October

Here we are coming to the end of October..... breathe in and breathe out. The days are so very full and busy..... we are all having a great time here, I'm just not finding any time to update this here blog and for that I apologize.... I will try to give you some updates of our goings on now.

Owen has been loving school, and is busy with a morning jogging club twice a week, an after school Theatre Class and T-Ball Games on the weekend. This is actually one of my favorite times of the week, when we all sit together watching Owen play.

Here's Owen sliding into Home!!!!!

Now that Owen's in First Grade, he has daily math and spelling homework that he is so excited to do, he frequently pulls out his folder and starts his homework in the car as we are heading back home after picking him up. I have to tell him to wait, relax, wait until we get home and have a snack ! But no, he says, wait until you see my subtraction worksheet! The Zero Rule! And did you know about the Doubles Plus One strategy for addition????? He is doing great in First Grade and he was recognized at a student assembly for Excellence in Academics and Citizenship for the month of September. We couldn't be prouder.

And Elliot... well, what can I say, he is a bundle of unbridled enthusiasm. He is enjoying his co-op preschool, loves digging in our garden and playing with his legos and reading books and pretty much everything. That kid is never bored. He truly creates his own entertainment where ever he goes.... Here he is at a recent trip to the zoo:

Can you remember the last time you grinned that wide? Sometimes I have to remind myself what it must be like for him, that the world is a huge rollercoaster with new exciting experiences every single moment of the day. No wonder he sleeps so well at night, he really LIVES each day. And then there are little tidbits like this: the other day in the car Owen was taking things out of his back pack and took out a small travel pack of Kleenex.. Elliot asked me "What's Owen doing? Owen, what are you doing? Owen, can I have one of your Bless You's? Mommy, Can I have one of Owen's Bless You's?????" When I realized what he was talking about I couldn't stop laughing at the idea.... Of course Kleenex's should be called Bless You's! Why didn't anyone think of that before?

Anyway, this week promises to be even busier with Halloween preparations and train rides and school carnivals -- and did I mention I'm doing a show 5 days a week? Yeah, busy. But good.