Callie Jane is 1

 On Jan 24, our precious pup turned 1.  She is a joy to our family & we love her very much.  If a dog could win the lottery with love, I believe Callie Jane did.  These girls love this pup (sometimes a little too much).  Obviously, Callie Jane had to wear a birthday crown for her big day. We celebrated her with a princess doggy cookie & she got a new toy.  Happy birthday to our favorite furry child.  

Vaccine

Today, I was able to get the COVID vaccine.  I had mixed emotions about this vaccine, because our family had COVID before it was a thing.  Back in Jan/Feb of 2020, Jessica missed 2 weeks of school due to high fevers & coughing.  Ella had to have a nebulizer treatment following a week of fevers because she was having trouble breathing.  Michael was tested this summer for antibodies & he has them.  Our entire family does.  This past year when I returned to practice (dentistry is considered one of the highest risk professions), I was scared.  I knew I needed to keep my patients out of the ER and I didn't want anyone to be in pain, but it was scary.  I, obviously, took every precaution I could think of and fingers crossed our entire team has not been impacted thus far.  Michael and I discussed the vaccine and we both felt it was safe & effective at protecting us & others.  Here’s hoping there is light at the end of this dark tunnel!

Friday hike

This past Friday.... hopefully… Our last Friday of remote learning… We finished our work early and headed out for a hike at one of our favorite parks. The girls love enjoying time outside.  Although it was cold, it was sunny and it felt warm.  The girls even decided to wade in the water.  I should say, Jessica, decided it was warm enough for shorts & no shoes.  It was 50 and I was wearing a hat & heavy coat, but not her. These times with my girls are very special and I am thankful.

Almost 4

 Almost 4, sassy & sweet.  Grumpy & giggly.  

Return

Ella was finally able to return to tennis yesterday.  Her lessons had been canceled since Thanksgiving.  She was thrilled and said she had butterflies as we were in our way to class.  She absolutely loves the physical challenge of tennis and is extremely competitive despite her gentle personality.   I’m so happy she is back to doing something she loves, she looked amazing on the court and I couldn’t be more proud ❤️

She’s back

After a long time off the ice, Jessica restarted ice skate tonight.  The joy of her face & the carefree look in her eyes was amazing!  After being away from her hobby since March 2020; it was much needed and she looked amazing on the ice.  So proud of her!

Lunch/recess

 Lunchtime/ recess at mom's homeschool often consists of whatever they can find; however, today we got out...since the restaurants had just reopened in PA.  We went to Stack'd, one of our favorite burger places.  We had fun just enjoying each others company.  We laughed until we cried about silly things that we'd seen happen and about some of the funny things from my teen years that I though were cool.  Namely bowl cuts, butt-cuts, and brown lipstick, which seems to be coming back in style.  It didn't look good the first time around.  So thankful for my Mondays off and I appreciate them even more with my big girls being home.