Kindergarten

We have an official kindergartner!  I'm not sure who has had to make a bigger adjustment.. Corbin, Kayla, or myself.  Corbin was so excited to go to school!  He was so cute... taking in everything he said, "look how many people are here." Overwhelmed I'm sure.  Texas doesn't take kindergarten lightly.  They start school at 7:35a.m. til 2:40 p.m. 5 days a week.  Talk about an adjustment.  I could see that Corbin was tired and taking in a lot the first week of school.  He liked it, but wasn't sure he wanted to be there that long.  He kept telling me everyday when I picked him up that he missed me.  Oh man, and I missed him.  He and I have been little partners since the day he was born... now I had to share him. It has been an exciting and emotional adjustment for sure. Kayla has felt the change too.. we have fun together but she misses sharing the adventures with her brother.
I love the school he is at.  They have an amazing program, and we because of our landlord got to handpick his teacher.  I can already tell that she is amazing.  She received teacher of the year last year.  The day he started school his Gigi got to be there with him.  That's why we have such a great picture. She's a wonderful photographer.

JP's cousin also came and stayed with us for a few days.  He was an Olympic swimmer and took ttime to help us with Kayla's swimming.  Kayla is like a fish in the water.  She never wants to get out and has a natural gift.  She is already swimming freestyle and learning her backstrokes.  She swam across the entire pool the other day.  I couldn't believe it because she is only 3 years old.  Crazy, but Kayla doesn't do anything half way.  She has incredible determination to excel.

We finally saw the bats! If they didn't fly this time we weren't going to try again.  We were convinced that it was an Austin joke on the new comers... but we are here to say that they are real.. There were millions of them! It was impossible to get a picture that would really capture the experience.  This picture sort of looks like Gotham city... You can see the swirl of bats flying away from the bridge.  It was crazy cool!

We also recently went to Seaworld again for Labor Day weekend with JP's boss and his family.  We have now been twice and still have only seen 1/4 of the park and shows.  I don't know how anyone could just get a day pass and get it all done.  It's nice to be able to take it a little bit at a time.  You should have seen Kayla with the Sesame Street characters.  She was scared to death of them.  We did finally get her to hug them.  Seaworld is magical!  We love it!
Kayla has just started up preschool here... and I can't get the picture off my blasted phone.. But she feels so big and lets face it, she acts it.  I am actually helping teach her class, and she is not happy about it. What?  She's three and she already wants to be free of me.  :(  She is so independent and might I add feisty.  But I love her for it.  She keeps life exciting.  Right when I thought parenting was getting easier Kayla turned 3.  I can never take my eyes off of her because she is always coming up with something mischievous to do. She has big blue gorgeous eyes that melt ya even when she's being a stinker.
Anywho... we are doing great!  Loving life and all it has to offer.
Did I mention that JP loves his job!  It is not easy.. but he loves the challenge and is doing an amazing job.  we are grateful to be where we are, when we are.  He'll kill me, but this is a recent headshot of my man. I love him and thank God everyday for him.  I can't stop falling in love with him. :)