Random Thoughts

*I LOVE fall! I love that it's finally cooling off and we can go outside and to the park as often as we like. We have been taking full advantage of the awesome weather! Can't wait until next week when we have a yard!! And a real neighborhood! And a playground across the street!

*I also love fall food! I've been making all my favorite soups this week, Tortilla Soup a few days ago, Zuppa Toscana today! I'm eating it right now, so delicious! And tomorrow I'm going to take the pumpkin we got last week at the pumpkin patch and make homemade puree out of it to bake with. I'm thinking that I will make these, my mouth is watering just thinking of them!

*Just saw a preview for Harry Potter for the first time! I almost forgot that it's coming out next month! Can't wait to see it!!

*Totally fell behind on my packing the past few days, I am going to have to work hard to catch up!

*Jack and Cullen are starting to really like movies. So far they've seen The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Robin Hood and a Thomas the Train video. They love the animal videos especially, I think we've watched Robin Hood every day for a week, sometimes multiple times in one day! They ask me to put it on (just by pointing at the TV shouting "Please!") all the time and then jump on the couch together to watch it. They only last 10-15 minutes quietly on the couch before going to play, but then come running back to watch their favorite parts, the songs. They like to clap to the songs and make animal sounds when they see an animal they recognize. And anytime anybody splashes in or falls into the water, they laugh hysterically. Apparently, that's one of the funniest things in the world to a toddler!

*Brandon's old laptop is still hanging in there and I'll get to use it until it does finally die. I'm hoping that since I won't be using it for 12+ hours a day or running big programs, it might last longer than it would have if Brandon kept it. For the time being, I'm really enjoying having an extra computer to use. Before, I could only use the desktop which is in our bedroom where the boys aren't allowed to go because they empty our drawers, pull Brandon's school books apart, and push buttons on the computer and printer while I'm using it. So I could only get online during their naptime. Not that I don't have a HUGE list of to-do's for that same small window of time! So, having a laptop out in the living area that I can use while the boys play is wonderful!

*We can't wait for Gary and Sari to get here on Friday night! It will be so fun to have family in town! We wish more friends and family would come visit us- hint, hint!

Ok, I better go pack for a couple hours now that the boys are in bed and Brandon's still at class.