Nashville Zoo

Fall Break!

Hooray! It's Fall Break! So far we've built giant block towers and rearranged the living room. Plans are for the Nashville Zoo with Katie on Thursday and the Atlanta Aquarium with Grandma on Saturday. Who knows what else we'll stumble upon besides that!

Ear, Egg, Elephant, E, E, E

Meredith has ear infections. :( Yes, two of them. The doctor thinks its because all four of her top teeth are coming in at once! The drainage from the extra drooling is likely the cause of the infections. She's doing pretty well, considering. She is a bit cranky and clingy, but I totally understand why!
She's getting better and better at walking! Yay! However, she is excellent at climbing... apparently she's been watching Michael too much. ;) Today she learned how to climb on the little chair, then the little table, then onto our bed... all to get to Daddy! It was really cute!

Michael is a crazy talker! He talks constantly and is super curious about everything. It's so much fun! I am constantly amazed at how fast he learns new words and sometimes I don't even know where he learns things (all good, of course!). He loves being outside, especially as the weather is getting so nice. School is one of his favorite activities - he loves his friends!
The newest thing for Michael is his imagination! He is totally getting into creative play. For example, he is using his blocks to make "cakes." I don't know where he gets that from, lol! He also builds elaborate creations with his blocks and has definite opinions as to what he has made.
Michael continues to do great with pottying... we're still working on #2 in the potty, but he is totally pee-pee trained during the day. Most mornings he is dry, but none of us are ready to go without pull-ups at night. :)

Everything is going super great with school. I love teaching every day, particularly since I get done at 12:30! It's a perfect schedule. :) We're all so busy, but it's fun!

Happy Birthday, Meredith!

I can hardly believe my baby is one now! This has been an awesome year and I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family. :) I can't wait to see what this next year will bring. I love you Meredith!

PS - Mad props to Katie for the rocking new header! <3

Life is crazy...

and awesome! School is going well... I hardly have time to blink before the day is over. My classes are great; I'm really enjoying everything. Michael and Meredith both love their classes. I have to drag Michael out the door most days.

Meredith is getting better and better at walking. She got another tooth on Tuesday, so now she has 1/2 of one tooth and 1/4 of another... almost a whole tooth now! ;)

Michael is talking like crazy... he wants to know everything! He knows pretty much all the main colors, can count to 13 (but he skips 5, on purpose, and 12). His favorite shapes are triangles and circles, and he can name and draw them. He loves animals and vehicles.

I haven't uploaded new pictures lately... sorry! Chris got me a laptop for my birthday and I'm still working on how to deal with my pictures. Right now they're still on my old computer and it's usually off. Hopefully I'll get some new ones up soon. :)

First day of school!

School started this past Tuesday... the kids love it so far! Michael is always so excited about what he did at school and loves all his friends. Meredith just likes being able to play!

We have a tooth!!!!

Yay! Meredith finally got a tooth! I was beginning to think she'd never get any, despite teething for 9 months. Today a little tooth poked through and I think the neighboring one isn't far behind. I would post a picture, but she refuses to have anyone take a picture of her mouth at the moment. :) If I get any time tomorrow night, I'll try to post some new pictures. Otherwise, check the Picasa album as I added a few new ones yesterday.