Happy Ween

"Happy Ween" is how Tyler says Happy Halloween. I love how much he talks now. He still gets very quiet around other people, but around us its non stop. His speech therapist says he is almost up to age level now!

Anyway, for Halloween the boys dressed up and went over to our friends neighborhood so they could see them. After stopping by their house for a while we set off on a few more houses. At the last house Tyler finally said "tick r teat" and signed thank you. He seemed to really enjoy himself. Carter seemed to really enjoy pulling the candy out of his pumpkin bucket and throwing it back in.

On the ride home Tyler couldn't contain himself I guess. I look back and he is eating a tootsie pop, wrapper and all. By the time we got home he had managed to get the wrapper off and was enjoying his sticky sucker. Needless to say he finished his sucker and went right to the tub!

Back to Work

Tomorrow I go back to work. I am a supervisor in a church nursery and the boys come with me. Its a great deal as I get paid and get free child care on top of it all. I play with kids all day and get adult interaction. However Tyler has a little problem. O.k. a big problem - biting. He likes to bite when kids take his toys, when kids sit on him, and when he just feels like biting. However we do not allow biting in the nursery. So I took the month of October off to see if that would help the problem. Tomorrow I go back to work.

Part of me is excited. I am excited to have that adult interaction during the day. To see the kids again, to have a break from the boys and the boys from me. I am also somewhat hopeful that Tyler will be better. We went once last week to sub for someone and he did an awesome job. However tomorrow I really go back to work.

I have so enjoyed this time with the boys. We went to playgroups, did crafts, went to the park, all the things I cant do on days we go to work. It reminds me of the time, a little over a year ago, when I was at home with Tyler awaiting Carters arrival. I will always treasure that time Tyler and I had. Not to say that I don't treasure the times I have with both of them now. But that time when it was just Tyler and me and I wasn't working I will always hold close to my heart. We had new adventures everyday. I loved bringing him everywhere and he loved going everywhere. This month has been just like that - only now I have two. I love even running to the supermarket in the middle of the day and being told what cute boys I have. I love going to the park and watching them scream with delight on the swings. I love watching Tyler yell "Carter" and run up the stairs the minute he hears Carter awake from his morning nap. Tomorrow, once again this will not be my daily life - I go back to work.

I will miss all these things. But the boys love going to church and learning all sorts of things and I love working there. Justin and I have decided that I would also cut back my hours. I now will have 2 days home with the boys, sometimes more. Maybe now its the best of both worlds. I am going to treasure my days off and enjoy my days working. So tomorrow I go back to work.

The blog....

So during my break during the day -the wonderful time that Tyler and Carter nap at the same time EVERY day - I read blogs. I keep getting an itch to start one of my own. So I decided why not? This will be a place where I talk about my life. The comings and goings, ups and downs, and just everyday life of our family. Which means most of it will be about the boys - all three of them. So enjoy this little glimpse of my life. Just me and the boys. And what a blessed life that is.