Pudding Cheese...

Hannah enjoyed her first taste of chocolate pudding. One tiny taste with her spoon led to a great big "Mmm!"

After that first little taste there was no more wasting time with that spoon. Oh, no. The bowl was picked up and the pudding was being poured out like milk.

This is what she looked like when done. It could have been a lot worse, but I think she thought it was just to good to waste not to taste.

When Hannah saw the camera she smiled big and said, "Te-ese."

(That is Hannahese for cheese!)

Sleeping Beauty's artwork...

I was able to snap a couple of pictures of Hannah on her best behavior...sleeping! This is why she has such big bed-head in the mornings. Look at those curls. :-)
Hannah drew this on her doodle pad. What a little artist! She looks so intense when she is drawing and most of the time is very precise where she places her pen. She even holds the pen properly.

Variety of Jasmyn...

Just a couple of updates on Jasmyn...First, we are set on her Pediatric Neurologist in Denver the 7th of October. We will be heading out on the 6th. Our regular Doctor is now advising that The Pediatric Neurologist follow up on her migraines as well as her tremors...Which brings me to update two...I had to call our Doctor this morning. Again I was summoned to Jasmyn's school to pick her up. Another one of those dreaded migraines! Grrr! After talking to the principal, he is willing to work with us and her migraines due to it being a medical condition that cannot be helped. Jasmyn has already missed numerous days of school and we are only a few weeks into the season. School has a policy of missed days...only 10...after that we will need doctors notes. The doctor is aware that Jasmyn suffers with migraines and I don't need to bring her into see him every time one rears it's UGLY head. So, after talking with the principal, I was advised to ask our Doctor for documentation to give to the school stating that she does in fact have migraines. Well, I guess now after hearing (again) how frequent they are, we are to follow up with the Pediatric Neurologist to rule out possible causes or to find a treatment that better suites Jasmyn to allow her to remain in school and actually learn. Then we come to the last update... This is Jasmyn...

This is Nikki chopping Jasmyn's hair.
Just look at all that hair on the floor. And at this time she was only half way done.
This has got to be the best haircut Jasmyn has EVER had! She washes, does not dry, brushes and goes. It lays so nicely and looks incredible! I only wish I would have got a decent "after" photo...Next time.

The Volleyball's Band...

Last night was a volley ball game. Jas had to play in the band. They did super well for being mostly Junior High. There were approx 4-6 High school students playing in it and oh, yeah,

Mr. Behrends. The songs played were:

The school song

Free falling

We will rock you

Come on over

I love rock and roll

And there were a few more! They did a great job!

I think Hannah is going to be a volleyball fan. She loves the balls, clapping, and the cheering. If there was clapping, she clapped. If there was cheering, she cheered. She also liked the cheerleaders. She went absolutely nuts trying to imitate them. Needless to say with her short attention-span, 45 minutes was about all I could keep her in our little area of the bleachers. She wanted to help our team with the game, so outside we went. She made friends quickly.
Jasmyn trying to hide from the camera. I was quicker! :)
I call this one "totem pole in the making." From bottom to top is Jasmyn, Hannah, and Cassidy.
Another of Jasmyn that I was quicker than she was. The girls had fun.

Crafty...

This is the craft we made at MOPS today. What a great idea! A picture frame, scrapbook paper, and a dry erase marker ends up becoming a lovely weekly dry erase planner! I am so grateful that Renee (I believe she is the one who came up with our craft) is such a creative person! I know I would never have been able to do this on my own! Thank you!
Sorry about the glare on the picture...I guess my house is too bright during the day.

Precancerous...

It was at 5:27 in the evening when the call came in. The voice on the other end sounded vaguely familiar, but yet I could not place it right away. When the caller identified herself my heart paused for a beat anxiously awaiting the purpose of the call. The nurse went on to announce that my daughter's mole was indeed precancerous. She reassured me that the doctor did remove it all. Jasmyn will be required to keep it bandaged for an additional 10-14 days. The nurse then proceeded to tell me of the Neurologist appointment in Denver the morning following Jasmyn's 12th birthday.

This was all a lot to take in at once. I guess I need some processing time. Dolan and I are in the discussion mode now. We are torn. When we had first discussed with the doctor the options for seeing a pediatric neurologist, we were leaning more towards going to the Denver area for the reason of we are able to stay with my brother and his wife. Now that the time has come to put our noses to the grind stone, we are second guessing our decision. Are we choosing due to financial reasons or are we choosing the best place to diagnose and treat Jasmyn? For right now, we will be in prayer.

A much needed day out...

Today we took a much needed little break from everyday life. Only Dolan and Jasmyn went to church today. I started the day out with a headache and Hannah still had a runny nose. Let me back up a bit on my story and it will all fall together...about a week ago Hannah figured out that there is a nice "click" when the button on her bedroom door gets pushed...THE LOCK! She discovered this while she was playing in her bedroom, with the door shut. There is not even a keyhole to try and pick this lock. She also is not capable of operating regular round door knobs. The hinges to her door are on the inside so that wasn't even an option. Needless to say we were a little worried. I was almost to the point of breaking a window to get to her. Don't worry, she was only locked in for about a total of three minutes before Dolan and I put our heads together and figured it out. After tools I went and Dolan studied Jasmyns bedroom door. We removed the trim from around the door and used a screwdriver to release the latch. That simple. Dolan ended up pulling the locking pin out of the door. It is a temporary solution and it works. The door does not lock anymore. YAY! Friday evening we had the same situation happen but on our bedroom door. This one was not so complicated because the hinges are on the outside. Again it happened today with our door. So Dolan was ready to go to Menards in Northplatte to purchase three new door knobs(without locks). So to Northplatte we went. We went to the mall, shopped, and played. Hannah had fun walking through the stores, running in the hall, and playing on the kiddie rides. Jasmyn had fun mall shopping. She is getting to the age where she actually likes "window" shopping. I have been waiting a long time to enjoy shopping with her. While Jasmyn and I "shopped," Dolan entertained Hannah. Then we switched off and I entertained Hannah while Dolan and Jasmyn went off. After the mall we had supper then headed to Menards. They were already closed. Oh well. It just means we will have to make another trip one of these days. I don't mind. Hannah rides well now so the trips are actually enjoyable. Here is Hannah in the helicopter. She enjoyed it for the first ten seconds and then was bored. Ah, life with a child that has a short attention span. :)
This was Hannah's favorite! The carousel. She even played on it for quite a while without it moving.
Queen Hannah. Enjoying supper.
I snuck a picture of Jasmyn.
That was our day. Not much, but it did wonders to refresh for the week ahead.