Recently in Halleigh Category
Halleigh went to the dentist yesterday.
The experience was great, Halleigh was great, her teeth are great, the dentist was great, everything was GREAT! She got so many stickers and badges and pins that you could hardly see her shirt. She loved it. BUT...
The dentist, Dr. John, didn't like that she sucks her thumb. So, Halleigh is on a quest to stop sucking her thumb.
Miles and I told her that when she turned four, back in September, she was going to have to stop sucking her thumb before she turned five and she said that she would stop when she was big four... well big four came yesterday. Dr, John really talked to her sternly about needing to stop sucking her thumb and he said that if she could stop, the next time she saw him he would put her picture up on the wall with other kids who have stopped sucking their thumbs. She liked that idea.
So on the way home we stopped at Target and got the nasty tasting stuff you put on your thumb and she picked out a prize, a mermaid Ariel dress. Thus began her quest. We put the sock on her hand at night so she doesn't try to put her thumb in her mouth as she sleeps, and the stuff on her thumb during the day.
She had trouble falling asleep and woke up in the middle of the night screaming, "I don't want to do this," but other than that she has done GREAT.
This morning she got to put the first sticker on her chart, notice that the goal is the dress.
So when you see her, tell her she's doing great, and looks "big 4!"
The experience was great, Halleigh was great, her teeth are great, the dentist was great, everything was GREAT! She got so many stickers and badges and pins that you could hardly see her shirt. She loved it. BUT...
The dentist, Dr. John, didn't like that she sucks her thumb. So, Halleigh is on a quest to stop sucking her thumb.
Miles and I told her that when she turned four, back in September, she was going to have to stop sucking her thumb before she turned five and she said that she would stop when she was big four... well big four came yesterday. Dr, John really talked to her sternly about needing to stop sucking her thumb and he said that if she could stop, the next time she saw him he would put her picture up on the wall with other kids who have stopped sucking their thumbs. She liked that idea.
So on the way home we stopped at Target and got the nasty tasting stuff you put on your thumb and she picked out a prize, a mermaid Ariel dress. Thus began her quest. We put the sock on her hand at night so she doesn't try to put her thumb in her mouth as she sleeps, and the stuff on her thumb during the day.
She had trouble falling asleep and woke up in the middle of the night screaming, "I don't want to do this," but other than that she has done GREAT.
This morning she got to put the first sticker on her chart, notice that the goal is the dress.So when you see her, tell her she's doing great, and looks "big 4!"
Halloween- Raggedy Ann and Andy rocked it, want pictures? See Facebook.
Women's Retreat- OVER. It was great. A wonderful time was had by all, or at least it seemed that way. Buffy was AWESOME!
Advent Devotional Guide for Kids- In progress, we have a great group working on it, there will be room to improve, but for the first year, I think it is going to be great.
VBS- We've started talking... June 20-24
House- Still a disaster, but thanks to hardworking dads (mine, his, and him) it is coming along and we hope to be in within the month.
Thanksgiving- Ben and Jessica are coming. It makes the totally ridiculous holiday that Thanksgiving is, a little more bearable. I mean really we celebrate Pilgrims and Indians getting along... what about a few years later when the white people were doling out blankets they infested with small pox?!?!? Whatever, I'll suck it up and eat turkey and candied yams in peace.
Christmas- We are headed out west... I am beside myself in excitement. I LOVE GOING HOME! And we are having a girls excursion to the Nutcracker, so that is going to be great; Halleigh is especially excited about this.
Family- My dad was here last weekend, Ben is here this weekend, my mom will be here then the next two weekends and then that Wednesday we are leaving... So between now and Jan 5th, I'll see someone in my family every weekend. YAY!
Women's Retreat- OVER. It was great. A wonderful time was had by all, or at least it seemed that way. Buffy was AWESOME!
Advent Devotional Guide for Kids- In progress, we have a great group working on it, there will be room to improve, but for the first year, I think it is going to be great.
VBS- We've started talking... June 20-24
House- Still a disaster, but thanks to hardworking dads (mine, his, and him) it is coming along and we hope to be in within the month.
Thanksgiving- Ben and Jessica are coming. It makes the totally ridiculous holiday that Thanksgiving is, a little more bearable. I mean really we celebrate Pilgrims and Indians getting along... what about a few years later when the white people were doling out blankets they infested with small pox?!?!? Whatever, I'll suck it up and eat turkey and candied yams in peace.
Christmas- We are headed out west... I am beside myself in excitement. I LOVE GOING HOME! And we are having a girls excursion to the Nutcracker, so that is going to be great; Halleigh is especially excited about this.
Family- My dad was here last weekend, Ben is here this weekend, my mom will be here then the next two weekends and then that Wednesday we are leaving... So between now and Jan 5th, I'll see someone in my family every weekend. YAY!
Here is our pre-schooler!
We have now been to two days of pre-school and
it is going Thursday is the first day that parents are suppose to use the drop-off lane, instead of walking their kids in. I was telling Halleigh this and trying to reassure her that it was going to be okay, and she said, "Will you pick me up when I am done at school?" After I answered in the affirmative, she said, "I think this will be a great year." My sweet, beautiful, smart, independent girl-after-my-own-heart, I couldn't have said it better.
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Today the demons had it out for Halleigh.
She started the day by nose-diving out of the car onto the concrete busting open her lip and scraping her face raw.
Then she ended the day by stepping on a nail that went straight through her shoe and about an inch into her foot. How it didn't poke out the top, I don't know. Luckily she is up on her shots, so crisis and shots were averted. Injury #1 at the at the house goes to Halleigh Jane Travis.
Poor kid, better luck tomorrow HJ.
She started the day by nose-diving out of the car onto the concrete busting open her lip and scraping her face raw.
Then she ended the day by stepping on a nail that went straight through her shoe and about an inch into her foot. How it didn't poke out the top, I don't know. Luckily she is up on her shots, so crisis and shots were averted. Injury #1 at the at the house goes to Halleigh Jane Travis.
Poor kid, better luck tomorrow HJ.
In preparation for our trip to the gulf coast next week, I cleaned off the SD card in our camera, and found a few (okay, so several) gems that I had to share... enjoy!
I knew I had arrived, in Halleigh's eyes, when she looked up at me this morning and said, "Mom, you are the best ballerina mom in the world, I so so really love you." My cup runneth over.
