Graduating Kindergarten

Jodi has officially graduated kindergarten. It was a bittersweet day for me and Fred as this time has gone so quickly. She is growing up very fast before our eyes. You could tell how much she and her classmates love each other! They were running around laughing and playing, giggling at each other as they performed... so cute. We hate that they are going their separate ways next year though we hope to stay in touch with many of them.

Jodi had her dance recital on Saturday night and really did well. She kept saying how nervous she was but she didn't freeze on stage and really looked like she was having a great time. We were quite the proud Mom and Dad. She made a special friend in class this year who said Jodi was his girlfriend. He is pictured with her at the recital. He fearlessly performed a solo performance of "Bad" during the recital and told his grandmother that his dream is to be on "So You Think You Can Dance." The last day of kindergarten, she said she found him lying on his bed looking sad and he said,"You have no idea how hard it's going to be not seeing your girlfriend every day.... no idea." Wow... I couldn't help but tear up because of how adorable that is. Tomorrow we celebrate her birthday so more to follow!

Our Dancing Queen

Hi all! I had not been keeping this up very well but will do better! Jodi is about to finish up kindergarten in only 2 weeks. We are stunned at how fast this school year has gone. She will be attending a small private school in the fall called the Agape School. It has an excellent reputation and will help her continue to make progress with her speech as she adjusts to her hearing aides.

Jodi has her first dance recital in 2 weeks. They got to wear their beautiful costumes for practice so here's a sneak peek. She only wears the costume for the performance and as much as it costs, she gets to wear it whenever she wants to! Her left leg continues to give her trouble. We met with a physical therapist this week who is a friend of mine. She found that Jodi definitely has hip weakness and instability in that leg. Her left leg is also shorter than the right so we'll see an orthotics person for that! We feel like we're on a good track and Jodi is very willing to do her exercises with me. We continue to find good help and feel very blessed with that.

The car was my incredible Mother's Day gift which I needed badly for work. Jodi and Baba spent the afternoon cleaning it for me. Baba said it looked like the car was smiling so we put our smiling daughter next to it! (I think the car has braces...) Much love to you and your family and thanks for checking in on us.