Friday, and Grace has the day off from school because of parent teacher conferences. We had her conference on Tuesday, and it went very well. Her teacher told us that she's the best reader in the class, and she's doing very well socially. She is very good at listening to directions, but if there is one thing she needs to work on, it's that she sometimes talks too much. We weren't surprised by that.
We are looking into getting eyeglasses for Grace. She has gotten poked in the eye three times in the last couple months, and each time it's been awful for the next few days. So the glasses will be for protective purposes. We'll see how that goes.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
October 31, 2010
It's Halloween Sunday, and trick-or-treating will be tonight. Grace has officially settled on being Cinderella, and she's already worn the costume one time at her kindergarten Halloween party. Hopefully the rain stays away tonigh for our outing. We're also bringing Claire, though we don't know her costume yet.
School continues to go well for Grace. She was the "Beary Special Person" in her classroom last week which meant that she shared things about herself and got to do some fun things. She definitely loves going to school.
Grace spends a lot of times these days drawing pictures. She's really taken to it, and she's pretty good. Although last night she drew a scarecrow in which one hand was about 20 times bigger than the other. Pretty funny.
School continues to go well for Grace. She was the "Beary Special Person" in her classroom last week which meant that she shared things about herself and got to do some fun things. She definitely loves going to school.
Grace spends a lot of times these days drawing pictures. She's really taken to it, and she's pretty good. Although last night she drew a scarecrow in which one hand was about 20 times bigger than the other. Pretty funny.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
October 17, 2010
Grace and Michelle are at Sunday school right now. Grace started that this year, and she's really enjoyed it so far. We've also started teaching her some new prayers at home, and she's amazingly good at learning them.
Grace has spent a lot of time playing outside lately, mostly because the weather has been beautiful for a few weeks now. We got some new neighbors a couple months ago, and they have four girls--one of whom goes to Kindergarten with Grace. So that's been a great thing, as the kids are constantly playing outside between the two yards.
Grace and Michelle are planning on putting the finishing touches on Grace's Halloween costume today. The problem is that a final decision on the costume hasn't been made. It was Cinderella for a long time, then about a month ago it switched to Jesse the cowgirl from Toy Story. Suddenly this morning it switched back to the possibility of Cinderella. Stay tuned.
Grace has spent a lot of time playing outside lately, mostly because the weather has been beautiful for a few weeks now. We got some new neighbors a couple months ago, and they have four girls--one of whom goes to Kindergarten with Grace. So that's been a great thing, as the kids are constantly playing outside between the two yards.
Grace and Michelle are planning on putting the finishing touches on Grace's Halloween costume today. The problem is that a final decision on the costume hasn't been made. It was Cinderella for a long time, then about a month ago it switched to Jesse the cowgirl from Toy Story. Suddenly this morning it switched back to the possibility of Cinderella. Stay tuned.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
October 9, 2010
We're heading to Omaha today to a pumpkin patch that we've heard is a great time for kids. Grace had her appointments with her Iowa City specialist last week, and everything checked out 0-kay. We'll head back to Iowa City in March unless something comes up in the meantime. Grace has joined the Girls Scouts; Michelle went to the first parent meeting the other night.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
September 25, 2010
It's been a pretty busy September. We spent last weekend in Des Moines and participated in the Beaverdash, which is a 5K run that is the annual fundraiser for the Iowa Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Despite the cold and rain we had a good time, and it was great to see all the other Iowa families, if only for a short time. They have a wheelchair race for the SMA kids after the 5K, and Grace got 2nd place! She actually referred to herself as second winner, which sounded good to us.
Kindergarten continues to go very well for Grace. Friday morning she was telling me all the things she loves about school, and it was a long list. We need to give a special shoutout to "Mr. Troy the Janitor" who replaced a screw in the part that holds her battery on her Standing Dani. In the process of playing tag at recess Grace had run over a big stick that somehow loosened the screw and caused the battery to fall off.
Grace has her annual appointment with the Iowa City people in Sioux City on Monday. They come to town once a year, then we go there once a year. Hopefully everything will check out o-kay, she's been doing very well health-wise.
