Growing...

Both of them are growing so much. Ryan is now rolling over. He is so chill. He is content to hang out, smile at everyone and laugh and squeal in delight. Yes, he has his moments. But once we feed, change, burp, whatever, he is back to good.

There are so many stories that come up all the time and I always think of updating the blog and putting up pictures. Every time I think of it I am upstairs and the camera is downstairs and I end up doing something else. So, pictures will come later.

Everyone is doing quite well. We are back in the swing of work, school, and Diane's house. Our weekends have been filled with fun outings and get togethers. Last weekend Haley had Camryn over for a sleep over and it was so entertaining. Just listening to their conversations crack us up! Camryn has always had a crush on Josh. At one point in the evening she said, "I have an idea...How about for Halloween I will be Princess Fiona, josh can be Shrek, and Haley can be...donkey?!" Love it! Camryn slept in the trundle bed that comes out from under Haley's. Long story short...at 10:15 Josh had to go in there and tell the girls to put down the books and go to bed. They were seriously having a late night book talk..."what's your favorite part?""remember when?..." So cute.

This weekend Joni had her first art showing. Josh forced her to get a booth at the Saratoga Art and Wine Festival. She sold 5 paintings! It was so awesome!

Josh is loving the new job and it was nice to have everyone from his office over for a happy hour on Friday.

I never thought I would say this, but I am loving the Wii. I strained a muscle doing the boxing...right...how embarrassing!

Pictures will come soon. Hope everyone is well!

The Greatest Mistake

A man was just in the office and asked if I went to school here. He obviosuly missed the bags, dark circles and gray hair, but it made my day! Josh is so lucky to have such a young looking wife.

Look Alike

So, I just realized that this little chubby blond boy in my homeroom class looks exactly like Chris Farley. He was running across the quad this morning and his head was moving back and forth and his arms were flailing around and now I can't stop giggling to myself.

He Sleeps

I now feel comfortable enough to say it. Ryan sleeps through the night. I have been afraid to jinx it. It's been 3 and 1/2 weeks of 10-11 hour stretches at night. The routine is cute. He takes a bath (sometimes his sister gets into the 2 inches of water with him) in his little bath cushion, we bundle him up and talk to him on the change table, he goes into the crib for a book and one round of the mobile, we all say goodnight and that is that. He fusses 50% of the time for a minute or two and the other 50% we don't hear a peep. He is very much like Haley in so many ways. We were able to put her down awake and she'd fall asleep on her own. I have no idea how we were blessed by the sleeping Gods twice, but we will take it! I think Ryan knew I was going back to work and needed the rest...thanks Buddy!

On the adult front, Josh is loving his new job. I can see how excited he is each day when he talks about projects, people and what not.

I have an autistic boy in my room who has named me "Mrs. Russell Sprouts." I love it!
My voice is still hoarse from going out with girlfriends Friday night. It was such a fun night out.

Just FYI Joni (mom-in-law) is having her art debut at the Saratoga Art and Wine Fest on Sept 20th. She'll have a booth there and we'll all be in and out. Come check it out!

His First...

Hawaiian shirt! Yes, Amy Ayers sent Ryan his first hawaiian shirt and you can imagine how happy Josh was. I cannot believe a year ago I wasn't even pregnant yet and now this little guy is close to 3 months old!

Niece/Nephew

Just got the news that Jake and Cita heard the baby's heartbeat. I love that Jake is going to be a dad. She is 17 weeks along and due Feb 10th...maybe s/he'll share a bday with Cate? Or even Haley! Can't wait to be an aunt!

So Much

So much has been going on in life. All of it is good, just busier than normal lately. I am back to work and in full swing with my students. I have a good bunch with the normal challenges that come with each new year. Today we had a fire at the school...a 7th grader (who I had last year) lit a toilet paper roll on fire and the next thing you know, the school is evacuated, the fire dept is there and the student was expelled. It makes me sad that we didn't reach him the way teachers sometimes can.

The family is great. Ryan has been sleeping through the night (10 hours) for 2 weeks now. I love being able to predict somewhat of a schedule. Josh started his new job today and I cannot wait to hear how it went! Haley has been cracking us up as always.

Last weekend our neighbor set up a sheet on the balcony and a projector and invited all of us to enjoy a film outdoors with popcorn and the whole works. We only got to stay for about a 1/2 hour due to bedtime, but it was really fun!

4 generations! Isn't that awesome?

Ryan is way more comfortable with Haley. He used to flinch at the sound of her. Of course, he is not as fragile as he was. There will be a day that he will just push her off of him. She showers him with love. She is constantly in his face and we are gently reminding her that he needs space. That's probably why he started sleeping so long. Time in the crib equals open space.
Josh got paid out for his vacation time. We were responsible with most of the money and Josh bought the Wii with some of it. Yah, it's fun...really fun.
So, that's the story.