All About Asthma...

Aiden and Reilly had an asthma check up today, and I decided to snap some photos so that those who are fortunate enough NOT to have to deal with the hassle of it...or for those who just might be curious what an asthma check-up is like...you can see firsthand the "excitement" of our exams. The girls helped take a few photos, so some of these are directly from their point of view. As for the ones I took, sorry for the blurriness...I only had the camera on my phone and it's hard to hold steady for a clear shot while I'm holding Mac in the other hand...I hope you can forgive me.

Waiting, waiting, waiting... 

...and waiting some more...

Might as well get some reading done...

...and enjoy the view... 

...and look at the cool ceiling lights... 

At least Roo is in good spirits... 

...she does have her pretty shoes on, after all.

This is the breathing machine...

Aiden started the tests, but Roo stayed close behind for moral support...

The balloon test (1 of 3 tests)...Reilly loves it, Aiden not so much...

Now Roo gets ready to start her tests...

 

45 minutes or so later, the testing is all done...now we're just waiting for the doctor to come in and give us our new treatment plan.

And that's it! We are all done for now. The girls did great and showed significant improvement from our visit 2 months ago. The girls' treatment plan was changed from 2 meds/2 breathing treatments a day to 2 meds/1 breathing treatment a day. In 3 weeks, we get to reduce the treatment to 1 med/1 breathing treatment a day. Hopefully, we'll get to the point where we don't have to do daily breathing treatments at all! Fingers crossed...and celebrating that we are done with today's appointment! Yay!!

First Day of School...

Today was Aiden and Reilly's first day of school. To say they were excited would be an understatement.

We started off the day off with the girls' favorite breakfast - pancakes with sprinkles. They picked out their outfits, made their lunches, and packed their backpacks the night before, so the morning went pretty smoothly. 

 

The girls couldn't wait to walk to school in the morning...they barely paused as Doug and I tried to snap a few photos. Our neighbors were nice enough to wait for us, and the little brood happily took off to school.

I tried snapping some photos on the walk over, but the girls simply wouldn't wait for anyone. They were too excited to get to school and start their big day.

 

 

When we got to school, we found the line for their classroom, they hopped right in and immediately started chatting it up. I tried snapping a few more photos, but they were too busy looking for friends. I didn't cry (a major surprise in and of itself), but it was a little sad to see them go off so easily, without a second thought or glance. I guess it just shows how ready they were to start school.

Aiden and Reilly...two of the cutest li'l kindergartners I know!

Pipecleaners and Pompoms...

 

 

 

 

 

Who would have thought that a bowl full of beads, pompoms, and bundle of pipe cleaners could make for such a fun morning for me and the girls?!

OC County Fair 2011

Here is a recap of our day at the fair...

  

Bumper boats, fun houses, and slides...we took full advantage of the $2 rides...

  

  

...and the girls loved every minute of it.

  

They also loved hanging out with their friend Pete...

 

 

 

...and participating in a pre-magic-show game/contest. They both won 1st place ribbons and they were so proud to show off their prize...

  

Up, up, and away...on the ferris wheel

  

  

They must have gone on the slides 10 times or so...and they had a blast every time. There was also a really cool ride that made them feel like they were flying...and they were so happy to ride it all by themselves.

 

The merry-go-round is always a favorite.

This is how little Mac spent most of her day, but we did have a few moments like this...

  

   

  

And of course, the animals...they loved the animals. Aiden even took a turn with the camera and snapped away to her heart's content.

 

I thought these were pretty cool...some of the winning cakes for this year

Love these girls...

The photos says it all...

  

These guys were pretty cool...Aiden made us chase them down so she could snap some more photos...

Special thanks to Granpa for joining us at the fair...

And Doug was able to meet up with us after work for a bit o' fun...

 

With kettle corn and ribbons in hand, we headed off to a family dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory...the perfect ending to a perfect day!