the park across the street

We have a wonderful park across the street from us. Literally, a 2 minute walk. The boys love to take their soccer balls over there and kick them around. There isn't any playground equipment but I love watching them find ways to play and ways to be creative without it. I took them over there yesterday, even in the COLD, to burn off some energy. I remembered to bring the camera this time!!!

This picture is of our house from the park. The three windows on the right (of the building farther away. The one closest to Eli is the back of our local convenience store!) are ours. The far left one is Eli's room, the middle one (with the foil on one side to darken it) is Jayden's and the far right is our living room. The kitchen, bathroom, and our room face the back parking lot of our building. :) Not quite as nice a view. Oh well.

Pretty stinking cute

Ok, so now pictures of the boys, which I know is what you grandparents and the like really want to see!! :) 

This is the face Eli makes now if you ask him to smile. So silly!!!

His face is a bit fuzzy but isn't he just BEAUTIFUL (if I do say so myself?! And, oh wait, I do!)

so silly

There's a very cool memorial at the park for the "Great War" (WWI). It lists all the men who fought and died from our small town of Guardbridge. Sadly, Eli does not understand the solemnity of it all and loves to climb on it.

For some reason, they both love to lay on this bench. Unclear on why. 

This boy LOVES to run!

I just love this shot. I am going to enlarge and hang it on the wall!! It totally captures their personality at this point in time!!!

The colors are starting to change!!

We are doing well for the most part. Jayden is loving preschool and asks to go all the time. We may switch him to four or five days a week instead of three. We'll see. Eli is fully 2. He needs constant supervision as to not destroy himself or our house. We take him to a couple playgroups during the week while Jayden is at school and he enjoys them. Dan is busy with schoolwork but also spending lots of time with us, which is so nice!!! And me?!? I'm busy trying to keep up with laundry, dishes, the boys, running whenever possible, and getting some sleep too!!! I'm homesick here and there but mostly doing well. :) It helps to know we'll be home before Christmas! 

Alrighty, that's all for today!!!