Yeah April's Almost Over!!

Julia had her ballet exam at the beginning of this month. (Easter Monday) She did really well and I'm so proud of her. I'm also so glad that she is back to one ballet class a week instead of 3!!
On April 17th the girls had their 1st dance competition of the year. (this was Kailey's 1st time competing) They did so good. Kailey wore her metals to school for most of the week. She was so proud of herself. The girls did a duo together called Hey Mickey.(looked sooo cute!) The girls put alot of work into their dances and I'm so glad that it's all over. If I would have know how much work would be involved in having a autistic child back in October, I probably wouldn't of put my girls in so many things this year. A lesson I've learned!
Shawn went out of town for 15 days and came home 1 hour before the girls competition. The following day we gave Thomas a much needed haircut. It's not the greatest cut but it will have to do. I think next time we will be giving him a buzz cut.
Dance Power competition this past weekend. The girls came in 1st in all their dances except Julia's solo. She came in second and was still very proud of herself. This picture above was taken with the girls jazz dance teacher Miss Danielle.

In between all of these dance exams and competition I was taking Thomas to Vancouver twice a week. This thursday Shawn and I go out to Vancouver for Tom's final diagnosis. I know I have a long road ahead of me. We already found out from the speech pathologist that Thomas has alot of catching up to do. He's at the level of a 6 to 9 month old with only his speech/comunication, everything else (motor skills etc...) he's at a normal level with the exception of a few sensory problems. If I work hard with him these next two years before he goes to school, I think he will be doing well.
I know I've been slacking in the blog department and with some of my chaos coming to an end, I will have more time to be on my computer.

Easter At Grandma Kings

All the cousins got together to have an Easter egg hunt. This year both Hannah and Thomas were excited to go on their first egg hunt. By the end of the night Thomas had eaten most of his chocolate treats and then started to help himself to his cousin's Easter baskets. He's a picky eater but not when it comes to chocolate!

The last couple of weeks have been very intense and busy. Thomas has been to see 3 new doctors along with his eye and ear doctors. Shawn and I have a final diagnoses meeting on May3rd with all of his doctors. I will be so glad not to be driving out to Vancouver 2 times per week. Tom has been doing really well with the traveling and meeting of new people. He also is smiling more and making a little eye contact with people. Starting in September he will start his intense therapy (40+ hours per week) and hopefully he will start to come out of his shell and really blossom into the little person that he's suppose to be.
Right now it has been slow going with the sell of our home which is fine with Shawn and I. We are not ready to move until our home is built in Kelowna (which will not be until Aug) so there's no rush. I believe the foundation is getting poured next week which is exciting. When I get a free weekend I will be going out to Kelowna to see everything that has been going on with our property. On top of all of this the girls start dance competitions this Tuesday. I'll keep you posted on how they do.

Shut Up!!!

Tonight I was scrapbooking and watching the Much Music count down. This new song comes on and I recognise the voice right away. It's Dave Faber. I new his band was at one point touring with Nickelback but now he's released his first single under a new band name. Glad to see he's doing well with what he loves. Anyways thought I would share that with those who know him. And his new song is really good!

Tupperware Party!

I am having a Tupperware party next Thursday April 12th @ 7:00pm. I'm having it at my home and Lisa is the consultant that is doing the party with me. It will be lots of fun and there will be a few different treats we will be cookin' up. Also there are some things in the catalogue at 40% off retail price. Please leave a message if you are interested so that I know how many people are coming. Hope to see you there!!