Ding Dong the Strep is Gone!!!

We have such happy news that strep has left our house! That's right, all four of us lined up at the doctor's office last week and we were delighted to learn that all of our cultures were all negative! Now that we are all in good health, we can finally get back to our usual routine and chaos of daily life...

Terra has been having a wonderful time exploring! She follows Jorie everywhere and ventures on her own too! We started a music class a few weeks ago and Terra is loving every minute! She was a little unsure at first, but it didn't take long for her to join in and, by the end of class, she was participating with all of the hand movements! The only part she did not like was having to give her bells back to the teacher - she had a death grip on the bells and was not about to give them away!

Jorie started ballet lessons last week, here she is waiting for her teacher in her "beautiful dancing dress". She absolutely loves dancing and can't wait to go back tomorrow. She's been practicing the dance her teacher taught them all week and I must say, the little hip wiggle at the end is absolutely adorable!

Here's our little character! Everywhere we go, we hear people say that Jorie is the funniest little girl they've ever met. Her swim teacher actually referred to her as a "legend" and fully expects to see her one day on "Last Comic Standing". :) You really have to spend some time with her to really appreciate her quirky style and unique sense of humor, but here's a little glimpse of her silliness. This is how she came into the kitchen the other day and completely shocked me - I was not expecting a snowman head on my little girl!

Can you believe it?! This is Jorie's very first haircut!! After nearly four years without even a trim, we decided it was finally time to even out the 'do. We only trimmed one or two inches and we came away with a few curls for the baby book. Jorie thought it was tons of fun and was especially pleased with the bottle of bubbles she got at the end! She's already asking when she can go back.