Happy 11th Birthday, Margaret

We continue to celebrate Margaret's birthday a few presents at a time through the month of February. We're trying to stress the importance of just having fun together as a family, rather than focusing on the "gimmies." It's a hard lesson!  But we want to make sure the birthday celebration is special, and so there is no rush... she's enjoying a new make your own calendar, some new puzzle books, and a cupcake playset she can play w/ Abby.

This evening Margaret worked hard on her Valentine's for her class. Her cursive is coming along well. Abby did a few too, and AP has out grown them. It definitely goes too fast...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Grandma and Grandpa Mac visit

Went to UVA w/ Abby this week to check in w/ the Gastrointestinal doc. After talking w/ him, it sounds like Abby's hypersensitive gag reflex is not a symptom of pressure from the Chiari, but most likely something that is unrelated and something she'll probably grow out of. We enjoyed a stop at our favorite bagel shop before we headed back to C'peper and then got our nails painted. We also picked up Margaret and had her hair cut...a short bob, which will hopefully be easier for her to manage. Now, what to do about AP's hair??

Abby's sitter was on vacation this week and Grandma and Grandpa Mac drove down from NY to pitch it for a few days. Abby had fun hanging out w/ them while the rest of us were at work/school. They got to go to her dance class and they got to see Margaret cheer for the CCS basketball team. Granpa took AP to the skate park to try out his new board and we all went to the pool Fri. night. On Sat., they took the big kids skiing... while Abby read to the dogs at the library and had lunch at IHOP w/ Bubby and Grandfather. All in all it was a busy week! Enjoy the pics!

Abby's first dance lesson

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