The kids love this time of year. We always paint pumpkins and go to Darr's Pumpkin Patch in Newcomerstown. They love it and it has become tradition. They loved trick-or-treating. This year was the first year they didn't match, but they picked out their own costumes and knew exactly what they wanted to be. Bella was Frankie Stein from Monster High and Carter was a Power Ranger.
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Bella went to the eye doctor Tuesday and we found out she has amblyopia. Basically her left eye is full of astigmatism and her eyesight has always been really blurry. Because of this, her brain stopped using her left eye and relied mainly on the right eye to see. She is now wearing glasses, which she loves, because they are pink. Hoping this will help correct the vision in her eye and make her start using that eye again. Here's a picture of Princess Peepers!
Bella was featured on the front page of the Coshocton Tribune on September 10, 2011 for taking part in the flag relay at Lincoln Elementary.
Olivia Bosson, an 11th-grade student from Coshocton who took part in the first flag relay nine years ago, passes the flag to Isabella Knicely, a second-grader at Lincoln Elementary School during the flag relay Friday in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. / Paul Robbins/Tribune
Well this year Bella is in 2nd grade at Lincoln. She has Mrs. Croft and really likes her. Carter is a big boy and has started preschool at Early Advantage Preschool. He goes two hours every day. He wasn't sure he wanted to go by himself but now he loves it and spends most of his morning asking "Is it almost time for school?"
We had such a great time in Myrtle Beach this year. It's been four long years since we took a vacation and we are so glad we did. We spent most of our days at the beach and pool, but we also had a great time out and about. The kids went to Pirate School and we all went to Alligator Adventure at Barefoot Landing. We also went to Ripley's Aquarium where Bella had a mermaid make-over and Carter got to be a sailor. We also rode the speedboat at Broadway at the Beach. As you can see on the last pictures, Bella got bit by something and she has a strong allergic reaction to bites. So it started to swell into her eyes and she had to go to the ER, where they gave her Prednisone and Benadryl. We also spent the week without A/C in the van because it went out two hrs before we got into Myrtle. We decided to have a good time anyways....and we did!!
My mom and I took the kids to COSI today. They had such a wonderful time. We got to visit the space, ocean, and gadgets exhibits. Plus they got to see the Big Machines and Dinosaur exhibit going on now. Bella rode the unicycle high above the entryway. She now wants one for Christmas. It was a lot of fun and a perfect idea for a rainy day.
Also wanted to share Bella's dance recital. They danced to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." It was very cute!!
Thought I would add some pictures of Carter's party. He had a dino theme and had such a good time!! Enjoy the pics!
We were in polly and Brad's wedding over the weekend. Thought I would share some pics of us!!
We took Bella to get her 7 year pictures done at Sears. She also got her spring pictures taken at school. She looks so cute in her pigtails. She got to have a bowling party with her friends from school this year and had a blast!!
Carter has turned into Daddy's little man and whatever Kurt does - Carter does. He recently decided he needed to shave just like Dad, only instead of a razor, he used a Q-tip!! He's so funny and the pictures are too cute!!
The kids got to go out on one of Bella's snow days and go sledding. They had so much fun. Carter is finally getting old enough to do some of it by himself. He still needed help getting the sled to the top, but he was good to go from there. He just laid down and went wherever the sled took him. Bella went so far that she ramped our neighbor's wall and ended up in the road. It was hilarious!!
Well it has been crazy busy around here since Christmas and I have not posted anything new in a while. First off, Kurt is still doing really well. Taste is starting to come back and he is once again enjoying food. He is still skinny but much healthier. He's been to all his Dr.'s several times and they all say he looks great so far! Excellent news! Bella is still in ballet/jazz at Miss Jennifer's. She is dancing to "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cindi Lauper for her recital in June. I cannot wait to see the costumes. Carter had a good time at soccer but we decided not to sign him up for the second season and give him a bit of a break. He is excited to know that t-ball registration is coming up. He really wants to do that!! Here are some pictures of Christmas. Of course they were spoiled rotten by everyone but had so much fun!! After Christmas, our friend Dana had all the girls (and the two boys) up to her church to make gingerbread houses and play games. It was nice for the kids to see each other over break and for the adults to get together too!
