Noelle (5)

Noelle has spent the last year singing, dancing, imagining, pretending, painting and crafting, and enjoying (or pestering) her little brother. She also moved from MWF half days at school, to M-F full days (for logistical reasons). She has loved school, and it has been a really hard decision to pull her out while Lucca recovers at home from his bone marrow transplant. The staff at her school has been so supportive and accommodating as we have navigated the challenges her and Lucca’s conditions have brought. What a blessing her school community has been to our family.

Noelle participated in two Showcases through her school’s arts program this past year, first only in dance, and this past Winter Showcase she also added some music numbers to her repertoire.

Since getting her ear tubes in February, she has become much more focused at school, and blossomed socially. It has been really wonderful to watch, as last year we were dealing with difficulties in her behavior - all of which almost completely vanished within 1 week of her ear tube placement. She has many “best” friends and spent her spring and summer attending many birthday parties.

She is a beach baby and loved our beach vacation. She also seems to love the mountains and often asks to go back to “The Happy Place” at Topsail Beach, or “The Massanutten House.” A little traveler at heart, it has been difficult to rain on her parade of requests for traveling to grandparents’ homes, and Italy. Soon, baby girl…