Weekly Wrap Up

So, it seems my little guy is going to start Preschool tomorrow. I'm on the verge of a breakdown every time I think about dropping him off, yet in the next moment, he's driving me crazy and I'm left wondering, "You're sad because why??" It's such an emotional roller coaster. Gannon, on the other hand, couldn't be more excited. He has questioned numerous times if I will be coming back to get him and would like to know what I will be doing while he's there. It's just like him to want to know if his "employee" is slacking off on the clock. I don't know how much sleep I'll get tonight, but I hope to be fully charged to enjoy my three hour block of "me time" tomorrow morning. Anyhoo, here's this past week's wrap up:

Gannon is certainly following in my footsteps as a control freak. Yep. All I hear all day is, "No, I can do it," or "I can do all myself," or "MOMMY! I DO IT!!" To which, I have no problem relinquishing the control, um yea right, but I do do it and with a smile I might add. The problem is fixing or finishing what he starts and cleaning up his mess! I know, he has to learn and I do love to watch him try. I must, for I take pictures of him doing it all! ;)

We have been driving the four wheeler everyday. It has become our main form of transportation in the neighborhood. Lib and I took the boys through the woods and to our "private beach" again. Surely we'll hit up again this week. It's so much fun!

Dinner and drinks with the neighbors turned out to be a blast! Seriously, I couldn't ask for better neighbors. I had arranged for a sitter for Gannon, so I could enjoy a glass of wine and adult conversation and the first thing out of Ann Marie's mouth was, "Where is Gannon?" Seriously! She said that in South Africa they don't leave without the kids and that they bring along the babysitter and have them have their own little party in the corner. Ha! I spent a couple hours there and then walked home to get the little prince. This is what came about within the next 20 minutes or so of being next door...

We visited Raven Rock State Park this past weekend. I'm not an outdoorsy kinda gal, but I put my sneakers and baseball cap and went for it! I think Libby would agree that I looked the part, Marc Jacobs tote bag and all. I put that in there only because Libby had pointed it out and made comment of it. Gannon ran over bridges, kicked rocks, threw rocks, jumped off big rocks and got to scream and yell all he wanted. Although, I told him the dinosaurs would get him if he ran out of my sight, to which he would run right back. Eeeek! I did truly enjoy it. I'm looking forward to going with Kyle when he comes home. Fantastic family fun! Ha!

This one is for you Kyle: Your two most beloved. XO

We hit up Chucky Cheese today. I have been a stickler about not going there, but I have to admit it was a good time, for no more than an hour at a time that is. Gannon ran around demanding this and that, but I was more than willing to throw more tokens in the machines, excuse me, HE had to put the tokens in the machine. Insert Janet Jackson's "Control."

Foregoing the nap today for an early bedtime tonight, so that early rising for preschool tomorrow isn't a nightmare, I decided that we would run errands and get some serious business accomplished. You know, ordering Gannon's birthday cake kinda serious. We ended our day at the Higerd home, where Gannon could enjoy one last burst of sugar in frozen form, that being the beloved popsicle. Here's to a great first day of school tomorrow! You gals wish me luck!!!