Officially a 1st grader, Junior and a Senior

A measure of how quickly time goes by is marked by all the milestones that my kids are passing in their lives.  As in my last post, Mia turned 3 years old.  But inevitably that means that my other children are growing up as well, and too fast I might add.

Maddie has successfully finished Kindergarten and is moving on to the First Grade.  She has struggled this school year with reading and has shown her tenacious and determined spirit and mastered that that was holding her back.  She is a hard worker and more determined than ever to master whatever is thrown at her at school.  She is growing into a beautiful young girl..

Christopher finished his Sophomore year at college and is home for the summer.  He ended this semester again on the Dean's list with a 3.89 GPA and has landed an internship with the Universities' Marketing Department in the fall - when he returns for his Junior Year (OMG!)  He has given up playing basketball for the school, much to my dismay, and is focused on school and career.  I guess since we aren't going to the NBA that it probably is time for him to lay that down - lol.

To top all of that....  Lizzy is officially a Senior!!!  Today was the ring ceremony at school and as her class marched in together and were announced as the Senior class of 2015 - I cried....  Everything in my being screams  - I'm not ready!!!!  I don't want her to grow up and leave me!!!  I know its a selfish thought but I love having her home with me - We are so close!  This ceremony marks the beginning of the end of her high school days.  All the "Lasts" that she will experience - her last high school homecoming, her last high school cheer competition, etc.  Senior year is so bittersweet - I plan on soaking it all up - every last moment of it.  

Christopher presenting Lizzy's ring to her.

Christopher placing a loving hand on her head - messing up her hair as she walked back to her seat

Its official - Senior 2015

Mia turns 3

Time goes by so quickly.  You see how quickly it passes when you have something to measure it against.  It feels that Mia just got home and now she is already turning 3.  She has grown up so much over the past 2 years since coming home.  She is talking so well!  She jabbers non-stop now!  She is fully potty trained (thank goodness) and has just recently reached another major milestone - she is sleeping in her own room!!!!!!  Her personality is coming into its own and is a vivacious, funny and loving little girl.  Can't imagine life without her!  She keeps us in stitches.

Maddie Before & After

In March Maddie had a lip and nose revision at Texas Children's Hospital.  Her surgeon felt that her initial revision now has caused her face to pull to the side and her nose to have an exposed artery which is super sensitive and will free bleed at a small tap.  Revising her lip and nose now has lessened the revisions that will need to be made later on in her teenage years. So drumroll please.......

Before

After surgery Maddie was very hard to wake up from Anesthesia.

AFTER......

WOW - it made a huge difference!  And ...  No more nosebleeds!