Busy...

No photos tonight to post, but I hope I have some more soon to stick up here...I haven't been very good about taking them, so that is why no posts as of late.  We had a long and boring weekend...not a big surprise, but makes for crabby people by Sunday.  Friday was actually good....hung out with my friend Amy that AM and then saw her again that night...her husband was TDY, so we ended up doing a last minute pizza dinner at her house and it was fun.  She has a 5 year old boy, 2 year old boy and 4 month old daughter, so the kids all entertained one another and we got to talk and I even ate two pieces of pizza....yeah!  We got home at 7 and we had been out since 3, so it was fun and a good getaway for me and the kids from the same old routine...We ran to town for a Walmart trip. I needed some items and thought the kids would have more fun there than at the commissary, so why not.  It was an okay trip....nothing horrible happened, we just had a night where Zach and I were not seeing eye to eye.  It happens. He had a good day at school Monday and got a good report home....he had a rough Friday, so I was happy to see that his day was better.  

We have been doing the park thing at night before dinner..with the sunset at 5 now it makes it easier to go around 3:30 and stay until it gets dark...We went Monday and Zach was happy to see some kids there his size.  This is a child that used to literally cry when we would get to the park an other kids were there.  He now is so excited and tells me, I am going to tell them their names...I remind him that he is going to ask their names and he laughs...He runs over to them, "Hi, I am Zachary, what is your name?  Do you want to play with me?"  So cute.  Most nights it works out well for him.  Well these boys were obviously friends and didn't want to hang out with him too much and God bless Zach, he is persistent like a fly.  To his defense he is only doing as he has been taught and all he needed was a response and he would have let it go....A friend of his showed up, Luke (Amy's son)...I was happy, but he was friends with boys from school and soon joined them....they were running around and I thought, oh fun, they are playing tag.  I had to watch Erin like a hawk since she is known for trying to kill herself and a five year old was literally following her around...so much so she did fall and hit her face...another bruise!  Oh Erin....

So I look back to check on Zach and he is all smiles...I see Luke looking annoyed and trying to get away from him and saying, leave me alone Zachary, I don't want to play with you, you are annoying...My heart sunk. Not only did the words stink to hear, but from a friend.  Zach luckily had no idea and thought it was all good.  I asked Luke what was wrong and he told me Zach was bugging him and he wanted to play with his friends...then his mom stepped in and told him he was being unfair and mean...she reminded him to be nice to his friend Zach too or he would need to go home...Zach finally gave up chasing everyone and did his own thing for a bit and played with me and Erin too...Then Luke got sad and I asked him if he was okay...well they were now ignoring him.  So Amy pointed out that he did that to Zach and know he knew how it felt, the golden rule, etc.  It was a great moment to see it all come full circle and a lesson to be learned, but heart breaking to see Zach go through that.  It hurt to hear them call him annoying and weird...it made feel sad for him...trying so hard to fit in and do as he has been taught and end up not getting the subtle social cues at all...but in the end he came home and said he had fun with his friends and had no idea what really had happened and that was okay too.

On another note his school pictures came back and wow what a cutie....two pictures in a row he just is adorable.  If I say so myself....

Erin has been doing some cute stuff as of late...talking a ton more with real words...Moon, Night night, dog, cat, Moo, toodles, Zach, car, ball, to name a few....

She dances when the end of Mickey Mouse comes on and it is the Hot Dog dance...she smiles so big and just dances around.  She says Toodles at the right time and does the blast off and patting for Einsteins....so fun.  She is obsessed with all things Little People and carries them from room to room and even in the Tub tonight.  She makes me laugh so hard.  She is just a little ham and full of smiles, love and sweetness. Now, she is a walking tornado that mess up a room in record time and will harm herself on anything there is the house.  But, you can't not love her smile and spirit. I am a blessed mom of two awesome kids.

Less than 50 days is the new countdown....I am getting nervous about the holiday travels, but trying to not think too much about it...Just thinking of packing is enough to stress me out...

That is it for now...