Joining the Glasses Club!
I can’t believe my little four eyes turned 5! Now it seems, more of her friends are joining the glasses club. It is nice to see more kids in glasses […]
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Can’t we catch a break?
So my last post was no news is good news and I must have jinxed myself. In the last couple weeks, my gut is telling me something is just not […]
No news is good news
It seems like forever since I have posted – sorry, hope all is well with our little four eyes family. Elliana’s eyes have remained straight since the last surgery and her […]
A friend in glasses
I know not everyone ends up with cute little neighbors in glasses (and patching) like we did, but I am thankful every day for their friendship. Glasses are not an issue, just […]
Characters with Glasses
It always amazes me with how many children are in glasses, how few characters are in glasses and how, I feel, glasses on kids are under-represented in books and magazines. I […]
The Muppet Movie made me cry
This weekend, we had a family vacation to Disney World. Although I had no interest in going to Hollywood Studios, the Beauty and the Beast Musical was of interest to […]
Elly’s Princess Peepers Picks a Pet Contest Entry
After I read the contest to Elliana, she immidiately got out her water color paints and asked if I would draw her a “gigantic dragon” just like Princess Peepers has, […]
Princess Peepers Update!
The sequel to Princess Peepers is out! Princess Peepers Picks a Pet is just a delightful, charming, and witty as the first (I will save the details for another post) […]
Hoppity Frog Has Two Clever Eyes Book Review
Elliana and I were asked if we would review the book Hoppity Frog Has Two Clever Eyes, by Hazel Kay, illustrations by Joseph Kay, a product of http://www.kayfunpatch.com. It is a cute little rhyming […]
LOVE EM
Glasses do not define who are children are, but they most definitely are a big part of who are kids are. I love how this home-made T-shirt flaunted this toddler’s […]
Your Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!
I saw this craft over at Mer Mag and thought of all my patching parents. They were just too cute not to share. Wouldn’t these make ADORABLE valentines for your child’s class […]
Making Eye Appointments FUN!
We are frequent visitors of our PO office. I like to joke that we need a “Fast Pass” like they have at Disney! As a parent, I struggle with how […]
Playing Air Traffic Controller
This is one activity we play to help Elliana with tracking. It is a super difficult task for her and we try to make it a game – air traffic controller! […]
The eyes are looking good
The chunky funky frames are a slightly higher prescription that we are trying to see if filling her whole script will help reduce the squinting. Her left eye is looking […]
A squint?
2 weeks ago, our PO dialated her eyes to see if her perscription changed. I understand that it has changed slightly, from a -8.5 to a -9 and for most […]
For Little Eyes 