Charlie turned 11 this year. We celebrated with our traditional swim party over at Aunt Ginny's house including his friends Sammy, (and her sister Breanna) and Jimmy. Of course, just inviting Aunt Ginny's and Aunt Eileen's family make it a party anyway. It gets easier every year as the kids become better swimmers. At some point, we had taken the babies out and the rest of them swam for another hour while we sat and talked nearby - it was kind of cool. We made one of his favorite dinners, beef and broccoli and had a strawberry cake with chocolate frosting for dessert.
We had a surprise visit from Aunt Kathy. She can really turn any gathering into a celebration with her ability to turn any story into a funny one and her loud contagious laughter. She spent a lot of time with the kids, playing duck, duck goose, board games, she made hair barrettes with Lucy. She made the most of her visit, ensuring that each of the kids will remember her the next time we see her.
Charlie is in 5th grade this year. He continues to study violin and plays in his school orchestra and in MYS. This year, he added trombone to his activities, playing in the school band. These with the kids other activities about kill me with driving, but I'm glad to see him weighing so heavily in music. I can't complain about that!
We continue to fight off his allergies, but we are now down to one food allergy - milk. He passed his egg challenge and along with being able to tolerate them, he actually enjoyed them. This will be a great source of protein and fat for my skinny kid. Now, if we could just get rid of the rest of his allergies (cats, dogs, grass, etc.).
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