Oh, how they grow!

My little boy is almost finished with his 2nd week of Kindergarten and just had his first football game this past Saturday.  I still cannot believe how grown he is and how quickly it happened.  Some of the things that come out of his mouth make him sound even older than he is.  He makes me laugh on a daily basis.  I adore his innocence and his inquisitiveness.  I'm thankful for his independence and eagerness to learn.

First Day of Kindergarten

I'm thrilled about his interest in athletics.  He loves playing sports and even enjoys watching them on occasion.  He loves my Packers and is a huge fan of Aaron Rodgers.  Two weeks ago I took him to a Virginia Destroyers practice and scrimmage.  Afterward, the players and coach all came over and gave him a five.  A few stopped to talk to him for a little while.  He was in awe of the huge men in their uniforms and surprisingly shy, but he really enjoyed the experience.

With QB Chris Greisen

With Coach Marty Schottenheimer

My little girl is growing by leaps and bounds as well.  She will be two years old in a matter of weeks!  TWO!  I don't even know how that is possible.  She's turned into quite the little sassy pants, but she's still pretty sweet a lot of the time.  Her vocabulary is out of this world.  She will repeat anything that she hears and most words tend to stick with her.  Her newest was today, "zhu zhu pet".  Those are her favorite toys at the moment and she asked for them when I was putting her down for her nap.  She is also doing a phenomenal job with potty training.  I still can't believe how much easier it is with her than it was with my son.  I guess it's true what they say about girls being easier than boys.  She is to the point where she will take off her pants and go on her little training potty, wipe, go dump it out in the big potty and flush all by herself.  

Lulu Eating my Birthday Cake

I'm growing, too.........old!  I turned 28 years old on Monday!  :)  Honestly, I completely embrace growing older.  I don't understand why some women get all bent out of shape about it.  Another birthday means I made it another year, so what is there to be sad about?  Some people just need more optimism in their lives I suppose.  The past two weekends were filled with birthday celebrations.  Jaime, my sister from another mister, celebrated her birthday on August 31st, so we celebrated over labor day weekend.  Between her husband recently deploying to Afghanistan, hurricane Irene knocking her power out for two days, and the other general stresses of taking care of your family while your husband is away, she needed a girls' night out away from the kids, so I gave her one. Can you say Cheesecake Factory!?  We had a really great time eating delicious food, having adult conversation, and being followed by a fire truck full of gawking fire fighters.  hahaha!  Then, this past weekend we celebrated my birthday at my house with our closest friends.  Jaime even got her hands on my mom's chocolate cherry cake recipe and made it for me, decorated with Packers colors and all!  Every single gift I received was related to the Green Bay Packers.  haha!  I'm so easy to shop for.  :)

Speaking of the Packers, the opening game of the season last Thursday was a really great game!  Did anyone else watch it??  Packers offense was incredible, and defense made some pretty crucial stops.  Defense didn't look top notch, but when you consider how great the New Orleans offense is, they did a heck of a job.  AND, we finally have some special teams!  I look forward to seeing a lot more of Randall Cobb this season!  GO PACK GO!

Birthday Girls Ready for a Kid-free Night Out!!