Finally Field Hockey Pictures

I finally was able to upload the pictures from Angela's field hockey game when MSU played UVA. Enjoy!!!
Cloey and Angela in their MSU field hockey jerseys. On the way home Cloey asked if she could get this picture framed and keep it by her bed. She just adores Angela and we are thankful for how special Angela makes her feel when she is around Cloey.

The Mazingo Family in our MSU gear

Angela is number 17

My Dollie and Me

One of Cloey's birthday presents was a matching outfit for her and Kit. She just loves to dress up like Kit. She was very excited that she got a leggings set for her and kit since she is obsessed with leggings right now.
She actually has been saving money up and ordered another American Girl Doll last night. This time she picked out the You American Girl Doll. She is excited to have a friend for Kit in which she has named Cloey. This American Girl Doll can also be brought to life on the computer. She has now decided that she will be saving up again for our trip to the American Girl Store this summer.
Cloey and Kit

Cloey wanted to take a picture of Emma and Kit together. She was afraid Emma would feel left out.

Sisterly Love

These pictures just capture what love and affection Cloey and Emma have for each other. Although they are nearly 8 years apart their love for each other is present all the time. Cloey just loves being a big sister and frequently acts as a "little mommy". Today she picked Emma up and consoled her when she was upset about playing on the floor. These two girls are our pride and joy and they know that we love them to the moon and back - forever and ever!
We just love how happy they are together.

Too Cute!!!

Emma finding Cloey funny

Emma's favorite thing to do - pulling Sissy's hair.

Turning 8

I continue to be behind in posts, but Emma is headed to stay the night with my parents and Jason is on his way back from dropping Cloey of in NC so I am going to catch up now.
Last Saturday afternoon we had Cloey's 8th birthday party. Her actually birthday is the beginning of December, but with all the Christmas hustle and bustle it made it easier to celebrate earlier. This year Cloey decided on a Sponge Bob Theme for her party. We had family and some close friends attend the party and tried to keep it pretty low key. Cloey got some great gifts and some money to add to her American Girl Doll Fund(which she actually ordered last night). It was nice to spend time with family and friends to celebrate such a wonderful little girl. On a side note you can see how much Cloey loves and adores Angela the jersey she is wearing in all the pictures is Angela's field hockey jersey. Cloey had worn it to the game and did not want to take it off.
The birthday girl and her cake

Opening Gifts

Make a Wish!!!

Busy Weekend

I know I am way behind in blogging when I brother starts asking when I am going to update the blog. We have been very busy people and I will give you a brief run down of our lives lately followed by a couple of separate posts. Best of all there will be lots of PICTURES!
*Friday - Jason headed to NC to pick up Cloey for the weekend, I had a cake walk at school, Grammy, Pop Pop, and Grandma Swersky watched Emma till I got home. We were so excited that Grandma Swersky was in for the weekend. It was great to see her and catch up with her.
*Saturday(the day that we were on the go, go, go) - We woke up early and headed to Angela's(my brothers girlfriend) field hockey game. It happened to be that Michigan State was playing the University of Virginia and with it being so close we were able to go. Cloey thinks the world of Angela and was excited to watch her play(we have only been able to watch her on tv up until this point). She wore her number 17 MSU jersey proud and was cheering her on the whole time. Sadly MSU lost, but it was still great to watch her last game. My mom got a great picture of them together and I will have to upload it and post it.
Next stop for the Mazingo family was rushing back home to get ready for Cloey's 8th birthday party. We decided to have her party early this year to avoid all the Christmas commitments people have in December which cause party problems. More on the party in a separate post.
Post party we headed to bed early because by this time we were beat.
*Sunday - It has become a tradition on Cloey weekends to have cinnamon rolls and bacon for breakfast on Sundays. We had a yummy breakfast, Cloey played with some of her new presents, Grammy and Grandma Swersky came down for a bit and then it was time for Jason to head back to drop Cloey off in NC. Emma and I headed back to Grammy and Pop Pop's house to spend more time with Grandma Swersky and be closer for the appointment at UVA on Monday morning.
*Monday - Emma had her follow up Neonatal appointment at Kluge. The appointment was short and we are thinking it is because Emma is already receiving speech and physical therapy right now. The doctor said she had some low tone in her legs and he wants to see her back in March to check her low tone and feeding issues out. Hopefully after that we will no longer be going back there and that will be one less follow up visit.
*This week has flown by I have been busy at work and Jason has been busy working on finishing his 30 page paper. Cloey is coming again this weekend and we are planning on laying low. It seems like a great weekend to hang out at home watch a movie and pop some popcorn.

Weekly Updates

I am starting to see that blogging during the school year usually amounts to just a weekly update on Sundays. With that in mind here is the update for this week.
*We have been busy worrying and visiting with Jason's dad this past week. He was admitted to UVA with bloodclots that were in a very large amount in both his legs. The doctors commented that he was lucky to even be alive with as many clots as he had in his legs. He undwent 3 procedure which were all very long and has another one in the morning. We are hoping after tomorrow he will be able to head home shortly thereafter. Please keep him in your prayers!
*Emma is OBSESSED with puffs(which are like a small piece of cereal that easily disolve). If she runs out of them on her tray she will bang on it till she gets more. We also have to make sure the container is put away when she eats her solids or she just bangs and tries to reach for the container. We are trying to explain to her that puffs can't be a staple part of her diet.
*We are gearing up for Cloey's birthday party. We have decided to have it early this year to allow for different people to be able to attend. She has gone with a Spongebob theme and I decided to keep it very laid back and low key this year. It already feels 100 times less stressful already.
*I continue to be busy at work with meetings and teaching. Some days I get overwelmed with my job, but then the kids will make me realize how important I am in their lives. The field of special education is a challenge, but I can't imagine doing anything else.

Belly Laughs

Emma absolutely LOVES our dogs and these belly laughs are what we get from her everytime they are in her sight. You can't help but laugh when she finds the littlest thing as the dogs run by her so funny.