Coates Family

Preschool

Janna — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:55:12 +0000

Today Luke had his first morning of Preschool. He loved it! Especially the playing on the playground part. I got too many cute pictures and couldn’t decide…the more the merrier, right?

First Grade, here I come!

Janna — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:14:38 +0000

Today was Chloe’s first day of first grade. She was very excited. We met her teacher earlier this week and she seems super nice. On the way into the building we met up with Chloe’s good friend Jenna. So they walked into school together to begin this adventure called first grade.

Wanted: 1 buddy

Janna — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:23:13 +0000

One thing that has been emphasized about Luke through our move is his need for companionship. In our old house he shared a room with Levi. I was extremely happy when we moved that they would both have their own rooms and not wake each other up. Luke, not so much. Over these past two months we have caught him sneaking into Chloe’s room, sleeping in Chloe’s bed, sneaking into Levi’s room, coming to our bed, and asleep on the floor right beside our bed and right outside our door. The latest trend is for him to come and sit on the stairs just out of sight. We have found him there several times. The other night we must not have checked often enough because this is what we found when we went up to bed.

Breathing Treatments

Janna — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:07:43 +0000

There are so many ways that Levi reminds me of Chloe. Now we can add breathing treatments to the list. Chloe started at 15 months and outgrew the need for them when she was 3. So last week when I heard Levi wheezing and watched his little belly sucking in drastically when he tried to breathe, I knew what we were up against. Sure enough, a trip to the doctor confirmed RAD (reactive airway disease). Knowing he would most likely be given a breathing treatment at the doctor’s office I brought Thomas books and Monster Truck books. So Levi did great for his first treatment and soon figured out that he got to watch 15 minutes of a movie when doing them at home (Chloe and Luke caught on to this too!). He also liked being able to pick which mask he’d use (fishy was the favorite). We continued the treatments for about 5 days and are hoping not to have to repeat too often, but only time will tell. I pulled up some pictures of Chloe doing the breathing treatments too, just for fun.

To Michigan with the Wallaces

Janna — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:07:18 +0000

A few weeks ago we went to my parents’ house with our friends Rachael, Sam, and Sarah Wallace. It was three days of swimming and playing in perfect weather. Here are some of the pictures that Rachael and I took while there.

Out with the old

Janna — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:28:26 +0000

Enter-train-ment Junction

Janna — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:27:32 +0000

This week Grandma and Grandpa Coates and Nathan took the kids to Enter-train-ment Junction so Levi could experience the trains now that he’s old enough to appreciate them. Levi has been REALLY into trains lately and he LOVED every minute and every detail of this special morning. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!

At the Fair

Janna — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:51:03 +0000

T-ball and Coach Pitch

Janna — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:31:29 +0000

This summer Luke is doing T-ball and Chloe is doing coach pitch at the Y. It’s a great program and Nathan has been having fun helping to coach both teams.

Cincinnati Reds

Janna — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:41:55 +0000