It's been two months already. I can't believe how fast time flies. Here is an update:
We made it to Chandler all together with no complications. Things went really fast unpacking since we only unpacked about half of our things. Our garage is full of boxes staying nice and warm...
The kids started school about two weeks after we moved here. It was a crazy two weeks trying to figure out where to send them. Chandler is on a modified all year school schedule. And they have school of choice and there is a school every square mile just about. So, not having a choice for the past year, I went a little crazy visiting about 5 schools before I made a decision. Claire goes to a great school and we found a loving and patient teacher for her, which is exactly what she needs. She is doing so well! I was worried that with her only having gone to half day kindergarten, that she would be really behind, but her teacher was confident that she would do fine when she had Claire in her class and saw that she was reading above grade level. "She is too smart for kindergarten, she knows way too much!" she told me.
This little guy is loving having some time alone with mommy in the mornings. He also adapted well to the move by learning to sleep through the night - in a pack n play no less. We will upgrade him to a real crib once we get into our more permanent home.
These boys are too much fun. Noel is doing really well in preschool. His teacher says that he is friendly and listens and follows directions well and understands everything easily. He seems happy there and she loves watching his hair bounce when he runs and plays! So do we. Love that muppet hair!
Alex loves Claire's baby doll, "Baby Baby". She has had her since she was his age and it's still her favorite toy. This has caused a little bit of contention between them. But it is so cute to watch him hold and cuddle that baby doll. Love that sweet boy.
Claire's patch therapy wasn't working, so her ophthalmologist advised us to go ahead with her eye muscle surgery. This picture was taken about a week later. She is doing remarkably well. The day of the surgery was uneventful. The boys went to a neighbors house to be watched and Claire and I went to Scottsdale for the procedure. I think her favorite part was the little TV she got to watch while waiting to go in. They made her smell gas that was like, "stinky feet". Then she went to sleep and about 45 minutes later they called me back to see her and help her home.
She had big huge pupils and her eyes were bright blood red on the sides. She wanted to scratch them because they were itchy and her nose itched. But the nurse said no itching. That was hard. But the surgeon said that itching wouldn't hurt the sutures and to not worry too much about it. Anyway, Claire slept all the way home and into the late afternoon. We had ointment to put on her eyes every few hours. Ladies from the ward brought us some meals for a couple of days which was totally unnecessary, but appreciated.
Claire's handwriting has improved DRAMATICALLY since the surgery. And it hasn't even been two weeks yet.
Saturday we took the kids to a park in Gilbert where they have a pit with dinosaur bones in it. The sun got too hot so we decided to walk around instead.
Claire on one of the trails.
Happy kids on the bridge walk. So hot that Noel wanted to wear Claire's hat...
The view from the other side. The water here is all reclaimed. The park is a creative stop for icky water in the water treatment process.
So we are happy to have made this move. Aaron is very happy with his job and is doing well. I am happy with being in civilization again and being able to shop around and I TREASURE my membership at the YMCA. The kids are doing well. So far so good.
We put an offer in on our first home last week. The home is in Gilbert and it is in a nice neighborhood with a good school. It is a short sale, so we may have to wait a while before we know for sure if the deal will go through. We sure are hoping and praying it will. Our lease here ends at the end of October. There also is not a whole lot to choose from in our price range in 4 bedrooms. But we are confident that we will be o.k. There you have it! Adams Fam over and out.
