Fall Weather

We missed the TCU game on Saturday and opted to watch it from my parents house because of Ike. We got rain most of the day, but it stopped by the time we headed home (around 7pm). The cool thing was standing outside watching the clouds move in a circular pattern.
Today we've had beautiful blue skies and temps in the low 80s. This morning I opened the windows up downstairs since it was so nice. According to the weatherman, we're going to have a week of nice weather. One night even has a low of 58! It feels like fall - and it's only mid September! I really wanted to get out the pumpkin decorations today and get ready for fall. I always hold off until after Sean's b-day, but I'm not sure how I'm going to last if we continue to have nice weather like this. I'm sure it will get warm again, but I'm enjoying it while it's here.

We've had a few busy weeks. A week and three days ago I got a phone call to come get Shelby, she had a fever. Mom came to the rescue and picked her up so I could finish my day. Shelby had an intestinal bug and was out of school for two days. This past Thursday (one week later) I got a phone call to come get Sydney. She had the same thing, only no fever. Mom came up once again and stayed with Syd on Friday too. I feel great and don't think I'll get it. Sean hurt his back the other day, so that should be his "illness" for this go round. :) Hopefully we can all be well for a long time.

Shelby is loving school. She had her start of the year reading test this past week and did great. She's reading independently with an average of 65 words per minute. They want 60 wpm by the end of the year, so I think she'll be ok there. :) The two big things for 1st grade are reading and writing. She has 15-20 minutes of reading every night for home work and I'm going to start working in some writing. Her hand writing could be much better if we practice, although it's much nicer than her father's. :)

Sydney is enjoying her school also. They worked on shapes (circle, square and triangle) last week and she can look at an object and tell us which one it is. She's also gotten better at naming the correct color. I know that she has known her colors, but she just hasn't wanted to bother with naming them for me. She's made several friends at school and enjoys it.

My classes are back in full swing and it's nice to have that extra few minutes at the end of the day to gather my thoughts, rather than rush out the door to pick up a kid. I really need a nap around 1 every afternoon and my brain almost shuts down. It's hard to keep it going, but I've managed so far.
My 18 week appointment is this week and we'll know for sure if it's a boy. I've done a little bit of shopping, but not a ton. Sean and I have decided on a nursery theme if it's a boy. We like the Turtle Bay (http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2546949) bedding and will paint the walls blue and green if it's really a boy. Sydney is very excited about moving in with her sister. Shelby is excited that she doesn't have to move out of the room with the walk in closet, even if she will have to share it with her sister. It's all about priorities! The girls know that they'll be getting bunk beds around Christmas and are looking forward to picking out their own bedding.
I'm looking forward to having another baby around the house. Last weekend we saw Chris and Joanna's little girl Ava for the first time and she's so cute! Chris has always been great with our girls, but it was cool to see him with a little one of his own. Maybe next game I'll get a picture. :)