Lance

Today I was having a conversation with Lance's teacher about him & how he looks at things. We talked for a few minutes and then she says, "Maybe he will be an engineer". I about passed out. Many of you may know that from a very early age we have said that Lance looks at things differently & has the mind of engineer (keep in mind that his Pappaw Wade is a civil engineer). Turns out his teacher is married to an engineer so she is aware of their traits etc...It was just a very interesting conversation and I was blown away that she already recognized that in him!!

Some of my favorite examples of how Lance thinks outside of the box.....
-he took all the toys out of his toy box, turned it upside down, pushed it over to his crib, climbed on top & jumped in crib!! (this was prior to us moving so he was somewhere around 2 years)

-when he couldn't reach something on his dresser he got a rubbermaid container & used it as a stool, he realized he still couldn't reach it so he moved it to the side of the dresser & then was able to get what he wanted (again, prior to moving so probably around age 2)

-as a toddler/early walker he would turn his push toy upside down & play with the wheels, he was more interested in how it worked then actually pushing it

-he continues to enjoy puzzles and does difficult ones very quickly

I am so intrigued with how he sees things and will be interested in how it plays out for him academically. As a mother it is natural for me to compare my children. I try very hard not to do this because they are SO different. They are both very smart, but in different ways. I always have to remind myself of that.

Booty shaker!!

Some of their awesome dance moves!!

"We're some funny children"

Just another night in the Wade house!!!

Bike ride!!

Bike ride two days in a row = HAPPY KIDS!!

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Another package!

The kids had a package waiting for them today!! It was from Nono & Kenneth. They were SO excited!!! Lilly got another Barbie (for her bday), it was dentist Barbie! Lance got two new cars & they both got new bubbles. Baby L got a little baby, but Lilly is going to take care of it until it gets here!!

A boy can never have too many cars!!

 Clothes for Barbie too!

She totally pulled the paper until she could see which Barbie it was!

It came with a little girl for the chair!!

THANK YOU NONO & KENNETH!!

Pumpkin Patch

So the past couple of days has actually felt like fall here. I wanted to take advantage of it (plus Jeff was off) so we decided to go to a pumpkin patch. I was just pumpkins thrown in a field (no real patches here)we ended up just getting the pumpkins & then we went by the campground and let the kids play at the playground and let Lance shoot the pumpkin cannon (Lilly didn't want to). We spent time together & the kids had fun. However, I was a little disappointed because I knew my Indiana Carver Family was all together at Huber's & I REALLY wished we could be there. I MISS YOU ALL!!!!
There are several pics of them in the patch picking pumpkins...it was quite a process & I didn't even get a pic of the ones the finally decided on!!

My battery went dead so I didn't get many pics.

Baby Inventory....

So we did lots of relaxing while the kids were gone, but we did manage to dig baby stuff out of storage!!! It was a fun trip down memory lane going through it all. We are in pretty good shape. However, there are a few things we will need. Once we find out what this little stinker is I can start doing some shopping!!!

The kids were excited to see the baby seat and changing table. I was afraid they would think it meant the baby was coming soon, but neither seemed to think that.

Jeff & I watched a movie last night then I fell right asleep and slept all night!! I woke up early, but went back to sleep. I don't think we got out of bed till 10:30!! IT WAS GREAT!!  After we had lunch and got the baby stuff I came home and took a nap! Mom and Dad were having fun with the kids and ended up keeping them all day! I made chili and just relaxed while Jeff watched football. It was a much needed break!

Thank you guys!!

Although...I am always happy to see my little monsters!!