We still "share" Skittles the cat with our neighbors which means playing with her when she comes over to visit and taking care of her when they are out of town. The boys love going over every day to check on her and usually turn it into an adventure trying to find short cuts, crawling through bushes and scaling the fence.
I helped start a women's professional group at work. At the beginning of the month we cooked and served dinner for people staying at Terry's House which is a place for people to stay while their loved ones are patients at Fresno Community Hospital. Many of us have been served or have had family members served by the hospital so it was really great to give back to others going through medical issues.
Even though Kieran has been in school all Summer he officially started his second year of preschool. Lyla is once again in the same class and Kieran says they play together every day. Some of the teachers call them "Double Trouble" but always reassure me that they are actually really well behaved, just inseparable.
Reed's school hosted a Goodies with Grandparents morning that Nonna and Pepe were able to attend (Grandma and Grandpa were out of town). It sounds like everyone had fun and Reed loved showing them his classroom.
Mark turned 60 and Penny organized a very nice Birthday dinner to mark the occasion. It was a special evening eating, drinking, reminiscing, and telling funny stories and we felt very lucky to be included in such a wonderful night.
A few nights later was Grandpa's Birthday. It was right in the middle of the week and Reed had music class but we couldn't not celebrate. Jon was a sweetheart and made dinner while I had the boys at class, so we were able to celebrate with Grandma and Grandpa as soon as we got home.
To round out our week of Birthday parties we celebrated Maisie (3) and Carver's (5) Birthdays with an afternoon at the Stoothoffs. Reed was obsessed with gathering all of the balloons together and Kieran thought it was super fun to break apart the balloon man over and over again. The boys always love playing with the Clovis kiddos and we really don't get together as often as we should. Of course the day wasn't complete until we got a picture of the Birthday twins (Jon & Maisie) together.
If you think we were done with Birthdays you obviously don't know what September is like in our family! Actually Jon's Birthday was pretty unexciting. The boys made him breakfast, he worked all day, came home and had a few hours to himself while the boys had their soccer team pictures, and then we met him for dinner.
On Reed's actual Birthday I continued our tradition and made him a Birthday stack of pancakes and forced him to wear the Birthday hat from his first Birthday. He also got to celebrate with his class. He chose to have me bring popsicles for all of the kids and Mrs. Martinez made a big deal about making him the center of attention and giving him 7 hugs, 1 for each year, which he thought was really funny.
All Reed wanted for his Birthday was a turtle or a tortoise. After lots of talks about responsibility we agreed and shortly after brought home our newest family member, Shell-Ten. So far Reed has been pretty into taking care of him. He turns his light on and off each day, feeds him twice a day, and loves chopping up food for him. We also take him outside at least once a week, which he loves. With a life expectancy of 60+ years I really hope Reed's fascination is here for the long haul!
Mixed in with all of our activities is still one day a week that I'm home with Kieran. We have been having a great time playing with Dodger, running errands (including getting haircuts together), and having lunch dates.
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