Hayden had a great July with the Chicago relatives. A big thank you to all who housed and entertained him- you know who you are!! While in Chicago he turned 15!! It is hard to believe. School has started and day one came with some unexpected changes that will take some getting used. He loves to write stories and poems. He has gotten really good at guitar and even writes his own music! Basically he's an all around great kid.
Autumn continues to amaze us all with her gymnastic abilities. I've never seen anyone do cartwheels that seem so effortless. She loves reading and now she reads us stories at bedtime- that makes both Mom and Dad very happy!
Marah is a sweet girl who is not as brave as her sister when it comes to trying new things. She has lost a bit of her little girl face which makes me sad. She talks with her hands and tells the funniest stories- I just can't imagine where she gets that from!!
This picture explains our little Jack to a tee. I just happened to pass by the dryer and this is what I saw. This boy never stops talking and just when I think I can't handle one more minute he looks at me and says "Mom, I love you" in his cute little Jack voice and all is forgiven.
As for the parents we are both doing pretty darn good. Ken is going back to shift work and I'm working on having a positive attitude about that. I've put school on the back burner for now. It was a hard choice but I feel that my energy needs to be spent on other things right now. We have had over 30 days of rain and it has taken it's toll but we've been rejoicing over our last two days of sunshine- which I am now going out to enjoy:)
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