Project

Reed asks for his Daddy often....much more since he came home during the summer. He tells me he misses him and wants him to come home. Sometimes it is just a quick conversation, sometimes it comes with tears, and sometimes I think he uses it as manipulation when he is in trouble. But, since he is much more aware at this point but still not old enough to understand time, I decided we would do a project. So one Friday after work, I came home and we did a project together.

Reed was so excited to do a 'project to make daddy come home' as he called it. I put Lilly in her high chair and Reed and I sat at the kitchen table and we all colored plain paper. After we colored lots of paper, I cut it into strips. I then chained the strips together. I counted enough to get us through a date I think he might come home on and added about a week just in case! I figured a visual timeline might help him. I explained that we would take off one everyday until daddy comes home. He loves it and decided he wanted it hung on the wall in the hallway...strange place, but whatever makes him happy! I finally hung it and took a pic. It was longer but I am happy to see it going down....one day closer to our family being back to normal!

Ok, so now to the other cuteness...Lilly got some new pajamas from Mimi and paw paw from San Fransisco....so so cute!

Then we had another soccer game.

Action shot...

Lilly hanging out

Then we went to the Pumpkin Patch

They do share from time to time

Lilly loved running to the pumpkins...she would go sit, jump up and move to the next set.

Reed played in the fun jump

Chloe came and met us too. They are best friends!

Then we went home and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Lilly loves her swing!

Reed playing on his swing set.

Lilly dancing...