A Very Exciting Week

This has been a very exciting and full week with the Cohen family. Bruce and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary though we didn't have a chance to go out and celebrate yet. It has gone by so quickly it's hard to believe that it's been eight years. Belle has started using a fork and she is pretty good at getting things on the fork and into her mouth. Of course sometimes she's so proud that she shows us what she has done and the food falls off the fork and onto her lap or tray. She's quite tenacious and she just tries again. Jack had his first gymnastics class on Thursday morning at his school. He loved it and he said that "he jumped up in the air and kicked my legs" and "I flipped" and "the teacher put on music." We're just glad that he liked it so much and had fun. We suspect that Thursdays will be his favorite day of the week. Jack's teacher Miss Vicky was kind enough to send out pictures of the kids during the class so we could see what they were doing. I've included those pictures; Jack is wearing a yellow shirt and brown and orange pants. We really love the kids' school and love hearing about their day even though they are usually covered in dirt from head to toe. They are working so hard at learning about their world!

Jack on the balance beam:



Jack walking up the ramp:

School Daze

I just realized that I haven't posted in almost a month. It's been a very busy few weeks and it's not going to let up until mid-December. The kids have adjusted to school, Jack loved it from day one and Belle seemed to love it for a few days until she realized that it wasn't a temporary situation. After a week or so of sobbing when we left her she has acclimated to her new routine and now loves it. Bruce and I are very happy with their new school and they are learning so much every day. I was going to include a picture of them on their first day of school but blogger is being a bit difficult. I will try again another day to post the picture.

Bruce has been very busy teaching, organizing and casting but his rehearsals haven't started yet. I love graduate school though I do have my moments of "OMG what did I get myself into?" However, overall it's been great and I love being a graduate assistant. The day to day schedule of the family is getting easier as we've all adjusted to the routine. Bruce and I need to find more time to sleep but that's hardly newsworthy. So far, it's been a great semester I just need to finish my research so I can start writing my papers. I'm writing a paper on Catherine the Great, Ramon Llull and a historiography on the French and Indian war. I'm looking forward to fall break so I can do nothing but read and write!