Trippin

Kirk had a work/pleasure fishing trip planned for mid-September. I decided to get out of town too and visit my family and friends back in Missouri. I planned to make several stops to allow me to stretch and prevent drowsiness and help the boys not get too cranky. We made it to Indianapolis and went to the Children's Museum there.


After a few minutes of playing we got back in the van and pushed on. I was definitely ready to get out of the car after the 12 hour drive. Bruce had his first lesson on riding his bike from Uncle Dan. It was fantastic and he even got to keep the bike!


I had planned a few projects while visiting with the wonderful R family. We made dishwasher soap (I don't plan to make it again, I'm not impressed with its cleaning ability), fondant (I've never made it before so thanks Lisa for your skilled tutelage), tortillas following this recipe (yummy, but more work than I want to do every time ya know?), and a wreath. We had a great time!
Bruce had so much fun playing with his buddy Tyler!

Pre-School

Bruce started pre-school and is doing great! He loves it. Each week they paint, go to chapel for a bible lesson, they are learning their numbers and letters. I am so impressed with his capacity to adapt and learn. His first day he couldn't write his name on his paper. The teacher wrote on his paper to start practicing that and immediately we went to work on it. He picked it up so quickly.

Brotherly Interactions

Aww, what a cute little scene. My heart softens when I see my boys getting along.

Then there are times when playing turns to rough housing and that turns to angrily pushing.

Nine stitches later...