May has been a busy and fun month for our family. First, we have to say how happy we are to actually have a spring season again. After spending the last 5 years in Oklahoma and Tennessee where it just suddenly switches from winter to summer we're loving the gorgeous spring season. Plus, we are heaven having NO humidity! Yesterday it hit the upper 80's, but with no humidity and a light breeze coming off the mountains it was still absolutely gorgeous! Such a joy to be back in the North again. Just one of the many reasons we're loving our new home here in Colorado.
Kyle got back from JRTC at the end of April so May has been all about family fun! We have enjoyed our weekends together with going to the park, running errands, going out to eat, and all and all enjoying family time. The great weather has allowed us to get outside as much as possible and we even got G his very first big boy bike. Decided to spoil him a bit with his little sister's arrival coming soon. He was so excited to pick out his bike and helmet at the store - so much so that he requested to wear the helmet the entire time we were shopping. Here he is in action on the street, and by action I mean he mostly just sits on it....we're working on the peddling.
He has also finally gotten up the courage to "drive" his Power Wheels F150 truck all on his own that Poppy and Nonny got him for his 2nd birthday. He loves to press the peddle and go cruising down our street and he's working on the steering. Thankfully we have pretty smooth curbs in our neighborhood that allow him to drive up on them. He's a bit of a crazy driver, but he sure does have fun! Check him out:
We also have spent a lot of time at parks around town. One we love is America the Beautiful Park in downtown Colorado Springs. We headed there the other week and Greyson had so much fun "playing slide" and even made some friends.
Greyson finished his school year at his Mom's Morning Out a few weeks ago and had a fun "graduation" party. His teachers are wonderful and he has gained so much through the program. He does amazing art projects, learns new concepts, and has made some great buddies. He will be participating in the their summer program for the last 3 weeks of June and then has 3 weeks off (good time to bond with little sister) and then will head back for 3 more weeks in July before having August off and starting back up for the next school year in September. Developmentally, especially in the language department, Greyson is thriving. He is quite the talker and uses simple sentences to communicate throughout the day. He's constantly observing all that is going on around him and has an amazing memory. If he's been somewhere once he remembers it when he sees it and can tell you about what happened when he was there. He also has a love of music and has some favorite songs that he likes to hear on the radio. He loves "GaGa" and the "Hey Sister" song by train. He also has memorized some favorite kid's songs and likes to sing "Wheels on the Bus", "The Itsy Bitsy Spider", and "Rock-a-bye Baby". He's getting more and more excited about the arrival of his little sister and tells us all the things he's going to do for her and show her. He says he can't wait to show her how he eats big boy food and to show her all his favorite shows like Baby Einstein and Toy Story. We're in awe of our amazing little boy and our really enjoying our final bit of time of just having an only child before we're a family of 4.
Speaking of our little girl, the pregnancy is moving along nicely. I'm about 36.5 weeks along and look like I swallowed a beach ball......see what I mean:
Our not so little girl is still measuring in the 90th percentile and they will make the official call on if we'll schedule an early induction when I go back for a checkup at 38 weeks. Think they will go with that so I'll be induced around June 15th or hopefully she'll decided to come on her own on or before then. Everything is set and ready for her arrival and we just can't wait to see our little lady. Kyle's parents are now living in town (they'll be "snow-birding" here for 6 months to get away from the hot FL summer and to help us out) so they are "on call" to come watch G when the times comes for Kyle and I to head to the hospital for her arrival. We will spread the word as soon as their is news to report and will do our best to get pictures posted as soon as we can after she comes into this world. I will be keeping this blog, just renaming it a bit, to have it work for both kiddos. So, that way you can continue to keep tabs on what's happening with our entire family.
Well, off to rest a bit while G is taking his nap. I have to take advantage of the down time to keep my energy up to keep up with him for the rest of the day. Happy Memorial Day weekend to all of you and remember all our current and past service members for the sacrifices they make serving our great country.
Lots of Love,
K, L, and G
P.S. Don't forget to check out the May 2010 picture link on the left - lots of great ones of all the fun we're having!
