Someone's Getting Older....

Joseph was pretty excited over Jay's birthday this weekend, he finally got to go out to dinner! (he'd been asking for weeks) And then of course there's the pizza and the cake. Jay got to enjoy a Steelers win, which was a nice end to a long weekend of painting and doing things around the house. As you can see, the dining room has not yet been tackled, but is currently targeted for this winter. We're going to try and take a break over the holidays before tackling wallpaper. After all, it is football season so we have to give dad at least a few Sundays off. ;) Happy Birthday Jay!

Weddings, Ring Bears, and Dresses

We all had a great time at Trish & Troy's wedding this past weekend, especially the Ring Bear Joseph (I kept trying to enunciate the bear-er, but couldn't get it across). He was excited to play a part in their special day, and was only mildly disappointed when he found out there wouldn't be cake during the ceremony and that he wasn't going to be able to make a speech using the microphone. Hannah and Leah looked quite lovely in their little dresses. Leah's was actually a last minute purchase an hour before the wedding because when I took her intended purple dress out of the bag, I discovered the security tag was still on! After driving all around town trying to find a store that could remove it, I gave up and just bought a new dress. Problem solved, and a fabulous time was had by all!

First Day of School!

First Day of School, First Day of School! (All you Nemo fans will know this little chant) Joseph started 4K on Tuesday at Grandma's House (where all the kids have gone for daycare). He was pretty excited because it meant that show and tell was starting back up. He quickly selected his bat mobile and batman figure to bring in, and later decided that he should also bring in his batman costume for full effect. In addition to show and tell, he also had to think about what his favorite recipe was (he decided on star wars cookies) so I wrote that down for him, and he then put his name on the top of the page all by himself. The letter "S" has been a tricky one but he didn't need any help this time. He's also learned our address, and now the debate is, what phone number to teach him? I mean really, three phone numbers does seem a bit much for him to need to know. I guess we'll start with the home phone number, and then move on to my cell number. Such dilemmas. Joseph also had school supplies for the first time! A pencil box, scissors, glue sticks, regular glue, crayons, markers, notebooks and folders. I made the mistake of buying him a cool transformers pencil box before realizing that the items were all "shared". Oops! I warned the teacher that she may need to give him the transformer box first in order to avoid any catastrophic event. In a few weeks, Joseph has a field trip to the theater downtown to see Seussical the musical, followed by a visit to a farm. And before you know it, it'll be Halloween!