The main change has been that the kids both went back to school. For Kenley, that means she is going to school full day as a Kindergartner. She has had a great start to the school year! She is riding the bus to and from school, so she has really changed into a "big kid" overnight. She has a really nice teacher, and she has already made a bunch of friends. She even had her first playdate without me this week with a friend from her class who lives right around the corner from us. I was a little sad to send her off to Kindergarten, but I was mostly so happy and excited for her. Surprisingly, I didn't cry on the big day, and not surprisingly, either did she! She was so ready, and she had the biggest smile on her face getting on the bus the first day. I wish I had a little spy camera to see what her days are like. She only tells me so much when she gets home each day, which usually includes something about P.E., music or library, and about who got in trouble at school that day. I know she has so much fun ahead of her during this school year!
Charlie celebrated his 3rd birthday with a "Lion Guard" themed party. At any given moment you may catch him jumping off of our couches yelling, "un-BUNGA-lievable!" He is into everything little boys love like dinosaurs, cars, trains, and burps. He started back at pre-school 2 mornings a week, and he is officially in the 3 year old class. He has one of Kenley's former teachers, so it is nice that we know her and she knows us. He is also making great progress with potty-training, (Yay for not having to buy diapers for 2 kids anymore!) It has been nice spending some extra one on one time with him when Kenley is at school and Rylee is napping. He is turning into such a big boy, and he always makes me laugh, even if he is being a little mischievous. He has taken on the role of being a big brother really well, and he really takes the time to check on Rylee and give her kisses throughout the day.
I started teaching again, and it is going well so far. I am only teaching one class, so I am only gone 2 days a week for a few hours. I absolutely loved everything about this summer, but I also kind of like being back into somewhat of a routine. (Plus, it is much easier to be able to grocery shop, run a few errands, and get some cleaning done on the mornings when Kenley and Charlie are both at school.) I also started working out a little bit last week, and I am trying to stick to a diet, but it's been really hard. I wish I could go back to the gym, but they only take babies that are at least 6 months old in the childcare. Ill be back after Christmas! For now, I'm getting re-acquainted with my treadmill in the basement.
We had such a great summer! We're squeezing in everything we can these last few weeks while it is still warm out. We went to the zoo (Rylee's first time!), and Ray and I went to the Luke Bryan concert with a bunch of friends. It was my first big night out since Rylee was born, and it was a really fun night and a great concert. Even though it is still 90 degrees out, I'm excited for everything that this Fall has in store for us like my birthday, Halloween, and Ray and I have a trip to Nashville coming up! But, I'm not quite done with the summer yet. I hope the weather stays nice out as long as possible! I'll take 90 degrees over 20 degrees any day!
