Preschool, sleeping, selling...

Before I begin on this multitude of vacation photos, just wanted to recap the week since we've been home. Cooper keeps saying that he'd like to go back to Hawaii, and I keep agreeing. Luckily for both of us, preschool began this week and it's been a lovely diversion for both of us. He's attending a home-taught preschool run by a friend of ours and so far it's been great. She's very organized and while Cooper is the youngest in his class of five, he seems to be keeping up and catching on with his friends. It was a little strange to drop him off and drive away, although I do that plenty of times when he's playing with a friend. I guess it's the sentiment in me that felt like he was a big boy now- or so he keeps telling me. So I have two mornings a week Cooper-free, which is good for both of us right now. I have had to remember my patience since we've been home and his little independent streak has had to be tamed. Really, who is the mother around here? Sometimes it's a tough reminder...

That aside, it must be documented that the Latter-day Prophet song has been mastered and name any one of them and he'll point to their picture. I'm not quite sure why I love this so much, but it makes me think he's a smart little kid. He's also reciting stories to us and it's so fun to see how much his little brain retains. A bit scary as I really need to watch what I say, but they really are like little sponges. I need to be careful that I'm giving him enough of the right kind of stimulation each day.

Seneca is still beautiful and squishy. Her grandpa is going through withdrawals without her, but she's taking the separation pretty well. Although we're to the point at night where I might have to be tough again... She has been sleeping through the night for quite a while now, but lately when she gets out of her little wrap job, she wakes herself up and has a hard time settling back down without either being wrapped back up or using her pacifier, neither of which I'm too keen on getting up four times a night to remedy. She's three months old... I'm kind of ready to just let her cry and see if it lasts all night. This may have to wait until next week however when Denten is out of town- he doesn't mind that she cries it out as much as it keeps him awake... I know it's going to have to happen eventually, so when it does, I count on all of you for support!

Our business finally has a final closing date- yeah, I've said that before, I know, but this time it's really happening, next Friday. I've got a week to get final things wrapped up, which isn't much considering I've been trying to "wrap up" for a month now! I really hope we're past all the unexpected hitches and delays, for our whole famiy's sake. Denten and I both need this to be over, I think we're close. He's been a very good sport, negotiating my sometimes not-so-reasonable demands and not budging on the price.

Oh, I'm sure there's more, but considering the enormous vacation recap that still needs to happen, I'll be done for now. I am recommitting to posting a little more often to share daily happenings, thoughts and feelings and also to avoid monsters like this one! So, so long for now.