Mailbox

A little girl moved in next door.  She is Avery's best friend now.  They both love drawing tons of pictures and stuffing our mailboxes full of "art".  So I attached a spare mailbox to the fence between our yards.  

Now Avery and her friend can stuff their own mailbox full of beautiful "art".  Here is an example:  

It is Ariel and Rapunzel.  Gorgeous.

Took both girls to the dentist this morning and both are cavity free!  Avery doesn't like the dentist visit very much, but she gets lots of awesome stuff, a princess toothbrush, a balloon animal, stickers and a toy from the prize vending machine.  Bailey likes the video games but she thinks she's getting too old for the pediatric dentist.  

We dropped Avery off at daycare and took Bailey to the optometrist.  Bailey almost doesn't need glasses.  We ordered her a new pair, but they aren't 100% necessary.  Bailey's eyes have improved quite a bit but her astigmatism hasn't.  She definitely won't need to wear glasses for sports which is great news.  

I'm still blind as a bat.  One eye is -7.0 on the squinty scale.  

I'm so proud of Bailey.  12 years cavity free.  

Junior high

Bailey is 12 now and is getting prepared for Junior High!  Nick and I went to our first parent orientation.  It was informative and we have made the decision to send her to SUMMER SCHOOL!  Bailey is doing excellent in school but we think it is an affordable, structured activity that she can benefit from socially and academically.  She is devastated of course.  We have ruined her summer. She also has to catch the bus for an 8am class for an entire MONTH.  Our former early-bird is definitely growing up.  

Twins

Bailey and Avery are twins.

Moving!

We are moving!  Nothing major.  Just from one rental house to another.  We were getting an amazing deal on our current rental so we had to downsize a bit.  Our rent remains the same.

Old house:  

4 bedrooms

1875 square feet.  2.5 baths

Approximate value:  $215,000

New house:

4 bedrooms

1250 square feet 1 bathroom

Approximate Value: $129,000

Location of our new house is fantastic.  We are close to school, library, park and Rec center. Although the housing search was a bit bumpy, we are all very excited about our new place.  Our new landlord is looking for long-term renters.  It should be a good fit.  

Caca doo doo

Avery says a Rooster says "caca doo doo".  Cute.

When she finishes a book she says E.N. instead of "the end".

Basketball

Bailey and her basketball team this season.  She isn't playing at the "select" level and is having a much better time this season.  I was snooping on her teammate's Instagram page and stole this picture.