Definitely the Baby!!

Sometimes I feel that my little Gwen knows she is the baby and uses it to her advantage. The other day she came in and in a very sugary sweet voice said to me, "Mommy, please can we play on the computer? It would bring all of us happiness." I think she even batted her eyelashes a few times. I am in so much trouble.

Preschool

Showing off the new back pack.

Gwen started preschool on August 25th. She was very excited about being able to go to school like the older kids. The teacher gave us all a little poem about how she would take good care of our kids and love them like her own and that the tears (of the parents) wouldn't last long. I felt a little hard-hearted because I just sent her on her way and she was happy and I was happy.

Sitting at her desk at school, obviously devastated that I am leaving her.

New Tenants

My sister Becca moved in with us at the first of August. She will be staying with us for a while and she brought her pet bird, Baby. I don' t know if my kids are more excited to have Aunt Becca here or Baby. But either way it is working out well and we are all enjoying having them here.

Visitors

At the end of July one of my very best friends, Maurine, came to visit. She and her husband, Kris and their baby, Robbie, were in the process of moving from Florida to Hawaii. They were driving their car across the country to put on a boat in California and luckily we are on the way so we got to have them spend the night here. It was so nice to see them. I haven't seen Maurine for several years and we loved having them here.