Considering I spent most of September updating the blog with all our summer events and then it took me all of October to post about our European vacation, I didn't want time to go by without acknowledging some of the day to day stuff that happened in September and October.
I decided to get involved with sewing and give it a try. I figured what better time to learn then while living here. My friend Laura wanted to give it a try too so we signed up for a beginner quilting class together. Before the beginner class began, we gave sewing a shot and attempted to make an applique beach bag. Hmmm... considering we'd never operated a machine, heck... I don't even own a machine, the one I was using was borrowed, we were a little over our heads. We did both make a pin cushion and got half way through our plastic beach bag, making some flip flops and cutting out our bag. Unfortunately, both Laura and I went on vacations when the beginner class actually started and ended up missing some classes and were told it was in our best interest to come back the next class sessions. Looks like we'll try and start, again, in January. I'm super excited about this potential new hobby and am hopeful to learn something!
Gavin's school held Culture Day where all the students were asked to dress up in something that represented their culture and country. I received the letter the day before and didn't have time to come up with something, but did send Gavin to school in a GAP shirt that had the American Flag emblem through the letters. When I arrived to his classroom to help usher the kids to the parade I found Gavin dressed in a US Post Man outfit from his class's dress up bin. Um. Okay. US Postal Man it is, then. The parade was cute and there were over 32 countries represented from his school- pretty cool!
We celebrated Delia being with us for one year! She has been such a HUGE blessing in our lives and we love her soooooo much!!
Since we are leaving for the USA mid November and returning right before Christmas, we decided to decorate our house early for Christmas so we could enjoy our decorations and not have to set everything up days before Christmas. The boys were a huge help to us putting all the ornaments on the tree. Miles was amazed at all the shiny balls that kept coming out of the boxes and Gavin enjoyed placing them all over the tree.
I found this idea on Pinterest to make a felt Christmas tree and allow your kids to decorate the tree with felt ornaments and presents and it be used as a way to prevent them from messing with your real tree and ornaments. It has been a HUGE success in this house. I let Gavin stay up one night after the little ones went to sleep and Brooks was at basketball. He helped cut out the ornaments and glue the designs on them. He placed the star on top and presents underneath. Miles has fun taking the ornaments on and off the tree. Even Brooklyn has had some fun ripping them off the tree.
My group of girl friends last year decided we were going to have girls nights once a week since our husbands get basketball nights. Sometimes we're able to make it work and sometimes we tend to get together during the day when all the kids are in school, but one week we took off and had dinner at Applebee's. We were there for hours and even ordered desserts. It was such a fun night talking and laughing. It was also our last get together before our friend Heather had her baby.
A week in October Gavin's school was closed for a week due to a national holiday called Eid and Miles play school was also closed. It just so happened Miles and Brooklyn both got sick during this time with a nasty cold infection running fever for days and then Delia was out for the week due to various circumstances. I was on my own with some sick and tired kids. It was a really, really loooooong week. I came downstairs one morning to find the bathroom like this and none other then Miles Lee on top of the kitchen counter, which he can now climb onto without the help of a stool, and helped himself to a few bananas, a bag of M&M's, a pack of gum, emptied Brooks' water bottle on the floor, and managed to open that bag of sugar and pour it onto the counter. Nice. All before 6:30am.
By the end of the week we were all hanging on by a thread. We did manage to do a few fun things when everyone was feeling good.
I heard Gavin calling me from outside and when I went to the door here's where I found him.
Of course, if one gets to do something the other one has to do it, too! Miles got a turn!
Sometimes, we find Gavin asleep on the couch. We have no idea when he went down stairs or how long he's been asleep down there.
Our Thursday morning watching cartoons. They are too cute.
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