10 Months

Ok, so she'll be 11 months tomorrow, but these pictures were taken when she was 10 months.
We love having a sweet little girl in the house; Adam seriously has a hard time leaving her every day to go to work. Kylee is content to sit on the floor and play with her toys for long periods of time without making so much as a peep. She rolls all over the house and can go from laying to sitting and back with no problem, but she hasn't figured out the whole crawling thing yet. She gets up on her hands and knees, but then always decides she'd rather roll to get somewhere instead of attempting to crawl. She LOVES bathtime, especially if her brothers are in there, too. She loves to cuddle and is starting to reject her binky. We just can't get enough of her!

End of Summer Fun

Here's some pictures of some of the fun we had before school started.

Summer showers

Back to School

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I've actually been kind of sad that it was time for the boys to go back to school. I mean, I love some time to myself, and even going from 3 kids to just 2 at home makes things SOOO much easier. And now this year I'll have 2 out of three gone for a portion of some days. Wow! But a part of me loves being with my kids all day and knowing everything they're learning, eating, playing, and doing. I like to see what makes them happy, what makes them mad, who was nice to the, who was mean to them, etc. Maybe that's partly because Ethan in particular tells me almost NOTHING about his day when he gets home from school. He refuses to tell me the names of the kids he talks to, eats lunch with, plays on the playground with, etc. So when Ethan leaves me for six hours a day, I seriously have no idea what is happening during those six hours.
Ethan started first grade a little over two weeks ago. He has really liked it so far. He is so smart, and I am excited to see him learn so much more this year. But he is EXHAUSTED from waking up at 6:55 every morning and being at school all day. No matter what time I put him to bed at night, he is a wreck by about 5 pm the next day. Hopefully he'll adjust soon!
Austin started his first year of preschool a couple days ago. He is the type of kid that is definitely most comfortable at home, with his family only. So I was a little worried that he would be so upset when I dropped him off alone at preschool. Not so! He had no problems with me leaving him there, and when I picked him up 2 1/2 hours later he yelled happily, "Mommy, I had MUCH fun!!" Kylee and I don't know what to do with our alone time, but I'm pretty sure we'll find a way to fill it!