Another long lapse in time...

Let's see...what has been happening? I don't think we've done too much that has been exciting other than your typical daily stuff. Clara Grace with her riding lessons and Awana. Me working, Charlie working, and all that. I will say that Clara Grace came home last week with a note saying she was chosen to participate in a living wax biography museum the elementary school is doing. She will get to play the part of Amelia Earhart, and will have to memorize lines. She will be A.E. for half the day and then another little girl will take over the part (or vice versa) for the rest of the day. Her grade level is also putting on a Veteran's Day performance that should be very nice. She definitely keeps us busy.

Zach is doing really well. He is a bit of a brute though, and quite a rough and tumble boy. He stays bruised. These injuries happen at daycare and at home. Over the past week and a half he has had a bruise on each cheek. One happened at home when he just took off and walked right into the door frame of his bedroom. OUCH! And then the other he just woke up from his nap at daycare and he had the mark. He had two owie reports that day. He has bitten two kids over the past month and pinched an eyelid (goodness gracious!) and hit a kid yesterday. Not that he is the only one dishing it out as each time he has bitten it was days after being bitten himself. However, he is quite the charmer most of the time. He has a fairly decent vocabulary and I've noticed over the past few days that he really tries to copy the sounds you are making. He says thank you for everything which sounds more like "dank ooo". He is also on rare occasions putting two words together. Last night he wanted out of the tub after bath time and said "out pease" which was pretty cool as he hasn't really been using the word out much. He gives great hugs and loves his books.

Clara Grace alternates between being very pleased she has a little brother and annoyed to have him. I was glad to have my camera with me this morning as we were on our way to school. She pretty much stepped in and took over my role of holding Zach's hand as we made our way to the car to go to school. Although of course I had to watch like a hawk.

How cute it that!?! As Zach has gotten older, they are funny to watch at home. He adores her and follows her around. They play chase and stuff, but if she gets too bossy he puts her in her place. Refer back to the line of him being a bit of a brute.

Charlie is really doing well. He has been swimming at the gym and working really hard at physical therapy. They are impressed. He still has a bit of a limp and some pain but he is getting around really well. This week he decided to give his Harley a spin so after work he and a friend took a couple turns around the base to see how he would do. He was pleased so yesterday they took a scenic ride up to the Chicken Shack to eat (very cool Japanese restaurant). He is supposed to ride to Hiroshima today to experience the expressway. He had to drive there last night to pick up a trainer for work but the guy had a flight delay and was still in Tokyo so hopefully he gets him this morning and still has a chance to take his bike ride today. The kids and I are going to try to be in the 5K walk for breast cancer awareness this morning (did a walk with the youth center yesterday afternoon and listened to a survivor and colleague as a guest speaker) followed by riding lessons and hitting the fall bazaar.

I do have some pictures of our trip to Safari Land last weekend that I will try to post here in a little bit.