we've been having! With the exception of a couple days, our weather has been a sunny 70-80 degrees by day with a cool 50s at night. It has provided us several opportunities for fall family fun. We enjoyed an evening at the Dick Clark American Bandstand Theatre drive-in movie and even though the movie wasn't super, it was a great time. We also went to a farm/park in Springfield where the kids got to play, make crafts, observe farm animals, jump in a bunch of hay, have their faces painted, etc. The farm also offers hay rides, a corn maze, and a pumpkin patch, but we decided to save those activities for a cooler day. We've done our share to cheer on Nixa's football team (both the kids love to go to the games so they can run around with their friends), we played kickball against my students, and we also attended the annual chili supper at my school. Kris and the kids are regulars at the Springfield Nature Center where they hike trails every week. I have been working a lot with my regular teaching duties, the committees I'm on (Care team and Characterplus Leadership team), my evening program, and homeschooling one of my students who just had a baby.
Kailey loves to write and practice spelling words. She asks me to give her a word, then she tries to spell it, and finally she asks me how to really spell it. It's so cool! She has a journal that she writes & draws in daily. Starting next week, Kailey will be attending preschool 2 days a week as a peer tutor. She is working on her back walkover and back handspring in gymnastics (yes it makes me nervous) and never ceases to amaze me.
Jayden is talking like crazy and it's so much fun! He speaks in sentences, and he is getting easier and easier to understand. He loves motorcycles (well, he loves any type of vehicle) and loves to play Mario Cart on the Wii. Jayden is also working on potty training. He finally decided to stop fighting us on the issue and is progressing nicely. I can almost see a shopping trip without buying diapers...
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