Things are "rolling right along" back here at our house. The long trip and 3 weeks of vacation to see both sides of family was wonderful, but it is nice to be back and settled into our routines.... although it's a bit different now that Ethan is in preschool (see post farther down).......This picture: Ethan and Kaylin were doing sommersaults (sp?) and "tri-pod" stances. Guess who thought she had to do what big brother and sister were doing?! :) As for our trip back to Iowa, maybe someday I'll post a few pics. But currently I'm still trying to sort through all 7 DISKS of them myself! :) (Hey! I wasn't the only one taking pics and video - I have a snap-happy mother and sis-in-law, also!) For now, the next 3 posts of what the kids have been up to the last couple weeks will have to suffice. Enjoy. (And Trey, if you ask nice, I am sure I could dig up some more "box" photos for the next post!)

Kaylin in September

Kaylin is getting older and starting to do more and more things on her own.


Here is Kaylin "butting" garlic bread, as she calls it :)


Kaylin is getting to be quite the big girl. Here she just put on her shirt all by herself......


.....See?! :)

A typical Krystin Trail in September

Let's see. Shall we start in the living room with the doll box???


.....Yes. Now, where could Krystin have gone?....


...looks like she went this way......


Ahh. There she is. The condiments in the door are her favorite to pull out. Whenever I open the fridge, she can hear it a mile away and makes a mad dash to get there before I shut the door. No kidding. She can MOVE! In this instance, however, I believe she was distracted by one of her favorite foods - yogurt. You may also notice a few letter magnets on the floor. Usually there are at least 10. Mama must have recently picked them up in this photo.


Working our way around the kitchen (having just missed another fun stop of the kitchen towels/Bibs drawer) we find Krystin pulling out the "tupperware". (word being used loosely to mean anything plastic)


And the final stop for this posting is the pots and pans cupboard. (although, I must mention that the CD tower in the bonus room is a big hit... but we are learning the word "no" on that one) As I am getting ready to finalize this post, I can't help but try and remember, "How long did this phase last with the other two?!" :)

PRESCHOOL

Friday, September 8


Ethan getting ready to leave the house on his FIRST DAY of PRESCHOOL! Can you believe it? I hardly can. He goes on MWF mornings from 9-11:30. The first day was rough, but from Monday the 11th on he has been a real trooper and is enjoying himself. Mom is adjusting as well :)


Calling Grandma Collingwood after lunch to tell her how his first day of preschool was. He liked snack time (a girl brought cupcakes for her birthday) and craft time (make an apple magnet out of torn red construction paper)



Moday, Sept 25th


Our local firemen came to Ethan's preschool class to teach a little bit about fire safety. While this is Ethan's actual room, there are 3 classes worth of children crammed in for the show. It was also nice because I was able to bring Kaylin and Krystin (sitting beside me, so not in this picture) to watch, too. I wanted to make sure Kaylin got to see the firemen in their gear just in case WE would ever have a fire (Lord willing, we won't ever have to use what we learned today!) And if you are curious - if the kids ever are trapped in a room because of fire in the house, they are to drop to their hands and knees, NOT to hide, and yell "I'm here - come get me!"


"Fireman Trevor" demonstrating the gear. He told the kids to not be scared if they see someone like him trying to help them in a fire. He also demonstrated how is voice sounded funny in his air mask and then let the kids all come up and touch him.


Mrs. Lindemood's MWF a.m. 4 yr olds class. (Minus one girl. Yep, count them: 9 boys and only 3 girls) The tall girl in red goes to our church and is in Ethan's S.S. class.


The HIGHLIGHT of Ethan's day! :) I think this beats our garden hose!


At the end, the firemen demonstrated the "cannon". Not only was the powerful water neat, we also got to see a rainbow! (Ethan is in the blue jacket standing by the fireman in his blue with white letters coat.) (Note Kaylin in the bottom left hand corner and Krystin in stroller on left hand side.)


Ethan at home with his fireman hat


Kaylin trying on Ethan's hat..... afterall, she DID get to see the firemen, too!