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Sorry about the fuzzy photo.  I didn't realize that it was a bad one...they were rushing out the door...so I only had time to snap this one.

Ila's been a friend of Catelyn's for some time now.  The silly girls have the same sense of style even.  Weird.  Who would have thought it started so young?  When they both came up stairs in dresses, I was laughing.  Crazy girls.

Ila's parents were headed out of town, and I offered our home to them for one of their kids to stay.  We were delighted to have Ila.  She is a sweet girl, and of course, on her very best behavior when she's here.

She came home with Catelyn from school, on Tuesday.  They played and did homework, and even read, so that they could go to Achievement Days that night.

*Side Note*  Catelyn started Achievement Days, a program for the 8-11 year old girl at church.  SHE LOVES IT!  She is so excited to work on her Faith in God program...Memorizing AoF and doing FHE on her own.  It's cute.  She's made a pillow case, and declared she can now sew by herself, and wrote a letter that the leaders are going to send off to a 'Pen Pal".  She is super excited about that.  hope it pans out....  Anyway, she loves her leaders and enjoys going!  A LOT!

It was hard for them to actually go to sleep.  Lots of giggling and talking, but finally they crashed.  We had them up and going for school, and off they went, happy as clams.  It was one of the more enjoyable mornings before school ever.  Probably due to Ila's mere presence.  Sometimes having a friend over brings out the better side of a kid.  ya know?

Thanks for coming Ila!  You and Cate are darling little girls!





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Catelyn's last Ortho appointment was a doozy.  She got springs and a row of elastics to mvoe those front teeth together.  Here is that photo.

And it's been a month, and they tightened them.  She actually cried a bit, because they are tight.  But she is doing better now...AND THEY ARE MOVING!  Amanda (one of the assistants) said that we would see them move, that it would be a quick thing....She wasn't kidding!


BEFORE AFTER


 BEFORE
AFTER



See it? I sure do!
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