Fall is Approaching

Well is it almost Halloween, so we can finally say fall is arriving! After a very long hot summer we are all absolutely loving this weather. It is not even cool yet, but we can now spend afternoons outside in the back yard or take trips to the park and not just melt away.

The end of our summer was fantastic! We had a wonderful long weekend in Galveston with Meme & Papaw. The kids absolutely loved the beach, especially Luke who thought the freedom of running between the water and the sand was absolutely brilliant. Katie spent her time make sand castles and occasionally washing off in the ocean and Jack spent his time jumping waves and catching fish with Papaw. We also enjoyed the resort pool and just generally going with the flow of a beach life. Luke particularly loved the outdoor shower at the beach house and wanted to have a shower every time we arrived or left the house (regardless if he needed it). We were sad to say goodbye to our little house and know that we want to do that again next summer.

  Then a week later Katie and I jetted off to North Carolina to see Ashley, Robert, Emma & Abby. It was a fantastic trip and long overdue! The girls instantly became the best of friends and as ever Ashley and I were able to pick up as if it hadn't been 7 years since we had seen each other!

Then school started! It was a big day for the oldest Fisher kids! Jack's first day of pre-school & Katie's first day of Kindergarten (all on the same day). Surprisingly to us after a summer of "when do I get to go to school mommy", from Jack, he was very nervous on his first day and is still having a hard time settling into this new routine. Each day (he is going Mondays & Fridays) gets a little better, but with a little whimper in his voice he tells me that he is going to miss me (talk about tugging on my heart strings)! Katie is doing fantastically in Kindergarten. We could not be happier with our decision to send her to a small private Kinder for this transition year. She has a very small class and a very attentive teacher and goes each day with a smile on her face (comes home with one too). She has made some great friends and generally seems to be very happy with her routine!

The boys and I have joined another little play group that meets on Thursday mornings, we have all enjoyed making some new friends. I have also started attending a MOPS group that meets 2 Wednesdays per month. It has been a great time for me to get some good quality adult time and for the boys to spend some time with kids their own age without me... there are usually a few whimpers when I leave, but they are all smiles when I come to pick them up.

Jack has started Soccer Tots and has had mixed emotions about the program. He and Andy go on Sunday mornings to Life Time Fitness and a coach leads the class in soccer drills and games. We think he might be getting a little bored with his current level and think that a bump up in levels will help hold his attention a little more.

We are looking forward to our visit from Grandma & Grandpa in a couple of weeks just in time for Halloween! Our costumes are all ready and the countdown has begun. Jack, who I am sure does not remember trick or treating last year, keeps asking "when is it going to be time for treating"!