First 9 weeks...ice cream truck...life is BUSY!

It's been quite a while since I've blogged - as always - life is just busy! But, I wanted to post a couple of pics, and a couple of stories...

Dail makes fun of me all the time, because when I was growing up, we had an ice cream truck that came around and of course the kids could get ice cream...except we called him the ding ding man (all very innocent, as the bell noise went "ding ding"). Now as an adult, it does sound a bit strange to call the ice cream truck that. But anway - last week, the "ding ding man" came around our neighborhood for the first time ever! So, my boys were thrilled to see it and wanted something desperately! By the time they got to our house, they only had snow cones left. But, here's a pic of them enjoying their snow cones!

Luke completed his first nine weeks of kindergarten...and we had parent teacher conferences today. (His kindergarten pic is above). His teacher is SO wonderful - we really adore her. And, she adores our Luke, which works out! He has come out of his shell for her, and always tries to excel at whatever he does. She said she has one autistic child in the classroom, and Luke is always helpful to him and makes sure he doesn't get left out. He has such a sensitive heart! We may have him tested for gifted/talented. He is doing exceptionally well and is mastering everything she gives him. But, he would be tested by an adult whom he has never met, and he often won't open up to or talk to a stranger. She may ask him the color of the sky and he will just shrug. So, we'll see! Regardless, we are confident his teacher will keep him challenged all year, which is what is most important to us. He loves school!

In our spare time, we have been considering building a house. We've looked at so many house plans! Between choosing a plan, a lot, and staying within a price range, it is a bit of a challenge. But, we feel we've outgrown our little starter house here, and to choose all new things would be just amazing! Dail is in 7th heaven to think of "creating" a kitchen for himself! And I just can't wait until the day that our cat litter box isn't in our bedroom anymore! Woo hoo!