8 is great!

our week of maddie:
monday
7:30am  IEP meeting to make sure her hearing loss is not affecting her progress in the classroom. {she is doing great!  teacher says her reading has improved a lot over the year, she is determined to get the right answer on tests and will not rush to finish, and she socializes like any other kid.  good news!}
4:00pm  ballet class.
wednesday
1:30pm  final girl scout meeting for the year.
4:30pm  jazz class.
thursday
8th birthday!!!!
6:30am  wake up to a ceiling filled with balloons, a donut breakfast, and new bday shoes.

7:50am  bring birthday treats to school for her class.

{stole the idea here, but tweaked it to fit}

8:15am  watch her school play.  {we could not have been happier or more proud.  she was confidant, loud, most importantly she enjoyed herself.}

{she was able to show off her ballet skills.}

{she sang a solo part.  she was spring.}

{the cast of "the garden show".}

5:00pm  ballet class.
6:00pm  take maddie to get her ears pierced for her big birthday present.  she had wanted this since last year, but she wasn't quite ready for the responsibility of cleaning and taking care of her ears, so she decided to wait.  this year she was sure. 

{on the way to get them done she said,"mom, i'm scared.
my friends told me they put a gun to my head."
she was soooo nervous.:)}

7:00pm  birthday dinner at a restaurant of her choice.
friday
11:30am  volunteer to help during maddie's pizza party at school.
12:30pm  cheer her on for getting the "respect" award at school.

6:30pm  family night at her school.
saturday
2:00pm  maddie's gymnastics themed birthday party with her favorite friends.

she had such a wonderful week and she even wrote a thank you note to me on her easel, but her lil' bro erased it before i could get a pic.  now one more week of school for the kiddos and summer can officially begin!