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| Sawyer's Pre-K Graduation |
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| "So what do I do now?!" |
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| The whole family at graduation. The little boys are getting hot and disgruntled! |
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| End of summer peaches are the best! |
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| Musicians |
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| The Thinker |
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| Somebody call for a couple of Superhero's?! |
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| This looks like an accident waiting to happen... ;) |
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| My Superheros! |
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| Sawyer ready to go to Kindergarten (G ready for pretty much anything!) |
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| Sawyer survived his first day with a smile! |
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| Griffy the fridge magnet (aka Timeout at the Wellhouse's) |
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| Friends Scott & Jess in Virginia Beach |
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| Carrie, Beth and I after the VA Beach Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon |
I think is the longest I've gone between posts! 2012 is almost over!!!!!
Griffin - He was for the most part completely potty trained by mid-August with only a random accident here and there. Still in pull-ups at night...we'll keep working on that aspect. (It's so hard to remember to wake up and go pee pee.) He talks A LOT, but we only understand about half of what he says. His speech improves every day so little by little we are picking up more and more. We moved G to a new preschool shortly after Sawyer started kindergarten. It has turned out to be a great move both for G and for us. (G's new pre-school is right on the way to Sawyer's kindergarten so it saves us easily 30 minutes drive time per trip.) It's a small school so it has a very warm, cozy feel. He loves it so far. It's located on the old Dorothea Dix campus which is beautiful and has the best view of the city I've ever seen.
Sawyer - Wow. What a whirlwind kindergarten has been?! Sawyer is doing great...me, I'm still adjusting. The barrage of fees, supplies, rules, countless teacher work-days and an overwhelming lack of control has left me feeling completely lost most of the time. BUT slowly we are learning the routines and figuring out how to get information in a timely manner. Sawyer is already correcting my Spanish which I guess means he's learning and that is after all the point...so on we roll through this crazy year of change. The most impressive thing about kindergarten is the sudden realization that Sawyer is growing up. He is capable of so much more than we ever realized. I think that's what kindergarten is truly about...teaching the parents that their children are little people capable of making decisions, being responsible and exerting their independence. He doesn't always make the perfect choice, but what matters is that he is making a decision and learning from it. (And I have learned to loosen the reigns and take LOTS of deep cleansing breaths...)
Me - I'm doing pretty good. As you all could see by the pictures, I ran the VA Beach Rock-n-Roll half marathon Labor Day weekend. Holy cow! It was crazy hot (~90 degrees F at the finish) and easily 90% humidity. The most tortuous part of the race was the finish. I could see the finish from over a mile away...it just taunted me. The guy next to me swore it was moving back with every step we took forward. Despite the rough run, it was great seeing our good friends Scott & Jess! They are thriving in VA Beach as optometrists...living the dream! ;)
John - He's been busy at work and shuttling little boys to and fro. We've finally carved out a some time on Weds for him to work on music. (The boys and I grab dinner out and go to swim lessons.) I'm thinking he's making some progress, but I haven't heard anything yet. Stay tuned!
That's it for now!
Hope you all had a great Fall!!!!!!!!!!
Love,
The Wellhouse Family
John, Andrea, Sawyer and Griffin
