Gettin' Ready for Kindergarten

My summer has been full of doctor appointments with all 4 kids. Clare had her kindergarten physical last month and the doctor noticed she had trouble seeing the eye chart. She suggested we take her to get her eyes looked at. It didn't surprise us that she may need glasses, as Phil, Olivia and I all have bad eyes. As you can see, Clare needed glasses and couldn't wait to get them. Her right eye is significantly weaker than her left eye. Therefore, the left eye was helping her see. Next month we go back to see if a stronger prescription is needed or she may have to wear a patch to build up the strength of her weaker eye.

**Those who will be seeing Clare soon, be surprised by her wearing glasses. She wants to show you them.

Clare looking in the mirror seeing how she looks. This is also her 'shy' look.

She picked out a metallic purple frame but it is hard to see in the photos.




She slept with the glasses by her pillow last night in her little pink purse case. It was kind of funny that the glasses she picked out are Disney Princess. Clare is not a girly, girly and will tell you she doesn't like princess stuff. When the staff member from the eye store gave her the bag with her case and out she pulled a pink princess purse, I didn't know how she would take it. Either freak out or love it. It turned out she loved it.

First thing this morning she put on her glasses. We have to get use to seeing her wearing them. They make her look older than 5 1/2.

The next thing Clare can't wait to start is start kindergarten~Aug. 23rd.