Pie with Grandma

Making pie with Grandma with the apples from Sky Top Orchard.

Rewind - Easter

`Well, so much for my resolution about being organized. Come to think of it, there are a lot of things on that list that went out the window. Addy's diagnosis changed our priorities and our mental status, but... I can't use that as an excuse forever.  She is doing well, we are adjusting and live goes on.  Now its catch up time.

Easter

It wouldn't be Easter without baskets from Uncle Dave

Easter 2010 at Litchfield Beach, SC

Yanked them out of here...to go...

Here. On the way to the egg hunt

Swing For A Cure (A night out with the Knights)

Saturday night we took the girls to a Charlotte Knights baseball game. This was a special night for us as a portion of the proceeds goes to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). The Knights wore special beach themed jerseys that were auctioned off during the game.   Addy was very excited to see other kids “like her”. Although she was a little distracted by the man selling cotton candy. Sorry Bubba.  At the end of the evening, they presented a check for $7,000 to JDRF. Amazing to think one inexpensive fun night can do such good for little ones like Bubba.  This event got us excited for the walk in April. Now if we can come up with a cute slogan for Team Brown. 

Our neighbors

7th Inning Stretch

 

You might be a redneck….

if you use a ladder as your diving board

 

The Brownie and the Potty Pooper

I know, Its been a while and I WILL do a bunch of posts to recap the last month...at some point:) But for now you will just have to hear the latest news. It was a big day for the Brown girls. Evelyn had her end of the year party at school and was given a certificate for being a " Lovely Listener". Apparently, she is a completely different child at school! She's getting sentimental lately and tearing up about the end of 1st grade. Tonight she told me she is preparing herself for the bus ride on Thursday (last day of school). "There's going to be a lot of crying you know mom." Regardless, she is very excited about sleeping in, staying up late, playing with friends, swimming and going to NY & FL.

Evelyn also had her Girl Scouts Bridging party tonight. This is where the girls who earned all their Daisy petals, move up/cross over into Brownies.

Evelyn and her leader Ms Grace

So the switch has been flipped. A couple of days ago Addy unexpectedly did #2 in the potty. It stunned herself and me. But I knew not to get too excited. Especially after two lovely intentional accidents all over my carpet/hall/stairs/tile floor and $100 later. Today she surprised me. Four, yes four, times she went to the bathroom and made the beautiful #2. We may have ourselves an official potty pooper. Amazing. As promised, or bribed, she will get a DS or DSI. Unless I can convince her of something else.

Daisy in training

One Month

One month of worrying, poking, crying, sticking, reacting, charting, questioning, lifestyle changing, carb counting, researching, adjusting, crying. But also…thanking, smiling, forgetting, giggling, bragging, crying.

 

Park, Pals and Pails