Yes, we are still here!

I know it has been awhile since I posted anything on here and many of you have asked what's going on. We are all doing great over here in the Sorensen household, just adjusting to our new 'routine' of having school everyday (Wyatt) and the other activities that seemed to start all at once. We went from having nothing planned during the week to having something just about everyday. And although I thought I could handle it all, it has taken a bit of time to get used to our new schedule. But we are doing well.
There have been a few changes to our 'original/intended' schedule. Sadie was doing preschool on Tues/Thurs. mornings. The plan was for me to take Wyatt to my neighbors at 8:30 (his bus doesn't come until 9am), then take Sadie to preschool at 8:45 and then get to BSF by 9am. (I have leaders' mtgs for BSF on Tuesday mornings and then BSF on Thursday mornings.) That first week was so incredibly hectic. I felt like I was racing from one place to the next and Sadie, my child who moves at a constant S...L...O....W pace, seemed to constantly be falling behind and I felt like all I was saying was, "Sadie, hurry up. Come on. Let's get going...." you get the idea. I couldn't think of a solution to my dilemma until I was sitting at one of our BSF leaders' mtgs and they were announcing to our group which children's leaders were assigned to each age group. When they said that Glo Erickson (Mrs. Erickson to my kids) was one of the teachers in the 3 1/2-4yr old room, I was so sad that Sadie wouldn't be able to be at BSF. Mrs. Erickson was Wyatt's BSF leader last year and she was so wonderful! Then the Holy Spirit just began speaking to me about the possibility of pulling Sadie out of preschool and just having her come to BSF. After our meeting that day, Glo came up to me and said, "Where is Sadie? I was so excited to have her in my class this year?"

I went home and Matt and I discussed it and decided to pull Sadie out of preschool. We felt good about our decision on several levels. #1---Wyatt didn't go to 3-yr old preschool and I don't think it's necessary; we were mostly doing it because she had expressed interest #2-When I asked Sadie if she wanted to come to BSF on Tues/Thurs with me she said, "Mommy, I LOVE BSF. It's the best". I then proceeded to break the news that she wouldn't be able to go to preschool if she came to BSF and she said, "I know. I like BSF better." So I didn't feel too bad about that part. #3--BSF has an AmAzInG children's program...it's not just childcare, like many programs have. They teach the kids the same thing we as adults are studying as well as a time of singing, play time, snack time, and quiet time. Yes, quiet time! They teach the kids as young as 2 yrs old how to sit quietly, in an effort to start an early habit of spending daily time with the Lord. They specifically tell the kids it is not nap time or rest time, but quiet time. And my kids both loved BSF last year--it was definitely the highlight of their week. So I am so thrilled that Sadie is now coming to BSF with me 2 days a week. She is loving it and I think my family is appreciating having less chaotic mornings for those two days.

Other than that, things are moving pretty smoothly around here now that we are almost in to October! Seriously, where does the time go?

The latest addition to our home.....can you guess??

no, not body tape from a crime scene....

A road system made out of blue painter's tape!!

I was inspired by a woman's blog I read who made a 'balance beam' on her floor for her girls. So I decided to make a 'road system' since Wyatt loves playing cars. It took us about an hour to make the entire thing, which stretches from our front door into our kitchen, but the kids loved the process almost more than the finished product. And they gave me some tips as well (notice the baseball field and parking lot on there!)