celebrating family

Have I mentioned how much I love my family? We spent the weekend at a very large cabin at a resort. The time flew by so quickly. I was sad to leave. It was also my parent's last weekend in America. They are headed back overseas for work.

Here is my youngest brother. I always post his pictures because I know that he doesn't mind.

We also celebrated Aleah's 2nd birthday. Most of us didn't know we were going to celebrate it, but it's always fun to have cake and ice cream. Her retro stroller and baby doll caused mayhem with the kids. Everyone wanted a turn. She just wanted to mother her new baby. It was adorable!

Today, I completed registering Roan for preschool. It was bittersweet. We'll be going back next week to get orientation on how to ride the bus. A bus will pick him up from daycare and take him to school and then back. I can't imagine how he'll be in the bus. I have to admit that I got a little teary-eyed when I looked at his school supplies list. It made it all real for me.

Roan has learned to assert his independence. In the mornings, he asks for chicken and french fries...and then cries when we bring him pancakes and eggs. He's also learned that when Mama says, "No thank you" that she doesn't have to take what is offered to her so his new favorite phrase is, "No thank you". At least he's polite, right? Sometimes, we let him politely decline, but we're finding that we have to make sure that he knows that he has to do most of the things that we ask of him or accept most of the things that we offer to him.