Long Overdue Catch Up Post

I am slacking!  Life has been B.U.S.Y.  which will likely make this one of those long posts.  I don't share or publish this blog, but I hope to have it made into a book for Grayson and Hallie one day, or at the very least, someplace for them to come and read about our life as they get older. 

We had the BEST summer, full of vacations, THREE year old birthday celebrations and a visit from our Washington family.  Sadly, our big vacation was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma, but we were just thankful not to be one of those affected by all of this seasons terrible storms.  We have prayed heavily over these areas.  Sadly, these tragedies, like in Houston and Puerto Rico, are reminders of how lucky and blessed we are. 

Lots of exciting milestones this summer!  Turning three, potty training, moving to big beds and starting pre-k!

I/we survived potty training twins and am thankful to never have to do it again!  Overall, they did great, but there were lots of accidents, tears and frustration.  We had to be trained in time to start Pre-K and waited until the very last minuted and I mean the very last...  Hallie showed interested several months back, but didn't want to commit, and Grayson was completely freaked out by having to control his little body in ways he never had.  We did the '3 day' method.  I'm using the word 3 very loosely.... but here we are in October with only a few accidents and a little more independence.  We did it!

We celebrated their birthdays at Great Wolf Lodge - so much fun, yet so exhausting!  We also had a small family party at Mom's house.  It was perfect.  No stress, no entertaining and I was able to focus my attention on the sweet birthday girl and boy.  This was their first year to get really excited and tear into their gifts.  They were showered with love, princesses and superheroes, and we enjoyed every second celebrating our gifts.  Daddy and Mommy secretly re-did their rooms and surprised them with big kid beds in princess and superhero themes.  So much fun for us and for them.  Bye cribs!

PreSchool has officially started and I am happy to report they love it.  It helps that their two friends, Kingston and Channing are in their same class.  They are attending Preschool on the Creek (Rush Creek's pre-k program) on Tuesday's and Thursday's.  Miss Cindy is a wonderful, cheery teacher who clearly has a special heart for our children.  Miss Grace is the teacher assistant and is equally lovable.  Their first day was exciting and nerve racking all at once, but they did really well (despite a potty accident - oops!)  Hallie seems to be more excited about going, but Grayson walks in to class with a smile and is always happy after class despite being exhausted.   Neither care to nap at school.