At home, again.

So I have finished my sub job. It is a bitter-sweet end. After six weeks of being the "teacher" I started to get attached to the kids and now I am back to stay-at-home mom (which is my real love) but it was nice to be contributing to our family and society, even if it was short lived. I think I am more sad for Caralin. She really loved her "school" and it was such a good opportunity for her to learn to take turns and share and sit quietly at the table when she eats. It was hard picking her up on that last day. Everyone there really cared for her and I know she cared for them too. It took so much trust for me to let her go in the first place so when it was over I was sad knowing how well she was taken care of and how much fun she had. I guess now I need to be the preschool and make sure I have planned out activities and times for her to learn. And I thought my teaching job was over... :-)

Feeling Like Fall.

Earlier this week we went to Bates Nut Farm which has a great pumpkin patch and lots of fun things to do. It is finally feeling like Fall. Caralin's cousins came over and we decorated the house for Halloween. We are waiting until next weekend to carve pumpkins. We made the mistake, a couple of years ago, of carving them too early and ended up with pumpkin mush in the front yard by the time Halloween rolled around, Yum! At Bates Nut Farm Caralin rode a pony and pet a duck and pig for the first time. It was a nice little outing. We all had a lot of fun! I want a baby pig for a pet now! Check it out:

mmm...carbs!

Several days ago I walked into the kitchen from doing laundry in the garage to find that Caralin had taken a half loaf of garlic bread off the counter, pulled off the foil and started eating it. I guess she was hungry! It was one of the funniest things to watch her taking bites out of this loaf of bread larger than her head. Here is a picture and video. It's hilarious!

So Entertaining

Well Caralin is really enjoying "school". I am enjoying my sub job but am definately ready to be home with her again more. I miss her and Kevin too much. We have completely opposite schedules right now. It's been tough but the job will help us catch up on some expenses and have some money set aside for the holidays. It will all be worth it in the end.
Caralin continues to amaze us. She repeats everything we say (No more rated R movies while she's awake). She is a great talker and communicates better every day. She really likes to play with baby dolls. Lately she has been wanting to put diapers on them and change their clothes. It's really cute. Here is a video I put together. Enjoy!