And We're Back!

Whew! It was a whirl-wind week after we got back from our trip on Monday!

Jacoby had a dentist appointment Tuesday morning and finally made it through a full check-up, cleaning, xrays, and flouride. His teeth are healthy, but his lack of growth for nearly a year (before he was diagnosed) hasn't left much room for permanent teeth (which by the way, this was my first time looking at xrays of a child's mouth, and I at first was trying to figure out how in the world Jacoby's mouth looked similar to that of a shark with two rows of teeth...that was until I figured out that the permanent teeth show up in the pictures along with the baby teeth. (: ). So, the dentist is already talking about braces. Sigh. But not to worry, we still have a few more years and lots of growing to do before any serious decisions will need to be made.

The boys were thrilled to be back in preschool on Wednesday, and they both jumped right back in without a moment of hesitation. They were missed by their teachers and friends, so the welcome back we received was heart warming. We're SO blessed to be part of this little preschool community.

The wonderful summer pace I was enjoying at work before vacation disappeared when I arrived back at work on Wednesday. And as I suspected, I had to hit the ground running to get caught up on a few different projects.

Our garden grew by leaps and bounds while we were gone. I picked 3 zucchinis that measure between 12 and 24 inches. We've had some for dinner and the boys will be eating some in their whole wheat chocolate chip zucchini muffins at school this week. (: Yum! I also discovered that lettuce can grow up to 3 feet tall if it's not harvested when it should be. Oh well, we'll try again next year with that one. We're expecting more zucchini and some carrots. I made strawberry sherbet this weekend, completely dairy free, and it turned out great. However, my vegetarian bean burgers were not a hit and that recipe ended up in the recycling bin. (:

We have a busy week ahead. Jacoby finishes up the last of the field trips and has what may be his last OT session. Justin has one more week before he begins teaching his Tu - Thurs class in the evenings.

We hope everyone has a great week!