What have we been doing?

Well, besides eating LOTS of lasagna last week . . . . . . . . :)

We have been keeping very busy! Last Friday night we took the kids to their first Grand Rapids Griffins hockey game at the VanAndel Arena. Someone at work offered me free tickets, so I took them. We had a great time! Kyle wanted to know how they got ice into the Arena because the last time he was there (when he saw the Monster Trucks), there was just dirt and mud. I thought that was cute! Anyway, we stayed through the second period then left because it was getting late. I'm glad the kids were able to experience a real hockey game.

We also got our new bed on Friday! It is a definite improvement over our college furniture.

On Saturday, we celebrated Craig's birthday with some fine dining at Louis Benton Steak House in downtown Grand Rapids. Craig is definitely a meat and potatoes kind of guy. :) Happy Birthday, Hun!

The rest of the weekend was pretty much 'same old, same old,' which is laundry, grocery shopping, errands, etc.

Kyle and Clara are doing great! I may have forgotten to mention this, but Kyle is now in the 5th percentile for both height and weight. This is the first time he has been on the growth chart since he was six months old . . . . . . seriously! He is still the shortest boy in his kindergarten class, but he is beginning to catch up to the other kids. In fact, he has been growing so fast lately that we had to buy him six new pairs of pants! He is beginning to eat us out of house and home, too. You should see the kid eat! Obviously, we are thrilled with his growth and progress.

We also signed Kyle up for swimming lessons at GVSU this spring, which he begins on April 6th.

As for Clara, she is doing great as well! She is no longer going to feeding therapy at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. Her occupational therapist felt she had made enough progress (and we agreed) that they released her from weekly sessions. We are glad about that, but still have some work to do at home. It's amazing though, to think about the progress she has made with her feeding. This is a child who would not even touch dry rice with her hands when she first started therapy. Now she will eat bread, peanut butter sandwiches, mandarin oranges, peaches, celery, and even a Flinstones multivitamin! These are all things she could not tolerate before. As for her growth, she is also now on the chart for weight, but below it for her height. This is something we will talk to her pediatrician about at her three year appointment. All in all, she is a happy little girl and we are very proud of her progress. :)

Well, that's all for now.