Well... This has been a long time coming. I have decided to get everyone up to speed with the Porter Family. Needless to say, the summer of 201o was not the best for us, but we made the most out of what we could do.
However, we have decided to turn a new leaf, no pun on fall coming of course, and try to focus on all the positives of the fall season approaching. Ethan has started preschool at Emmaus Christian school, and we have had a lot of fun seeing him get started and become acquainted with a structured routine (something we have not been good at establishing with him up until this point). He has had fun learning his new bible verse every week to share with his teacher, and is loving working on projects to give to mom and dad. Though some times it is quite a feat to get him to tell us everything he's learning in school. I guess he thinks that because we're not there, we don't need to know his business. haha... We were blessed to find transportation for him from the class room mom, whom just so happened to need care for her daughter while she was working. So we're trading one for the other. I especially enjoy the fact that her daughter's name is Lindsay. That has been really fun for us. And with Ethan starting school, it has really pushed me to amp up my curriculum for the daycare kids, even though we normally take the summer off. We have also put Ethan in to music classes with "Teacher Tami" which has been awesome. He's still just a little too young to actually learn how to play the piano yet, but he's just doing some basic "music appreciation" learning which so far has really seemed to help his focus, and has made adjusting to a routine a little easier for him as well. At first I was going to classes with him, and have enjoyed watching him, but have also learned that I am too much of a distraction for him, and so now he gets to be a big boy and we drop him off for a half hour, and he has his own special time. It's really hard to see this independence that he's developing, but for those of you who knew him when he was a baby, it's also a joy to see him past his separation anxiety issues. Now he's to the point where he can't stand being around us! haha. Over the summer he took swim lessons for the very first time, and we've decided that we'd like to pick that up again, but originally we felt he was getting overwhelmed with all of his activities, that we gave him a break from the one he liked the least. During the summer he also participated in a week long soccer camp which he really enjoyed. He's been a busy little bee, but he's a real trooper as well. Then there is our little Miss Maddie girl! She is just growing and learning and experiencing life like crazy. We have enjoyed watching her start to form sentences, and learn how to communicate in a way that not only we her parents can understand, but that most people around her can understand. Like her older brother, she has developed a love and obsession with Mickey Mouse and Playhouse Disney. She has decided that all of her stuffed animals are called "puppy", and she is in love with taking care of her "babies". She has one in every room that requires care, and receives unconditional love from her. She has a great love of learning like her brother. She can tell you all of the parts of her face, and has even started trying to figure out the alphabet. She LOVES music like her big brother, and is a HUGE fan of the Imagination Movers (not that she really had a choice!). It's been so awesome watching her become the sweet little lady that she is. I can't believe she's almost two years old. We have lots of ideas and plans in mind for her, but of course we'll just see how things go!
As for Allan and I, we've basically just been completely involved in the activities of our kiddos. Allan is still working for Washington County (let's hope we can survive this economy) and is really enjoying his job. He was able to get away from us for a weekend to get away with his friends and have some time to just be a guy. So that was good for him. Up until August, the summer was really good for us. We were able to take our annual trip to Silverwood Theme Park, and I was able to find some summer kids to fill my school year kiddos. And then August came around...
August didn't start out too well for us. Some of my full time daycare kids switched down to being part time, I was/am having trouble filling daycare spots, and we had recently found out that my grandma Freya was sick and not doing so well. Toward the end of July she had seen a few doctors here and there, and things seemed optimistic, and we decided we were going to face her health issues with a positive attitude, but every time she went back in to the doctor's office, the news progressively got worse and worse. Within a month of her going to see the doctor, and them finding out what was wrong, she had passed away. It was and is still a very difficult time for our family. The grieving seems to come and go. But we're trying to handle everything the best we can. Of course we were hoping that with that, and some of the other bad things we were dealing with in August, would end when the month ended, but you know what they say... when it rains... it poors... But we'll just keep picking up the pieces and moving forward. At this point, it's all we can do. Stay tuned, the blogs will continue! And hopefully I can get back on track of being productive with this. We have PLENTY of stories to tell... Disneyland is coming up next!!!
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