Catching Up

Okay, so my original intention was to update this weekly. But that's obviously not happening! It was a good intention, but there never seems to be enough time.
I finally got all three boys to sit in the same place for a picture. Clark especially doesn't want to be involved with group pictures. We've tried several times to get a picture of all three and he usually is the uncooperative one. Rosemary got one when Logan was 4 months old...so over 3 months ago. Of course I bribed Clark and Taylor with 'treats' if they would sit still and take a picture for mommy. I think Clark still ended up in time-out before it was all said and done. But we got a picture, and they got their treat. The two pictures above are just a couple of my favorites from our little photo shoot.
It finally rained here a few weeks ago. We have barely seen a drop of rain all summer. I was joking with Bryan one day that Logan has never seen rain (he was six months old at the time) and how sad that was. I really miss rain, and I really miss thunderstorms. Of course, the day it rained we had plans to go to the water park at SeaWorld. Since we couldn't go to SeaWorld (it was thundering and lightening too) we went and played in the rain. Since then we've actually had quite a bit of rain...enough that for once this summer we're actually having a hard time keeping up with the grass cutting.
Last week the Backyardigans came to SeaWorld. So Abuela (Rosemary) and I took the boys to see them. We got there late for the first showing so we waited for round two. I was expecting an actual Backyardigans show where the characters sing and dance. But the three characters that were there (Uniqua, Tyrone, & Pablo) came out and sang one song and then they showed an episode on the big screen in the theater and then the characters came out again and waved to everyone. They did hand out free pictures of them on the way out and Clark and Taylor loved that. Logan was asleep at that point. He had been flirting with everybody and just wore himself out. After we watched the Backyardigans, Abuela spoiled Clark & Taylor with an ice cream sundae...which of course they loved!
Bryan started nursing school this past week. So life has gotten busier than we ever thought it could. I joke with Bryan that we are single parents with really good custody agreements!:) None of it would be possible without Abuela. Thank-you Rosemary, you are the best!!! We covet the family time we do have and try to have dinner together on nights that I work. Bryan is enjoying nursing school so far. The instructors seem supportive and helpful. So far that's much better than my nursing school experience. I tell most people that I would go back to Iraq before I would go back to nursing school. I hope his experience continues to be positive.