Church Choir

Vince attends school at Bright Beginnings, which is at Cypress Lakes Methodist Church. Since he felt comfortable there we decided to visit and let the kids get involved in the children's programming. They have been attending the Wednesday evening program and have enjoyed the choir. Today was the first day that they sang in church...all three services. We had to be at the church at 7:30 this morning for the 8, 9:30, and 11am services. By the last service Vince was completely over it. I have a couple of videos that you can see him in. Nonetheless, he was still cute :-)

Savannah continues to do well in school and has reached her Accelerated Reading goal for the first quarter already. She recently read The Adventures of Huck Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and I think she finished each of them in one night. Needless to say, she loved them. The library system here is wonderful and they have so many great books and dvds that the kids love. Vince would rather go to the library than get in the pool!

 Vince wanted to sleep in a box the other night. He lasted until about 5am

 Vince likes the barber, Marco. He even wore a cape this last time (a huge step)

 Vince at his choir debut

 Vince and a watergun out by the pool

 Savannah tested for her advanced white belt and broke this board with her hand!

The kids at Lake Park

 

The top video is part of the middle service when Vince was "on his game". The next is the video of the last service. Vince is just "there", not participating at all!

 

 

We found a house that we like and are supposed to close on it in Mid-November. The kids are excited about it and Jeff and I are ready to be in our own place and get the storage units unpacked.

Disney World!

It's so nice that we are only three hours away from Disney World. We can leave after work on Friday afternoon and be at the park by 8pm to do a few rides at the park, then head to the hotel, and get a good night's rest before doing a full day on Saturday. Vince isn't quite 44 inches, so there are several rides that he can't ride yet (Space Mountain and Everest), but we are hoping in the next month or so he will be tall enough.

He will carry on about not wanting to ride a specific ride and we finally talk him into doing it. As we depart the ride he says "that was awesome, let's ride it again!" Savannah and Jeff have enjoyed lots of Pin Trading, and Vince is starting to catch on as well.

Latest Tidbits

I apologize for not updating the blog as much as I used to. The kids don't sit still long enough to take pictures and we have been doing a whole lot of the same stuff since we got here! Vince just started school yesterday and he seems to like it. There are 18 children in his class, which he isn't all that used to, but there are lots of toys and fun things to climb on at the playground, so that seems to be ok for him. Savannah is still enjoying Tae Kwon Do classes each day after school; when we get home she wants to swim in the pool for 30-45 minutes, eat dinner, shower, and get ready for bed. It's almost like Groundhog Day, the movie.

Jeff started his new job at Edison State College on Friday and he is looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead with accreditation, etc. We both are "official" Florida residents now-drivers licenses, library cards, and bank accounts. We intend to add to that with our Disney World Florida Resident season passes too! A trip to Orlando is planned for next weekend.

We have been to the beach a few times over the past few weeks. Vince likes digging in the dry sand, and pretends that he is shoveling coal for Tweetsie. Savannah likes to be in the water but has gotten a little timid because of the stingrays she has seen.