Preschool

As of the first of November, Emily is a pre-school teacher. Emily didn’t know if she would like teaching pre-school, but so far it has been great. It took a week or so to figure out the level the students were on so she could best teach them, but now the classes are working out wonderfully. The other benefits to teaching pre-school verses at an elementary are that there is no administrator coming in from time to time to evaluate teaching and there is no pressure/obligation to have the students at a specific level by a pre-determined date. It is all good, teach whatever curriculum is most desirable at whatever pace. Currently students have learned letters a, e, & m (for monster—the theme of the pre-school). Numbers 0, 1, & 2 as well as some sight words have also been learned. All of the colors have been reviewed and some basic shapes have been a focus in the first few weeks.

The pre-school was finished about half an hour before the back to school night. Travis has been working hard to get the room completed. The last week of October saw a lot of late nights, sometimes until two or three in the morning. It was fun to see the room go from a big open space to a finished product and Travis learned a lot of good skills along the way. However, now the construction is done, Travis is glad to be back to the regular routine and is not likely to quit his day job to go into construction. Overall the room looks really good. There are some spots where the mudding and taping was mediocre at best, but the average observer who wasn’t looking for seams in the sheetrock probably wouldn’t notice a thing. It is funny how critical you become of your own work.

We are glad to have an area downstairs that is finished and thankful that Emily is able to teach pre-school.

Kate 2 Months

This beautiful girl is now 2 months! We love having her in our family. Kate is such a sweetheart!

Kate is becoming a much more enjoyable baby. Not that she hasn’t been good so far, but she now responds to stimuli and is starting to smile/coo. It is a fun time to have a baby. She turned two months old last week.

We believe Kate may have some lactose issues and we have switched her over to a soy-based milk. We are still not sure, but initial results seem to show improvement. She is having some constipation issues still, but hopefully that will work itself out. It’s a little sad to see the red, teary-eyed face of a pushing baby.

Wyatt is still loving his baby sister, which is a blessing. He has done really well with the changes which have occurred, from getting a new bed to spending less one-on-one time with us to losing his toys/car seat to a new baby. He often starts his morning asking where baby Kate is and finishes the evening wanting to give his sister a kiss/hug goodnight.

Wyatt's Naps

Wyatt has recently been attempting to not take naps. Right now, he is in the stage where he generally needs a nap but, can get by without one. This last week he has really put up a fight at nap time. That means we have found him crashed in random spots about the house (couch, mom and dad's bed). We are not ready for nap time to be done with so hopefully this is just a stage.

 

Halloween

As soon as the Halloween stores opened up Travis and Wyatt have been visiting them at least twice a week. Travis is excited that Wyatt loves Halloween so much. Travis likes all the scary decorations and Wyatt mostly loves the costumes. However, both boys enjoy looking at the scary decorations together.

For Halloween, Travis helped out at the Haunted House that sponsors his high school. Emily's family came up to hang out with grandkids/niece/nephew and attend the haunted house. Grandma and Grandpa Wright took Wyatt trick or treating. Wyatt was dress up as a dragon, though he sometimes referred to himself as a dinosaur.

Bug Bite

On Saturday, October 10th we had a barbeque with some families on our street. Everyone had a good time and we stayed out late. The next morning Wyatt woke up with a swollen ear. It wasn't much of a concern until we noticed it was getting bigger as the day went on. We took him to the emergency room and found out it was a bug bit. We believe it was a mosquito bit from being outside for so long. Wyatt took some Benadryl and the swelling was completely gone in a few days.

Wyatt vs Kate

Emily ran across these two pictures and was surprised to see how similar Wyatt and Kate look. Wyatt's picture was taken by Mindee when he was a few weeks old. Kate's picture was taken when she was a month old. They are pretty darn cute.

Big Brother

(Emily was attempting to take picture of Kate on the chest. Once done Wyatt wanted a turn like Kate!)

Merlin the big 50

 

On 9-10-15 Emily's dad, Merlin, turned 50. To celebrate the family spent an entire Saturday throwing a black birthday bash for him. In the morning everyone met at the Hill Air force Base Airplane Museum, where Merlin enjoyed being the tour guide. For lunch everyone grabbed a bit from Pizza Pie Café, pizza is one of Merlin's favorite foods. As a birthday present Travis and Emily gave Merlin money to spend at Smith and Edwards. The family spent hours there exploring the junk and treasures hidden in the piles.
To end the night everyone stopped at Travis and Emily's home for dinner and games. The house was decorate with black and had an old mans theme. The family played games Merlin enjoyed as a child and eat lasagna. Fun was had by all!

Kate 9-10-15