Life Lately

Life is as expected quite busy this Fall. In addition to a crazy extra curricular schedule for Ally we have been trying to purchase a house. We finally have an accepted offer in on a larger home just around the corner from where we live now - literally its 150 yards away! We are all very excited. Now Becky and I are in the throws of financing decisions and trying to sell our current condo.
It will all work out and hopefully we will be moved in by Christmas.

Ally had a 101 degree fever one night last week so she missed a day of school. I stayed home with her and she binge watched a new tween Netflix series "Greenhouse Academy" it was pretty good.  She loved snuggling with Cloey.

She missed 2 days of practice (only 1 day of school) so you know she wasn't feeling well.
And she had to rest up for another weekend of birthday parties - in the past 2 weeks she has attended 4 parties!

Saturday I drove Ally and 6 friends to the bowling alley for Daniela & Maya's party.
Pictured above right to left:
Willow, Colette, Cata, Juli, Lexie, Bleuet & Ally

Ally of the guests at the party are above- one of the other parents took this picture. Ally is quite vocal about not wanting us to hang around. We try to respect her wishes.

Sunday was Sophocles' party. It was a talent show theme - and Ally performed gymnastics skills for her talent. Other friends played piano, did baton twirling etc.

Yesterday was school picture day - and it was only 34 degrees in the morning! our first hat day of the year. Ally indulged me with a couple pictures before school.

And one more picture after school. She is hiding a meringue cookie behind her back. These are her absolute favorite right now. We just laugh - even the nutritionist we met with recently chuckled. 3 meringue cookies are 7 fat and only 35 calories. Its crazy!
The nutritionist said Ally needs to eat more protein (which we knew but is hard when she doesn't like cheese or much meat and only drinks chocolate milk) and she needs more fat in her diet. Ice Cream every day if she wants - and maybe even brownie sundaes! Ally needs to eat more fat. We have some strategies and are working on it.
In talking with the nutritionist we realized that while Ally does eat a limited diet and is quite picky she does eat really healthy and a variety of foods - its just not as much variety as we'd all like.

Ally agreed to work on it.