New & Exciting

Well Kindergarten gets more exciting. Erik came running up our street yesterday afternoon. That is no small feat. I literally mean up our street as we live at the top of a hill. He was so excited to show me what he brought home & I could not imagine what was in the box he was carrying. It was Kinderbear! So Erik had a sleepover buddy.

It was fun to see him that excited about Kindergarten. Then before bedtime he got to draw a picture of things he had done with Kinderbear and write a short report.

This morning it was time to box Kinderbear up in his house and send him back to school. It was cute to see all the boys at the bus stop gather round to see the bear. Then it was on the bus and off to Kindergarten for Erik & Kinderbear.

Cameron enjoys his stroller ride down to the bus stop. Mommy likes it because once Erik is on the bus it's quite time for me. Cameron falls asleep during the stroller ride. I use his car seat to go to the bus stop since the road has gravel and it makes the ride a little bumpy. But around the house since he wants to be sitting up (or standing) most of the time, I have started alternating the baby swing & the stroller for his chair.

Last night Spencer caught Cameron napping with one finger in his mouth & thought it was cute. Cameron loves to chew, and I mean chew, on his fingers. Usually it's either three of them or all of them at once. He can practically fit his whole hand into his mouth. He loves to bite! I keep watching for teeth since he does this and drools like no other. But none yet.

MOVING

As you probably already know; we've moved. We said good-bye to apartment living and are now in a house. YEAH!!!

I'm ecstatic! It is so nice to not worry about disturbing neighbors who share walls & floors with you. I also enjoy having rooms that are not 5-in-1. We now have a large kitchen (at least to me) and a seperate dining room. There is a laundry/pantry area & now an office/hobby room. Our bedrooms are now just bedrooms, not storage & office & hobby etc. I don't know when I will stop smiling. I know that no one can tell how happy I am to have space. Next spring will be lots of work though with a yard & garden spot. Right now I'm looking forward to it and already tried out our new lawnmower. I'm sure the last time you were excited about a lawnmower was back when you were a kid, but it's nice.

Erik has loved every minute of his running through the house & not to mention jumping. :) He is enjoying Kindergarten. I think he misses his old school (only there 7 days) because they didn't seem to have any homework. However here he gets to ride school buses everyday and his teacher is very good at keeping them busy not just with paper work but with their minds. He brings home lots of drawings and just can't wait when he gets off the bus to tell me something new from school. The other day he was excited to be a cookie salesman and just couldn't wait to ask me if I wanted to buy cookies and sell them with him. :) [Fundraising, I guess it comes with having children in school & activties, but I never enjoyed it as a child.] He's learning, I think, that writing his name once a night, practicing writing an alphabet letter (about 6x's) and reading with Mom & Dad can be fun. Of course his favorite thing at school is recess. His teacher says he's very social. Image that.

Spencer I think is just itching for the garage to be empty of boxes so he can set up his workshop and get to his projects. He likes where we live but is sad to be to far from work to ride his bike. I'm not to sure he's happy to be driving the Honda everyday, but it was his choice to save on gas. So the pickup stays home with me.

Cameron, well, he's just busy being a growing baby. He is now rolling from side to side and kicking his way around his blanket. He has started talking up a storm (at times) and loves to laugh. Cameron just loves his big brother & watches just about everything Erik does. Sometimes I wish I could teach Cameron to stop "egging" Erik by his laughing. Oh well, they love each other and it's fun to watch them interact.

We've had a busy but fun summer. I feel very blessed. The Lord has been watching over us and blessing us daily. I'm so grateful for 2 healthy little boys and a loving husband. I feel very blessed, especially in this economy, to be able to move and for Spencer's steady employment. I pray for all of my family and friends to be continually watched over and blessed by the Lord. We love you!