This month

It's been a busy month and I haven't had time to write about all of the little teeny bitty excruciating details like I did when I was working part-time. There's too much going on! Here's a rundown of the most important things that have happened this month (in no particular order).

1. Reina's first day at Montessori was on Monday. We had to say goodbye to a really, REALLY great babysitter (thank you Gena!!) which was hard for everybody but it's nice to have both kids in the same building. Reina's adjusting pretty well. Will's happy to share his school with his sister. When I picked them up this afternoon (they are in different rooms), Will saw Reina with me and said "Hello sweetheart!"

2. Canyon's still kicking! She's 15 and definitely slowing down. After a few incidents in the last month, we decided we'd better take her to the vet and get some bloodwork done to make sure that everything was still working. Her tests came back fine! The vet said that she's in remarkable shape for a 15-year old. I'm just glad that she's still with us.

3. Will's playing t-ball. Well, let's use the term "playing" pretty loosely. Will's parents drive him to t-ball and he marches out onto the field with the rest of his team. From there, it becomes less about the actual game of t-ball and more about the snacks, rolling around the grass and occasionally swinging a bat at a ball. I think we're all a little relieved when the "game" is over.

4. Reina's thisclose to officially walking. In fact, she's probably officially walking. She just hasn't decided to make it official method of mobility. She'll take a few steps and then crawl. She's also learned how to shimmy out of her highchair seat, turn around and then sit with her bottom on the tray. Nope, not dangerous at all. We never had to use the highchair's straps and buckles with Will. I'm not thinking that's going to be the case this time.

5. A few weeks ago, I was jogging on a Saturday morning and passed a big garage sale. They were selling a little stroller for dolls and I stopped and bought it for Reina. I thought it might help her want to walk more. I brought it home and Will was very excited. He immediately took it over and raced around the house with it. Along with the stroller, the sellers included a bag of dress-up clothes that included a tiara. Will walked into the kitchen the other night wearing the tiara and said, "Look Mom! I'm a princess!"

6. Cousins! We had another great visit with the cousins tonight and both Will and Reina have such a fun time with them. Here's the whole gang headed to the park. Happy faces!