Well the weather has finally turned to fall in our neck of the desert. I like this time of year. I like the colors, I like the cool, I like the change, and I like that I won't have to mow my lawn for a while.
A month, huh? Well, let's see...what has happened in the last month? I'll start with the Hampton economy. In the last month my student loans have kicked in and OUCH! It almost seems worth getting more degrees to defer the loans even longer! :) (Just kidding Dave Ramsey). One of the things that has helped us a lot in the last few months has been Joye's new addiction...er, I mean hobby with couponing. Actually, she is a stellar couponer and could teach classes on this stuff by now. Her and a good friend Albre have turned this into an art and can go to the grocery store, gather a couple hundered dollars worth of groceries, and walk out having only spent $20 or $30 bucks. And they didn't even have to steal anything! It's amazing. Here is an example of one of Joye's "mini" trips to the store:
How much do you think all of that cost? Gallon of milk, shampoo, conditioner, peanut butter (2 jars), pudding, two t-shirts - roughly $25. She spent less than $4 on all of that!!!
Speaking of saving money, also in the last month Caleb started going to new daycare. It was a tough decision for us to make, but felt that it was the right one and so far we are very pleased. He really seems to love it and each morning he literally runs in and goes right to his classroom and hasn't cried once when I've taken him. We weren't sure how well he'd adjust, but he is doing well there.
The last time I posted was to let you know that we had gotten a toddler bed for Caleb - a "cool car bed" as he says it. We've heard that switching to a toddler bed can be a nightmare, but it was no such thing for us. The only problem we're having with it is that Caleb has been waking up pretty early lately. The difference with the crib was that if he woke up too early, he would typically just hang out in his crib and then fall back to sleep. Now, he wakes up and then can get out of bed and start doing stuff. It's typically not too bad, but there is an occasional 6am-er.
Checking in on Caleb before we go to bed has been really fun lately though because it is always a surprise to see what position he has gotten himself into. We've taken some pictures to document this.
Caleb is doing really well in general. He's learning so much so fast - it's scary. He's constantly putting words together in legitimate sentences and then we ask, "Where did he learn that?" A question we'll be asking for years I'm sure. :) Also, we've been trying to catch it on video, but as soon as he sees the camera, he turns into a thespian and goes crazy - he says the full alphabet and can count to 14...for real! He's loving to sing songs too. His favorite songs right now are the ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (he gets those two crossed sometimes - did you know they're the same tune? I only just figured that out a couple weeks ago - I know...smart!), Jesus Loves Me, and This is How we Walk to Church (or something like that - it's a song they sing in Sunday school with him). So, he's doing great, tons of fun, tons of energy, an emotional bubble, and growing like a weed!
Okay, this is the last thing I'll write about for now. We found an ad on craigslist for "u-pick" corn on the cob. Turns out the field is less than a mile from our house so we tried it out. We went and picked 4 dozen for a few bucks and then boiled it, cut it off the cob, and froze it. We eat a lot of canned corn and thought this was a fun thing to do. Caleb had a fun time with us out there too! Here are some pics of us shucking and then some pics of the end result.
Welp, I think that about does it for now. Thanks for checking in on us. We hope you are all doing fantastic. Have a great rest of October. Here's the deal - I'll try to be better about updating this blog and I promise to update it at least as many times as the Lions win for the rest of the season. How's that?
Love you all,
JJC
Here are a few more random pics for you to enjoy.
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