The kids are doing well in school. I am amazed at how well Carson is picking up reading and spelling. I was really worried that we would be struggling with this and had aticipated spending a lot of extra time working on it with him but it just hasn't been needed yet. He has had 2 spelling tests and gotten 100% on both. He also took his first accelerated reading test after reading the book several times on his own and passed that with 100% as well. Payton has also done very well with her reading and spelling. These have always been very stron subjects for her. She is in 2nd grade and can read at a 4th grade level.
Tomorrow morning we will head to Jackson for Carson's football game and then Payton has her first day of fall gymnastics. I am excited to see Carson's game. They all look so cute running around. It is flag football so no tackles yet!
Payton got a couple of new leotards this year and is excited to wear those. She loves gymnastics and has told us it is her favorite activity that she is involved in. Dance practice will be starting soon. We go in for shoe sizing next week so that will be a big check! She will start jazz dance this year so we will have to get 3 pairs of dance shoes. Ouch!
I had a friend from our Omaha office that was up this week so she and I went to dinner on Monday night. While I was out, Mike took Carson to a cub scout meeting and signed him up. Carson could not be more excited! He is bouncing off the walls. One of the first things he will do as a scout is go camping with his dad. Mike and Carson will go on an overnight camp trip at the end of the month. I think they will both have a blast!
I golfed on Wednesday of this week. We had our club championship tournament a few weeks ago and I won! I was so exicted because I NEVER win! Then, we had a few additional weeks of match play where you are paired with people that have a similar handicap. The winner of the most holes wins and you continue to play until you lose. As it turns out, I won in my bracket for that tournament! Very exciting golf year. I am trying to convince Mike that I have earned new clubs....we will see if he agrees! :)
We had some excitement here on Wednesday evening as well. Payton lost another tooth! The funny thing is that it is her top 2nd tooth. It literally looks like it has just been knocked out. She is very proud of it because she pulled it all by herself. I catch her prancing around in front of the mirror grinning so she can see the big open space where her tooth used to be! The tooth fairy snuck in her room to leave her money and she woke up! The tooth fairy had to do some fast taking to get out of that one! An hour later she returned and successfully took the tooth and left a dollar for Payton!
I had stayed home with Payton on Wednesday as she was having some type of stomach flu. She never got sick but was white as a ghost and very clammy. She was better by the afternoon. She just hung out here and slept most of the day which I think did her well.
I got the kids' Halloween costumes this week as well. Carson has been begging for a Darth Vader costume and Payton wanted to be a fairy. Luckily Aidan is too little to have an opinion so I will choose a tiger for him! It is hard to beleive that Halloween will be here shortly!
Today Carson had a play date after school with his little buddy Carter. He was so excited b/c he not only got to play with his buddy but he got to ride the school bus! I always drop the kids off and pick them up so they don't ride the bus. Carson called me a little bit after school and asked if he could stay all night. It is his first over night stay with a friend so I am waiting to see if the phone rings. I am sure he will not call but I am here just in case!
Here are a few pictures of our week!
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