Sweet Weekend

We had a very sweet weekend as our baby niece and nephew came to stay with us for two nights. They were the best little munchkins...so well-behaved and delightful. On account of their arrival, we weren't able to make it to the ZooWalk, but we did exceed our donation goal! Many thanks to my mom and Ella's preschool families for their generous donations!

ZooWalk for Autism Research 2009

Zoowalk is this Saturday if anyone is interested. This is a free walk around the zoo (approximately 1 mile...strollers welcome). If you would like to join our team or donate, please feel free to call or email Adam or me. Our goal this year is $100 to support research for treatments like nutrition and supplements for autistic individuals. We will begin our walk around 7:30am. The weather will be gorgeous! Last year, there were thousands of people and it was overwhelming how many families support autism research.

Autism grows.

Now, 1 in 91 girls and

1 in 58 boys has autism.

John's Twin

John reached in his mouth yesterday and pulled out a chunk of tooth. "This been bothering me," he said. I was shocked and looked into the back of his mouth and saw a giant lump of bleeding gums. "AAAHHHH!!!"

We made an appointment and went to the dentist this morning. I thought for sure he broke his tooth and had an abscess.

It turns out John's six year molar is coming in. After x-rays, the dentist realized this piece of tooth was a whole separate piece of extra enamel and tooth his body grew. It popped through the gums Sunday while his molar is still trying to come out.

The dentist, the hygienist, and I sat amazed at this little piece of the human body.

"IT'S HIS TWIN!!" I said.

Conference Saturday

John and Ella were sick today so it was an even better weekend to hang around and watch church conference. We were very lazy. My dad came by and visited. OH! And John is officially WITHOUT FRONT TEETH!

Eka Pada Galavasana (Flying Crow)

Adam is becoming quite the little expert at our yoga classes. Last night, we were doing modified "Flying crow" poses when I looked over at Adam. He decided to take on the instructor's challenge with the advanced version. This is the pose he did last night. Amazing! We're learning new things each class and having a blast! I think it's been about 10 months we've been doing yoga regularly. I really enjoy spending that time with Adam and my mom. We have good laughs and try to work a little harder each class.

John's First Soccer Game

John had a few breakaways and did great as goalie! It was 105 degrees outside, which was really hard. John did great, though!

School School

So excited to be starting up school again! My mom offered to pick up the expenses for school and I feel so blessed to be starting another semester. I decided on 8 week accelerated classes (Education and Art). This means I will have to cram in 3-4 lessons per week per class. I'm hoping to do my practicum hours in John's classroom again, especially since this class centers on special needs and exceptional learners.

Wish me luck while my nose is in the books!