To give you proof that we are alive and well, here is a recent picture of the kids. Garrett asked me if I could give him some horns, so I made short "pig tails" with his hair and used hair glue to get them to stick up. Naturally, Mary immediately wanted a set of horns of her own. Hers flopped over despite the ample use of glue, so she called hers bunny ears. She wore them for 4 days until I had to cut out the bands. Garrett proudly displayed his horns in all the public places that we visited that day. He approached people and said, "LOOK! I have horns!" Then Mary hopped up beside him and said, "I have bunneeee ears!"
The biggest change in our lives since March is Garrett's entry into the Early Childhood Public Preschool. He is such a big boy now--he rides the bus! Mary loves to watch Garrett get on and off his bus. She gives him a big hug when he gets home. Garrett's first question when he gets off the bus pertains to getting the 411 on what Mary was doing while he was at school. For example, he might say, "Hi Mommy. I'm ready for my cookies. Did Mary play with my Star Wars when I was at school?" If ever I tell him that he can do a particular activity after he gets off the bus, he remembers exactly what I said. He'll say, "Hi Mommy. I'm ready for my cookies. And Mommy! Remember! You said we could play with those water guns after I got off the bus. Can we get them now please!"
We've also had some great visits with family and friends. We went to California in May and went to Disneyland with Pop and GP! More on that in a separate entry. While we were in California, we had great visits with Grandma Lee, Paul and Abbey, Suzy, and Anna's family. When we got back home, we had a very nice, but brief visit with Granddaddy and Grandmama Fraley who drove all the way from South Carolina to see us! Garrett will going to see them in South Carolina soon, but he is going to take the airplane. He can't wait to visit his room and go to the beach.
Mostly, it's life as usual around here. We're waiting for Kindergarten to start. We're trying to keep pace with Mary. We're enjoying the usual activities and routines. Nothing new, everything good!
