The Week in Review

Evan and Brynn started preschool on Tuesday. They are in the same class. Evan entered all quiet and reserved and Brynn jumped ahead of everyone waiting and immediately started asking why she had to sit at the table without the PlayDoh (all the seats at that table were taken). At the end of the week they both got to pick out of the treasure box so they both must have been good!

This picture cracks me up - here is Brynn and her friend/enemy Eli on the first day of school. They made a pact not to kill each other. They even sat together at McDonald's after school was out but when Eli disappeared for a while, Brynn got irritated and the "date" was over. Thanks Kelly for the pictures!

And dance on Monday... well, Brynn and mommy both prefer tap to ballet. I think Brynn found it more interesting and I preferred the tapping noise as they hide Brynn's continuous talking. There are three other girls in the class, all as quiet as you would expect in a ballet class. Then there was Brynn, who loudly asked repeatedly why they kept doing the same thing over and over, was giggly and goofy, and even screamed a few times during the tumbling part. Thankfully she has a very laid back teacher though even she made the comment that Brynn was so different than my three quiet boys! Brynn has been practicing the moves at home though so I know she liked it. And I keep reinforcing that ballet is quiet and calm...

Last fall Brynn had an eye appointment and we were told she needed glasses but it was up to us whether we wanted to fill the prescription or not as her eyesight would likely improve and then get worse again around age 7 and we could get them then. We didn't get her glasses but at her annual physical on Monday, when the doctor read me the letter that said she was "legally blind" in her right eye, I couldn't get to a phone quickly enough to make an appointment with the eye doctor. We went Wednesday and actually, her vision has improved slightly (her left eye vision is perfect) so he wants us to patch her good eye 2 hours a day 5 days a week for the next three months. Playing pirate was fun for Brynn for, um, 4 minutes. She is miserable but I did find out she is better if she is playing outside or if we are out running errands and that TV and Wii are not good activities. I am also bribing her with GUM!

Caleb and Price had a great week and on Friday the boys, Doug, and Grandpa went to the Orioles/Yankees game. Caleb and Price wore their Orioles gear and cheered with Doug while Evan proudly wore his Yankee's jersey and sided with Grandpa. When Evan got home he told me every detail of the game; I feel like I was there. But Brynn and I used the time to do a little shopping!

And the miracle of all miracles occurred this week... okay, that is an exaggeration and I hate to think that I have used a miracle for this but, somehow, we have managed to have all four kids (on three different teams) have soccer practice at the same time, at the same place, and on the same day! Yippee!!!

We leave in four days! My mom, Doug's parents, and Doug's sister and her family will be staying with Price, Evan, and Brynn. We cannot thank them enough!