It's Wednesday, but it's not wordless

 

 

Right now, I am:

 

 

Enjoying this fall weather, minus the rain. Camden had a baseball game last night in the cold, wet rain. The kids handled it like little troopers. Macey and I huddled under a blanket in the dugout. But the Stars won their first game! Not that they care. I doubt very many (any?) of them could tell you what the score was. And that's exactly how it should be with kids at this age.

 

 

Reading my daily plans on my She Reads Truth app. I heard about this app from Diana over at Diana Wrote and found that it was the perfect thing for me. I so want to find a church that's right for us when the kids are a little older, but in the meantime, these short daily Bible verses and commentary that's in relatable terms are just what I need right now.

Cooking really good chili in the crockpot! I was so excited. My dinner rotation is getting really old and I was in desperate need for some new recipes. After my first new recipe attempt was a total bomb (sweet and sour chicken in the crockpot- it was just downright gross), I didn't have the highest expectations for my first attempt at chili. But it was excellent!

Excited about Macey starting gymnastics in two weeks! When I registered her for class, they told me to make sure she has her hair pulled back each week. That made me laugh. One day my girl will have hair that can be pulled back! In the meantime, I'm excited to see her in adorable leotards doing what she does best: running around and flipping with endless energy.

Anticipating our family Disney Trip early next year! This will be the kids' first time at Disney, and my first time there since I was seven years old. I have no idea what to expect, but I can't wait. We will be going with my parents and my sister and her family.

Watching Nashville. Yay for the return of the fall TV lineup!

Deciding what the kids are going to be for Halloween. Macey has been saying "I'm a bee. Buzzz." a lot lately, so I'm having visions of her in a cute little black and yellow bee costume with wings. Camden, on the other hand, has no idea what he wants to be. Most costumes for 4-5 year old boys are of the superhero variety, and that's just not Camden's thing. He has suggested an Angry Bird and a bat (but not Batman), so stay tuned.

A little photo dump from the week:

 

Scaling "mountains" in the neighborhood. That tiny figure at the top is a very proud Camden.

After we reach the top, we must slide down. Side note: I found a small piece of glass right after I took this picture. Mountain scaling and sliding was abruptly halted.

I'd like to title this section: My Wild Child at the Playground

 

Exhibit one: Doesn't that face just sum everything up?

Exhibit Two: Debating the most adventurous way she can go down this slide. Because sliding down the traditional way is boring and thus unacceptable.

 

Decision made: A full-on sprint was the winner!

 

 

And school time:

 

This week we worked on graphing how many of each color baby dinosaur we had...

 

 

...we also did some story sequencing.

 

And I've started to display some sight words around the house. He enjoys looking for those each day and "reading" the words to me. (Those are supposed to be apples. Macey calls them hearts. I've never called myself artsy. Or crafty.)