On October 2, we had Owen's third birthday party; his first friend party! It was at Legacy Academy, which is where we had Kate's fourth birthday party. He had a great time and of course he loved the superhero theme. It was a bright spot in an otherwise devastatingly sad weekend.
My grandfather passed away unexpectedly on September 17th. I am still reeling from this; yes, he was 94 years old, but he was the type who seemed like he would live forever. His celebration of life was on October 1, and while it was a very sad, very somber day, it was nice to hear so many memories of him from friends and family. I am so grateful that he was in such good health for so long, and I'm so glad my children got to know and love him, but I still feel selfishly devastated that he is gone, even though I know I should be grateful he had 94 wonderful years on this earth, in his own home, living life as independently as possible. I hate that he is gone; he and Owen had such a special bond, and I can't believe we will never see him again.
As usual, time seems to get away from me so I have a ton of photos to post in order to catch up! Here are some glimpses into our fall:
So, Kate is clearly my enthusiastic student. Even though we were having so much fun over the summer (and I admit there were a few times she would say, "I don't want to go to school!"), once the first day rolled around she was super excited. Owen, on the other hand... Poor kid. I signed him up just to go on Tuesdays; he has preschool from 845-11, and then karate from 11-noon. What more could a kid ask for?? Sadly, he did not seem impressed, no matter how much I talked it up. In fact, he will sometimes randomly say, "I know everything now. I don't need to go to school again." Um, sorry kid! Hopefully he'll get the hang of it soon??
Ok, it's going to take me awhile to get caught up, but I'm determined to chronicle our summer adventures, no matter how long it takes me, since we did so many wonderful things this summer.
