Summer Approaching!

As the school year comes to an end, I can't help but think of how bittersweet this year has been. I have watched my group of children mature and grow, especially fast since Christmas. I love the anticipation of getting a new bunch of kids next year; however, I hate the sadness of seeing my kids from this year leave. I know they will do well at JCHS; I wish them all the best.

We have had a health scare over the past few weeks- Jason became worried about a freckle-turned-mole on his nose a few months ago, so he went, reluctantly, to the doctor for a check up. She said it needed to be removed. It was removed and when he went back to get the stitches out, the dermatologist gave him bad news: it was Melanoma. As you can imagine, he was shocked and scared initially. Anyone would be scared to hear they have cancer! Luckily, the plastic surgeon we met with last week thinks we have caught it in time and that it has not spread. They are still not sure how deep it is; they will not know this until tomorrow morning when he goes in for surgery. Lots of prayers have gone up for our family- I feel certain that God has heard everyone of them. I have some pretty amazing kids here at school that have continuously prayed for Jason and his health- Words cannot describe how wonderful these students are!

Blakley had her 18 month check up yesterday..She is in the 93rd percentile in height and the 47th percentile in weight. The doctor said, "I hope you want her to play basketball!" He kept telling me how tall she was going to be! Wow! I never imagined having a tall child- I am certainly not tall and Jason is average...It must come from our families! Thanks, ya'll! She did get one shot...but she's had so many now that she's okay with it! After the nurse poked her little leg, she said, "Go!" It has been amazing watching her learn new things and "copy" what Jason and I are doing- she does something new everyday it seems. Just the other night she came out of the bathroom, sat in the living room floor with a bath crayon, and proceeded to "paint" her toenails- she did get it on her toes, just not all on her nails! Pretty cute to say the least. The funniest thing, though, is when she sees Jason and I hugging- She wants to hug too:) I must admit...the absolute best part of my day is seeing her face when she first wakes up! It's pricless. Time is flying...and we are having fun:)

Our summer is about to get rolling...vacations, sun-time (not without SPF 3,000 of course), cookouts, and lazy afternoons. I hope to be more attentive to my blog over the summer. We kick off our trips with a weekend getaway to Grandma Barb's in Indiana!

Love, Amanda