October Catch Up Post

I know it has been over a month since I posted-thanks to those who reminded me! October seems like a blur to me but I will do my best to update. This month has been crazy for us here as we are getting ready for our annual Halloween party and the kids are excited to have everyone come and celebrate. Parker had a terrible virus all last week so he missed the whole week of school which was difficult because Jeremy and I both re-arranged our schedules to make sure he had one of us-this meant lots of late night catch ups for both of us! I am looking forward to actually sleeping this week! Parker continues to amaze us as he is learning more and more on his guitar-I posted one of my favorite pictures of him and Jeremy as he was playing. I know it is dark but that was exactly how it was-just a little light coming in from the blinds and I wanted to have it captured! In the picture, he was learning to play Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd and it sounds like it! We had Parent Teacher Conferences and Parker is doing well. We asked his teacher what he needs to work on for next semester and she just smiled and said whatever interests Parker-we are blessed! Sophie has really come into her own lately! She has been quite the little princess-she decided she would no longer wear diapers and much to our dismay would take her clothes off and throw the diaper away and put her clothes back on! We really have to watch her. I don't think she is completely ready yet so I am kind of backing off until I am sure she can grasp the whole concept. We are preparing her room for her "big girl bed" and I am trying to find the perfect pictures of Guatemala to decorate with so it has been a challenge. I love how her vocabulary has grown in the last couple of months. She is constantly talking and doing new things. I had forgot how magical this stage can be and also how trying!