Ella and Zoë: the start of grade three ~

Sunday, July 12, 2015

the start of grade three ~

Third Grade -- What a Year!!

Another 'we hit the jackpot with their teacher' Year --

Mrs. Barth could not have been a better fit for the girls.

She was so kind and nurturing, fun and funny, caring and motivating.

She got to know Zoe and Ella so well; she knew when to praise and when to push,

when to encourage and when to explain more ....

She understood that sometimes the little things are big things, and that 8 and 9 year olds are STILL kids.

Ella and Zoe's lights are shining even brighter because they spent the past school year with with Mrs. Barth. She's a mom at heart and an exemplar teacher (perfect combo) -- we feel so grateful and thankful! Yay THIRD GRADE!!!

meet the teacher breakfast (august 2014)

first day of third grade (sept. 2014)

1 comment:

Annie said...: Yay for a wonderful year. Oh Jeremi, they are precious and are growing too fast.

My girls third grade was difficult, very hard. Now I'm praying that they don't have the same teacher for fourth grade.; July 13, 2015 at 11:48 PM

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The Beginning of the Adventure . . .

After trying and waiting for a long time, June 26th 2006 was the estimated due date of Baby A and Baby B. We were thrilled. But a little over 10 weeks early our doctor decided it was time for us to meet the babies. On Wednesday, April 19th at 6:49 pm, Ella Marie was born. We named her after Tom’s mom, Della Marie, and her name means 'Light'. She weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces, was 16 inches long and was perfect. At 6:51 pm, Zoë Dianne was born. We named her after my mom, Dianne, and her name means ‘Life’. She weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces, was also 16 inches long and was perfect too.

Both girls stayed in the NICU for almost 2 months and did really well, especially considering all of the 'what could have/should have beens'. It was a 'one step forward two steps backwards' type of dance those first few weeks, but after 47 days we brought Zoe home and 10 days later brought Ella home. FINALLY, we were all four under the same roof, and were ready to start the next exciting chapter in our lives . . .

Ella and Zoe turned FIVE this April and are THRIVING. They are fun, funny, naughty and sweet. The joy they bring to our lives is immeasurable. They are also really fun to take pictures of : )