Kindergarten continues to go very well for Grace. Friday morning she was telling me all the things she loves about school, and it was a long list. We need to give a special shoutout to "Mr. Troy the Janitor" who replaced a screw in the part that holds her battery on her Standing Dani. In the process of playing tag at recess Grace had run over a big stick that somehow loosened the screw and caused the battery to fall off.
Grace has her annual appointment with the Iowa City people in Sioux City on Monday. They come to town once a year, then we go there once a year. Hopefully everything will check out o-kay, she's been doing very well health-wise.
Monday, September 6, 2010
September 6, 2010
We've had a good Labor Day weekend. Grace went to her best friend Madalyn's house on Saturday for most of the afternoon. Grace and Madalyn spent a year together in preschool and have everything in common, and this summer they started having regular play-dates at each other's house. They're going to different schools now for Kindergarten, but hopefully they'll continue to stay friends.
Sunday we went to Breda for the baptism of Grace's cousin Sophia, then we headed up to Okoboji to go boating with her Grandpa and Grandma Nelson. We lucked out with the weather and had a great time--and both Grace and Claire had their first experiences at the Barefoot Bar. We stayed in a hotel up their last night and just got back to town a little while ago.
Kindergarten continues to go really well for Grace. She loves every part of it and talks about a number of friends.
Can't remember if I put this in our last post, but Grace got to meet Kirk Hinrich last Monday. She didn't think it was a big deal until she got to the event and saw all the people and cameras, then I think she felt pretty special. He autographed a T-shirt for her, but the funny thing is that at this point in her life an autograph from a Briar Cliff basketball player would probably mean more to her.
Sunday we went to Breda for the baptism of Grace's cousin Sophia, then we headed up to Okoboji to go boating with her Grandpa and Grandma Nelson. We lucked out with the weather and had a great time--and both Grace and Claire had their first experiences at the Barefoot Bar. We stayed in a hotel up their last night and just got back to town a little while ago.
Kindergarten continues to go really well for Grace. She loves every part of it and talks about a number of friends.
Can't remember if I put this in our last post, but Grace got to meet Kirk Hinrich last Monday. She didn't think it was a big deal until she got to the event and saw all the people and cameras, then I think she felt pretty special. He autographed a T-shirt for her, but the funny thing is that at this point in her life an autograph from a Briar Cliff basketball player would probably mean more to her.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
August 29, 2010
Grace has had seven days of kindergarten, and she loves it. She really likes her teacher, and it sounds like she's made some good friends in her class. Nodland is a small school that is only K-2, and we like that. They moved all her equipment from preschool, so she pretty much already had everything she needed at the start of the year (classroom chair, lunch chair, etc.).
This weekend Grace is battling Strep Throat, which is no fun. She started not feeling well Friday night, and Michelle took her in on Saturday morning. She's had a full day of medicine now, and as of Sunday afternoon she's feeling a ton better--pretty much back to normal.
Tomorrow Grace gets to go to a photo shoot at Kirk Hinrich's annual golf benefit in town. She got invited by the people at Camp High Hopes, which is the main benefactor of Kirk's event. Camp High Hopes will serve children with disabilities, and it's supposed to be open within the next year. There is nothing like it all anywhere close to Sioux City, so it should be a really positive thing for the region.
The Beaverdash in Des Moines is about three weeks away, and we're looking forward to being there this year. It's the main fundraiser for the Iowa SMA, and a lot of the Iowa families turn out for it. We missed it last year because Michelle was about due with Claire, so it'll be great to get back.
This weekend Grace is battling Strep Throat, which is no fun. She started not feeling well Friday night, and Michelle took her in on Saturday morning. She's had a full day of medicine now, and as of Sunday afternoon she's feeling a ton better--pretty much back to normal.
Tomorrow Grace gets to go to a photo shoot at Kirk Hinrich's annual golf benefit in town. She got invited by the people at Camp High Hopes, which is the main benefactor of Kirk's event. Camp High Hopes will serve children with disabilities, and it's supposed to be open within the next year. There is nothing like it all anywhere close to Sioux City, so it should be a really positive thing for the region.
The Beaverdash in Des Moines is about three weeks away, and we're looking forward to being there this year. It's the main fundraiser for the Iowa SMA, and a lot of the Iowa families turn out for it. We missed it last year because Michelle was about due with Claire, so it'll be great to get back.
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