July 5th - 8th, 2005

Luisy and Christian started going to their new daycare this week! Such a nice place for babies to play! The house is big and roomy (six rooms dedicated JUST for childcare!). They have all of Luisy's favorite toys to play with - LOTS of trucks - they even have an indoor climbing structure and slide - which really comes in handy in this summer heat!

Of course, Luisy is having a harder time adjusting to the change than Christian - but we'll give it a couple of weeks and see where we are then! You know, if I were two I'd really rather stay home with mommy than go to school too! Just shows how smart he really is! Christian is truly enjoying the time at school and hasn't shed a tear or showed any signs of separation anxiety or resistance to the changes... he's such an angel.

Our commute to and from school/work have been fantastic. We've been using that time to tell stories, sing songs, and read new books. Luisy and Christian have really enjoyed reading a series of "bug" books that we picked up...

We had a famliy picnic on Thursday night to celebrate our transitions... we had fried chicked (one of Luisy's favorites) and cucumber salad - outside at the "big table" and then we played with the hose and the boys took their bath in the pool (soap and everything). Luisy loved playing outside until the sun went down. Christian enjoyed trying to drink out of the pool - and daddy had fun trying to prevent him from doing it!

Luisy's quote, "Luisy and daddy are playing baskeegal." - While having fun running around outside, playing basketball.

Christian's quote, "EEEhhhhEEEEEE. Bbbblagagagablblaaa." - While riding in the truck, holding a book and flipping through the pages.