summer's end...

the labor day weekend flew by and i guess it is official that summer is at it's end. right? well, who would know -- it is still pretty hot outside. so here is what has been going on around here.

today, was the first day of preschool for jordyn and jesiah! they did wonderful. neither cried when i dropped them off! i was thrilled. that sure makes for very little mommy guilt when you leave. although, it was a little weird going to wal-mart without my children today - i refrained from feeling guilt. and that is all i got done today - a trip to wal-mart. by the time i dropped everyone off and met up with stephanie it was nearly 10:00. i had to drop off three children (my two plus the little guy i take care of) who were scattered all over the preschool. and being the first day it was pretty hectic and crowded. nonetheless, i love my kids' teachers, classrooms and the new building they are in. oh and they had a great time too!!

yesterday, jordyn had her first ballet class at her new ballet school. she LOVED it. she loved her teeny tiny class (only 4 little girls) and loved her teacher. so did mommy! i was very impressed with the studio. she loved being in ballet again.

jordyn spent the labor day weekend in baltimore visiting with my grandparents, sister, aunt, uncle and cousins. she went with my mom and dad. she had such a good time. she came home on monday and literally crashed for the afternoon and still went to bed on time that night. not having her around for the weekend certainly changed the dynamics - it was a lot quieter. but of course i missed her. although, today i wanted to send her right back to baltimore -- i know my gram and pop would love to have her back! jordyn was suppose to be taking a nap and i walked in to find her in my bathroom, she had squirted out a nice portion of my contact solution and a WHOLE bottle of facial cleanser. she had poured all of this stuff into three cups that were on the edge of my bathtub. i about had a break down. i feel like i move from mess to mess throughout the house all day long.

joshua and i started a school project tonight that was assigned awhile ago and is due next week. he informed me tonight that some of his classmates have already brought theirs in. hmmm... not us, we will be doing good to get it in next week! he is building a diorama of the habitat of a king cobra snake. he has some great ideas ~ but so do i ~ it is a little hard for me to let him be the one doing all of the work. but i know i have to. i love to do that kind of stuff with him! but i do want it to resemble his capabilities and not mine.

joshua got to have a sleepover on sunday night with his "best brother" elijah. he had a fun time. he just loves to have sleepovers! so for one night and a half a day jamil and i had only one child and one puppy. that was quite different. jesiah got some undivided attention from both of us on monday. we hung out around here and did things inside and outside. he had a good day!

jesiah has been his happy go lucky self as usual. except yesterday he colored all over my new, freshly painted walls in my hallway. i wanted to scream. and i probably did. we have also been having a time with him and potty training. this is so different for me. by this age josh and jordyn were already done potty training, having no accidents and in underwear. no, not this little guy, he is almost there, but we still have quite a few accidents. it is like he just forgets to go - pee or poop. just doesn't take the time to stop playing and go - so he goes in his big boy pants. and i probably confuse him, b/c i get so frustrated and tired of the mess so i put him in pull ups. i don't know. between potty training him and house breaking the puppy -- i am going to need to tear out my carpet and put in new floors!!

we are slowly but surely getting into our fall schedule. it is already wild and crazy and hectic, but what else could i expect?

i will post some pictures soon.