11 Days until we move into our new house!! Whoop!
I cannot tell you how excited we are. It feels so much like Christmas that we may actually go ahead and decorate for Christmas. We are that excited.
I feel so much peace and kind of like we will be settled for the first time in nine years. Not living in a "temporary" home, not waiting on something to happen, not anxious about the future... just... peace. Although I am thrilled to have a home with space we need and room to play, and there are some painful memories attached to this house I'm ready to leave behind... It's also the only home Brynn, Cale, and Annie have ever known and the only one Layla really remembers. First steps were taken here. First words were spoken. Treasure hunts in the yard and dance parties in the living room. I know a million more memories will be made, but I will be (a little) sad to move on. A little.
The kids can't wait, although I'm not completely sure they get that they won't be living her anymore. We have little surprises planned for each of them to help make the transition go smoothly ;)
Besides showing our house seven thousand times and preparing paperwork and boxes for the new house, life is continuing all around us as usual.
The kids are fairly well adjusted to school. Brynn has a little more adjusting to do, but she'll get there!
I got video last night of Brynn singing her version of "Witch Doctor" loudly (is there any other way?) while everyone else is eating, unphased, because that's just a typical meal in our house. Hilarious.
Love her!
She made it into the shoe-tying club on the 2nd week of school! She can also read all her sight words already :)
Cale is doing WONDERFULLY. Check out his behavior chart!!
(Green is good! Blue is a warning.)
He can also read all his sight words!
Proud doesn't even begin to describe it.
If you missed the earlier announcement- AG is signing now :)
This was a couple of weeks ago:
She doesn't need prompting now, and she is also signing "eat" and "Mama"!
It just makes me swell to see her really and truly communicating her needs/wants. She also scoots on her bottom and turns in circles to get where she's going. Hard to believe she is 19 months old now!
Developmentally she may be a little behind, but socially- she is EVERY bit toddler! She knows exactly what she wants/doesn't want and makes sure you know it too. Love it.
UPDATE: Layla got a part in The Nutcracker! She's going to be angel and she is stoked. She's growing up so fast.
She asked for "more liberty in 3rd grade clothes". So, she's been asserting her own ideas into her wardrobe, which is... fun.
In addition to everything else, Nathan will be headed to CATM Supervisor school soon. I'm working like crazy right now (Josh Turner and Blake Shelton last week- whoop!), but it's a nice stress reliever and good timing on the paychecks. Our calendar is packed as usual, with lots more exciting stuff on the horizon for the whole family. And just FYI- I'm going to post obnoxiously today so I feel caught up =)
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