One Crazy Summer

No, not the movie ........ we have had the craziest summer around here.  Here's what's been going on (and why I haven't blogged much):

• Right after school ended, we went on vacation.  We visited friends in NC, went to Atlanta, and visited my family in TN.  Overall, it was a great trip.  One of the highlights was the Georgia Aquarium.  It was AMAZING!!!!!  My family got to meet Kenzi for the first time, so that was good.  We learned that Kenzi's limit in the car is about 3 hours.  So, between that, and everyone else having to stop to use the bathroom, or the DVD players not working, the 8 hour trip home turned into 13 hours.
• Jacinda took ballet classes when we got home, and now she is taking gymnastics classes.  At the first gymnastics class, the teacher was using Jacinda to show the other kids how to do the various moves!  So we are looking into a class that's a little more advanced for her.
• Luke and Jacinda took swimming lessons for a few weeks.  They had a great time and did really well for their first swimming lessons ever.
• We got a kitten ... as if our house wasn't crazy enough!  Her name is Fibonacci - we call her Phoebe.  She was about 6 weeks old when we got her a few weeks ago.  We happened to be at the vet with our dog when someone came in with this kitten he found.  So our vet took care of her over the weekend to make sure she was healthy.  They cleaned her up and gave her some shots and we went back and picked her up a few days later.
• Kenzi had her palate repair surgery almost 3 weeks ago now.  Her first 24 hours were a little rough, but her recovery has been great.  She will see her surgeon in a few more weeks to check things out and make sure her palate is healing well.  She has made some huge gains in her speech since her surgery.
• My mom came to visit to help us out after Kenzi's surgery.  She ended up getting sick while she was here and having Pneumonia!!!
• Jacinda started with a new speech therapist and she has also made huge gains.  It's amazing how quickly she has made some major improvements!  It's so exciting to see and this has been a long road for Jacinda (and us).
• Aaron and I both completed a "boot camp" at the YMCA and we have both lost several pounds and inches.
• All 3 kids went to the dentist.  Luke had a small cavity that needed to be filled.  I was so proud of him ..... he sat so still for that and did an amazing job!  The dentist is very impressed with both girls' teeth.  He said that for cleft kids, their teeth are beautiful!  They both have very different teeth and alignment of teeth.  Jacinda is still a few years away from braces and bone grafting.

Whew!  We have 3 weeks left before school starts and we still have some things to do to get ready.