Fall is here! :) Yay! After spending two years without seaons, we finally have seasons again. Thing 2 pointed out that the leaves were getting old today and it occured to me that we haven't seen leaves get old in two years. Who are we kidding, we haven't seen leaves in two years. :) Ha! So, welcome cold mornings and Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer!
Thing 1 has started riding his bike to school. He had a crash and scraped up his elbow, but he got right back up, got on the bike and (I quote) "worked through the pain". He's so dramatic. Hehehehe. School is going very well for him. His teacher is still awesome. He's making lots of friends in the neighborhood too. For his Birthday, he asked to go camping, so we did our First Family Camping trip mid-September. It went well--Thing 1 caught a fish, we saw an alligator in the pond, and we munched on Smores! Then for his actual party, he requested a Lego Party. Yup, we actually INVITED kids over to make a Lego Mess. :) He had an awesome time and I successfully made a Lego Brick Cake...wasn't quite thinking when I used blue icing, but oh well.
Thing 2 has been attending pre-school twice a week. She seems to like it, after the initial drop off scream. :) She's mastered the "meltdown" fit. It's pretty entertaining to watch. Ha! She's also started using her imagination a TON more these days. She "cooks" dinner on a regular basis. She has a new friend "Teddy"--her favorite stuffed animal. Teddy has to go EVERYWHERE that we go. More importantly, Teddy has to be buckled EVERYTIME that we get in the car. So yes, we have a new routine--buckle Thing 2 and then buckle Teddy. Army Guy discovered that is the new SOP the other day when Thing 2 came completely unglued because Army Guy was driving away without Teddy being buckled. Army Guy was then lectured for a good 20 mins about how unsafe it was to drive with Teddy being unbuckled. Hehehee....
Army Guy is half way done with school. He'll be off to Ranger School in January--64 days of VERY limited contact. If he gets through it in one shot (which is VERY rare), we'll be moving to Fort Campbell around April. However, his new unit isn't expecting him until July. Kids and I are planning random roadtrips during Ranger School. I'm not sure that's sane, but when have I ever been sane. :) Ha!
I've discovered I'm being anti-social thus far here. I'm not sure why other then we're only here a short time and I feel like I'm recharging here. :) All is good!
Okay, I can't figure out how to move my pics around so I apologize for the randomness of their placement! Ugh! Sometimes technology kicks my butt....sigh....
