....And...We're Back!!!

Ugh. My laptop has been very, very broken for several months now. I finally purchased a new one and have a lot of catching up to do. I haven't time for a lengthy post, but here are a couple of pictures that have been sitting in my equally neglected camera. :} Okay, so some of these pictures were not posted in sequence. Ugh, I am tempted to delete everything and reload them in order, but it is so time consuming that I'm going to try to "get over it." We, (read: Rob) helped Kai plant a garden earlier in the summer. I was there to purchase the plants and cheer them on, but alas, I cannot help with the actual gardening, because I will undoubtedly come across some buggy-looking critter and gag. Kai enjoys watering the plants and checking on the progress. This year we have two kinds of tomatoes, cucumbers and broccoli. The tomatoes have been tasty so far and the broccoli, although not yet fully grown, must be delicious, because I caught Kai eating it off the plant like he was bobbing for apples only two days ago. ....It is ALWAYS something new.

So, Kai loves, loves, loves making art projects. They can very quickly take over the house. Here are a couple of his "pieces": Flowers made from dried beans and a Rainbow with puffy clouds at each end.

Kai enjoys layering stickers until the pages bulge. Here are a couple sample pages from his notebook. Sometimes Less isn't always More. :) In the world of Kai, More IS More.

On this particular afternoon, Kai was spinning around and around to mess with my chances of getting the shot, but I got one!

Okay, more art. This is how our fridge typically looks once Kai has reconfigured his pictures. A possibly fire hazard, yes, but a lovely one at that!

In April, Kai wrote his name for the first time with all the letters in the correct order. Prior to that he would scatter the letters around the paper. He was writing his name SO PERFECTLY in May and then, shortly thereafter, decided to write his name in cursive. Yes, his newest signature is a scrawl of tangled lines. Easy come, easy go. :)

The next seven pictures were actually taken yesterday, but I goofed and they ended up in the middle of these older images. We joined our MOMS Club friends for a visit to the local fire station for a tour of their trucks and building. Kai really enjoyed being able to touch everything and climbing into the trucks. The fire fighters and EMTs were great with the kids. He is looking forward to bringing a little thank you gift to them later this week.

This summer Kai participated in a few Fun Run races organized by the town. Kai raced with several of his friends in the 3 yr old group. After each race, the kids were awarded a ribbon and a slice of watermelon. Let me just say, this kid is FAST.

In June, we joined many of our friends from our travel group to China for a Two Year Reunion. It was a awesome getting together with everyone again. The kids are starting to remember each other from previous events and get along so well. Our friend, Joules, shared her dress up clothes with the group and before you knew it there was a room full of prima ballerinas and princesses. Kai was in no rush to give up his new attire and was still wearing it at the end of the evening when we were attempting to gather them together for a group shot.

I will be sue to update as often as I can now that I am technologically equipped once again!