okay..now that summer has officially come to an end; bring on all things fall! Kaiden and I have been ready to dig out the cider, pumpkin/apple everything, Halloween decorations etc. We compromised with Geoff by only digging out the "fall" decorations and fall scents (for now;) We are
slightly excited about our upcoming apple picking, costume designing and all things Halloween! Stay tuned for some pictures involving decorations and costumes!
Lately we have been busy transition back into school and routines but are feeling very relieved that thus far things have gone pretty smoothly. Kaiden loves his new class and teacher and is impressing us everyday with all that he is learning. We met his teacher tonight and heard some wonderful complements about our boy (although we weren't surprised to hear about his kindness and sweet personality;) There of course was a great deal of pride in hearing those things! Outside of school he has been busy biking with his friends and making us laugh! He is working hard on reading and it is wonderful watching him take things in and his pride in himself when he reads a book to us. In our house a big "rule" is being honest with one another as well as feeling comfortable telling each other anything. We are very open with him about communication and talking to us about anything. Kaiden has taken this as far as he possibly can..meaning we opened up a can of truth serum! As wonderful as it is that he feels so comfortable in telling us anything; he immediately tells on himself the minute he sees us, if he has done anything (which often is something like "It was quiet time and I talked a little bit loud" or "When I was 4, I read my book after I was supposed to be sleeping") So needless to say, it has been a bit entertaining!
Miss A has grown so much over the summer, both in her physical appearance and her knowledge and vocabulary! She talks and talks and talks some more! She is hysterically funny and keeps all of us in stitches! She loves to say "guess what? and answer with "I love you!" She also LOVES to sing and dance and play. This morning while getting ready for work I heard her talking so peeked around the corner and she was eye level with Chloe (our dog), holding her face in her hands and saying gently but sternly "listen! Sit! and then when the dog complied she said "good girl!" and gave her a piece of her food! She is a character for sure! She has been practising her alphabet which is quite funny to hear! She says some, skips a lot and has the end song off by heart and she also does a mean "soft kitty" I love watching her little mind pick up things around her and interpret it in her own way.
Next on the agenda for us is enjoying all that beautiful fall has to offer including apple picking, pumpkin picking, decoration, costume design, cider, pie, thanksgiving, Halloween, and much more! Stay tuned for fall pics and activity ideas!
