The Drinkards: August 2010

I can't believe I haven't posted in so long but honestly, the break felt good! I feel so blessed in looking back over our summer vacation (school started today) and realizing it was a GREAT summer for us. I feel like we really tried to make the most of our time together and enjoy the warm weather, too. (I'm already nervous/anxious that fall will be here soon because that means winter is around the corner - nooooo!). We had visits from great friends and family, took two trips to Texas and did all the fun summer stuff you're supposed to do!

Lucy started 1st grade today and I have really struggled with that. Kindergarten was half day so it wasn't a huge deal to have her gone 3 hours every morning. But sending her off today, eating lunch at home without her, and not having our time together while the boys nap is weird and strange and hopefully will get easier! We feel confident that sending her to public school right now is the right decision but it is still hard on this mama.

Natey is still the comic relief in the house. We are always laughing at the silly things he says and does. He is so eager to be older and "wear his backpack to school" but he will have to wait, thankfully. He got to attend VBS for the first time this year and loved it. He asks every time we go to church now if it is time for Bible School again. He will be doing AWANA this year so hopefully, that will sustain him for a while.

Cole really blossomed this summer. We are seeing huge improvements through both speech & occupational therapy. He talks all the time now and has such a cute sing-song/Disney-ish voice. His favorite words that he says right when he wakes up are "Eat!" and "Snack!". He loves fruit and is now okay with chicken nuggets (no other meat, though!). He loves to say "Hi" and "Bye" to anyone and everyone and is way more interactive with strangers. He rode in his own seat on the airplane for the first time (silly 2-year old rule) and did quite well!