The kids are starting to do activities together!
At our house, we love the seasons to change. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened yet. The temps have been in the nineties, the humidity at a level that makes me wonder why we ever moved to Tennessee and some stir crazy kids wanting to do something different. Today it is cooler and rainy, so maybe fall in the SE is coming soon.In reality, a lot has changed for us in the last month.
I started back to work and am teaching a crazy load this semester with an even crazier schedule. I have to sit back and relax every now and again and I absolutely can't sweat the small stuff. I think I am in the process of learning a very big life lesson - I just haven't figured it out yet (and we all know how I HAVE to figure it out). Sometimes watching your kids can tell you everything - you must stop to play and it is no bad thing to stare out a window....
She has to be my daughter because she loves her blankey as much as I did as a kid :) He is so fun loving! He makes me feel happy every day!
Layton started PreK and is immersed in German ever morning for an hour. He also has Science (his favorite), Spanish, Library, Language Arts, Math and PE. Thank goodness he only attends three days a week because he is plum worn out by the time the weekend comes. I originally thought of this PreK program as daycare (the first time we have acually needed it), but have come to learn that his teachers Miss Abby and Miss Katie are respectable professionals. He now can write his first and last name, recite the rhyme of the week and explains his science lessons to me in detail. His Spanish vocabulary has definitely increased and he is making friends with lots of German kids (they are here because Volkswagen of America is opening up the North American plant in Chattanooga).
Layton had a mohawk, but we shaved it off because we were getting "looks" from people.
Kestrel stays with her Miss Ange during the time Layton and I are away and she is really loving the attention that Ange and her 2 kids give her. She has learned to dance and she now says lots of words to help her communicate with us. She says, YAY!, yeah, more, arm, home, please, no, mom, dad, Layton, tickle tickle, Portie, quack and of course caca (she really wouldn't be our kid if she didn't say that). Thanks, Miss Ange for everything!
Kestrel is so silly and she loves "dress up".
Luke is also finishing up flight school. He has earned his commercial pilot license and is now completing flight instructor school. By completing this portion, he will be able to find a job as an instructor in order to build his flight hours so he can then meet qualifications to be hired by the airlines. We miss him and his presence in our house, but we know he misses us more. He is a trooper - sleeping in not such great conditions, eating food not as good as mine (of course), and studying 14 hours a day every day. We know how hard he is working for us and we can't wait until everything is settled, we figure out the future (well, we know that will never happen), and are all together. Luke, we are so proud of you!!!
Here is a series of pics...Kestrel is in the chair in her room and Layton decided to sit with her. She is very opinionated and was not into the idea of sharing. Layton does a much better job than she does when it comes to that for sure. He is a great big brother and she is a typical little sister. I am so LUCKY to have them in my life!!! I thank my lucky stars every day!!
