Tuesay Tidbits!

--We survived our weekend without Derek while he was busy working at the Air Show and managed to have  little fun while we were at it! We went to a new park on Sunday afternoon, and the girls were delighted to spot their first dandelions since leaving San Antonio!

--The girls enjoyed reading in bed with me after they woke up in the mornings over the weekend.

--It was back to business as usual on Monday for Hadley--loving on her Kevin & playing in her patch of dirt.

--The girls sporting their Halloween PJs for one final wear before we put them away to break out the Christmas PJs...how is already almost Christmas?!?!

--Derek is still doing the bulk of our grocery shopping for us. I told him now that life has calmed down a bit, I was ready to take care of the shopping again...but Derek is now in the habit it of it, he knows the commissary really well (knowing your way around a grocery store is something you really take for granted!!! Reason #1274 that moving is hard!!), and he likes the fact that it's significantly cheaper than our local grocery stores. So, all of that to say, he's doing one big commissary run a week or us & then I usually make a small run a week to Target/Smith's/Albertson's to pick up produce or anything else that we might need before Derek's big trip. I'm immensely grateful to him for doing this for us each & every week--it makes my life so much easier! On Derek's last commissary trip, he picked up Lucky Charms. The girls were delighted!!

--Derek & Brady hanging out on our bed one night while I was getting the girls ready for bed.

--Hopefully I'm not biting off more than I can chew, but I'm going to start volunteering in Shelby's class some! I'm super excited about this!! It wasn't a huge deal, but every MWF last year Hadley and I stayed at Shelby's preschool after drop-off for about a half-hour to help distribute artwork into the kids' totes. It was a fun little routine for Hadley and me, and it was a great way to be a part of Shelby's school. I felt like we got to know the teachers & kids so much better and really felt like a part of the school community. I'm hoping volunteering in Shelby's Kindergarten class will be just as enjoyable for all of us!

--I've started reading a bit again and finished my first book since Brady was born! If you haven't already read it, I'd HIGHLY recommend The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth. The Secrets of Midwives by her is also really good!!

--We're gearing up for a fun couple of weeks! We've got Derek's mom coming into town soon as well as Derek's sister & her family. Then shortly after they leave, we'll be Disney Land bound!! So much fun to be had!!!! I feel like I'm going to blink, and it'll be December!!