Abby had her last ski lesson a couple of weeks ago. They always end with a cookie race. (Instead of a medal they get a "cookie medal.") Next up, her preschool will be starting ice skating lessons!
Emma won an award for one of the best 1st grade science projects. You can tell she's not looking too good here. This is when the sicknesses (and numerous visits to the doctor) began...
We had this past week off so my dad decided to fly out for a visit. The girls had a blast with their grandpa, even though we had to work around some influenza, a trip to the ER, and colds.
While Emma stayed home to rest the following day (and we were blacked out from skiing), Abby and I took my dad to the RV show. Abby tired herself out from going up and down the steps of all the big rigs.
taking a leisurely walk around the neighborhood
We took my dad to watch the girls ski one afternoon. Emma is very curious about the terrain parks and is, slowly, getting the courage to try things out.
It wouldn't be a trip to Main Street without stopping for ice cream at Java Cow.
The zoo is a must when my dad's in town. It wasn't super warm but the animals were sure active.
The lions were amazing--all 6 of them!
Abby caught what Emma had so we made sure to give her plenty of rest and fluids. When she complained of her ear hurting, that's when I made a doctor's appointment. Not only did she have an ear infection, but her oxygen was really low (84). Scary. The doctor gave her albuterol and put her on oxygen. She gave us a choice--we could either monitor her ourselves (with an oxygen tank) at home or have her go down to Primary Children's in Salt Lake so they can monitor her. We felt better about the latter so off we went. My dad stayed home with Emma.
at the pediatrician's office
at the ER
She was such a trooper!
Here we are, about halfway through our 4-hour visit to the ER. Once we got into our room, they took her off the oxygen to see if she could maintain normal levels, which she did. Thank goodness! (We came prepared to spend the night.)
And this little girl had her first corn dog at the ER!
The doctor wanted to do chest x-rays to see if she had pneumonia, which she did not.
It was a long night. We got discharged at 10:00 p.m. and made our way up the canyon in a snowstorm.
All of the rain we were getting finally turned to snow and, overall, we got about 2 feet over our break. Andy and Emma went out for a daddy/daughter ski day.
Andy went out another day on his own. Can you tell the snow was deep?
Abby started feeling a lot better so we took my dad to the planetarium.
This was a really neat exhibit. Emma had to code in order for the rover to move. She knew exactly what to do because she has coding as part of her specialist rotation. Very cool!
Playing with Grandpa is exhausting! We had a great visit!
My dad taught Emma how to play solitaire and she is hooked!
We met up with one of Emma's friends and her family on the slopes today.
Finally, I'll leave you with Emma's latest writing project (after studying space) and...
...a video of her hitting a box at the mini terrain park.
