Dress-up Dance Party

The kids were without a lot of their toys and things for several months while we were in transition. When we busted open the dress-up clothes it became an instant dance party. A video camera would have captured the moment better. I first put Micali in the pink dress, and of course Eli needed the blue dress because, boy and blue go together in his cute little head. I came out and was dancing with them and in comes Abigail with her dress and shoes. She wasn’t going to be left out. I didn’t even know she knew what was going on. She did-- and she had some pretty cute dance moves.

Our New HOME!!!!

We found this beauty a little bit out in the country with a little bit of land. We are loving it so far. The kids are enjoying being outside and having room to run. Marley enjoys being off his leash whenever we go out. Of course this little country girl couldn’t be more pleased---I find myself singing  - I’m from the country and I LIKE it that way….

These pictures are from the appraisal. I copied and pasted them over so we can always remember what it looked like when we first moved in. I am sure we will start some updating projects some time because we enjoying doing it and it is fun to make a place your very own.

The road we live on looks and feels a little bit like the road that Lightening McQueen fixed his first time through at Radiator Springs. It appears they have tried to come through and fix a few spots but it hasn’t seemed to help much.

The pole barn.

Our garden and fruit trees will be planted back here in the spring. The shed may house some chickens or rabbits when Luke is done with his doctorate. We are going to take baby steps in become more self-sufficient.

We are so grateful to have found this wonderful home and look forward to many fun memories to come.

One last boating trip…

We took the boat out last night for a nice ride to see the fall colors. It was a beautiful evening. The kids had a lot of fun. They were a little confused that they didn’t get to swim but we convinced them next year when it was LOTS warmer water we would be back for swimming!

Micali’s Artwork

So we got the 1st NOTE….”just to let you know” kind of note. Micali had her first rough day at school today. She ripped her friend’s napkin and so the teacher traded Micali’s nice napkin and gave Micali the ripped one. She of course wasn’t happy about that so she cried and refused to eat her snack. Sat and cried some more instead of doing her phonics worksheet and wouldn’t apologize. By lunch she was happy again and told her friend she was sorry. Tonight after dinner we had to do her homework she didn’t do in class. She was embarrassed and had a hard time telling me about it when I asked her about the note from the teacher.

On another note from school Micali has been busy making lots of cute stuff:

her self portrait!

Cute Pictures for Aunt KayKay and Aunt Kendra

Because you are both having withdrawals from my cute kiddos I thought I would post pictures of you to enjoy. Abigail’s hair is getting long, Eli is getting tall and of course they are both still pretty stinking cute!

Bad Dog Marley!

I love having a dog and watching the kids interact with him. He is really gentle with them and tries to be careful around them. When we go Marley he was suppose to be able to be in a nice fenced in yard and be able to run free. Well with all the plan changing this summer that didn’t work and he has been tied up. He actually had a freedom for a few weeks here at Grandma and Grandpa’s house but then he learned to climb and jump over their chain-link fence. The kids loved it when he was off his chain and he could just look in the back door at them. He has ruined the back yard and dug holes around the trees. I think Grandpa will be glad to see him go to his own home!

Abigail is WALKING!!!

She started walking over Labor day weekend and is non-stop now. It is so fun to see her chasing after Eli and Micali.