Some random moments in our life . . .
Last week when I dropped the kids off at school everyone was standing in the hallway with lunchboxes in hand. When I tried to walk Marcus and Addy to their classrooms everyone looked at me expectantly, like I was doing something wrong, I was so confused. Long story short, it was field trip day. They had sent the notice home, but somehow that notice missed Marcus and Addy's bags. I had a long list of things I needed to get done that day but decided to go with the kids on their field trip instead. They were going to a farm for some fall fun. There were some fun animals to look at, a wagon ride, and a pumpkin patch. They had these great slides that the kids (and I) had a blast going down.
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| one of the slides |
They told the kids they could each pick one pumpkin, so Marcus loaded his bag with as many as it would hold.
We are all settled in our house and are really enjoying our neighborhood. One of the reasons I love this neighborhood is because we are within walking distance to the local YMCA. It is like a big family, within days of joining they knew all of our names. They have great childcare where I can drop the kids off to workout. I put all three kids in soccer this year. I think it might have been a mistake to put Marcus and Addy in. They are stinkers during practice--they keep distracting each other. It doesn't help that they don't quite understand that the objective is to take the soccer ball from other kids and then kick it towards the goal. They keep getting mad when someone takes the ball from them. Addy did score a goal during a scrimmage at one point. We have high hopes for next year.
Katie on the other hand is doing awesome. She is a feisty little thing on the field and isn't afraid to get in there and get the ball.
Another thing we have been enjoying is the weather (it is perfect) and the park across the street. Everyone hangs out there after school, so we have met all sorts of friends. Marcus has been practicing on his new bike and is doing pretty well.
Katie has been bugging me to cut her hair short so we finally got to a salon and (against Mark's wishes) chopped it all off. Katie was so excited, and it didn't take Mark long to come around to her new short-haired cuteness.
Katie and Addy doing their most favorite thing, coloring and drawing. Katie has started writing stories and drawing pictures of everything we do.
Katie had a birthday party to go to so Marcus and Addy and I decided to have a little fun, we went to Earth Fare and ate dinner. The kids were so excited to push the little carts through the store. We put our food in them and went outside to eat.
If they look a little crazy in the picture...they are. Marcus and Addy have so much fun together, they are so hyper together and totally feed off of each other. Of course when you add Katie to the mix I feel like I am loosing my mind.
