a month ago, the girls started karate. And, yes, they LOVE it. Jada is Miss Serious. She doesn't mess around at all. Jo is having fun socializing -- and learning karate -- in that order.
Here is Evan on a "Lolo Invention." Namely, something that Lolo finds in a garage and manages to make a toy out of it.
I'm realizing that Jo and Ev are just way to similar. One of their similarities is the ability to sleep in...
We went to Camp Sunshine again this year. It was much, much harder with Evan as a toddler (last year, he was just a few weeks old and stayed content in the stroller). Jo is now at the age where she wants nothing to do with me ---honestly, I saw her as we walked into breakfast and then again as we went to sleep. She loves her counselor, Meagan, and spent every minute with her. Jo is also growing into an awareness, in a more specific way, about her special eye and retinoblastoma. She made a lot of great new friends this year, and was terribly sad to leave.
The girls both participated in the talent show again. Last year, they sang. This year, they danced!
A couple of people wore the "Ask Me About Retinoblastoma" lanyards that I made last year. I didn't remake them this year (budget reasons, of course) but got lots of people asking for them. So, I might try and find a way to make more, send them along, and bring them to camp sunshine again next year.
Our family portrait! This one actually came out nice!! I don't know how Jo did it, but she managed to sneak all of those stuffed animals into the picture!
Well, after months of training -- I did it! I ran my first 1/2 marathon in just over 3 hours. My team Mb4M did great. I came in last, but was just proud to finish. It was a really wonderful accomplishment, and I'm already looking forward to my next one! This is all in preparation for my surgery in November.
After a 3 hour run.... the family photo. Jada, unfortunately, was sick that day. And, because the weather was pretty bad that day, we decided to let her stay in and rest.
Most of the Team Marathon B4 Mastectomy before the race!
It truly was an incredible experience!
So, in kid news:
Evan is getting more and more rambunctious! He's tough to keep in one place. For example, at Camp Sunshine, Evan tried to climb the bunk beds, crawled up and down the futon, got stuck inside the kitchen pantry, and ran into the bathroom and grabbed the toilet plunger (ewww!). He wanted to climb in-and-out of his stroller, and yet didn't want to be near anyone but Mama. Words? In addition to all the previous words, he's got:
- down
- good boy
- Kainoa
- Mia
- Jada
- Ate
- Ko'd
- Daddy
- Mama
- Lolo
- Lola
- Teetah
- Elma
- this
- go!
- deh-deh (bottle)
- apple
- he can kiss you when you say, "Kiss?"
- Nice
- No no no!
- There
- Peek-boo
- Tah-dah
- yeah
- ball
- Hi? (puts the phone to his ear)
- yogurt
- banana
- yum-yum
- baby
- teeth (he grabs the girls' toothbrushes and starts brushing)
- stinky (he grabs his feet and puts his big toe up his nose -- hilarious!)
- poo poo
I think I'm missing some... but you get the picture! He still loves his Aunt Jenny -- he'll run to her before he even runs to me. Yeah, she loves that.
Joli is doing great. We are transitioning her to a new school next year - kind of bitter sweet. We love her old school but need to make some changes. The other day, Jo and I went to a bookstore and went directly to an aisle that had some books she was reading. It wasn't until I looked at the sign and realized we were in the "Grades 3-5" section! She's definitely reading at that level and really enjoys it.
Jada says she doesn't like school or homework. But, she does pretty well in it. In all fairness, she gets about 1 hour of homework! Ack! That's a lot! She's really good at math and reading, and she seems to have more fun learning geography and facts on the computer than in school.
Jorge just finished up his old job and starts his new job on Monday!
I'm gearing up for a busy week of orientation, and then I head to Florida for a conference to learn more about breast cancer.
That's it for now!
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