Happy end of summer/beginning of fall! It's only been 3 months since our last check in, but per usual, Savanna has had some adventures to tell you about before we get into her (awesome) Shriners visit! Recent Adventures: Camping with friends Visit to Cleveland First day of school Baking a cake with a friend First day of new dance class! Visit to Shriners: This visit was pretty great!  Just as we thought/hoped from the last visit in June (discussed here), Savanna had been standing a bit funny during the last x-ray, which caused her curve to look like it was about 19 ..read more

Happy Summer Solstice! School's out and summer is IN!  Savanna recently had her 6-month check up with Dr. Pete, but before I get into that, we need a little 6-month recap of her latest adventures. Recent Adventures: Christmas Eve dinner (outdoors!) with friends Christmas Day After Christmas beach trip to see cousins Later sk8rs! January was snow much fun! Practice makes perfect Soccer kids Battle of the Books! Grandma comes for a visit Playing Dungeons & Dragons after school Camping with friends Popsicles with friends Trying Bubble/Boba tea fo ..read more

Remember my "It's Pony Mayhem" post from a while back?  Well, the My Little Ponies are back for their third trip around our family!  (Or fourth, if you count MY personal Pony Mayhem from the 80s!)  This time though, in addition to watching the now older crew of Ponies, Savanna is now into the The New Generation, and Sunny Starscout is her hero!  Stay tuned for some Halloween photos below, and you'll see just what Sunny looks like. ? It's been six months since Savanna's last trip to Shriners, so I'll give some brief activity updates before talking about the Shriners visit. L ..read more

Pokemon has taken the kids' world (and therefore our world) by storm! It's been about six months since my last post.  A lot has happened (most of it good stuff!), but I'll keep this brief. Recent Adventures: Savanna and her brother had been doing virtual schooling since August, and they finally got to go back to in-person school in March!  Their teachers and all of the staff did an absolutely AMAZING job at keeping the kids engaged while they were at home.  However, we were all so glad when they were able to go back in person. First days back to in-person school Selfie time ..read more

It's been about 6 months since our last visit to Shriners, so here we go again!  First, let's recap some of Savanna's adventures over the last 6 months... Latest Adventures: Socially-Distanced Fiddling with the Neighbor Playing in a Creek Celebrating Savanna's 8th Birthday Violin Lesson Trip to the Beach Showing Blueberry How (Not) to Wear His Mask Daytripping to the Lake Visit to Pops' Remote Schooling Begins!   (We have since upgraded her to a better desk chair, a painted desk, and a Chromebook from school.) Hanging Out with the New Pup Moses Nei ..read more

As you might be able to tell from the name of this post, I have even more good news to share!  I will get to that in a moment, but first let's do a quick recap of some of Savanna's recent adventures.  I have only included a sampling of them here. Once the coronavirus made its way to the United States, and schools were closed mid-March, we had to get creative about our "at home learning."  It has been a challenge for sure, with 2 adults and 2 kids at home ALL day nearly EVERY day, but we have been doing okay.  Some days are beautiful, and some days are train wrecks.  T ..read more

Savanna had her 6-month check up with Dr. Pete on November 14, 2019.  The appointment went well, but before going into that, let's take a walk through some of Savanna's adventures over the last 6 months: May: Bluebirds in Ballet Savanna won "Best Listener" in her class June:  Someone turned seven and celebrated with a "mock sleepover"!  [It's awesome; all the makings of a sleepover (e.g. jammies, sleeping bags, popcorn, movies, staying up later than normal, etc.), but the kiddos go home and sleep in their own beds!]  Hatchimals were her latest obsession! Hi ..read more

The last blog post was entitled "Best X-Ray Ever."  That's a hard blog post/doctor's visit to beat!  However, we did it!  More on that soon, but first, we need to highlight some adventures from over the last 6 months. Adventures: Christmas/December 2018 Santa was at the Nature Center! Nature Center Fun Family Movie Night Fun in the Snow! Gingerbread House Christmas Eve with Buddies Matching Jammies Visit to See Family After Christmas January 2019 Hiking at DuPont State Forest Photo by Emerson  Hiking February 2019 More Nature Center Someon ..read more

I can't believe it's been 6 months since my last post, and since Savanna's last visit to Shriners!  My, how time flies!  A lot has happened since May.  Savanna graduated from Kindergarten, and we had a summer full of trips, camping, summer camps, swimming, and other fun stuff.  Plus, First Grade started in August!  Savanna is loving First Grade, and in general, just rockin' it, like she does! As stated in the title, Savanna had her BEST X-RAY EVER today!  First, I'll hit the highlights of the last 6 months, and then I will get into her doctor's appointment. Rece ..read more

It's safe to say that Savanna is pretty obsessed with My Little Pony now.  It has taken over her life quite a bit.  She reads about the Ponies, watches their show, draws and colors them, sleeps with them, wears socks with Ponies, and now has a new poster above her bed!  It's nuts.  She swears she still loves Paw Patrol too, but I'm not so sure...   None of the pups have been kicked out of her bed yet, but I think it's only a matter of time.  :-)   More on the Ponies later... It's been a busy May and first part of June!  First, I'll start with ..read more